INSIDE Reliability Isn’t

Just About
Page 2
• Officers & Directors

the Machines
• Chairman’s Letter
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• Conference Highlights
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• Body of Knowledge Developing Your
Page 15
• New SMRP
Other Assets…
(SEVA) Chapter
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the people
• ANSI audits CMRP By Shon E. Isenhour, CMRP
Certification Program
Business Consultant
Page 17 ABB Reliability Services
• From the Exam Team
shon.isenhour@us.abb.com
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• SMRPCO Sustaining
Sponsors
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I n the economic storm that is raging
through the manufacturing sector ev-
ery dime has become exponentially more
free and reduced price training and what it
can do for you)
• New CMRP’s • Making training contagious
important to the bottom line. In these times
Page 22 it seems that one of the first places we go to • Sustaining your efforts for more than
• New Executive cut our budgets is training and development. a week…
Members In this article we will discuss ways to make
Along the way we will discuss real life ex-
Page 24 the best use of the training dollars that we
amples that have shaped my opinion of training
• New Individual keep, and how to begin the paradigm shift
and how a cookie cutter approach is destined
Members that must happen for us to keep training in
for failure.
the forefront and propel us to the next level
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in the maintenance and reliability realm.
• SMRP Staff The background
Key points will include:
Page 30 With all the various maintenance training op-
• SMRP Call • Identifying your training needs portunities and our limited budgets, how do we
for Volunteers • Determining how you can get the insure it is a worthy investment of our time and
Page 31 training you need with the budget you money? The following information was devel-
• New SMRP Staff have (in this section we will discuss
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2009 SMRP Officers & Directors

Chair
From the Chair
David Staat, CMRP
Dupont
david.staat@usa.dupont.com................................Ph:281-586-2531
Spontaneous Combustion:
Immediate Past Chair, Advisory Committee
Tim Goshert, CMRP
Cargill, Inc.
timothy_goshert@cargill.com..............................Ph: 952-742-5272
VICE CHAIR
Rick Baldridge, CMRP
T he Discovery Channel recently ran a
documentary on spontaneous com-
bustion… how hay, pistachio nuts, and,
Cargill Inc.
rick_baldridge@cargill.com.................................Ph:763-984-0549
very rarely, humans can spontaneously
combust. As they discussed the various
TREASURER theories on this tragic phenomenon, my
Michael Eisenbise, CMRP
BP writer wife quipped that it was most
michael.eisenbise@bp.com..................................Ph: 409-945-1734 likely the outcome of an uncontrolled
SECRETARY creative outburst.
Stan Moore, CMRP
Solutia In some respect the event is a metaphor for the human
msmoor1@solutia.com........................................Ph: 256-552-2173 sprit. We are creative by nature and impassioned to contrib-
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ute to the greater whole.
Pat Winters, CAE
SMRP During my involvement with SMRP I have seen many
pwinters@smrp.org............................................ Ph: 703-635-0893 very creative people bring forth great ideas. Some have
Toll Free: 800-950-7354
come to fruition, resulting in society growth and maturation.
CERTIFICATION & STANDARDS DIRECTOR The CMRP certification is one of those examples. Others
Ramesh C. Gulati, P.E., CMRP
Aerospace Testing Alliance have spontaneously combusted, bursting into flame and
ramesh.gulati@arnold.af.mil.............................. .Ph: 931-454-6110 dying in place, resulting in an impassioned volunteer
BODY OF KNOWLEDGE DIRECTOR burning out.
Robert DiStefano, CMRP
Management Resources Group, Inc. Looking at a fire triangle, three components are necessary
distefanor@mrginc.net.........................................Ph:.203-264-0500
in order to have a sustained flame: fuel, oxygen and heat
EDUCATION DIRECTOR source. Using the fire analogy to support volunteers within
Shon Isenhour, CMRP
ABB SMRP, the fuel is the volunteers, the oxygen is the support
Shon.isenhour@us.abb.com ...............................Ph: 843-810-4446 both financial and personal from the officers and staff,
MEMBER SERVICES DIRECTOR and the heat source is the creative ideas that come from
Mike Howard, CMRP our members.
Commtest, Inc.
mhoward@commtest.com...................................Ph: 865-323-9421 In 2008 we began an effort to improve the way we attract,
SMRP Solutions (ISSN#1552-5082) is published quarterly by the Society utilize, and reward our volunteers in an effort to bring more
for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals, exclusively for SMRP
members. The Society was formed and chartered in 1992 for those in the of these creative ideas to fruition more effectively. The ele-
maintenance profession to share practitioner experiences and network.
The society is dedicated to excellence in maintenance and reliability in ments of this effort include the following:
all types of manufacturing and services organizations, and promotes
maintenance excellence worldwide. The Society was incorporated in –D
 evelop an understanding in our organization about how
1992 as an Illinois not-for-profit corporation. The Society’s articles of
incorporation define SMRP’s purpose as educational, scientific volunteers are motivated.
and charitable.
SMRP’s Mission is to be the global leader that: facilitates information – F ormalize our recognition program so that people who
exchange through a structured network of maintenance and reliability
professionals, supports maintenance and reliability as an integral
contribute the most are appropriately rewarded for
part of business and asset management, presents a collective voice on their efforts.
maintenance and reliability issues and advances innovative reliability
practices, promotes and supports maintenance and reliability –D
 evelop and communicate a clear picture of how mem-
education for people, production and quality process to improve the
work environment. bers can progress into higher levels of influence within
Back Issues: The current issue and back issues of SMRP Solutions
newsletters can be downloaded from the library area of the SMRP
the SMRP organization.
Website. Original versions of the current issue and some back issues of
the newsletter are available by contacting SMRP Headquarters –R
 outinely evaluate how the Board of Directors is
($5 per copy for members, $10 per copy for non-members). functioning so that we can continuously improve our
SEND ADRESS CHANGES AND INQUIRIES TO: SMRP Headquarters,
8400 Westpark Dr., 2nd Floor, McLean, VA 22102, 703-245-8011 or
support of the organization.
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From Burnout to Passion

SMRP is the Society For Maintenance and
Reliability Professionals.
The most important word in the society title is “For”.
“For” means that the society was solely created to
benefit and serve its members, the maintenance
and reliability professionals.

–D
 evelop and implement a formal process to recruit, interview, and on-board volun-
teers so that their talents are effectively matched to the various needs of the organiza-
tion. We want our volunteers to have a rewarding experience with the organization.
–D
 evelop clear definitions of all volunteer positions. We have good definitions for the
officers, directors and staff but we need to expand that to all positions so that
volunteers have a clear understanding of expectations.
– Education process for our organization in volunteer management

We have made progress in some of these areas already and you may have see some
the result of this. Being successful in all of these areas will be challenging in 2009. We
are all dealing with a global economic downturn the likes of which has not been seen in
decades. This downturn is impacting professional societies like SMRP in the same way
commercial enterprises are being impacted. We will need to find creative ways for our
volunteers to work together in spite of severe cost controls and restrictions on travel.
The world political and business climate continues to be dynamic, impacting how we
grow and work together. However, maintenance and reliability professionals are accus-
tom to working in such challenging environments. During the Cleveland conference I
remember looking out across the sea of attendees and thinking about how much of the
world’s assets are in the care of SMRP members. Some of the best and brightest honor
the rolls of SMRP, and we will rise to what ever challenge 2009 has to offer.
We have talented members and volunteers. The leadership in our Board is very ca-
pable, and we have a strong and willing staff. Our past chairs, boards, and founders have
brought us to this point of strength.
Utilizing the vast creativity of our SMRP volunteers will be a major focus for me this
year. During my tenure as chair, I see my role as one of a fire tender so that our story of
spontaneous combustion is one of fanning the flames of passion rather then cleaning up
the ashes of burn out.
I am honored to be chosen as your chair, and I look forward to working with all of you.
I hope 2009 is a good year for everyone.
David Staat

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oped as a result of research to formulate a training strategy
for plants of various sizes within a business unit. Some of
the plants consisted of as few as two maintenance craft-
speople or as many as forty-five, so obviously each shared
different challenges but the same goal. It became apparent
very quickly that there was no silver bullet or a cookie cutter
approach that addressed all the issues within each facility.
The budget, time, management commitment, employee in-
terest, morale and other factors dictate each facility’s needs.
The following is the process I used as well as the options I
considered during my research and the experiences that were
gained during implementation.
Accept it, we have training weaknesses…
How much training do you provide per year per main-
tenance employee? Most of us can say not enough, quite
easily, but just in case you are not sure, a world-class facility
is said to do more than 40 hours of training per employee
(maintenance and operations) per year. It has been estimated
that one should spend one thousand four hundred dollars per
maintenance supervisor per year for training and develop-
ment. The Department of Education funded a survey with
the Bureau of Census to understand how training impacts
productivity. In this study they discovered that increasing
one’s educational level by 10% increases productivity by
8.6%. This was the largest productivity improvement of any
of the motivators considered.
One piece of training programs that is very important
and often forgotten is refresher training. Training that is not
refreshed at least biannually is forgotten and ineffective. Ac-
cording to a recent study 70 percent of all equipment failures
are self-induced. This could include equipment that is dam-
aged by neglect and abuse or improper operation and mainte-
nance. Keith Mobley stated in Plant Services Magazine that
17 percent of all reliability problems can be attributed to im-
proper maintenance. Improper maintenance stems from a few
critical areas. The major players in the game tend to be lack of
understanding of the effects of production changes, lack of ex-
pectations from supervision, lack of proper tools and standard
processes and lastly, lack of training in developed processes,
procedures and core skills. By implementing a basic training
program it is possible to address the lack of training and see
substantial improvements in maintenance cost and downtime,
which as we all know adds the money to the bottom line.
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Hunt our weaknesses down
Once you admit that you have a problem, the next step is
to really identify what areas it is affecting. This is crucial for
identifying the skills that are less than adequate, justifying
the expenses of a training program and building a business
case. As part of this needs analysis you need to look for data
that is repeatable and collected consistently. One should not
be overly concerned with the accuracy of the data because
realistically most of us are not world class and will spend
more time concentrating on the trends than the individual
points. A CMMS system is obviously an excellent source
of data but it should not be the only source. Working with
the other departments to get purchasing reports, quality, and
operational reports works exceptionally well. It will provide
you with indications of problems that warrant extra inves-
tigation. It also begins to build connections with the other
parts of the organization by showing that you share a com-
mon goal, common problems, and common data to identify
solutions. This will build buy in and support for when you
need it later. Once you get the data, don’t concentrate too
much on the exact numbers, look for the trends and repeat
offenders. What failures affect your critical or bottleneck
equipment? Once you have identified the failures that ac-
count for most downtime or overall cost then identify root
causes. Some of these root causes will point back to skill
deficiencies. These become your business case for training
and development, a must in a world of bean counters and
budget cuts. I suspect that if your facilities are like mine you
will find root causes that can be directly related to the fol-
lowing training issues: bearing installation, shaft alignment,
bolt looseness, belt installation, part misapplication and
lubrication. These have historically shown up in root cause
investigations and will be addressed in the next sections.
The next part of the training plan of attack is to begin to
define each of the jobs and positions within your mainte-
nance organization by performing a job task analysis. There
are multiple ways to complete this step. The most economi-
cal seems to be a team format with the people it affects as
part of the team. The team of subject matter experts will
build the list or pick the task from a task database and try to
determine frequency and difficulty as well as how crucial the
task is to the reliability of the equipment. Another possibil-
ity is to observe a craftsman noting every task completed
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day after day, asking questions,

and building a task list from these
observations and conversations.
This can be a very expensive way
of collecting the data and thus is
not preferred. These processes help
to identify all the facets of the job
as well as building more buy in
for the whole training process. People enjoy talking about what they do and we, as
supervisors, do not always know all the intricacies of the job they perform. As all of
the skills for each position become more defined, we can then begin to understand
who needs what on our developmental training matrix.
The next step in the process is to assess the skills of the crafts; this can be done
with job performance appraisals if direct, consistent, unbiased information is avail-
able. Most of the time, however, this information is not the most effective or accurate
way to populate the training matrix. Two other options to accomplishing this task
are the written and computer based test. These tests can be developed in house for
your specific equipment, providing the most accurate measure of applicable skills at a
much higher cost, or these can be purchased through various training and testing ven-
dors. Once you complete and score the test and populate the training matrix with the
skill level of each employee in each area that applies to them then you can also store
this in your CMMS work order scheduling system to facilitate maintenance supervi-
sors and planners assigning work orders. The planners or supervisors can then pair
technicians on jobs so that you get a highly skilled person with one of your develop-
ing technicians. This will of course build depth in your maintenance organization.

Now let’s get some training….

I have divided the training courses offered into three major categories by cost for
ease of discussion. The first section is all the “not free but better than the alterna-
tives” training sessions. These included certifications, vocational schools, and other
full price training opportunities.
Vocational schools offer many programs for the millwright in your plant; however
it is very hard to generalize the learning experience that can be gained from them.
Before embarking into a training program with your local community college it is
worthwhile to visit the campus and instructors, and review the curriculum. Many
will appreciate your input into their program, especially if you may be hiring or have
already hired their graduates. The downfall of this area of training plan is that most
community colleges have little to offer your more advanced employees other than the
possibility of occasional refresher courses in the basics.
The next type of training is the certifications such as vibration analyst, or oil
specialists. These tend to be more expensive but they provide some very good
information and opinions and tend to rejuvenate the participants with new ideas.

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Continued
The predictive maintenance analysts in your plant typically
need to attend at least one certification type session per year
that deals strictly with their trade because this area and its
technology tends to move very quickly and one can get stale
in short order. The other types of training do not change as
quickly and provide for more time between sessions without
losing the edge, however you should never exceed more than
two years in any core area of your training plan if you expect
to remain competitive.
University programs, online courses, degrees and certifi-
cates for reliability engineers and managers are available
from the University of Tennessee, and the University of
Alabama as well as others.
Craft skills training and courses for your planners,
engineers, and supervisors are also available from various
consulting groups as an option or by attending conferences
such as the ones provided by the Society of Maintenance and
Reliability Professionals (SMRP).
The last full price training offering does not always fit
into this category. It can vary in cost depending on when
and how it is handled. This is training that is provided by
your equipment vendors through the initial commissioning
or as part of a troubleshooting effort. This is training that
effects the largest percentage of your total plant popula-
tion because it should include training sections for operator,
maintenance crafts, reliability engineers and technicians that
interface with the particular pieces of equipment. When new
equipment is installed it is common to offer training to the
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operators and crafts on general operation. However, many
neglect to get training for the maintenance and troubleshoot-
ing of the equipment. This is as important as basic operat-
ing instructions in your long-term quest for reliability. The
knowledge that is gained by the crafts will facilitate trouble-
shooting and improve mean time to repair. Once you get a
good foundation from the equipment vendor don’t forget to
plan on refreshers down the road for new employees or to
reinforce proper procedures as time removes them from your
existing employee’s memory.
If the full price offsite classes can be set up onsite they
become quite economical. The key becomes having a large
number of people from your organization to attend at one
time leveraging the cost across the group. However, we all
do not have a large group of technicians we can have out of
the plant for training at the same time unless they put man-
agement in to do the work. So, in these cases many of the
training companies are allowing one plant to host the train-
ing and open it up to other plants in the division or company
to leverage the cost. I recently saw one plant in an industrial
park host training and open it up to other companies in the
area to distribute the cost. This provided for not only a good
training session at a reasonable price but also some good
networking time for all those involved. Another variation
on distributed cost training is the “train the trainer” model
where one respected unofficial leader who will work with all
the reliability offenders is trained to teach the correct main-
tenance practices within your organization. This can work
with very good results as long as the proper person is chosen
to steward it. One thing to remember here is that the trainer
still must be refreshed yearly lest that person starts to teach
bad habits and your results will start to fail. Another one
of the more common, lower cost solutions is the CD-ROM,
web based, and video with workbooks type training that is
offered. When this is structured as part of the compensation
plan then it does tend to get more attention.
The last portion of the training section is centered on the
“Free or almost free training” Ah the holy training grail we
have been looking for, right? Well not always…this option
can be very useful for refresher courses on anything from
belt installation to lubrication practices. The only drawback
is that you must really pay attention to the material that the
vendor wants to present to avoid too much sales propaganda.
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I have used many different

vendors for this type of train-
ing and I have only had one
that turned out to be there for
a sales pitch. Using the rules
to follow I caught this before
wasting the craft’s time in the
session. The key to my suc-
cess with the vendors training
includes the following:
1. T
 ry to have the vendor bring
in their technical people and
not just the sales guy.
2. M
 ake it clear that the maintenance staff is not the purchasing department
and a whole lot of sales hype will be futile.
3. A
 sk the vendor if he has done sessions like this before.
4. R
 eview agenda ahead of time and suggest topics of interest to your group.
5. A
 lways give the vendor a tour of the plant prior to the presentation so that
he can speak to the types of equipment that you have and the problems
you face.
6. M
 ake sure you talk with the presenter ahead of time to make sure he has
a certain level of charisma and presentation skills or bring pillows for the
sleeping technicians.
7. I f you are worried about a vendor then have them do two sessions the same
day and you and a few others attend the first session before committing a
larger portion of the maintenance group to the second one. I have only had
to do this once and it turned out to be ok in the end.

I also have some experience with other smaller regional vendors such as nut
and bolt vendors for proper fastener application and torque, etc. It can work to
satisfy many of the training needs especially refreshers that are required to keep us
competitive as long as you put in the work up front.

Now we have some training, how do we spread it like

the flu bug in a preschool?
Once you identify your weaknesses and get the training started you have to
make sure that the knowledge that is gained through the training is transferred
within the organization and applied to do the work. The first part of the process
is training and coaching your “leaders.” These may be the supervisors, but more
times than not they are your unofficial leaders, the ones that the maintenance
group looks to for answers and example. If the newer maintenance technicians
or apprentices see “Good Ole Joe” banging on that new 6232 ball bearing with a
hammer and a chisel to get it on the shaft then nine times out of ten they will then
assume that that behavior is acceptable and they will do the same from then on.
This cycle has to stop to take maintenance from the reactive world to a proactive
one where you don’t get those breakdown calls in the middle of the night. Another
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Reliability... Continued

option is to start a mentor/apprentice program for your newer technicians where they
can learn from the ones that do things right. Just make sure you reward your mentors
and let them know what they are doing for the company, for you, and for themselves.

Now that we have spread it, how do we keep it going

longer than a week?
This section is possibly the hardest to complete. It requires our dedication to the
level of safety programs we have focused on in recent years. It has to become part
of our daily schedule. It has to be supported by management. One option is to have
different technicians give a brief five-minute maintenance topic during the morning
toolbox meeting that they have researched on their own. It could be something as
simple as the differences between grade eight and grade five bolts, or how to prop-
erly use the bearing heater. This keeps our expectations in the forefront. Another
option is to leave maintenance related tip or topic from the web on the break room
tables. It is amazing what we will read while eating lunch.
If you have good public speakers in your group have them recap their training for
the group during the monthly meeting, if they do not like to speak have them just
pass around a copy of their notes or the manual. There are many other ways to keep
quality maintenance in the forefront, and many of them we can borrow from our
safety programs that are successfully in place within our facilities. The key here is
that you have to make good maintenance practices a lifestyle and celebrate the suc-
cesses you acquire through their application.

In conclusion…
We must identify our weakness, use them to build a business case and a plan of
attack, we must not forget to work with our partners both maintenance, production,
and engineering to get their buy in and celebrate our victories together to retain their
support. Maximize your training budget by leveraging class cost across groups and
using free and low cost training with the proper prework. Training is one of the most
important building blocks of overall equipment reliability, and reliability delivers
availability and ultimately money to our bottom line.
If you have questions, have had success with other methods, or have a tip you
would like to share please feel free to contact me at shon.isenhour@us.abb.com.

References
1) M
 oore Ron, Making Common Sense Common Practice,
published by Gulf Publishing Company 1999
2) W
 ireman, Terry, World Class Maintenance Management,
published by Gulf Publishing Company 1990
3) M
 obley, R. Keith, Maintenance Engineering,
published by plantservices.com 2003

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SMRP’S
Rockin Reliability Highlights
By Stan Moore, CMRP
Solutia

T he Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) held its 16th
annual conference in Cleveland, OH. More than 80 experts in the maintenance
and reliability field presented 50 technical sessions highlighting actionable informa-
tion structured around the SMRP Body of Knowledge, consisting of five knowledge
domains: business and management, manufacturing process reliability, equipment
reliability, people skills and work management. Sessions covered best practices met-
rics, benchmarking and reference material that enable plant professionals to optimize
improvement opportunities.
The event had excellent attendance with over 900 practitioners attending from 18
countries. Many industry sectors as well as governmental and educational organiza-
tions were represented. A record 74 exhibitors and 25 sponsors showcased their latest
products and services in the exhibition hall. Over 325 participants stayed over for the
optional workshops and plant tours on Thursday
The conference kicked-off with the motivational keynote presentation by Mark
Scharenbroich. Mark delivered an excellent message and his theme “Nice Bike” reso-
nated with the attendees.
At the Tuesday evening banquet, attendees were treated to a rare opportunity to hear
from a true national hero, Dr. Harold Brown with the Tuskegee Airmen. Dr. Brown
flew with the “Tuskegee Airmen” fighter pilot group in World War II. Named after
a flight training facility in Tuskegee, AL the Tuskegee Airmen comprised the four
squadrons of the Army Air Corps’ 332nd fighter pilot group. In what had been labeled
as an “experimental” army program, the men were the first African American fighter
pilots to fly combat missions in U.S. history. Members of the 332nd fighter pilot group
encountered numerous political obstacles before being able to participate in combat
missions. Once allowed to fight, however, the group posted an outstanding record,
never losing a single bomber.
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SMRP’S
Rockin Reliability Highlights
Continued

Mike Rayburn, “the World’s Funniest Guitar Virtuoso”, provided an

excellent end to a busy day with his uniquely entertaining command of the
guitar and music, a fitting tribute to our R&R theme for this year’s event.
Who else could combine Bruce Springsteen and Green Acres? A good time
was had by all. Other highlights of the conference included the Corner Alley
reception and the annual raffle where great prizes including laptop comput-
ers were won.
The Annual Meeting of SMRP also featured the election of officers for the
new year. The officers for the 2009 term include Chair- David Staat, CMRP,
Vice-Chair-Rick Baldridge, CMRP, Treasurer- Michael Eisenbise, CMRP,
Secretary- Stan Moore, CMRP and Past Chair- Tim Goshert, CMRP.
The SMRP Certifying Organization (SMRPCO) prepares and conducts
examinations for recognition as a Certified Maintenance Reliability Profes-
sional (CMRP). This year’s conference gave attendees three opportunities
to sit for the examination that covered the five pillars of maintenance. In the
past five years, SMRP has certified the skill level of more than 2,000 practi-
tioners. These professionals are entitled to append “CMRP” to their names.
Thanks to all that made this year’s conference a success and mark
your calendars! Next year’s conference will be held October 19-
22, 2009 in St Louis, MO.

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Body of Knowledge
(BoK) Corner
By Bob DiStefano, CMRP
Chairman/CEO, Management Resources Group, Inc.

I am the new BoK Director and

want to inform all SMRP members
that the Body of Knowledge (BoK)
Directorate is energized and ready to
deliver tangible value to members.
Our strategic mission is to raise
the prestige of SMRP and become
the global authority on the Body of
Knowledge for Physical Asset Man-
agement, Maintenance and Reliabil-
ity. Let me introduce you to the BoK
committees and tell you a little about
what we’re planning.
First, the BoK Directorate has been
in existence for several years and
has been actively working on various projects. The three committees in the BoK
Directorate are:
• Best Practices Committee chaired by Dick Olver, CMRP, of Agrium. Dick
is responsible for maintenance and reliability worldwide for Agrium and has
over 30 years of maintenance and reliability experience.
• Benchmarking Committee chaired by Jerry Putt, CMRP, of Goodyear.
Jerry is responsible for maintenance and reliability worldwide for Goodyear
and has 35 years of maintenance and reliability experience.
• M&R Knowledge Committee chaired by Ron Leonard, CMRP, of LCE.
Ron retired from Eastman with over 35 years of experience in maintenance
and reliability. He is now a Senior Consultant with Life Cycle Engineering.
As you can see, the committees are led by very experienced and dedicated
maintenance and reliability professionals. The committee chairs are supported by
volunteer committee members are also experienced maintenance and reliability
professionals dedicated to the mission of SMRP and the BoK Directorate.
I myself have been a member of the Best Practices Committee since its inception
and I am extremely proud of that affiliation and of the fine work that has been
done there.
Although a lot of work has been done by the BoK Committees, we have not ac-
tually delivered too many tangible “products” to you the members, and that is go-
ing to change. One of the reasons I can say that confidently is because we are now
at the point of completion and ready to deliver. We’re planning to deliver tangible
“products” from the BoK each quarter in 2009, and then ongoing thereafter.

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Let me give you

some examples –
– Publication of Metrics Definitions:
• Q1 of 2009, through the SMRP On-line
Store– there are approximately 25 Met-
rics Definitions complete, they will be
available individually or as a compilation.
These Metrics Definition documents have
gone through a very rigorous process
of authoring, commenting and vetting
– including global harmonization where
guidance already existed for a particular
metric. We hope to see the SMRP Metrics definitions adopted widely as the
authoritative source on the measurement of these critical KPIs.
• A
 t the 2009 Annual Conference – The publication of the entire compilation of
approximately 70 Maintenance and Reliability Metrics Definitions that will have
been through the development and vetting process also.

– Publication in 2009, through the SMRP On-line Store, of the first installment of The
Guide to The Body of Knowledge which includes the top two levels of a hierarchical
document organized by the five pillars of the Body of Knowledge. This first docu-
ment, which is essentially a Job Task Inventory, was developed by the M&R Knowl-
edge Committee for SMRPCO to support the ANSI Accreditation that was achieved
this year. We want to make it widely available to SMRP members for their reference.
Future installments of this document will include additional levels of detail.

– At the 2009 Annual Conference, look for a big splash of a revitalized Benchmarking
process. The Benchmarking Committee is developing a new Benchmarking Survey
Questionnaire which has gone through 20 revisions and is nearing completion. The
standard metrics definitions that came out of the Best Practices Committee are be-
ing incorporated into the new survey questionnaire. We’ve engaged a professional
Benchmarking firm to manage the logistics of the surveying, aggregation of the
survey data and generation of the Benchmarking Report. Previous versions of the
SMRP benchmarking left a lot to be desired and rest assured this new generation of
SMRP benchmarking will be world class. We are striving to have it recognized as
the authoritative, cross-industry benchmarking standard in the world within the next
5 years. Between now and then look for regular updates on the benchmarking effort
and the first survey in the Fall of 2009.

– At the 2009 Annual Conference look for a Metrics Workshop – a full-day interactive
workshop that has been conducted twice so far with great success. The last workshop
was conducted at the EuroMaintenance Conference in Brussels this past Spring and
it was a great success by all reviews from the participants. One of the outcomes for
participants was a better understanding of the metrics definitions and the concept of
having a meaningful balanced score card.
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Body of Knowledge
Continued
– In 2010 look for The Guide to Benchmarking documet
which will be a definitive document assisting companies
and plants participate in the process of benchmarking, in-
cluding how to get the most out of benchmarking, pitfalls
to avoid, tips on gathering the necessary data and inter-
preting the output. An accompanying full-day Workshop
will also be developed and made available during the
2010 Annual Conference.
This is just a sampling of the kind of tangible “products”
that will be coming out of the BoK Directorate starting in
the first quarter of 2009. The three committees have been
completely reenergized; I must say the enthusiasm of the
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volunteers is palpable. We also have hired a full-time Tech-
nical Director, Al Poling, who has 32 years of maintenance
and reliability subject matter expertise and experience to
contribute to the efforts of the BoK and his positive contri-
butions are already being felt. Al facilitates, coordinates and
assists the three committees in their activities and keeps the
work moving.
In the coming issues of Solutions, look for articles from
the three Committee Chairmen and from our Technical
Director, keeping you informed of the benefits that the BoK
will deliver to the SMRP community.
I’m very excited about our Directorate’s ability to really
“move the needle” on tangible member benefits which I
hope will enhance membership retention and attract more
new members.
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Greetings from the New South East

Virginia (SEVA) SMRP Chapter
G reetings from the SEVA SMRP Chapter, headquar-
tered in America’s First Region. We have had an
outstanding start to the new chapter. October was a busy
tations for each monthly meeting following the SMRPCO
Body of Knowledge. We have taken on an aggressive plan
to grow membership for the chapter from the large talent
month as we had our official opening and as well as three pool of maintenance and reliability professionals in South-
of our chapter officers attend leadership training in Cleve- east Virginia.
land at the Annual Conference. At our November meeting
Our initial kick off meeting included a great plant tour
we will host Tom Moriarty, graciously providing us with a
showcasing assembly of the impressive Liebherr Mine
repeat of his SMRP annual conference presentation “Pro-
Haul Truck.
Active Leadership; Creating and Sustaining Performance
Standards”. The Board of Directors has been
busy planning next year’s calendar with presen-

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ANSI Audits
the CMRP
Certification Program
M embers of the SMRPCO Certification Committee were visited by
ANSI auditor Gary Sherlaw on August 14 at the SMRP head of-
fice in McLean, Virginia. An annual surveillance audit is a requirement
for ANSI accredited certification bodies, so the Certificaiton Commit-
tee worked diligently to ensure the CMRP program would maintain the
ANSI accreditation it received last year. The surveillance audit identified
one non-conformance that was resolved the day of the audit, some op-
portunities for improvement, and a commendation for the internal audit
of SMRPCO that was conducted in the Fall of 2007 by the Certification
Committtee Chair at that time, Michael Eisenbise. Everyone is to be
congratulated for their hard work and the high level of professionalism
brought to the CMRP certification program.

From left to right: Larry Cote, Maureen Gribble,

Gary Sherlaw, Terry Harris, Pat Winters

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From
The
Exam
Team
T he exam team is pre-
paring to finish a very
successful year of question
review. The stats show
that questions are perform-
ing very well on the exam
forms, which is a direct re-
flection of the performance
of the area leaders on the
exam team.
In the area of new ques-
tions we had a good year
with questions coming in
from many sources. The
first source was some ex-
cellent questions that were
written by members of the
exam team. The second
source of questions came
in from the general public
to take advantage of the 5
for $50 rewards program.
The third source of ques-
tions was turned in from
the chapters. The Northeast
Florida chapter turned in
16 questions and the win-
ner of the chapter question
writing contest was the
Hamilton, Ontario chapter
who turned in 19 ques-
tions. They became the
winners of the $1000.00
prize for 2008.

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From the SMRPCO

Exam Team
Continued
Sustaining Sponsors
The SMRP Certifying Organization (SMRPCO) has developed a program of
The chapter question writing contest
benefits for companies or organizations wishing to provide support to the mission
for 2009 starts January 1st of 2009 and
of SMRPCO. For an annual contribution of $1000, sponsors receive discounts on
ends the week before the conference in
exams, recertification fees and much more! To learn more, please visit:
St. Louis in October. Any chapter mem-
ber can send questions in and note that http://www.smrp.org/SMRP_certification/sustaining_members.htm
they want them attached to their area
chapter. The questions will be kept in a
folder for each chapter until year end. ABB, Inc. Life Cycle Engineering
Advanced Technology Services Luminant (TXU Energy)
This year at the annual conference
we held two question writing sessions. Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) Management Resources
Some very good questions where turned Alcoa Group
in and are being reviewed by the exam Allied Reliability Meridium
team before going to Cut Score Work- Michelin
shops and Beta testing steps. Anheuser Busch
Aramark Business & Industry Molson-Coors
The rules for writing a question is Mosaic Company
make sure the information comes from ARMS Reliability Engineers
a book with an ISBN number. This Asociacion Colombiana de Ingenieros Noria Corporation
assures that anyone around the world BHP Billiton Pall Corporation
would have access to the material. The Phelps Dodge
BP
questions relate to one of the 5 Body
Cargill Quaker-Tropicana-Gatorade
of Knowledge areas. Questions can
also come from popular publications Century Aluminum Reliant Energy
from the reliability area and that can be CMC Americas Relogica
accessed by professionals around the Robert Bosch
world. There were numerous ques- CORE Principles, LLC
tions that came in this year that had DCP Midstream Sasol
no reference material attached to base Dow Chemicals Strategic Asset Management
the source of the question material and Inc.
DuPont
these questions were eliminated after Syncrude Canada, LTD.
exam team review. Eastman Chemical Co.
T.A. Cook Consultants Inc.
Eli Lilly
Information and forms for writing UGL-UNICCO
questions can be obtained from the web- Fluor
University of Massachusetts
site or by contacting Maureen Gribble GE Energy
or Terry Harris. US Postal Service
Holcim, Inc.
Wells Dairy, Inc.
Looking forward to another great Honeywell
year in 2009. Wyle Laboratories
Hormel Food Corporation
Knowledge and Integration Architects

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New CMRP’s July 22 – October 23, 2008

Dennis Aitken, CMRP
Nebraska Energy, LLC

Michael Albertson, CMRP

Alcoa

David Alexander, CMRP

Nystar

Duane Allport, CMRP

Hormel

Shannon Arant, CMRP

Snell Inspections

Joe Aravapo, CMRP

Ok Tedi Mining Limited

Patrick Ault, CMRP

Owens Corning

Mike Ayres, CMRP

Rayonier

Rajesh Bade, CMRP

ABB

Weldon Ballagh, CMRP

United Space Alliance

Rob Barkdoll, CMRP

Cleveland Cliffs

David Barnett, CMRP

Green Bay Packaging

Carlos Barroeta, CMRP

Chevron

Larry Bashore, CMRP

U.S. Steel

Bret Beach, CMRP

BE&K

Jennifer Beckley, CMRP

ATS

Nicholas Bell, CMRP

BHP Billiton

Randall Bennett, CMRP

Life Cycle Engineering

Steven Blake, CMRP

Quaker/ Tropicana/ Gatorade

Keith Boggs, CMRP

Mosaic

Sylvain Bouchard, CMRP

Alcoa

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New
William Cox, CMRP
AEDC-ATA
CMRP’s Eric Croke, CMRP
US Army
Continued Paul Cronin, CMRP
Michael Brownfield, CMRP Randy Cross, CMRP
LCE Solutia
Cheryl Bryant, CMRP Troy Crowley, CMRP
Portland General Electric Pfizer
William Bunker, CMRP Michael Curto, CMRP
Alcoa Rayonier Performance Fibers
John Burford, CMRP Christopher Davis, CMRP
Alcoa ABB
Rex Burras, CMRP Brandon Davis, CMRP
ATS ATS
Adam Butler, CMRP Larry Debry, CMRP
Allied Reliability
Scott Deon, CMRP
Brian Buzard, CMRP Alcoa
Central Arizona Project
Timothy Dinsdale, CMRP
Tony Byrd, CMRP BC Hydro
Talecris Biotherapeutics
Bruce Dobson, CMRP
Jennifer Campbell, CMRP AEDC/JIS
Cargill
James Doeffinger, CMRP
Brian Connors, CMRP Century Alum
ARMS Reliability
Joseph Dominick, CMRP
Alisa Cook, CMRP Reliant Energy
Miller Coors
Michael Dougherty, CMRP
Stephen Cooper, CMRP Arcelor Mittal
JEA
James Dowdy II, CMRP
Mark Cottingham, CMRP Century Aluminum of WV
Solutia
Jamie Duart, CMRP
Charles Cox, CMRP Quaker/ Tropicana/ Gatorade
Alcoa
Danny Duniphin, CMRP
Cargill
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Alexander Dunn, CMRP Udayashankar Ganapathy,
Assetivity CMRP
Suncor Energy
Franklin Dupree, CMRP
Century Alum John Ganaway, CMRP
Genentech, Inc.
Jakub Dzielski, CMRP
Allied Reliability Luc Gendron, CMRP
Bryan Eagle, CMRP Christen Geremesz, CMRP
Alcoa Cargill
Jeff Earls, CMRP Stanley Grabill, CMRP
AEDC-ATA Honeywell
Arni Einarsson, CMRP Bruce Granstrom, CMRP
Alcoa BC Hydro
John Elliott, CMRP John Green, CMRP
Chevron
William Epley, CMRP
AEDC-ATA Adolphus Greenlee, CMRP
ATS
Ronald Estep, CMRP
Alcoa Arnold Grigsby, CMRP
AEDC-ATA
Donald Everett, CMRP
ESSROC Mark Gross, CMRP
Alcoa
Duane Faust, CMRP
ATS Myra Hair, CMRP
Alcoa
Brian Fedor, CMRP
NOVA Chemicals Stuart Hanson, CMRP
AEDC-ATA
Gregory Folts, CMRP
Marshall Institute John Harding, CMRP
U.S. Coast Guard
Jared Friedman, CMRP
ABB Jeff Hartman, CMRP
Buckeye Technologies Inc.
Chris Fulkerson, CMRP
Allied Reliability Rita Heidkamp, CMRP
Alyeska Pipeline Services Co.
Jonathan Fulton, CMRP
Alcoa Shannon Heinen, CMRP
UGL-Unicco
Frederick Gallardo, CMRP
IVC Technologies Mark Heinz, CMRP
Joseph Helms, CMRP
AEDC-ATA
Jason Hendrickson, CMRP
Gallatin Steel
Kenneth Hill, CMRP
TTS
Hugh Hines, CMRP
ABB
Anita Hinshaw, CMRP
AEDC-ATA
Kris Hockstedler, CMRP
Berry Plastics
Esther Hoffman, CMRP
Alyeska Pipeline Services Co.
Kirk Hooten, CMRP
ATS
Patricia Horn, CMRP
Alcoa
Pamela Howard, CMRP
Honeywell
Carl Hughes, CMRP
Alcoa
Kim Hunt, CMRP
Domtar
David Jackson, CMRP
Reliant Energy
Marlene Jackson, CMRP
Michelin
Leigh Jarman, CMRP
ARMS Reliability
Juergen Joellenbeck, CMRP
AEDC-ATA
Ronnie Johnson, CMRP
Cargill
Dan Kaye, CMRP
Honeywell
Michael Kelly, CMRP
PPG Industries
Mark Kingkade, CMRP
Allied Reliability
Jeffrey Kinkel, CMRP
Cleveland Cliffs
Willard Kissel, CMRP
AEDC-ATA
Douglas Kotowski, CMRP
Cargill
David Krause, CMRP
Hormel
Jay Kruse, CMRP
Quaker/ Tropicana/ Gatorade
Scott Kuder, CMRP
Palomar Engery
Stephen Lacey, CMRP
General Mills
Brian Lambert, CMRP
Allied Reliability
Katharine Larsen, CMRP
Cargill
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Daniel Lawrence, CMRP
Cargill
Patrick Lawrence, CMRP
IVC Technologies
Eric Lett, CMRP
Mosaic Company
James Lex, CMRP
John Morrell and Company
Samuel Lindner, CMRP
Westar Energy
Daniel Little, CMRP
Gallatin Steel
Walter Lynch, CMRP
Coca-Cola N.A.
Julien Maffre, CMRP
ARMS Reliability Engineers
Ken Martin, CMRP
ATS
Fabio Martins, CMRP
Praxair Inc
Jeffrey Mayo, CMRP
Reliant Energy
Mark Mayworm, CMRP
Westar Energy
Mark McCord, CMRP
Gallatin Steel
Chad McDanel, CMRP
Monsanto
Kenneth McFeders, CMRP
Quaker/ Tropicana/ Gatorade
Stan McIlvain, CMRP
Michelin
Gregory McMahon, CMRP
XSTRATA
Keith Menges, CMRP
ITT Monitoring and Control
Dane Merritt, CMRP
Alcoa
Jacob Meyer, CMRP
Luminant
Joshua Michaels, CMRP
Cargill
Mark Middleton, CMRP
Honeywell
Joe Mikes, CMRP
LCE
Fall, 2008
Bradley Miller, CMRP Samuel Priyono, CMRP James Simpson, CMRP Allan Trout, CMRP
ATS Freeport McMoran Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc.
Miguel Sison, Jr., CMRP
Robert Miller, CMRP Danny Redding, CMRP Holcim Inc Brian Troyer, CMRP
Allied Reliability Cargill Honeywell
David Skarupa, CMRP
Steve Milligan, CMRP Bradley Reid, CMRP ATS Stuart Tupper, CMRP
NewPage Corp AEDC-ATA ARMS Reliability
Andrew Smiley, CMRP
Mark Montgomery, CMRP Tim Reynolds, CMRP Nestle Andrew Velo, CMRP
Cessna Aircraft Co. USPS Rentech
Donna Spry, CMRP
Nicholas Moran, CMRP Mark Rigney, CMRP AEDC-ATA Bobby Villines, CMRP
BE&K AEDC-ATA Agrium
Benjamin Staats, CMRP
Jeff Morrow, CMRP William Rinehart, CMRP Cariboo Pulp & Paper David Wagner, CMRP
ATS Arcelor Mittal Allied Reliability
Stanley Stepanek, CMRP
Joseph Motz, CMRP Richard Rockwood, CMRP AEDC-ATA Damaris Walls, CMRP
Alcoa ABB Kroger, Co.
Diane Stewart, CMRP
Michael Muiter, CMRP Jerry Rose, CMRP Praxair Michael Warren, CMRP
Talecris Biotherapeutics Allied Reliability AEDC-ATA
Nyeshu Street, CMRP
Matthew Mulkins, CMRP Kennedy Rubert, III, CMRP Miller Coors Rex Weinbender, CMRP
Alcoa Honeywell Fluor
Naudy Suarez, CMRP
Matthew Mullins, CMRP Richard Runciman, CMRP Canbra Foods Lesley Wierenga, CMRP
Alcoa BHP Billiton Reliant Energy
Randy Switzer, CMRP
Brad Myers, CMRP Thomas Sanchez, CMRP USPS Brad Williams, CMRP
ATS Alcoa
Beau Taylor, CMRP John Willis, CMRP
Everett Newbry III, CMRP James Sawyer, CMRP Cargill Brown-Forman Corn
Honeywell Allied Reliability
Steve Taylor, CMRP Michael Wilson, CMRP
Amir Noori, CMRP Marvin Schmehl, CMRP AEDC-ATA Allied Reliability
Reliant Energy Owens Corning
Dean Thames, CMRP John Wimmer, CMRP
David Parker, CMRP Jeffrey Shackleford, CMRP Cargill Honeywell
AEDC-ATA ATS
Ryan Thomas, CMRP Tim Wondrash, CMRP
Darrol Payne, CMRP James Shorter, CMRP Mosaic Hormel
AEDC-ATA
Gregory Simon, CMRP John Thompson, CMRP Anthony Wu, CMRP
Dan Perry, CMRP Luminant Intertape Polymer Corp. Cargill
Rayonier
Walter Simpson, CMRP Chris Tindell, CMRP Stephen Zajac, CMRP
Michael Plant, CMRP Bayer CropScience Alcoa DSM Nutritional Products
Norske Skog Tasman
Rick Pohlman, CMRP
ATS
James Potts, CMRP
INVISTA
Steven Pribyl, CMRP
General Mills
Derek Pridgen, CMRP
U.S. Sugar Corp
Ron Pristash, CMRP
Reliant Energy
Brian Pritchard, CMRP
Shell
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Welcome New
Executive Members
July 19 – November 14, 2008
24/7 Systems, Inc. Babcock & Wilcox Des-Case
Melissa Penner Jeff Hodges Kevin Spiller

3M Babcock & Wilcox Design Maintenance Systems,

Michael Hagen James Ware Inc. (DMSI)
Tom Treharne
ABB Reliability Services Babcock & Wilcox
Alejandra Rosas Mark Letterman DLI Engineering Corp.
Mike Cannon
Advanced Technology Services, Brady Corporation
Inc. Sue Blanchard DLI Engineering Corp.
Michael E Fitzgerald, CMRP Terrence P Cullen
Brady Corporation
AESSEAL, Inc. Chris Rutter Emerson Process Management
Martin Gash Debbie Fritts
Brady Corporation
Air Liquide Large Industries Darrell Carmichael Emerson Process Management
U.S. LP Mike Voss
Chris Napoli Brady Corporation
Larry Foley Flir Systems
Alcoa Inc. Mike Gallagher
William E Allen, CMRP Carpenter Technology Corp.
John Kercher Flir Systems
Alcoa Inc. Brian Lang
Scott Gorsuch Carpenter Technology Corp.
Curt Boyer Frito-Lay, Inc.
Alignment Supplies, Inc Mike McKenzie
Brian Walsh Carpenter Technology Corp.
Eric Albert Frito-Lay, Inc.
Alignment Supplies, Inc Jennifer Crabtree
Archie Caldwell Carpenter Technology Corp.
Chip Reichard Frito-Lay, Inc.
Alignment Supplies, Inc Ben David
Marianne Knitz Carver PA Corporation
Irina Khvan Frito-Lay, Inc.
Applied Technology Damian Costa
Publications, Inc. Commtest, Inc
John Davis Matt Langhorne Frito-Lay, Inc.
Darrin Hermesch
Applied Technology Des-Case
Publications, Inc. Michael Powers General Physics Corporation
Rick Carter Darrell Cope
Des-Case
AZIMA, Inc. Brian Gleason General Physics Corporation
John Magner Tom Sloan
Des-Case
Babcock & Wilcox Jon Haworth GPSG - Johnson & Johnson
Linzie Johnson Des-Case William (Bill) Mullen
Trigg Minnick
Babcock & Wilcox Hormel Foods Corporate
Timothy Laughlin Des-Case Services, LLC
Brian Swain Josh Redington

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IDCON, Inc. Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Praxair, Inc. The Mundy Companies
Karin Idhammar Brad Wooledge Fabio Martins Jeff Baird

InCheck Technologies, inc. Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Praxair, Inc. The Smithsonian Institution
Yuri Khazanov Jay Shah Jane Ciancio-Green Daren Kennedy

InCheck Technologies, inc. Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Preops Intergrated Solutions The Timken Company-
Allan Hottovy Thomas Jaques LLC Reliability Services
Yvonne Puente Andrew Leon Walker
IRISS, INC. Mobius North America
Tim Rohrer Lorne McMurray Preops Intergrated Solutions UGL - Unicco
LLC Benjamin Hale
IRISS, INC. Mobius North America Harshita Kodali
Tammi Pickett Bill Kilbey UGL - Unicco
Preops Intergrated Solutions Mark Smith
Isograph Inc. Mobius North America LLC
Jeremy Hynek Walter Barringer Rauf Meric Yeter UGL - Unicco
Phil Crincoli
Ivara Corporation Mobius North America Process Sensors Corp
Brian Flett Tony De Matteo Patricia McCarthy UGL - Unicco
Michael Dunn
Ivara Corporation Mosaic Process Sensors Corp
Jessie Williams Al Wilcox Scott Nagle United Technologies/ Pratt &
Whitney
J.R. Simplot Company Motion Industries Process Sensors Corp Lloyd Williams, Jr.
Bill Shirley Pamela Sims Martin Peters
United Technologies/ Pratt &
J.R. Simplot Company Motion Industries Rentech Energy Midwest Whitney
Daniel R Smith Jim Thorington Barry Keehner Doug Raymond

J.R. Simplot Company NDS PricewaterhouseCoopers Rentech Energy Midwest Veits Group, LLC
Byron Smith Bill Brennan Bob Timmerman Mark Vick

JACOBS Noria Corporation Rentech Energy Midwest Veits Group, LLC

Daryl Kramer Michael Collins Dave Rosemeyer Scott Gourlay

Kittiwake Americas Northrop Grumman Ship Rock Tenn Vesta Partners, LLC
David Tucker Builiding Marty Brown Ben Mansi
Jerry Blasko
LAI Reliability Royal Purple Ltd. Vesta Partners, LLC
Mark Menninger Nova Chemicals Inc. Karl Rykert Wayne Vaughn
Doug Thomson
LAI Reliability Shaw Group Vibralign Inc
Steve Stanek Novelis, Inc. Terry K Gathright, CMRP Amy Newcomb
Ernie Tresidder
Liebherr Mining Equipment Swagelok Vibralign Inc
Ian Marcelo Novelis, Inc. Peter Sheard Joe Spencer
Stan Stukowski
Life Cycle Engineering Swagelok Vibralign Inc
Ron R Leonard, CMRP Owens Corning Chip Fallgita Janice Spencer
Martin Bever
Lubrigard Swagelok Wilcoxon Research
Jon Fazenbaker PdMA Corp Cal Tinsley Renard Klubnik
Harold Joyce
Marshall Institute T.A. Cook Consultants Inc. Wilcoxon Research
Steve Turner PdMA Corp Randy Sampson Tom Drain
Dave McGuire
Meridium, Inc. T.A. Cook Consultants Inc. Wyle Laboratories
Kevin E Sutherland, CMRP Performance Consulting Doug Meeker Don Harting
Associates, Inc.
Millennium Inorganic Dave Rousseau T.A. Cook Consultants Inc. Y-12 National Security Complex
Chemicals Shelley Cromartie Anthony Dull
John Jamison Praxair, Inc.
Ernest T Presto

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Welcome New Individual Members

July 19 – November 14, 2008
Robert Adornetto Marco Astengo Jorge J Becerra, CMRP Kelly Broad, CMRP
Cargill Deicing FreePort McMoran Copper Fuerza Aerea Colombiana Holcim
and Gold
Caulcrick Akinlaja Mark Beck Aaron Brown
Praxair, Inc. Michael J Atwood The Lubrizol Corporation Reliant Energy
USS-POSCO Ind
Eid Al-Otaibi Trevor Bell Donald Brown
Saudi Aramco Patrick L Ault Kennecott Utah Copper Omnisource/ Carolinas
Owens Corning Corporation Recycling Group
Nawaf Al-Rowaily
Saudi Aramco Kirk Austin Deni Bellai J. Scott Brown
Waterloo Industries, Inc. ArcelorMittal Dofasco Chemtrade Logistics
James Albrittain
Mirant Ted K Bailey Paul Bellow Mike Brown
AssetPoint Reliability Systems BP USPS
David Alexander
Syncrude Canada Limited Thomas Baker Louis Belott Mark Bucholtz
Russell Reynolds EquipNet Praxair, Inc.
Amin Almasi, PE
Tecnicas Reunidas S.A. Wayne Baldwin Randy Bennett, CMRP Tom Bui
Michelin Life Cycle Engineering Sunoco Chemicals
Michael Alvarado
Reliant Energy Paul Barnes Donald E Berthelette Gary Bush, Sr.
Aera LLC Husky Oil Operations Ltd USPS
Jacqueline Anderson
PPG Industries, Inc. Scott P Barnes Ralph K Blanchard, CMRP Sharon Butcher
Reliant Energy ArcelorMittal Tubular Products PREDICT
Jeff Apel, CMRP
Meridium Michael Barrett Michael W Blanton Lester Caldwell
Insight Services Nestle DCP Midstream
Shannon L Arant
Snell Inspections Carlos Barroeta Gerry Bleau Rex Calladine
Chevron Corporation Ivara Corporation SME2 Consulting
Andy G Archuleta, CMRP
Coors Brewing Company Larry C Bashore, CMRP Stephen Bodolay Michael Camacho
US Steel/Gary Weeks UGL - Unicco Owens Corning
Leonard Archuleta
MillerCoors Roland Basuil Dustin Bohard, CMRP, CPMM John Campo, PE
Lockheed Martin Fluor BHP Billiton
Ryan Arney
Gallatin Steel Marv Baxter Mike Bolwerk Arturo Canales
Reliant Energy Luminant Power Bearing Point Mexico
Frank Arthurs
Griffin Wheel Joseph Bonner Gary D Caro
USPS Gramercy Alumina, LLC
Sherry Boschert Casey Carrabine
Projetech United States Steel Corp
Kenneth F Bownes, CMRP Roger J Carrasquel
Maverick Technologies Kennecott Utah Copper
Dennis Boyd Ryan Carse
Nucor Steel The Lubrizol Corporation
Tom Brenkus Donald Cartledge
Cameron Valves Monsanto
Mike Brewster Scott Cedotal
Michelin Excel Maintenance Services
Deborah Britt Bruce Charboneau
International Paper Unicco

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Tommy Cheatwood Cory Dailey Douglas Duesing Francois-Sebastien Gaudreau

Luminant Power BP America Production Company SKF USA Inc. Cargill

Huey Cheek William Dalessandro Jeff Duffy Ray Gehring

URS Corp., EG&G Div Rich Products Honda Freeport McMoRan Chicago Rod

Richard Cherney, CMRP John Dalton John Duncan Ernani Gemignani

ArcelorMittal Metro Water Reclamaton of Greater Temple Inland Petrobras
Chicago (MWRDGC)
Darren Chesnut, CMRP Roger Ellenberger Christen B Geremesz, CMRP
White wave Foods Tim Dalton Petro-Canada - Oil Sands-Fort Cargill, Inc
Honeywell Hills
Scott Chitty Brian Gerling
Monsanto Rene Davila, PE Jack Ellex Hormel Foods
URS Washington Division UNICCO
Ralph Christy Tom Geruso
Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Dexter Day Michael Erschnig USPS
Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC. Green Bay Metropolitan
Dennis Cipalla Sewerage District Marie Getsug, CMRP
Cargill Travis C De Benedetto, Kepner-Tregoe, Inc.
CMRP, PE Robert Estep, PE
Dalmer Clawson ABB Eastman Chemical Company Todd Gibbs
The Cline Company Steve Gilbert
Albert De Los Santos Roberto Estrella Lockheed Martin
Thomas Clements, CMRP ACS ITR Systems
Cargill Chris Gill
Ernesto DeLeon John P Evanko Cargill
Joe Cobb UGL - Unicco Honvensa LLC
Predictive Service Gene Girard
Bruce DelGrasso, PE Lourn Evans ABB
Mark Coffey DSC, llc Owens Corning
Hormel Foods Terry Glaser, CMRP
Kim Dellinger Stacey Fallot Lyondellbasell
Douglas Comar USPS The Timken Company
Midland Cogeneration Venture Tamika Glasper
Brian DeMeulle Don Fannin Chevron
Charlie Countryman UC San Diego USEC
KBR Joseph E Gliksman, CMRP
Tony Demyan Javier Armando Fanuel Mosaic
Michael Courtney, CMRP Genetech YPF S.A.
Life Cycle Engineering Joe Godfrey
Tony Demyan Ronald Faulk Owens Corning
James Cozart Genentech CMC Steel South Carolina
DuPont Raul E Gonzalez
Emilio Diaz Michael Fletcher Reliant Energy
Tommy Craig I/N Kote Ron Francis
Innophos Luminant Oak Grove John Gordon
Tim Dinsdale, PE Marathon Oil Company
Audrey Craver BC Hydro Larry Frey
Technology Transfer Services Arcelor Mittal - Burns Harbor Christian Gosselin
William R Dively Manitoba Hydro
Caleb Creer ADM Scott Frost
Honda of America Chemtrade Logistics Ram Goyal
Tai Do Bahrain Petroleum Company
William Critzer Sunoco Chemicals Michael Gaines
Miller/Coors Campbell Soup Stan Grabill, CPE, CMRP
Kerry J Dougan Honeywell
Paul Cronin, CMRP, PE Michael Dougherty Frederick M Gallardo, CMRP
Sigma Energy Solutions Arcelor Mittal IVC Technologies Mitchell Grace, CMRP
Transcanada
Troy E Crowley, CMRP Mark Drejza Aleksandr Gamarnik
Pfizer Sunoco Chemicals DAG Consulting Jamie W Graham
Gramercy Alumina
David Crozier Johan Dreyer John Ganaway
Ivara Corporation Holcim (US) Inc Genentech Judy Gram
The Timken Company
Rodney Cushing David Dubinsky, CIRM, CPIM Cynthia Garcia
Nomaco Inc. Kepner-Tregoe, Inc. USPS Joseph P Grande, CMRP
Fluor
James R Dahlhausen Mohan B Dudani, CMRP Jeff Garner
The Lubrizol Corporation Koch Fertilizer Canada Ltd Norandal USA, Inc.

Timothy Dahlke Joe Dudley Myles Garrison

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New Individual Members

Ken Knapp
Fluor Corporation
Continued
Jason P Kopschinsky, CMRP
Noria Corp.

Bruce Granstrom Richard Kraft

Mark Heinz Joe Iuliano, PE Akron OH P&DC
BC Hydro Kohler Company Chemtrade Logistics
John Green, PE David Krause
George Helms Chukwunweike Emmanuel Hormel Foods
Chevron Gallatin Steel Izuogu
SHELL Nigeria Diane Krueger
Bob Greenland Steven Helms
Arcelor Mittal Chris Kuehl
Turbine Generator Edward Jankun General Mills
Maintenance Metro Water Reclamaton of
Brian Gregson Greater Chicago (MWRDGC)
AES Somerset, LLC Brian Kumm
Robert Henry Hormel Foods
Metro Water Reclamaton of Greater Chad Jelken
Luke Grogan Chicago (MWRDGC) Cargill, Inc.
Woodmoor Group, Inc. Stephen Lacey
General Mills
Gerald C Herlugson Thad Jennings
Steven C Gross Northside Foods KBR @ ConocoPhillips
Cargill Howard Lake
AES Somerset, LLC
Kelley Hill Tom Jesikiewicz
Hermes Guillen Hormel Foods AES Somerset, LLC
Syncrude Canada Lester Lange
Atlantic LNG Company of Trinidad
Ken Hill Lee Johnson, CMRP, PE and Tobago
Eduardo Guzman Olivares, Technology Transfer Services Hormel Foods
CMRP
Pemex Katharine M Larsen, CMRP
Allan D Hines, CMRP Ronnie Johnson Monsanto
Predictive Service KBR
Jeff Habegger
Morton Salt Kenneth R Lauyans
Kris V Hockstedler, CMRP Dennis Juliani URS Corporation EG&G Div
Berry Plastics Vertellus
Marc Hagn
Vertellus Specialities Kati Lazzer, ASQ, CPIM
Perry Hodies, III Almir Laranjeira Neri Junior Aegis
Honda of America Petrobras
Terry L Hall, CMRP
Fluor Enterprise, Inc Robert R Leadbetter
Esther Leah Hoffman Pin Che Kao DOFASCO
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company ADM
Michael Halm
Reliable Biopharmaceutical Randy LeBlanc
Keith Holloway Dan Kaye, CMRP Rubicon LLC
RTI-Biologies, Inc. Honeywell
David Hamm
Robert Bosch LLC Brice E Lefebure, CMRP
Milo Holte Andy Kazmierczak BP
UGL- Unicco Nichols Aluminum
James Hamrick
Servtronix, LLC Todd Legette
Bill Hoose Brian Kelpe International Paper
Lubrizol Hormel Foods
John Harding
USCG Scott Leipprandt
Michael Horner Mickey Kennedy Lubrication Engineers
Eastman Chemical Special Metals
Emily Harpe
Industrial Mechanical Robert Lenart
Pam Howard, CMRP Gus Kessler Akron OH P&DC
Honeywell The Lubrizol Corporation
Joel Harrison
Michelin Eric Lett
Carl E Hughes, CMRP Jeff Kinkel Mosaic
Alcoa Cleveland-Cliffs
Jeff Hartman, CMRP
Buckeye Technologies Inc James Lex
Darin Hunt Randy Kirkham John Morrell & Co.
Honda of America Manufacturing Lockheed Martin
Nick Haugt
Hormel Foods Nathan Light
Kim Hunt David Kirkwood Eastman Chemical Company
Domtar Insight Services
Rita Heidkamp
Alyeska Pipeline Service Matt Lightner
Dan Hutchison Wayne Kleiber Boise, Inc.
Company North Side Foods Honda of America Mfg., Inc.
Chris L Hein, CMRP Daniel C Little
Miranda Ingles Robert Kleinman Gallatin Steel Co.
Cargill Honda of America Mfg. Inc. Praxair, Inc.
Shannon M Heinen Shawn D Lloyd
Scott Irving Tim Kluegel Michelin
Unicco Service Co ArcelorMittal Dofasco Hormel Foods

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Thomas Logston Rodney McSheridan Cassie Murphy Dave Parker

PPG Industries, Inc. UGL - Unicco USPS Bloont, Inc.

Jeffery D Lund Pedro Medar George Murray Lou Partington

Hovensa Minera Los Pelambres Bristol Myers Squibb Hormel Foods

David Luzmoor Michael Merten Eric O Naef Latigo Pate

Chemtrade Logistics Reliant Energy ALCOA Freeport- McMoran Morenci

Robert S Lykowski, CMRP Andrian Messer Stephen Nethero Gil Patricio

USEC Inc. UE Systems Kraft Foods USPS

Daniel Maley Jacob Meyer, CMRP Everett Newbry, CMRP Craig Paulson
USPS Luminant Honeywell BE&K

Bill Marut Jim Meyer Miller Newlon Ed Pavao

The Lubrizol Corporation MSI Aera Energy LLC Nustadia Recreation Inc

Michael Mastic Mark Middleton, CMRP David Nguyen Carl Pearson

The Dow Chemical Company Honeywell Sunoco Inc. USPS

Len Mate Donnie L Miller James Nice John Peck, CMRP

The Lubrizol Corporation Akron OH P&DC USPS Fluor

Ashley Mayer, CMRP Lee Miller Julio Nieto Jose L Perdomo

Noria Corp USPS UGL - Unicco AIR Services

Doug McBride, CMRP Michael Miller Bob Nolan Gail Petersen

James McCall ABB Inc. The Lubrizol Corporation Datamasters
Fluor
Michael Miller Jack Nolan Don Phillips
Tony McCarroll Marathon Oil Corporation The Lubrizol Corporation Industrial Mechanical
USPS
Tom Miller Amir Noori, CMRP Patrick Picciotti
Timothy McCarthy Arcelormittal Reliant Energy USPS
USPS
Steve Milligan George Normand Thomas Pittman
John McCarty NewPage Corp USPS USPS
Georgia-Pacific
Tom Millis Gary Nosek Kerry Pitts
Mike McClure The Timken Company UGL - Unicco Hormel Foods
Commtest, Inc
Gary Mintchell Matt Nuspl Ron Plaisier, PE
Mark McCord Automation World Honda of America Mfg. Pfizer Global Manufacturing
Gallatin Steel Co
Michael Mitchell Keith Nye James E Potts, CMRP
Doug McCuddy Hormel Foods Walmart Invista
Agrium
Mark A Montgomery, CMRP John Ochocki Wayne Powell
Patrick McDermott Cessna Aircraft Co. CMC Steel South Carolina KBR - Solvay Interox
Metro Water Reclamaton of
Greater Chicago (MWRDGC) Jerry Moore Edmundo Octaviani, CMRP Steve Pribyl
Advanced Technology Services Hovensa General Mills
Daniel L McFalls
Cargill Nicholas Moran, CMRP John Officer Derek Pridgen
BE&K Central Arizona Project U.S. Sugar
Matthew McGuire
Honda of America Mfg. Grady Moshay David P Olson, CMRP William Pursell
ExxonMobil Kennecott Utah Copper Gorgia Pacific
Tom McHugh
MillerCoors Mo Mossbarger Terry Owens, CMRP Frank Rajzer
Honda of America Mfg., Inc. Meridium USPS
Robb McKay, CMRP
Hormel Foods Marty Mowell Alex Padilla William A Ramirez
Eastman Chemical Company Aera Energy LLC Bearing Point
Alan McKee, PHD
M-I SWACO Martin Mrugacz Ricardo Padilla Skip Raugust
Daniel M Mtimkulu Dupont Flousroproducts - La ARAMARK
James Mclaughlin, CMRP Metrorail/SARCC Porte Plant
Nike - IHM Randy Rea, CMRP
Michael Muiter Mark Page MillerCoors, LLC
Scot McLemore Talecris Biotherapeutics UPS - PE
Honda of America Mfg. Inc.
Larry Mullen Mark Pait Continued on the next page...
General Mills The Cline Company

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New Individual Members Continued

Chuck Reames Kennedy F Rubert, III, CMRP Greg Simon Benjamin Stevens
Shaw Group Jacobs Technology Luminant Power AW Chesterton

Julio F Rebolledo, CMRP Michael J Rupeikis James Simpson, CMRP Terry E Stevenson, CMRP
Pemex USPS Nestle Fonterra

Lee Redd Shayne Saccal Perry Simunek, CMRP Vince Stewart

Owens Corning URS Corp, EG&G Div Miguel F.G. Sison, Jr., CMRP CHL Systems
Holcim (US) Inc
Thomas Reed Michael Sanchez Matthew C Stone
USPS Chemtrade Joseph Skidmore, CMRP Cargill
Dave Skursha
Larry Rehaume Fernando Santana The Lubrizol Corporation Jeff Stoner
Hormel Foods Petrobras Honda of America Mfg., Inc.
M B Slade
Kevin Rehfus José Rodrigues Santos Filho Kennecott Utah Copper Corp Nyeshu Street
The Timken Company Petrobras - MillerCoors
Petrróleo Brasileiro S.A. Reggie Slaughter
Tom R Reid MillerCoors Nicholas Strub, CMRP
UGL- Unicco Raymond A Sarmento Naudy C Suarez, CMRP
Recycle South LLC Andrew D Smiley, CMRP Canbra Foods
Ron Reimer, CMRP, PE Nestle
Eli Lilly and Company Rodney Sartor Charles Sudol
KBR CW Smith Chemtrade Logistics
Andrew Rein Luminant
SKF Charles Scott Francesco Sutcliffe
Lion Oil Company Ricky Smith Petroleum Development Oman
Matthew Reiss Allied Reliabiliity
ASK Foods James Scott Phil Swanton
USPS Stephen M Smith Honda of America Mfg.
Jason Reuss Champion Laboratories
Hormel Foods Colonel Raytheon Scott Evan Swartz
AEDC Gary Smock, CMRP Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
Bill Rice Team Industrial Services
Hormel Foods Robert Segelhorst Dan Szoch
Sandia National Laboratories Paul Soltis The Timken Company
Brian Ricker North Star Bluescope Steel
Lion Oil Company Chris Seidt Frank Szumiesz
Genentech, Inc. Brian Somolik USPS
Alan Riddle, PE Griffin Wheel Co.
Luminant Chris Seidt Scott Tanley
Genentech Elias A Soto A KBR
Carlos G Rincon Petro – Canada
AIR Services James Seifer Renaud Taylor
Commtest, Inc Rick Spaulding, PE USPS
William L Rinehart Sunoco Chemicals
ArcelorMittal Manishkumar Shah, Terry Taylor, CMRP, PE
ASQ, CRE Tom Sperandio Arch Coal, Inc.
Joseph A. Robbins Rasgas Company Agrium
I/N Tek I/N Kote David W Teece, CMRP
Jim Shahen Chris Spoerl Cargill
Jose U. A Rodriguez North Side Foods USPS
BearingPoint Mexico Scott Tegel
April Shereda Jeff Spriggs The Lubrizol Corporation
David Roecker Projetech USEC
Avago Technologies Dean Thames, CMRP
Ming Shing Liu Edward Spyhalski Georgia Gulf
Michael L Rogers PPG Industries, Inc. Honeywell
EMCOR Government Victorio Tibaldo
Services James Shorter Ben Staats YPF S.A.
Eastman Chemical West Fraser - Cariboo Pulp
Jim Rohrich Sameer Tiku
The Lubrizol Corporation Charles Shuler Tony Stanley Timken India
Firmenich Inc. Yale Commercial Locks
Curt Rohrig Iain Todd
Hormel Foods Richard Simmons John Stein Molson Canada
Williams Field Services USPS
Sean Rosier Nicolas P Toledo, CMRP
Fluor Enterprises, Inc. Pemex Petroquimica

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Philip Toti Graham White, CMRP

UGL - Unicco Wyeth

Huy Tram Bryan Whitfield, PE

Bristol Myers Squibb Chrysler, LLC

Allan Trout, PE Robert Wiggins

Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc Show Denko Carbon

Louis Turcotte
ABB
Richard Wiilliams
R&J Williams Consulting Inc. The SMRP
Jim Turnbull
SKF
Darrin J Wikoff, CMRP
Life Cycle Engineering Staff
Charles Turner Wayne Wilkerson
North Star Blue Scope Steel USPS
LTD
Michael W Willard, CMRP Executive Director Meetings Manager
Deborah Tutts Life Cycle Engineering
ADM Patrick Winters, CAE Gabi Mahn
Keith A Williams Ph: 703-635-0893 Ph: 703-610-0265
Mark Vanderbilt Baldor-Dodge-Reliance pwinters@smrp.org GMahn@
Innophos
Scottie Williams MeetingsManagementGroup.
Michael Varner, CMRP Life Cycle Engineering com
Weyerhaeuser Co. Membership Director
Thomas Williams, CMRP
Luis Vasquez Mirant LLC Debra Fernandez, CAE
KBR - MEMC - Pasadena
Ph: 703-245-8011 Exam Director
Wendell Williamson
Juan Anselmo Vega De Leon Cumberland River Coal dfernandez@smrp.org Terry Harris, CMRP
Pemex Ph: 937-371-1644
Tommy Willis
Stephen Vereschoyle Michelin tharris@smrp.org
CMC Steel Texas Certification
John R Wing Administration
Bobby Villines Shows Denko Carbon Manager Solutions Editorial
Agrium
Mick Winn Maureen Gribble Department
Joe Vlasic Bloont, Inc.
St. Lawrence Seway Ph: 703-245-8011
Management Corporation Shawn Wiseman mgribble@smrp.org Dan Anderson
Hormel Foods Communications Chair
Glenn R Wallace, CMRP Life Cycle Engineering
Cargill Preston L Witt
ADM Chapter danderson@lce.com
Paul J Wallen Development
Westar Energy Tim Wondrash
Hormel Foods Director Mike Howard, CMRP, CSSBB
Charles Watson
Erin Winings, CAE Contributing Editor
USPS Bill Woodruff Commtest, Inc.
Honda of America Mfg. Inc. Ph: 317-663-4321
Steven Weaver ewinings@smrp.org mhoward@commtest.com
General Mills Buddy Wrenn
MRMS
Doug Webber Debra Fernandez, CAE
Honeywell Dunrick Yetts Certification Content Editor, SMRP
Sunoco Chemicals - Haverhill Plant
Gregory Wehrer
Coordinator dfernandez@smrp.org
St Regis Hotel & Residences Greg Yim Ali Sturman
EBMUD Terri Deiuliis
Randy Wells Ph: 703-245-8011
BE&K Muhammad Zafar asturman@smrp.org Graphic Design,
MRG-Managment Resources Group Glenwood Graphics, LLC
Robert J Wesley, CMRP
Hovensa LLC Craig Zangerle
terri@glenwoodgraphics.com
Pall Corporation
Ronniere Whaley
Millennium Inorganic Tony Zeis
Chemicals USEC Inc

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SMRP Call for Volunteers!

Openings Are available for the:
Vice-Chairman
Secretary/Historian
Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Special Interest Group (SIG)
If interested, please apply!

C urrently there is an opening for the Vice-Chairman and the Secretary/Historian of the newly formed Oil,
Gas, Petrochemical Special Interest Group (SIG).
Requirements: All applicants must be a CMRP.
Responsibilities:
Vice Chair: The Vice Chair shall perform such duties and have such powers as assigned by the
Chair or the SMRP Board of Directors from time to time. Further, in the absence
of the Chair, or in the event of his/her inability or refusal to act, the Vice Chair shall
perform the duties of the Chair and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of and
be subject to all the restrictions upon the Chair, and shall have such other duties from
time to time as necessary to carry out the business affairs and strategic initiatives of
the Oil, Gas, Petrochemical SIG.
Secretary/Historian: T  he Secretary/Historian shall be the principal Records Officer of the Oil, Gas, Petro-
chemical SIG. His/her primary responsibility shall be to ensure that the minutes of all
official Oil, Gas, Petrochemical SIG meetings are recorded; notifications are distrib-
uted as necessary to the SMRP Board of Directors and members; all business actions
and votes are carried out and recorded in a professional and businesslike manner; the
history of the SIG is preserved. The Secretary/Historian shall provide SMRP with the
names of the newly elected SIG officers no later than November 1, or thirty (30) days
after the date of the election, whichever occurs first. The Secretary/Historian shall
have such other duties as assigned by the Chair or the SMRP Board of Directors from
time to time to carry out the business affairs and strategic initiatives of the Oil, Gas,
Petrochemical SIG. All officers of the SIG are responsible for ensuring adherence
to the Oil, Gas, Petrochemical SIG activity agreement. All possible violations of the
activity agreement should be reported by the Secretary/Historian to SMRP Board of
Directors for further consideration and action.
If you are interested in serving as the Vice Chairman or Secretary/Historian of this SIG, please send your
resume and a brief statement explaining why you would like to volunteer in this position by January 15, 2009
to Debra Fernandez at: dfernandez@smrp.org
Please highlight any previous experience that you have working in a SMRP volunteer position.
If you have any questions about the details of either of these positions, please contact the acting
Secretary/Historian of the SIG, Michael Eisenbise, CMRP at: Michael.Eisenbise@bp.com

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New SMRP Staff to Direct Body of

Knowledge Efforts and Mission
T he Society for Maintenance
and Reliability Profession-
als is pleased to announce that
Al Poling has joined their staff
as Technical Director. In this
capacity, Al will work with
both the Body of Knowledge
and the Certification & Stan-
dards Directorates to support
the work of the various direc-
torate committees.
Al is a mechanical engineer
with over twenty five years
experience as a maintenance and reliability professional. He
has held plant and corporate leadership positions with Union
Carbide Corporation, Rhone Poulenc, SCM Chemicals, Al-
bemarle Corporation, Shell Chemical, and KRATON Poly-
mers. Most recently he worked as an Operational Excel-
lence Consultant for STARCON International. Al holds an
undergraduate and graduate degree in education. He taught
technical and engineering courses at both the secondary and
university levels prior to his career in the process industry.
Al is a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional
(CMRP®) and has presented at numerous conferences both
nationally and internationally. He has also published a num-
ber of white papers on maintenance and related topics. Al
and his wife Mary, reside in Houston, Texas.
Robert DiStefano, SMRP Board of Directors, says on
behalf of the Board of Directors and the Body of Knowledge
Directorate, “We are really excited about Al Poling joining
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our ranks as the full-time Technical Director and Project
Manager for the Body of Knowledge and Standards Com-
mittees. Al is passionate about contributing his 32 years of
experience and subject matter expertise to the betterment of
our profession, and we are lucky to have him. His leader-
ship, knowledge, diplomacy and communications skills are
exactly what we need, and these talents will enable Al to
help our committees enhance the speed, quality and quantity
of deliverables that will translate into valuable benefits for
SMRP members.”
Al is enthusiastic about his new responsibilities and
states, “Maintenance and reliability (M&R) professionals are
retiring in large numbers and with them goes countless years
of experience. Through the work of SMRP, its directorates
and committees, the knowledge and experience of these
former M&R professionals is being captured in the form of
best practices, standards, metrics, benchmarking and other
knowledge based tools. If you are a longtime M&R profes-
sional, I encourage you to contribute to the work of SMRP.
Your contribution will be your legacy! And if you are new
to the profession and looking for support, there is no better
place than SMRP.”
Society for Maintenance
and Reliability Professionals
8400 Westpark Drive
McLean, VA 22102-5116 USA
www.smrp.org
SMRP provides an environment where companies
discover and leverage reliability, enabling bottom line
improvements. Chartered in 1992 as a non-profit organiza-
tion, SMRP is a membership society “by practitioners for
practitioners”, that promotes information exchange through
a network of reliability professionals, supports maintenance
and reliability as integral part of business and asset man-
agement, and seeks to be a voice that advances innovative
reliability practices.
With over 3,000 members worldwide, including manag-
ers, engineers, technicians, planners, mechanics, electricians,
operators, consultants, and engineering students, SMRP
is a global organization known for providing competitive
advantage through information exchange, education, and
certification.
Al will work out of his office in Houston. You can con-
tact him by e-mail at apoling@smrp.org, or call his office
phone 281-225-7531. Please join us in welcoming him and
wishing him continued success as SMRP Technical Director.