ECSI Blog

Newsletter Format and Distribution

 Dear Friends & Colleges,

 After some internal debate around the virtual conference table here at ECSI we have decided to distribute our second newsletter the same way as the first.  We were considering using a email distribution company, either Constant Contact or My Emma but found that, although the content formatting was a bit easier to control and the size of the emails delivered to your inboxes was only 20 percent of the size of this email, some email programs excluded important content.  In addition there is a monthly fee for this service and we did not plan to use many of the behind the scenes features such as tracking who opens the email when and did they forward it to someone else. 

 At present we use a program called Microsoft Publisher to create the newsletter and then Jennifer and I email it out to each an every one of you, one at a time to prevent some of the negative consequences of batch emailing it.  So it is really a home cooking (slow cooking) sort of process that is done over several weeks.  It can be frustrating at times to have to focus so much attention on the process of the newsletter rather than the content but we are confident that as we learn more and grow the list of those wishing to receive it we will also find the right solution for delivery.

Send us any comments or questions you have about the newsletter content, format or delivery or post a comment on the ECSI blog. Have a great rest of the spring and expect the next letter later this summer.

Kevin A. Lehner, EMS-LA, CHMM
President
Environmental Compliance Systems, Inc.

Wendy Ward joins ECSI

Wendy joined the team in late April as an auditor, project manager and will be assisting with business development.  Wendy’s has a marketing degree from Marquette University.  Her most recent professional experience was with Veyance Technologies (Formerly Goodyear Engineered Products) as their Internal Audit Coordinator.  Veyance is registered to TS 16949, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001.

 Mike Juszczak Joins ECSI

 Mike joined us in early May of this year as a Project Manager and Auditor.  Mike has an Industrial Engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin.  His past experience includes positions with American Packaging in Columbus, WI and Uniroyal, Stoughton, WI where he was a Production Superintendent and Safety Manager.  He has experience in environmental regulatory compliance including emission inventory, air permitting, hazardous waste, and wastewater management.  This experience will help us expand our ability to help our clients in the area of environmental and health and safety compliance and auditing.  Mike recently assisted us in an OHSAS 18001 internal audit for one of our clients.

Jennifer Miller Returns to the Audit Trail!

 As some of you know Jennifer Miller (Smith) gave birth to a baby girl in November 2008 resulting in a brief interruption in here ability to perform audits with us.  In April, Jennifer returned to what we auditors fondly refer to as “the audit trail”.  Last month Jennifer waded back into the water when she helped us with an ISO 9001:2008 internal audit we performed for one of our clients.  We are pleased to have her back as she manages the challenges of raising a family and being on the road to help our clients perform audits.