Level of Repair Analysis, a method of evaluating resource mix and repair-or-replace strategies, can improve asset life cycle.

Dr. Lucas Marino, Reliability engineer and consultant with 21 years of service in the Coast Guard, outlines benefits of using LORA for determining the best path forward on your road to reliability.

Learn about data elements required to perform LORA, as well as innate challenges for this kind of analytics.

Dr. Lucas Marino, Engineering PM & Educator

Dr. Lucas Marino specializes in reliability engineering, logistics engineering, project management, and training systems development. He is the Senior Reliability Engineer and Logistics Program Manager at BMT, a multi-disciplinary consulting firm providing engineering and technical services in the maritime and environmental sectors. Dr. Marino served 21 years in the U.S. Coast Guard and is experienced at all levels of the shipboard maintenance chain from propulsion mechanic to Chief Engineer. He also served as a Port Engineer, Naval Engineering Workforce and Policy Manager at Coast Guard Headquarters, and as Branch Chief of the Coast Guard’s Engineering and Weapons School.

Original session held on August 27, 2019

We are certainly in extraordinary times, and companies must consider risks involved in inventory management supply chains.

Glen Pierce and Brian Harmon share what they have learned about maximizing uptime and educing emergency parts orders with successful maintenance strategies. From operational effectiveness to procurement, this duo covers the importance of reliability and concrete, actionable data in uncertain times.

Glenn Pierce, PMP, Vice President, SDI

A certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Glenn Pierce has more than 20 years of experience in maintenance management, capital projects engineering, and manufacturing operations management to provide a more connected approach to SDI’s seamless solutions. As a Certified TPM instructor with a strong focus on Six Sigma, Pierce brings a creative problem-solving approach to each solution he designs. Because no two problems are exactly alike, he custom-tailors each solution to demonstrate tangible and measurable results for our clients.

Brian Harmon, Director of Procurement, SDI

As the Director of Procurement at SDI, Brian Harmon is responsible for ensuring the company’s supply base works harmoniously in a connected ecosystem to better serve clients. Harmon is a dynamic supply chain professional with a track record of rapid growth through delivered results for SDI and previously with such companies as CRC Industries and Dorman Products. He is adept at overcoming complex supply challenges, establishing strategic alliances, and fostering positive supplier relations.

Originally published on Accelix.com, 4/15/20.

Kevin Clark (Fluke Reliability) and Matthew Midas (Cohesive Solutions) discuss their complementary industrial solutions that help maximize data quality and confidence.

Bridging the gap between maintenance strategies and execution requires connected systems, data, and people. So are solutions and practices that produce trustworthy data and people to transform it into actionable insights.

Kevin Clark, Vice President, Fluke Reliability

Kevin Clark, CMRP, is Vice President of Fluke Reliability. He has more than 25 years of experience in operations leadership focusing on engineering, asset management, IT, supply, manufacturing automation, and safety systems. A Fluke leader since 2016, he previously served as a Senior Practice Director for Perficient, as a Manufacturing Engineer at Caterpillar, and held positions at Johnson & Johnson, including Manufacturing Equipment Excellence (ME2) global leadership. Clark is a longstanding member of the Society of Maintenance & Reliability Professionals and has been a Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional since 2004.

Matthew Midas, VP, Performance Management, Cohesive Solutions

Matthew Midas is Vice President of Performance Management at Cohesive Solutions, where he helps customers align people, processes, and data to corporate objectives. He has been a leader in the maintenance and reliability industry for more than 30 years. A graduate of the US Merchant Marine Academy, he has served aboard U.S. flag merchant vessels and was commissioned in the U.S. Navy serving aboard the USS Jesse L Brown, FF1089. He has held several positions at the Charleston Naval Shipyard, at PSDI/MRO Software, at Genesis Solutions, and at Solufy/Prometheus, where he was Director of Sales for Maximo solutions.

Originally published on Accelix.com, 4/8/20.

Kevin Clark, CMRP and VP of Fluke Reliability, covers the things you need to know about connectivity of data, systems, and teams.

To be sure your condition-based maintenance or IIoT pilot program succeeds, those areas need to be assessed. Clark also explains barriers to connectivity and how you can get connected.

Kevin Clark, CMRP, VP, Accelix, Fluke Reliability

Kevin Clark has more than 25 years of experience in operations leadership focusing on engineering, asset management, IT, supply, manufacturing automation, and safety systems. He served as Sr. Practice Director for Perficient, where his role drove growth and success in areas of manufacturing, enterprise asset management, internet of things (IoT), process standardization, and project delivery. Clark is a long-standing member of the Society of Maintenance & Reliability Professionals (SMRP), has held various positions at state and national levels, and has been a Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) since 2004. Kevin received a Bachelor of Science in Computer-Integration in Manufacturing from Purdue University and an MBA from Colorado State University.

Originally published on Accelix.com, 10/25/19

Blair Fraser (CMRP, CRL) joins this weeks' program to talk about improving uptime and adopting a more mature maintenance and reliability (M&R) program.

Many have likely heard "We aren't ready for that," from leadership, but one must start somewhere to evolve with the changing times. AI and Machine Learning solution facts are mixed with myths, barriers, or a sense of fear. Yet, asset-intensive businesses must have these conversations, before its too late.

Blair Fraser, CMRP, CRL

Blair Fraser is a technology evangelist who has dedicated his career to combining sound reliability principles and processes with the latest technology to improve asset performance and uptime for customers globally. He is the co-founder and Chief Customer Officer at Quartic.ai, a company focused on providing Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence solutions for industrial and applications. Fraser is a Certified Reliability Leader (CRL) and Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) with more than 20 years of experience in designing, commissioning, maintaining, and improving equipment and processes for the manufacturing industry.

Originally published on Accelix.com, 1/23/20

Plant Services' Thomas Wilk joins our program to preview the results of their long-standing industry survey and how changes fit within the sector. 

Their fifth industry survey was just launched and is aimed at identifying maintenance and reliability approaches and attitudes related to industry 4.0 and predictive maintenance.

Thomas Wilk, Editor-in-Chief, Plant Services

Thomas Wilk is Editor-in-Chief of Plant Services magazine, a Putman Media publication. He joined the Putman Media editorial team in 2014, and previously was Content Strategist/Mobile Media Manager at Panduit, breaking new ground for that company in the areas of digital content strategy and mobile app development. Prior to Panduit, Tom was lead editor for Battelle Memorial Institute’s Environmental Restoration team, and taught business and technical writing at Ohio State University for eight years.

Originally published on Accelix.com, 3/4/20.

Dr. Monique Beedles explains the role of a board of directors in asset management.

You might not think the Board Directors are asset managers, they are. Dr. Beedles also recommends ways to improve your communication with the board.

Dr. Monique Beedles, Ph.D., Author of “Asset Management for Directors”

Dr. Monique Beedles is an experienced company director with more than 20 years of board experience. Monique is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the author of Asset Management for Directors, published by AICD. Monique is currently a Non-Executive Director of the Asset Management Council, Queensland Division Director of the Asset Institute, and an Industry Fellow in the QUT School of Management, where she earned her Ph.D. in Strategy. She established her strategy consulting practice, Teak Yew, in 2004. She is a Certified Asset Management Assessor and has extensive experience with strategic asset management in industries, including mining, rail, ports, utilities, and defense.

Originally published on Accelix.com, 11/21/19

Doug Plucknette, president of Reliability Solutions, Inc., recommends methods and tools to ensure your assets are reliable throughout their lifespan.

Building a program that improves reliability at your plant requires a focus on asset life cycle. Plucknette is the founder of RCM Blitz® and has provided reliability training and services to companies around the globe.

Doug Plucknette has worked in the field of Maintenance and Reliability for 37 years. Plucknette has made key contributions to standard reliability measures for manufacturing and reliability training programs for engineers, managers, technicians and skilled trades. He has trained numerous client RCM facilitators and performed RCM analyses on hundreds of pieces of manufacturing equipment.

Originally published on Accelix.com, 2/20/19

Dana Inc.’s Robert McKenna shares how the automotive industry supplier leveraged the IIoT in a new way.

This transformation will prepare the company’s manufacturing plants for the future and Industry 4.0. McKenna used their pre-existing eMaint CMMS system and Google Factory to digitalize its plants.

Robert McKenna, Applications Specialist, Manufacturing Asset Management Lead, Dana Inc.

Robert McKenna leads Dana Inc. Global Teams as an Applications Specialist and Manufacturing Asset Management Lead, driving the company’s implementation of eMaint CMMS at all Dana plants. Robert is also working with Fluke to implement Fluke Connect at many of the Dana locations. He has 44+ years of experience in maintenance, starting as a Multi-craft Millwright and then moving into management roles as a Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Planner, and Maintenance Manager.

Originally published on Accelix.com, 12/5/19

Tom Moriarty, Human Capital columnist for Plant Services Magazine, offers insights about productive leadership.

Learn how a leader-given direction and requirements can apply their skills to influence behaviors and achieve culture change. Anyone can learn new behaviors, create new habits, and accomplish their goals.

Tom Moriarty, leadership expert and founder of Alidade MER, Inc.

Tom Moriarty has been the Plant Services Magazine monthly Human Capital columnist for 11 years. He is the author of a new book, “The Productive Leadership System; Maximizing Organizational Reliability.” Moriarty is an expert in leadership, asset management, maintenance management, and reliability engineering. He is a licensed professional engineer, CMRP, and has earned Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and Master of Business Administration degrees. A retired Coast Guard officer, he founded Alidade MER, Inc., in 2004.

Originally published on Accelix.com, 11/6/19