Lessons Learned – A REAL FM Journey Story with Danny Koontz of Windy City Equipment

This one is loaded!! Danny Koontz, of WCE, has done just about everything in Facilities Management and Maintenance! That matters because we have the privilege of hearing much of his journey story. This episode is literally a pot of gold where the concept of curating the knowledge from our industry experts hits the target spot on!! Too many great moments to list – Just tune in and listen/watch!!

This episode delivers something for everyone!! Thank you, Danny, for this fun filled and insightful discussion! It was an honor to host you on CMMSradio to learn from you!!

Danny managed over 900 sites for a very large restaurant chain. He was intentional about his management style and knows exactly how to get results, develop influence, and empower his teams. He’s a true communicator and, as you’ll sense, a stellar human being that tells it like it is – Every time out!! No #Hogwash with this man!! Be sure to check out his podcast, FM Corner, on the WCE YouTube site or wherever you listen to podcast. This man gets it!!

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Cirrus Aircraft on CMMSradio at Brightly Illuminate 2024

Recorded at Brightly Illuminate 2024 in Raleigh NC!  Thank you to Amanda Fletcher, MBA, CFEA and the AWESOME team that puts this epic event together each year!!

Last week there was a great case study released by Team Brightly talking about Cirrus Aircraft.  This episode is the ideal co-pilot to that recent post that gets you more insight around this maintenance management journey.

Brian Miller sat down with Greg Christensen at Illuminate to discuss operational and facilities impacts using #assetEssentials and more from #Brightly!  Thank you for this great conversation, Brian.

Hear it from a real user’s vantage point to understand the how, why, and what you might achieve with a CMMS that your culture not only embraces but values top to bottom.  Everyone has a different story but this one is well worth a listen.

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Get to know Zoidii CMMS and the Journey Story with Co founder Jeff O’Brien

Jeff O’Brien, Co-founder of Zoidii, joined CMMSradio to share his journey story including background and previous CMMS ventures leading to building and launching Zoidii CMMS.  Tune in to get to know Jeff and this brand making waves in the CMMS and maintenance industry.  

Connect with Jeff on LinkedIn and find Zoidii at https://zoidii.com/

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Data Driven Decision Making and Eliminating Data Solos with Woolpert from Brightly Illuminate 2024

Woolpert sat down with CMMSradio to record this episode from the EPIC Brightly Illuminate event in Raleight NC March 2024!!  Thank you to David Sturtz and Ryan Butler for this great interview.  We covered a ton of info…

• Data driven decision making in capital planning and fixed asset management
• How Facilities (buildings) are distributed and their condition, sets how you invest in your core mission
• Integrated portfolio management
• Degradation of infrastructure and assets that are beyond their lifecycle
• Data silos hurt organizational decision making
• Why systems MUST talk to each other
• Siloed data if often inaccurate or incomplete
• Technology and strong guidance, combined, will mitigate the risks.
• CMMS and other technologies provide this visibility into these data sets and the mission combined
• Knowledge loss is a big concern – retiring workforce
• Implement these systems, document this data and curate knowledge, so we are not blind down line.

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Patrick Ferretti and Corey Dickens on CMMSradio at Brightly Illuminate 2024 Raleigh NC

Corey Dickens, CMRP and Patrick Ferretti of Brightly sat down with CMMSradio from the Brightly Illuminate 2024 user conference in Raleigh, North Carolina to discuss Origin – A Strategic Asset Health Management & Capital Planning Software – to share their perspectives on maintenance management, manufacturing, facilities management, and the like.

We’ll get into Patrick’s background – in construction, healthcare, industrial manufacturing and facilities management – and how it makes a big impact on how he helps Brightly clients leverage Origin and other Brightly products.  It really drives meaning behind the data from day-to-day operations.  

Corey shares how Origin is being leveraged to maintain equilibrium in maintenance management!  We even talked about general best practices of CMMS utilization.  We’ve heard “if it isn’t written down, it did not happen!” That matters to overall maintenance operations because your CMMS creates the documented journey to support your business case and beyond.

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Get to Know Brightly Team Members Molly Phillips & Michael Hartsell at Brightly Illuminate 2024

Molly Phillips, Training Manager at Brightly, sat down for an interview at Brightly Illuminate 2024 to share some of her favorite things about this event – It is all about the users of Brightly products.  This interview is from day one of Illuminate in Raleigh, North Carolina.

We then sat with Michael Hartsell, Brightly Product Manager III, sharing his background/experience and how that makes a difference in how he’s able to support Brightly users.  The internships and roles he had after graduating set a strong foundation for managing products designed to support these same industrial environments.

Have a listen and let us know what you think or what you’d like to hear more about – Maybe it’s Brightly products, maintenance management, CMMS, or something totally random.  Let us know with a comment.

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Driving Value and Talking Trash with Bryan Bieschke CMRP UpKeep

Talking serious TRASH with Bryan Bieschke, CMRP – Head of Community & Partnerships at UpKeep!    No BS! No Frills! Skip the Buzz words!

Maintenance is literally everywhere and we’re talking about ALL of it!!  Skip all the #hogwash and noise!  Get in here for a pot of gold episode and real insights that matter for maintenance, reliability, and beyond to make your CMMS journey a success!!  We even talked about the Skilled Trades Gap!!

Plus we did a little preview of an upcoming panel discussion happening at the Reliable Plant Conference in Chicago on June 3, 2024 – It’s a panel about the evolution of CMMS but without the boring history lesson.  Will you be there?  

We also touched on the ways to deliver value and why maintenance is a revenue contributor!!

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