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The Industrial Talk Podcast NetworkGeorge Williams with ReliabilityXIndustrial Talk is onsite at SMRP 2025 and talking to George Williams, CEO at ReliabilityX about "Successful Reliability begins with people".
Scott Mackenzie announced upcoming events where Industrial Talk will broadcast, including Power Gen January 20-22 and MD&M West February 3-5. He introduced George Williams, who discussed his career progression from a painter to a global asset manager and co-founder of ReliabilityX. George emphasized the importance of growing "doers" through education, training, and mentoring to improve plant performance and reliability. He highlighted the need for practical applications of technology, such as using vibration sensors to prevent product giveaway. George also...
2026-01-0627 min
The Industrial Talk Podcast NetworkDan Anderson with ReliabilityXIndustrial Talk is talking to Dan Anderson, Director of Business Development at ReliabilityX about "Asset management and Reliability best practices".
Scott Mackenzie hosts an industrial podcast featuring Dan Anderson, a reliability and asset management expert. Dan discusses the importance of integrating asset management and maintenance reliability practices within organizations. He emphasizes the need for a high-level policy and strategic asset management plan (SAMP) to drive these efforts. Dan highlights the benefits of proactive maintenance, citing a case study where a company saved significant costs by implementing best practices. He also stresses the importance of top-down management commitment and continuous reassessment...
2025-12-0437 min
CMMSradioTalking Maintenance and Technology with a Real Deal ProIn this episode of CMMSradio we present Friends of Nano from SMRP 2025 in Fort Worth, TX. We're joined by George Williams of ReliabilityX to talk SMRP, maintenance, technology, and more. With George you always get real and you'll love his take on helping the industry! He actually cares and that's more important today than ever before!Connect with ReliabilityX: https://reliabilityx.com/Join the community: https://reliabilityx.com/start-here/
2025-12-0126 min
The Industrial Talk Podcast NetworkDan Anderson with SMRP and ReliabilityXIndustrial Talk is onsite at SMRP 2026 and talking to Dan Anderson, Chairman of the Board of SMRP and Director of Business Development at ReliabilityX about "The Future of SMRP".
Scott Mackenzie and Dan Anderson discuss the importance of the SMRP conference for maintenance, reliability, and asset management professionals. Dan, now the president of SMRP, highlights the need to revamp the body of knowledge and make it more accessible through micro-learning series. They emphasize the significance of human interaction in the field, despite the advancements in AI and technology. Dan shares his career journey, from early CMMS software to his current...
2025-10-1325 min
CMMSradioMaintenance Is a Piece of Cake — If You Get the Basics RightIn this episode of CMMSradio Joe Anderson (ReliabilityX) says it plain: Most maintenance problems? Self-inflicted.4 Gaps Killing Reliability:⚡ Strategy⚡ Precision⚡ Early Detection⚡ LubricationForget chasing dashboards — fix the basics first.Hands-on over PowerPoint and books. Real-world wins over vanity metrics.🎧 Tune in before SMRP (Oct 6–9, Fort Worth)🎤 Find us at the Friends of Nano booth — tell your story, get on the mic.Connect with ReliabilityX: https://reliabilityx.com/
2025-09-3024 min
CMMSradioSMRP 2025 and Back to Basics with George Williams of ReliabilityXGeorge Williams of ReliabilityX joins CMMSradio to discuss the upcoming SMRP conference, trends in maintenance and reliability, and the critical role of CMMS systems in operational excellence. They explore the tension between new technologies like AI and the often-neglected fundamentals of reliability.SMRP 2025 will spotlight AI, workforce gaps, and reinforcing reliability fundamentals.Reliability X is deeply engaged in SMRP, offering workshops and advocating real-world improvement.Basic principles like proper operation and structured maintenance still matter—even as tech evolves.CMMS systems must be used with purpose: structured data, ownership clarity, and accountability are key.Get your tickets: https://smrp.or...
2025-08-1130 min
The Industrial Talk Podcast NetworkJoe Anderson with ReliabilityXIndustrial Talk is onsite at Xcelerate 2025 and talking to Joe Anderson, Chief Operating Officer at ReliabilityX about "Reliability is all about the people".
At the Xcelerate 2024 conference in Austin, Texas, Scott Mackenzie and Joe Anderson discussed the importance of empathy and human connection in leadership. Joe, co-founder and COO of Reliability X, emphasized the need for leaders to treat employees with respect and invest in their development. He highlighted the challenges of organizational instability and the necessity of designating a champion for sustainable success. Joe shared a case where a successful pilot line was disrupted due to lack of investment...
2025-08-0124 min
CMMSradioThe Power of Story in Presentations for Maintenance and ReliabilityAnother StrEAMline Conference event episode! We rolled again with George Williams of ReliabilityX to learn about the power of story in workshops and presentations to facilitate maintenance and reliability learning on CMMSradio live from the 2025 Streamline Asset Management User Conference in Grenville, SC. Anyone who knows George is aware of his presentation and teaching skills - they're unmatched. Enjoy the episode and be sure to connect with ReliabilityX if you need a rock star presentation or workshop at your event! https://reliabilityx.com/Go register for Streamline Conferences February 2026 event: https://streamlineconferences.com/
2025-06-0813 min
CMMSradioGet Your House in Order Before CMMS Deployment with Joe Anderson of ReliabilityXJoe Anderson returns to CMMSradio to dissect the real keys to CMMS implementation success. He emphasizes that leadership, team buy-in, and cultural alignment outweigh any software feature. Drawing from hard-earned lessons and case studies, he lays out a practical, no-nonsense blueprint: from training and data cleanup to PM planning and asset hierarchy. AI may be buzzy, but Joe argues it's culture and discipline that move the needle.Key Bullet Points:CMMS success depends on leadership, culture, and team buy-in — not just the tool.Admins must be well-trained to lead coaching and involve operators early.Data migration should focus on cl...
2025-05-1327 min
CMMSradioDan Anderson ReliabilityX fromn the SMRP Targeted Insights Forum 2025Luckily caught a window of time from the CMRP Targeted Insights Forum 2025 to have Dan Anderson, of ReliabilityX, join us for a quick episode! We talked SMRP, ReliabilityX, and industry goodness! It is always great catching time on CMMSradio with this guy! A stellar human and real deal maintenance and reliability industry pro!!Connect with him. Looking SMRP and get to TX for SMRP2025 this October! Hit up ReliabilityX and get your plant dialed in!! Integrity is their way of being!
2025-05-0617 min
CMMSradioThe Maintenance Journey so far with Dan Anderson of ReliabilityX from Streamline 2025 on CMMSradioDan Anderson, of ReliabilityX, joins CMMSradio from the 2025 Streamline Asset Management User Conference in Greenville, SC. We learn about part of his journey - including the Datastream days - and his views on the overall asset management space from a maintenance and reliability perspective.Dan has been around the game - Tune in and hear what he has to say. He's a real pro and knows how to add value! Thank you, Dan, for being on CMMSradio!!Have a listen and let us know your thoughts in the comments. Share it with your network. Connect with us for an...
2025-04-2221 min
CMMSradioTalking Photography and Maintenance with Paul Crocker of ReliabilityX on CMMSradioTalking Photography and Maintenance!Paul Crocker, CMRP, CAMA2 with ReliabilityX jumped on to record about his interest in photography and how that fits well into the maintenance and reliability space! He's passionate about both. It's fascinating to see how these worlds converge, or maybe collide, only to find out how much value comes from combining an interest like this in a valuable way to impact the industry we all love!! Thanks, Paul, for joining to record this special episode! Have a watch, or listen, and load in your comments.
2025-04-0326 min
CMMSradioConferences to Kahoot while Enhancing Maintenance with George Williams on CMMSradioIn this episode of CMMSradio, George Williams of ReliabilityX discusses maintenance, reliability, and the evolving role of CMMS. He shares insights from the Streamline conference, introduces ReliabilityX's Kahoot quiz initiative for team engagement, and explores AI's potential in CMMS for predictive maintenance. The conversation also covers the importance of effective planning, scheduling, and centralizing data to improve maintenance operations, along with a focus on aligning reliability efforts with business goals.Key Points:Reflection on the Streamline conference and its focus on community and integrity.Introduction of ReliabilityX's Kahoot quizzes to enhance learning and team engagement.Discussion of AI's role...
2025-04-0143 min
CMMSradioNavigating the Fakeness in Asset Management and MaintenanceInspired by a recent post, called Embrace the Fakeness, we're joined by Dan Anderson of ReliabilityX to talk about the realities of software, like CMMS and EAM, and how magic silver bullets are the stuff of fantasy worth avoiding! Dan really gets it and we're honored to get his unabashed insights on how to add value in the maintenance and reliability space for clients in need!!Connect with ReliabilityX here: https://reliabilityx.com/
2025-03-1637 min
CMMSradioCommunity First Streamline Asset Management User Conference with George Williams and Alex BolanStreamline Asset Management User Conference 2025!
It is all about community!!
We're joined by George Williams of ReliabilityX and Alex Bolan of Digital Thinker to chop it up about the upcoming Streamline Asset Management User Conference happening February 24-27, 2025 in Greenville, SC. This year it is wide-open and features a full team of Hexagon support organizations that are not here to sell you but instead help you learn, grow, and improve how you are leveraging the platform! In fact, many of the strategies shared, on stage and throughout the event, apply to any asset and maintenance management environment.
There's a...
2025-01-1637 min
Practical ReliabilityUnveiling KPIs for Organizational ExcellenceIn this half-hour podcast, we bring you expert discussions, and actionable insights to guide you through the dynamics of KPI's and metrics in reliability. Join us as we explore the nuanced world of reliability KPIs, shedding light on a fundamental truth: successful strategies are rooted in a deep understanding of organizational objectives. Many professionals overlook the pivotal role that alignment with objectives plays in creating a reliability strategy that truly works.
2024-01-0329 minCMMSradioTalking CMMS Industry 4 0 and much more with ReliabilityX COO Joe AndersonUnlocking Maintenance Success: From CMMS Mastery to Industry 4.0 Innovation! Join us for a dynamic CMMSradio conversation with Joe Anderson, COO of ReliabilityX, as we delve into the world of CMMS challenges, cultural change, and navigating the evolving landscapes of Industry 4.0 and 5.0. Discover the secrets to mastering CMMS, fostering a proactive maintenance culture, and embracing the power of learning from mistakes. Tune in and incorporate these insight into your maintenance strategy!
Selecting and utilizing Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) present challenges due to varying industry needs, work types, and organizational sizes.
• Alignment of CMMS with an organization's maturity level, needs, an...
2023-10-0447 minCMMSradioCMMS Selection and Utilization - A Course at University of Wisconsin with guest George Williams of ReliabilityXThank you, George Williams of ReliabilityX, for joining CMMSradio to discuss the upcoming course offering on CMMS selection and utilization at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (in person or online). A much-needed course to help maintenance professionals thrive when it comes to their CMMS journey. Get the process and reasons behind the process right before you select a CMMS. Lots of insights in this episode including some practical views on...
Who should own the CMMS?
Setting your requirements
Right system for your size and type of operation
Strengthening the value proposition for better CMMS adoption
Setting expectations
Having a course...
2023-09-0732 min
Practical ReliabilityS5E1: Tate MurdockTate is an industry veteran, with a wealth of knowledge and experience
in the world of Reliability and Maintenance. He has been a driving force
behind Spudnik's success, leading their maintenance department to new
heights and ensuring the smooth and efficient operations of their
machinery.
2023-08-011h 03CMMSradioTalking All Things CMMS with a bonafide Maintenance and Reliability Expert George Williams ReliabilityXHang on to your hats! This episode is loaded to the brim with a talk about all things CMMS with George Williams of ReliabilityX, and the Practical Reliability podcast, telling us about his background, experience, and dropping serious and practical knowledge around CMMS and maintenance and reliability best practices. There's too much in this one to type it all (you're welcome).
Seriously - It's a rock-solid episode and I look forward to the next time we can have George on CMMSradio. Thanks George - This was awesome!
General list of topics:
Background & experience that led up to the forming...
2023-07-2053 min
Practical ReliabilityPractical Reliability S4E8: Bryan BieschkeJoin us for an incredible new episode of Practical Reliability featuring our special guest, Bryan Bieschke!
Bryan is a Maintenance & Reliability Leader at Bowery Farming and the owner of Align Machine Company. He's a true expert when it comes to maximizing machine availability and improving operational efficiency.
In this episode, our host George sits down with Bryan to delve into the importance of achieving machine availability and how operational changes can solve a multitude of problems. From electrical troubleshooting to innovative techniques, this conversation is packed with valuable insights! 💡
2023-07-1950 min
Practical ReliabilityPractical Reliability S4E7: Markus RimmeleJoin us as we explore the limitless possibilities of AI, AR, and VR, and their transformative impact on making manufacturing processes better and more efficient. Our special guest for this episode is none other than Markus Rimmele, the visionary Founder of DigitalituM.
💡 DigitalituM is a leading provider of cutting-edge digitalization tools for the manufacturing sector. With their expertise and dedication, they empower businesses to embrace the potential of AI, AR, and VR to streamline operations, enhance productivity, and boost overall reliability.
2023-07-1224 min
Practical ReliabilityS4:E6 Cody JacksonWe have a very special guest, Cody Jackson, the owner of EffectivePdM, who will be sharing valuable insights on how to avoid costly unplanned downtime, eliminate electrical hazards, and transform your facilities into streamlined profitability machines through executing PdM inspections. 🛠️ Tune in now to learn more!
2023-03-0131 min
Empowering Industry Podcast - A Production of Empowering Pumps & EquipmentIt's All About Real Empowerment with George WilliamsThis week's guest is George Williams and Charli has a wonderful conversation with him empowerment. George is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ReliabilityX. He has over 25 years experience in Life Sciences and food manufacturing industries. George has a master’s degree in Maintenance and Reliability Engineering Management from Monash University. He is certified in Vibration Analysis, Infrared Thermography, Ultrasound, and Motion Amplification. He is a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP), Certified Reliability Leader (CRL), CRL Black Belt (CRLBB), an Uptime Award Winner, Solutions Award Winner, and the 2016 CMRP of the Year recipient. He is a we...
2023-02-2729 min
Practical ReliabilityS4:E5 Steve BaumgartnerSteve is an experienced Maintenance & Reliability professional with experience in organizational leadership, project development, & change management. He is the host of the podcast "Fire Forged Leader". Fire Forged Leader serves it's listeners by exploring leadership lessons while talking to successful leaders in all areas of life. Check it out on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fire-forged-leader/id1621708130
2023-01-1028 min
Practical ReliabilityS4:E4 Jagadish GattuFounder & CEO at UptimeAI
Passionate entrepreneur with 15+ years of experience in leading cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise software and connected devices with hardware, software, and cloud analytics; Proven track record of developing 4+ ideas from concept to product launch with fail fast philosophy generating $150MM revenues.
Experienced in managing teams in all aspects of the product life-cycle including market analysis, product strategy, R&D initiatives, driving product requirements through rapid prototyping, regulatory compliance, and go-to-market with marketing, sales, and partners.
2022-08-3030 min
Practical ReliabilityPractical Reliability S4E3: Scott MasonCurrently, a Director of Strategic Asset Management within their Professional Services Division at Brightly Software. Scott has 30+ years of enterprise strategic asset management experience in operational and general management, technology deployment and program management. Throughout his career, Scott has focused on the use of technology and process development to provide real value in multiple industry verticals. That focus means creating an objective, data-driven communication link between the technicians, engineers, facilities management teams, PDC teams, and the C-suite leadership where the capital investment decisions are made.
2022-07-0729 min
Practical ReliabilityReliability Sherpa Corner: Industry 4.0George Williams and Ramesh Gulati discuss Industry 4.0!
2022-05-1621 min
Practical ReliabilityReliability Sherpa Corner: How do we measure the planning and scheduling process?How do we measure the planning and scheduling process? George Williams and Ramesh Gulati dive deeper into why we do so in the Reliability field.
2022-05-0926 min
Practical ReliabilityReliability Sherpa Corner: Why should we measure maintenance and reliability?Why should we measure maintenance and reliability? George Williams and Ramesh Gulati explore the reasons behind measuring.
2022-05-0219 minPractical ReliabilityS4:E2 w/ Michael Guns JR.Senior Maximo/EAM Consultant at JFC & Associates CRL, CEFP, CMRP
2022-04-2830 min
Practical ReliabilityReliability Sherpa Corner: Who should be a planner?George Williams and Ramesh Gulati discuss who should be a planner and why!
2022-04-2512 min
Practical ReliabilityReliability Sherpa Corner: Planned WorkGeorge Williams and Ramesh Gulati discuss Planned Work! Have any questions for the Reliability Sherpa? Submit them at ask@reliabilityx.com
2022-04-1813 min
Practical ReliabilityS4: E1 w/ Ron SullivanRonaldo Sullivan has over 25 years’ experience in the condition monitoring field. He has focused on precision laser alignments and vibration analysis for most of that time. Mr. Sullivan is the Brand and Distribution Manager for the X-Series™ Shaft Alignment Lasers (Hamar Laser Instruments Inc.). He started his career as a field service engineer with Carrier Air Conditioning. Mr. Sullivan has extensive and varied field service experience such as large HVAC system troubleshooting, vibration analysis, dynamic balancing and laser alignments. He spent 15 years at VibrAlign, inc. serving a diverse customer base with laser alignment equipment and services. Fluent in Spanish (he wa...
2022-04-1424 min
Practical ReliabilityReliability Sherpa Corner: PM OptimizationGeorge Williams and Ramesh Gulati talk about PM Optimization! Have any questions for the Reliability Sherpa? Submit them at ask@reliabilityx.com
2022-04-1110 min
Practical ReliabilityS3:E17 IMC 2021 - Sunil Kamerkar and Ed StanekSunil Kamerkar is the Principal at Asset Analytix Inc.
2021-12-2124 min
Practical ReliabilityS3:E16 IMC 2021 - Reynaldo MarquezSite Manager & General Maintenance Manager at Doe Run
2021-12-2121 min
Practical ReliabilityS3:E15 IMC 2021 - Michelle D. ReinesAuthor, Speaker, Coach & Founder: 2 Distinct Leadership Development brands
2021-12-2122 min
Practical ReliabilityS3:E14 IMC 2021 - Michael Guns, Jr.Associate Director, Maintenance Strategy & Planning University of Delaware CRL, CEFP, CMRP
2021-12-2120 min
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Practical ReliabilityS3:E12 IMC 2021 - Luke ClarkReliability Professional at Allied Reliability Group
2021-12-2123 min
Practical ReliabilityS3:E11 IMC 2021 - Kevin PriceVP Global EAM Strategy at Hexagon PPM, Technical Product Evangelist
2021-12-2131 min
Practical ReliabilityS3:E10 IMC 2021 - Kevin D. ClarkGlobal Vice President, Product & Industry Marketing at Accruent
2021-12-2124 min
Practical ReliabilityS3:E9 IMC 2021 - Jonathan Guiney, CRL, CMM, CMRPOperations Director, Reliability & Asset Management at JLL
2021-12-2122 min
2021-12-2121 min
Practical ReliabilityS3:E7 IMC 2021 - Ed Stanek and Sean MullenEd Stanek is the COO of Asset Analytix
Sean Mullen Global Plant Engineering and Operation Effectiveness Leader at 3M
2021-12-2121 min
Practical ReliabilityS3:E6 IMC 2021 - Chris ColsonPrincipal at Allied Reliability Group
Chris is a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) through the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) and served as SMRP’s M&RK Body of Knowledge Committee Chair from 2010 through 2014 and is currently serving on the Best Practices Committee. Chris joined Allied Reliability in January of 2006 because he shared Allied’s passion for Maintenance and Reliability. Chris is the co-author of the book “Clean, Green, & Reliable – How equipment reliability delivers low cost, energy efficient assets to plants around the world”. As Director of Operations, he is responsible for continuously improving and expand...
2021-12-2123 min
Practical ReliabilityS3:E5 IMC 2021 - Blair FraserBlair Fraser is a technology evangelist with a natural curiosity to think differently and challenge current thinking. He is Director of Global IIoT Solutions for UE Systems and the co-founder and advisor to many companies in the technology space.
Blair is a passionate reliability and operational excellence professional with over 20 years of experience in designing, commissioning, maintaining and improving manufacturing equipment and processes for the manufacturing industry. A Certified Reliability Leader (CRL) and Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP), Blair has dedicated his career to combining sound reliability principles and processes with the latest technology to improve...
2021-12-2123 min
2021-12-2119 min
Practical ReliabilityS3:E3 IMC 2021 - AJ AlexanderAJ Alexander is the Co-Founder and CRO of SORBA.ai
2021-12-2125 min
Practical ReliabilityS3:E2 Dr. Karl Hoffower, DC, CRLDr. Karl Hoffower is an Executive Director delivering Asset Management and Reliability focused solutions using a team approach to improvement and optimization. Reliability is a philosophy, not a department like Maintenance. Focused on helping all facets of a business contribute to a reliability focused philosophy. IOT and PdM solutions architect and program manager with experience in large scale (21 plant) reliability improvement projects. Experienced & certified in most common Predictive Maintenance (PdM) as well as success with an IIOT approach to Condition-based Monitoring (CBM). Over a decade of experience Implementing and managing teams of certified analysts for onsite and remote CBM...
2021-11-2339 minPractical ReliabilityS3:E1 Paul Daoust, Founder of Scio Asset ManagementPaul Daoust thinks for a living with over 25 years of international experience in asset management and operational excellence in the energy sector as a team leader and lead practitioner in a corporate center, industrial site and remote work locations.
As the founder of Scio Asset Management, Paul is declaring war on mediocrity and providing supportive leadership to progressive operational leaders to make more, better decisions to stop value leakage in their organizations through learning, coaching, advising services and management platform solutions.
Paul is a leading international advocate for asset management practices for industrial and infrastructure...
2021-11-0933 minPractical ReliabilityS2:E17 w/ George ParadaGeorge is a reliability leader who discovered his passion in this realm when he wanted to discover a better way to improve overall operations as a new production supervisor right out of college. Since then he has spent a large portion of his career working for a few large food and beverage organizations where he has driven fundamental improvement in foundational maintenance and reliability practices through connecting people and processes. With a strong passion to always excel with cross functional teams, he has strived to challenge the status quo to help the organization address gaps through a strategic and o...
2021-10-1226 minPractical ReliabilityS2E16 w/ Thomas WilkThomas Wilk is the award-winning chief editor of Plant Services, a Putman Media publication that focuses on smart solutions for maintenance and reliability. Tom joined the Putman 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. Tom holds a BA from the University of Illinois and an MA from Ohio State University, and is an avid hiker and runner. He may be reached at twilk@putman.net.
2021-10-0532 minPractical ReliabilityS2:E15 Workforce Planning w/ Joel LeonardThe average age of hundreds of thousands of maintenance people across the globe is over 50 years old. Many have already started to retire, leaving empty maintenance positions behind. Companies are having a challenge in finding qualified workers to fill vacancies. With no one to fix broken pipes, frayed wires and brittle levies, modern nations are finding themselves in what Joel Leonard has coined, “The Maintenance Crisis.”
A former vice-president of the Association of Facilities Engineers, he is taking an international lead in identifying, explaining and helping solve the problem. His creative strategies to build awaren...
2021-09-2830 minPractical ReliabilityS2:E14 Lubrication Management w/ Preston RubottomPreston Rubottom is the Director of Lubrication Reliability Solutions at Lubrication Engineers, Inc. Experienced maintenance professional with an extensive background in hands on equipment repair, root cause failure analysis and preventive maintenance strategies. Demonstrated history of working in heavy manufacturing of aircraft and aircraft component industry. Skilled in Reliability Centered Maintenance, Engineering, Facilities Maintenance Management, Advanced Hydraulic Technology.
2021-09-2127 minPractical ReliabilityS2:E13 Predictive Maintenance w/ Roy HuffRoy Huff is the VP of The Snell Group. He's an experienced Vice President with a demonstrated history of working in the professional training & consulting industry. Skilled in Aerospace NDT, Power Generation, Petrochemical, CBM, RCM, FMEA. Strong professional with a Bachelor of Science (BS) focused in Electrical Engineering from University of Missouri-Columbia! ASNT Level 3 Certificate #81115 T/IR, CMRP, NAS410 Level 3 TIR.
2021-09-1328 minPractical ReliabilityS2:E12 Risk Management Asset Reliability w/ Suzane GreemanSuzane Greeman is the President and Principal Asset Management Advisor of Greeman Asset Management Solutions, a firm headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is a senior asset management consultant and instructor in North America with over 23 years of experience, working with clients who manage assets in excess of $75 Billion in value.
She has worked across several asset management disciplines to implement asset management strategies for cement manufacturing, power generation, wastewater treatment, airport, and maritime transportation assets. Suzane has had an eclectic career journey that includes HR Business Partner, Asset Manager, Capital Project and Program Manager, and Maintenance Manager.
2021-09-0734 minPractical ReliabilityS2:E11 Operational Performance StrategyA deeper discussion in Operational Performance Strategy
2021-08-3128 minPractical ReliabilityS2:E10 Predictive Maintenance w/ Jeff HayJeff Hay, PhD is the founder and CEO of RDI Technologies. He is the inventor and visionary behind Motion Amplification® and the Iris M™, which allows you to amplify and measure motion with the use of video. His products are moving industrial vibration to the visual spectrum. His passion is using his background in applied optical technology to change the way you see and measure motion in industrial applications.
2021-08-2427 minPractical ReliabilityS2:E9 Defect Elimination w/ Michelle HenleyMichelle Ledet Henley is President of TMG Frontline Solutions where she has spent the past 25 years helping hundreds of organizations navigate the difficult waters of organizational change using a game-based simulation. Her enthusiastic facilitation style along with the innovative workshop design bring the workforce (even the most skeptical among them) energetically onboard with their site's reliability improvement efforts. Co-authoring various articles and the book Level 5 - Leadership at Work, the sequel to the popular Don't Just Fix It, Improve It, Michelle has become a thought leader on the emerging and often misunderstood topic of defect elimination.
2021-08-1728 minPractical ReliabilityS2:E8 Leadership w/ Tom MoriartyThomas J. Moriarty, PE, CMRP is president of Alidade Maintenance Engineering and Reliability, Inc. (Alidade MER). Founded in 2004, its mission is to help others lead full and satisfying lives through organizational reliability and productive leadership; particularly in physical asset management, operations, maintenance and reliability engineering.
As a consultant, Tom has worked across many communities of practice including oil & gas, chemical, mining, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, research universities, aerospace manufacturing, packaging, power generation, water/wastewater, waterway infrastructure and military. This breadth of experience has contributed to ‘cross-pollination’ of best-practices among these communities.
Tom became a member of the S...
2021-08-1036 minPractical ReliabilityS2:E7 Ryan Chan, CEO of Upkeep TechnologiesRyan Chan is CEO and Founder at UpKeep Maintenance Management. He is a Chemical Engineer from UC Berkeley, was named one of Forbes 30 Under 30 for Manufacturing in 2018, and is part of the Official Forbes Technology Council. Ryan started UpKeep out of passion and frustration by the lack of mobility in today’s maintenance management software. UpKeep has now been deployed to over 10,000 businesses and is a leader in mobile-first maintenance management software.
2021-08-0327 minPractical ReliabilityS2:E6 Matt Schuman, Madison Metropolitan Sewer District-Graduated from Carthage College with a Degree in Biology, with minors in Chemistry and Business
-Work for Caterpillar, Inc. for 5 Years in a newly developed Asset Management Team focused in the Mining division. Worked with Regional Teams to gather data on major component life cycles and repair standards. This data was used to develop Total Cost of Ownership models to assist with life cycle costing on new and existing equipment. Caterpillar was also where he got his first taste of Continuous Improvement through their Green Belt Certification process.
-After Caterpillar, Matt spent 5 years at Nestle Pu...
2021-07-2730 minPractical ReliabilityS2:E5 Dan Anderson, Manager, Life Cycle InstituteDan Anderson is the Manager of the Life Cycle Institute, the learning, leadership, and change management practice at Life Cycle Engineering (LCE). Dan joined LCE in 2007 as a Learning & Reliability Solutions Consultant. He holds a Bachelor of Science and Master’s degrees in Business Administration from The Citadel. In addition, Dan serves as the Secretary for the Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) where he provides oversight and direction to the SMRP Foundation and Executive Committee.
Dan is experienced in all areas of manufacturing process and plant operations. He has directed and implemented cos...
2021-07-2028 minPractical ReliabilityS2:E4 Paul Dufresne, CEO of Reliability PlaybookPaul Dufresne has been president and CEO of Reliability Playbook since 2017, following 31 years of experience in maintenance and reliability roles in the U.S. Military and at Georgia Pacific, Trico Corporation and Koch Industries. After the military, he spent the next several years in the corporate world designing and implementing reliability and maintenance programs focusing on industry best practices and achieving superior results while serving in a variety of roles in maintenance management and reliability leadership. In 2013, he received the Senior VP Award for Reliability from GP.
Since starting his company Paul has worked with his customer base...
2021-07-1332 minPractical ReliabilityS2:E3 Leadership w/ Bryan BieschkeDiscussing Leadership with Bryan Bieschke, CMRP, Director, Maintenance & Reliability at T. Parker Host.
2021-07-0625 minPractical ReliabilityS2:E2 Root Cause Analysis w/ Bob LatinoS2:E2 of DNAofSuccess Tips is here! Hear it first with special guest Robert Latino, Principal at Prelical Solutions, LLC. Todays topic? Root Cause Analysis.
2021-06-2934 minPractical ReliabilityS2:E1 Manufacturing LossesOverview of manufacturing losses. How maintenance can help operations solve reliability issues.
2021-06-2223 min
Maintenance DisruptedConsiderations on How to Effectively Bring Technology into an Organization with George WilliamsIn this episode, we are switching directions and instead of looking at the technology, we focus on people and processes to help bring these technologies in and most importantly, get the desired value from them.
In this week's episode on the Technology Innovation series of Maintenance Disrupted, I talk with George Williams at ReliabiltyX to get his thoughts and recommendation as a reliability practitioner and now an advisor and consultant on what he has seen work and not work when companies bring in new technologies. From developing the initial business case mapped to the company objective to...
2021-05-0454 min
Maintenance Mavericks PodcastEpisode 12: Ask The Experts!We decided to shake things up a bit this week on Masterminds in Maintenance by hosting a live Q&A session with 4 experts in the maintenance and reliability space! Listen in to hear answers to questions like, "What is today's real impact (advantages & disadvantages) of machine learning in Predictive maintenance?" and "Where do you start when there is no reliability practice within an organization?"
Featuring:
Ryan Chan, Masterminds in Maintenance
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-chan-upkeep/
Robert Kalwarowsky, Rob's Reliability Project
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2019-11-131h 00Practical ReliabilityPM of Storeroom PartsDo you have a strategy for maintaining your spare parts that require it? In this episode we discuss setting up PM program for your storeroom. Everything from turning shafts to calibrating your PdM equipment.
2019-09-0221 minPractical ReliabilitySupply Chain and Plant ReliabilityIn this episode Joe and George discuss the impact supply chain has on overall plant performance. Find out how they impact reliability and what you need to do to educate them before their efforts to save company money do the opposite.
2019-08-2626 minPractical ReliabilityInterview with Joel LeonardJoel discusses the Maker movement and how this platform can help reduce the skilled labor gap we are currently facing. Joel also discusses how we can join the Maker movement through volunteering at Maker Spaces near us and at larger Maker Faire events.
2019-08-0530 minPractical ReliabilityInterview with Jason Apps, CEO of ARMS ReliabilityJason discusses Asset Strategy Management, how ARMS Reliability partners with organizations to improve their operations, and OnePM (ARMS Reliability solution for managing asset strategy). Jason is a great guy and ARMS Reliability is one of the organizations we respect the most. An outstanding company with a talented team who always focus on value to their customers. Really enjoyed this conversation and hope you do too.
2019-07-2931 minPractical ReliabilityInterview with Tim Allen, RCM and Asset Management ProfessionalTim talks to us about the efforts he has taken to implement reliability centered maintenance as a key component within his organization. Tim discusses the challenges and tips to ensure actual implementation and the evolution of culture.
2019-07-2232 minPractical ReliabilityInterview with Ryan Chan, CEO of Upkeep Maintenance ManagementRyan discusses what separates Upkeep from other CMMS solutions, the keys to system utilization, and the process of selecting and implementing a CMMS solution.
2019-07-1529 minPractical ReliabilityInterview with Calvin Williams, Founder and CEO of ImpruverCalvin shares his insights on improving manufacturing performance, the skills trades gap, and how his solution, Impruver, helps driver results through the PDCA cycle.
2019-07-0824 minPractical ReliabilityPlanning Episode 15 ClassificationsA review of the benefits of using Classifications and attributes as it applies to the role of Planner.
2019-07-0108 minPractical ReliabilityPlanning Episode 14 BOMsA review of Bill of Materials, the benefits to the Planner, and the Planner's role in ensure they exist.
2019-06-2408 minPractical ReliabilityInterview with Kyle Reyes, CEO of The Silent Partner MarketingIn this episode we discuss the skilled trades gap with CEO of The Silent Partner Marketing, Kyle Reyes. Listen to Kyle's views on the gap of skilled trades in the US, how this all started, and what we can do about it.
2019-06-1734 minPractical ReliabilitySunil Kamerkar Interview Part 2 We interview Sunil Kamerkar from Asset Analytix and discuss data, data quality, analytical capability, and strategy to implement.
2019-06-1121 minPractical ReliabilitySunil Kamerkar Interview Part 1We interview Sunil Kamerkar from Asset Analytix and discuss data, data quality, analytical capability, and strategy to implement.
2019-06-1024 minPractical ReliabilityOur Interview with Rising Star, LaWayne Smith, Head of Asset Management and Reliability, KU Medical CenterJoin us as we interview Rising Star, LaWayne Smith, Head of Asset Management and Reliability at KU Medical Center as we talk about his journey and his goals for a future state. Follow his growth with us and be on the look out for great things from this gentleman in the future!
2019-06-0333 minPractical ReliabilityOur Interview of Rob Kalwarowsky, Host of Rob's Reliability ProjectJoin us as we interview Rob Kalwarowsky, host and creator of Rob's Reliability Project as we discuss his learnings, his offerings, and what the futrue holds.
2019-05-2726 minPractical ReliabilityOur Interview with Paul Crocker of Kansas City WaterTune in as we talk to one of the superstars of reliability and one of our favorite people alive! We talk about his journey and how he has overcome obstacles to get desired results.
2019-05-2029 minPractical ReliabilityEpisode 13- The Planning MeetingHow often should you have a planning meeting? How all should be invited? How long should it take? These are a few of the questions that we tackle in the next installment of Practical Reliability.
2019-05-1309 minPractical ReliabilityEpisode 12- Planning ImplementationJoin us as we discuss the implementation of planning and what that entails on the next installment of Practical Reliability.
2019-05-0623 minPractical ReliabilityEpisode 11- Planner MetricsJoin us as we discuss what we feel should be measured for planner effectiveness and efficiency and why in our next installment of Practical Reliability.
2019-04-2911 minPractical ReliabilityEpisode 10 - Vendor ManagementJoin us as we discuss ideas on vendor management and the role of the planner.
2019-04-2211 minPractical ReliabilityEpisode 9- The Day in the Life of a PlannerWhat does a day in the life of a planner look like? Join us in our discussion as to what our ideas are for a planner.
2019-04-1525 minPractical ReliabilityEpisode 8 - Work Order PriorityJoin us in our discussion on work order priorities.
2019-04-0814 minPractical ReliabilityEpisode 7: Backlog ManagementWhat is a backlog? What is the value? How do you calculate backlog? Join us as we seek to address these questions and a few other questions regarding backlog.
2019-04-0122 minPractical ReliabilityEpisode 6- Workorder WorkflowJoin us as we talk through what a workorder workflow may look like.
2019-03-1120 minPractical ReliabilityEpisode 5-Skill SetsTonight we dive into the topic of deciding what skill sets are necessary to be an effective maintenance planner.
2019-03-0521 min2019-02-2715 min2019-02-1815 minPractical ReliabilityEpisode 2 - Job PlansTonight we continue our series on Planning. Our discussion is on Job Plans. Tune in, download, and subscribe!
2019-01-2615 minPractical ReliabilityEpisode 1 - Introduction to Maintenance PlanningToday we begin our series on Planning and Scheduling. We discuss "What is Planning?" and what some of the value drivers are.
2019-01-1917 minMaintenance DisruptedWhat's Wrong in Reliability with ReliabilityXOn this week's podcast, I welcome George Williams and Joe Anderson on to discuss what's wrong in the reliability industry, what we can do better and the importance of aligning our actions with our vision and goals. Follow George Williams on Twitter @ReliabilityX Follow Joe Anderson on Twitter @JoeReliabilityX Follow Captain Unreliability on Twitter @CUnreliability
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