RRP 086 CMMS Integration with Stuart Fergusson

On this week’s episode, I welcome Stuart Fergusson from Fiix Software to talk about CMMS integration.  We discuss what other software or data sources should be connected and how to get started.

I’m hoping to outsource some of the editing and administrative work that comes with producing content in 2020 so you will be hearing some advertising on this podcast.  If you’re company sells products or services to engaged maintenance & reliability professionals, tell your marketing manager about Rob’s Reliability Project.  If you’d like to discuss advertising, please email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

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Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out Fiix Software – https://www.fiixsoftware.com/

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RRP 085 Why You Aren’t Hitting Your Reliability Goals with Jason Apps

On this week’s episode, I welcome Jason Apps to the show.  Jason is the CEO of ARMS Reliability and the author of an article titled, “Driving a Reliability Culture”.  We discuss culture, purpose and why reliability engineers are set up to fail.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/driving-reliability-culture-jason-apps

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

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Check out ARMS Reliability – https://www.armsreliability.com/

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RRP 084 What’s in it for Them? with Fred Schenkelberg

On this week’s episode, I welcome Fred Schenkelberg back to the show.  Fred is the host of the Speaking of Reliability podcast and the owner of AccendoReliability.com.  We talk about why we podcast, why you need to make friends with someone in finance and how to effectively sell reliability within your organization.

If you haven’t yet, check out my website robsreliability.comand sign up for the weekly reliability newsletter with bonus content.  If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out Accendo Reliability – https://accendoreliability.com/

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RRP 083 Depression, My Origin Story & How I Hope to Inspire You

On this episode, I speak about my struggles with depression, my origin story, chasing happiness versus finding fulfillment and how I hope to inspire you for your 2020.  Happy Holidays!

 

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RRP 082 Plant Services 2019 Workforce Survey with Christine LaFave Grace

On this week’s episode, I welcome Christine LaFave Grace to the show.  Christine is the managing editor for Plant Services Magazine and the author of the article that we discuss on the show, titled, “Plant Services 2019 Workforce Survey: What have you done for me lately?”  If you’d like to check out that article, I put a link in the podcast notes.

If you haven’t yet, check out my website robsreliability.comand sign up for the weekly reliability newsletter with bonus content.  If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Link to the article – https://www.plantservices.com/articles/2019/workforce-survey-what-have-you-done-for-me-lately/

Check out Plant Services Magazine – plantservices.com

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RRP 081 Productive Leadership with Tom Moriarty

On this week’s episode, I welcome Tom Moriarty to the show.  Tom is the author of The Productive Leadership System and the president of Alidade MER.  We discuss the skills and processes around productive leadership and how it impacts reliability.

If you haven’t yet, check out my website robsreliability.comand sign up for the weekly reliability newsletter with bonus content.  If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out Alidade MER – https://alidade-mer.com/

Follow Tom Moriarty on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/alidade-mer/

Tom’s telephone number – 321-773-3356

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RRP 080 Mediocre Organizational Leadership with Paul Daoust

On this week’s episode, I welcome Paul Daoust to the show.  Paul is the founder of Scio Asset Management and an organizational asset management expert.  We discuss asset management, why most organizational leaders focus on the short term and why that short term focus results in mediocre performance.

If you haven’t yet, check out my website robsreliability.comand sign up for the weekly reliability newsletter with bonus content.  If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out UpKeep – http://www.robsreliability.com/upkeep/

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RRP 079 Electrical Reliability with Paul Baker

On this week’s episode, I welcome Paul Baker to the show.  Paul is the principal consultant for CRED consulting and electrical reliability expert.  We discuss aging electrical infrastructure, transformers and what condition monitoring needs to be done on electrical equipment.

If you haven’t yet, check out my website robsreliability.comand sign up for the weekly reliability newsletter with bonus content.  If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out UpKeep – http://www.robsreliability.com/upkeep/

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RRP 078 Steam Traps with Doug Waetjen

On this week’s episode, I welcome Doug Waetjen to the show.  Doug is the Vice President of Global Operations for UE Systems.  We discuss steam traps, how they fail and how you can use ultrasound to identify those failures.

A few of you have asked me which conferences I’ll be attending in 2020.  Right now, I have nothing on the books but I am looking for a few to attend.  That being said, I’m hoping to attend the SMRP conference, Ultrasound World conference and the MainTrain conference.  If there are any others, you’d like me to check out or if you’d like me to speak at your event, please let me know by sending me an email to robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com or send me a message on LinkedIn.

If you haven’t yet, check out my website robsreliability.comand sign up for the weekly reliability newsletter with bonus content.  If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out UpKeep – http://www.robsreliability.com/upkeep/

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RRP 077 Simplifying Reliability with Gerard Wood

On this week’s episode, I welcome Gerard Wood back to the show.  Gerard is the author of Simplifying Mining Maintenance and the host of the Bluefield 30 in 30 podcast.  We discuss simplifying reliability, culture change and making sure the basics are done correctly.

A few of you have asked me which conferences I’ll be attending in 2020.  Right now, I have nothing on the books but I am looking for a few to attend.  That being said, I’m hoping to attend the SMRP conference, Ultrasound World conference and the MainTrain conference.  If there are any others, you’d like me to check out or if you’d like me to speak at your event, please let me know by sending me an email to robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com or send me a message on LinkedIn.

If you haven’t yet, check out my website robsreliability.comand sign up for the weekly reliability newsletter with bonus content.  If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out UpKeep – http://www.robsreliability.com/upkeep/

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RRP 076 How to Find a Job in Reliability with Steve Dobie

On this week’s episode, I welcome Steve Dobie back to the show.  Steve recently got a new job as a reliability engineer at Teck Resources so we discuss finding a job in reliability.  I give you some statistics that I pulled together from 41 reliability job postings on Indeed.ca  If you’d like a copy of those statistics, send me an email to robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com.

A few of you have asked me which conferences I’ll be attending in 2020.  Right now, I have nothing on the books but I am looking for a few to attend.  That being said, I’m hoping to attend the SMRP conference, Ultrasound World conference and the MainTrain conference.  If there are any others, you’d like me to check out or if you’d like me to speak at your event, please let me know by sending me an email to robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com or send me a message on LinkedIn.

If you haven’t yet, check out my website robsreliability.comand sign up for the weekly reliability newsletter with bonus content.  If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out UpKeep – http://www.robsreliability.com/upkeep/

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RRP 075 The State of Mining with Peter Finn

On this week’s episode, I welcome Peter Finn to the show.  Peter is the host of the Full Production Podcast and the managing director of Face Contracting.  We discuss the public perceptions, challenges and opportunities and the future of mining.

A few of you have asked me which conferences I’ll be attending in 2020.  Right now, I have nothing on the books but I am looking for a few to attend.  That being said, I’m hoping to attend the SMRP conference, Ultrasound World conference and the MainTrain conference.  If there are any others, you’d like me to check out or if you’d like me to speak at your event, please let me know by sending me an email to robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com or send me a message on LinkedIn.

If you haven’t yet, check out my website robsreliability.comand sign up for the weekly reliability newsletter with bonus content.  If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out FACE Contracting – https://facecontracting.com.au/

Check out UpKeep – http://www.robsreliability.com/upkeep/

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RRP 074 How to Boost Productivity Using Continuous Improvement with Calvin Williams

On this week’s episode, I welcome Calvin Williams back to the show.  We discuss how WTI Inc boosted their productivity by 97% in 12 weeks using continuous improvement.

If you haven’t yet, check out my website robsreliability.comand sign up for the weekly reliability newsletter with bonus content.  If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out UpKeep – http://www.robsreliability.com/upkeep/

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RRP 073 A Plant Manager’s Perspective with Joe Kuhn

On this week’s episode, I welcome Joe Kuhn on to the show.  We discuss how to get your plant manager to buy into your reliability initiatives and why pairing data with observation is a great idea.

If you haven’t yet, check out my website robsreliability.comand sign up for the weekly reliability newsletter with bonus content.  If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out UpKeep – http://www.robsreliability.com/upkeep/

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RRP 072 Why You Need to Talk About Risk – PEMAC’s MainTrain Conference

This week’s episode is a presentation that Rob Kalwarowsky gave at PEMAC’s MainTrain conference on September 18th titled, “Why You Need to Talk About Risk”.  I want to thank PEMAC for letting me share my thoughts and for collaborating me on the Edmonton Maintenance & Reliability monthly meetups.  To check out PEMAC, go to pemac.org.  If you’re in Edmonton and you want to come to the monthly meetup, send me an email to robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com and I will add you to my email list.

If you haven’t yet, check out my website robsreliability.comand sign up for the weekly reliability newsletter with bonus content.  If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out UpKeep – http://www.robsreliability.com/upkeep/

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