Immediate Job Opening available for Certification Project Manager

[Dieker, Paris]

Compaq Computer EMEA BV, the regional headquarter for Europe, Middle East
and Africa of the Compaq Computer Corp. Houston/TX, located in
Munich/Germany is seeking for a Certification Project Manager.

Main responsibilities:
* Manage and coordinate Product Certification for selected countries in
Central and Eastern Europe, Africa and Middle East independently in
accordance with documented processes to obtain required regulatory
approvals.
* Support Compaq's entire product portfolio in the areas of Product Safety,
EMC and Telecommunications.
* Process customer regulatory inquiries in EU countries, Central and Eastern
Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
* Keep up-to-date with regulatory compliance requirements.
* Collect and communicate regional and national regulatory, certification
and standards requirements.
* Represent Compaq EMEA in relevant international standards and regulatory
meetings.
* Interface with regulatory authorities, certification bodies and test labs.
* Support our Product Divisions concerning technical localization of their
products

Education:
* BSEE, BSME or equivalent

Skills & Experience:
* 5+ years experience managing similar functions
* Experience in project and vendor management
* Demonstrated business understanding and development skills
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills. 
* Comfortable working with MS Office applications and project management
software. 
* Technical know-how and good understanding of  international standards
related to electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and
telecommunication
* Experience in working with Testing Laboratories in the area of Agency
Approval/Product Certification.
* Ability to understand regulatory requirements and relevant technical
standards.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills, English mother tongue
preferred (another European language would be an asset but is not
essential).

Other:
* Teamwork
* Multi cultural work environment
* Relocation Package
* Willing to travel



Contact:
Paris Dieker [paris.die...@compaq.com] or
John W. Smith [johnw.sm...@compaq.com]

Compaq Computer EMEA BV
Einsteinring 30, 85609 Dornach / Munich, Germany
Phone: +49-(0)89 9392-2332 or -2338
Fax: +49-(0)89 9392-2336

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RE: WEEE Directive

[Dieker, Paris]

I guess some members of this group will interested to know that there are
quite some lobbing activities underway.
Here is a position paper from AEA (American Electronic Association)
http://www.svtc.org/svtc/cleancc/weeeaea.htm and EUROBIT
http://www.eurobit.org/pages/EUROBIT/POSITION/Pos032.html based on the
second draft. 

As far as I know in the meantime the Commission (DG-XI) have issued a third
draft (dated 5 July 1999) of the WEEE Directive in seven parts, which I
heard is fairly similar to the second draft but did not take any of the
industry's  lobbying comments (see above links) into account.

Regards,
Paris Dieker

Compaq Computer EMEA B.V.
Einsteinring 30, 85609 Dornach, Germany
T: +49 (0)89 9392-2332
F: +49 (0)89 9392-2336
eMail: paris.die...@compaq.com



-Original Message-
From: POWELL, DOUG [mailto:doug.pow...@aei.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 20:26
To: 'Crabb, John'; 'EMC-PSTC (E-mail)'
Subject: RE: WEEE Directive



John,

Eventually I did find that symbol on the EUR-LEX Legislation in Force web
pages.   When I saw the symbol it surprised me that they did not use the
circle-bar logo over the trash bin.

This directive does concern us as it deals with more than just heavy metals
and the 2nd draft of the proposal indicates that the manufacturer may need
to provide free recycling services.  My understanding is that the content of
this draft is based partly on the German "Blue Angel" mark, Scandinavian
"Nordic Swan" and the EU's "Eco-Label".

-doug


-Original Message-
From: Crabb, John [mailto:jo...@exchange.scotland.ncr.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 3:34 AM
To: 'EMC-PSTC (E-mail)'
Subject: RE: WEEE Directive



Doug, I would have thought you would already have come across the
symbol for the "crossed-out wheeled bin" in the directive 93/86/EEC
which "adapts to technical progress Council Directive 91/157/EEC
on batteries and accumulators containing certain dangerous substances",
the dangerous substances being lead, cadmium, and mercury.

The WEEE directive is a real "bag of worms" - it bans the use of lead 
based solder for a start !
I'm afraid I haven't been following the progress of  this particular
directive
very diligently, since it is really "environmental" rather than "safety",
but
there is certainly a lot of criticism from industry flying around.
John Crabb, Development Excellence (Product Safety) , 
NCR  Financial Solutions Group Ltd.,  Kingsway West, Dundee, Scotland. DD2
3XX
E-Mail :john.cr...@scotland.ncr.com
Tel: +44 (0)1382-592289  (direct ). Fax +44 (0)1382-622243.   VoicePlus
6-341-2289.


> -Original Message-
> From: POWELL, DOUG [SMTP:doug.pow...@aei.com]
> Sent: 03 August 1999 01:01
> To:   EMC-PSTC (E-mail)
> Subject:  WEEE Directive
> 
> 
> Hello group,
> 
> This may be off-topic, then again it maybe not.  It is regulatory for
> electronic equipment.
> 
> I currently have a copy of the second draft of the "Proposal for a
> directive
> on waste from electrical and electronic equipment".  Now I have done a
> fair
> amount of searching about this and located a number of pages to review on
> the Eur-Lex website.  But I still am not sure what the impact is for my
> company.  It appears that manufacturers will eventually be required to
> provide a free service for recycling their obsolete products.
> 
> Does anyone know if and when this goes into force.  And if this comes
> about
> what are the implications to manufacturers who import their products into
> the European Community.  What is the appearance of this symbol described
> as
> a "crossed-out wheeled bin"?  What notifications are required in user
> documentation?  Is there a requirement to either provide or contract
> recycling centers?
> 
> Thanks for any help,
> 
> -doug
> 
> ===
> Douglas E. Powell, Compliance Engineer
> Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
> Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 USA
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> 970-407-5410  (e-fax)
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RE: VDE 0565

[Dieker, Paris]

Massimo,

DIN VDE 0565 covers three parts:

Part 1/A2 1989-01: Radio interference suppression devices -
Radio-interference capacitors (3 003 49-BSI)
Part 2/A1 1989-01: Radio-interference suppression chokes up to 16A and
ground chokes from 16A to 36A (3 003 50-BSI)
Part 3/A3 1989-01: Radio interference filter up to 16A (3 004 60-BSI)

I could not find any reference to a corresponding IEC or CENELEC
standard to DIN VDE 0565.
All I can tell you that there is an English translation done by BSI
available and can be ordered from the VDE-Verlag in Offenbach (Tel.
+49-69-840006-0) or Berlin (Tel. +49-30-348001-0). I added the order
numbers in brackets for the three parts behind the description of the
standard.

Since there obviously no harmonized European standard for this national
norm, I don't think you can declare compliance to this VDE standard in
the scope of a EU CE Declaration of Conformity. However, the
manufacturer may request compliance with this German standard for your
product, but in the scope of the product specifications.   

I hope this information brings you at least a little bit closer to an
answer of your question.

Kind regards,
Paris Dieker
Compaq Computer EMEA GmbH
Environmental Engineering & Agency Compliance
Einsteinring 30, 85609 Dornach, Germany
Tel. +49 (0)89 9933-2332
Fax +49 (0)89 9933-2995
Email: paris.die...@compaq.com

>-Original Message-
>From:  regr...@esaote.com [SMTP:regr...@esaote.com]
>Sent:  Friday, January 30, 1998 9:24 AM
>To:emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
>Subject:   VDE 0565
>
>Hello!
>Within the technical data of a power line choke I read: "compliance with
>VDE 0565". I guess it's a large German standard about safety (?) and
>performances (?) of passive components used in power line filters.
>Does anybody know the corresponding IEC or CENELEC standards (if any)?
>The manufacturer claims a CE conformity. Is the compliance with this
>national standard enough?
>Thanks
>Massimo
>
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Help: What is "HSE 2792"?

[Dieker, Paris]

Does somebody knows what kind of standard HSE 2792 is?

The only thing I found out was that it seems to relate to monitors and
keyboards
and must be a U.K. ergonomic standard.

Can somebody help?

Kind regards,
Paris Dieker
___
Compaq Computer Europe, Middle East & Africa
Environmental Engineering /Agency Compliance
Einsteinring 30/ 85609 Dornach/ Germany
Tel.: +49 (89) 9933-2332, Fax: +49 (89) 9933-2995
Mailto:paris.die...@compaq.com