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On this episode of Reliability Radio, hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendan Russ (JLL) welcome  Robert Skeirik from i-care , the largest independent vibration service company globally, to discuss the limitations of traditional monitoring and the future of Maximo Predict . Robert reveals the critical flaw in using a single "overall" vibration number, explaining through a compelling "radio dial" analogy...

Jonathan and Brendon welcome Jon Mortensen from IFS on Reliability Radio for a discussion that defines the future of enterprise asset management. Jon reveals IFS's commitment to the full Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) journey, which they call the "Must to Dust" cycle. The key focus is on solving the universal problem of capital constraint. Learn how the strategic acquisition of a leading Asset I...

Join Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ on Reliability Radio as they speak with Sheldon Roper, a CRL Black Belt and Reliability Engineer at JLL. Sheldon shares his unique career path from working on offshore rigs to becoming a reliability engineer and achieving his Black Belt in a remarkably short two and a half years. This conversation demystifies the prestigious Black Belt certification, explainin...

Join Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ on Reliability Radio as they welcome Jeremy Frank, CEO of KCF Technologies. Jeremy shares his company's fascinating journey, which began 25 years ago with niche, high-tech work for the Department of Defense on applications for submarines and helicopters. He explains how KCF successfully transitioned this "exotic" technology to the industrial world, applying it...

Join Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ on Reliability Radio as they welcome Andy Hancock from SAP to discuss the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on enterprise asset management. Andy explains how SAP is leveraging AI—from its early predictive analytics library to its new digital assistant, Joule—to fundamentally change how users interact with the system. The conversation delves into...

Jeremiah Woodford – Verusen AI: Optimizing spares inventory tends to be a forgotten item with the focus being on day-to-day operations and maintenance activities. Often enough, companies are over buying parts and/or not accounting their use property to know where to start. We speak with Jeremiah Woodford of Verusen AI to discuss their current capabilities in leveraging organizations purchase histo...

In this episode of Reliability Radio, Jennifer Gatza from Maven joins Jonathan Guiney and Brendan Russ to discuss a common problem in the Maximo® community: the "shiny object syndrome." Jennifer, a computer engineer by background, shares her powerful insight that putting technology first—before process and strategy—is a critical pitfall that leads to poor outcomes and user frustration. She details...

Join Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ on Reliability Radio as they welcome Louis Innocent, Director of Asset Management at EAM 360 . Louis dives into a core problem facing the industry: the persistent failure of mobile adoption strategies. He explains the "why" behind this resistance—from generational knowledge gaps to poorly designed applications—and shares EAM 360's philosophy for success. Their...

Join Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ on Reliability Radio as they speak with Peter from Hexagon, a company focused on Asset Information Management (AIM). The discussion begins with a look at a fundamental challenge facing every industry: the "silver tsunami" and the loss of critical knowledge. Peter explains how Hexagon's solution bridges the siloed gap between engineering and maintenance by crea...

Join Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ on Reliability Radio as they welcome Roger Ham and Muhammad Yusuf Bin Nazman from Kerry Ingredients, a global food production powerhouse. This episode tells the story of Kerry's journey, which began in 2021 with a commitment to "safety first, quality always," and culminated in a prestigious Uptime Award for reliability and sustainability. The guests share the...

Join Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ on Reliability Radio as they welcome John Fortin and Billy Appleton from the Beverly Salem Water Board. This episode tells the inspiring story of a small utility (18 employees, 4 in maintenance) serving 100,000 residents, and their incredible journey from outdated, verbal maintenance practices to winning an Uptime Award for sustainability. John and Billy detai...

Join Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ on Reliability Radio for a controversial debate with Tom Woginrich from IBM on "predictive maintenance vs. condition-based maintenance." Tom challenges the traditional view, defining the "predictive maintenance" of old as limited "univariate analytics" (single variables like vibration), often leading to frustration and missed failures. He then unveils the true...

Join Jonathan Guiney on Reliability Radio as they sit down with JLL's rising stars, Alexis Madris and Eric Rosales . Offering a fresh, younger perspective on the industry, they reveal the unexpected appeal of reliability and asset management: the creativity in data analysis , the thrill of problem-solving, and the satisfaction of seeing assets perform with "fantasy football" like precision. The co...

Join Jonathan Guiney on Reliability Radio as he welcomes Sunil Kamerkar, from Asset Analytix . With over 30 years in the business, Asset Analytix specializes in helping Maximo® users transform their operations, focusing on data quality, PM job plan optimization, and strategic program assessments . Sunil explains their partnership with Reliabilityweb's Uptime Elements framework, which guides their...

Join Jonathan Guiney on Reliability Radio as he speaks with Natascha Heyman, Director of WIRAM Africa (Women in Reliability and Asset Management) . Natascha shares her inspiring story of joining WIRAM and her vision for accelerating the organization's exposure across Africa. She highlights ongoing, impactful projects like the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and the West African Network Rail , emph...

Join Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ on Reliability Radio as they chat with Jim Barlow, Solution Strategy at JLL Technologies , live from TRIRIGAWorld. Jim unpacks the major themes shaping global real estate, including the current market contraction and the projected 30 million square feet of corporate space leaving US portfolios . Discover how leading organizations are moving beyond traditional...

Join Jonathan Gagne and Brendan Russ on Reliability Radio as they sit down with passionate industry experts Dave Reiber from Reliabilityweb and Rich McInnes from Net Results. This episode dives deep into the urgent issue of the skilled trades gap – a "big hole that's getting bigger." Dave and Rich reveal the motivation behind their upcoming book, designed to be a conversation for everyone in the t...

In this episode of Reliability Radio , host Jonathan Guiney sits down with Alexander Delic and Karolina Szymanska from MaxTAF at MaximoWorld. From flight cancellations and unexpected layovers to breakthrough tech sessions on generative AI, this episode is packed with real stories and real innovation. MaxTAF is on a mission to bring AI-powered productivity tools to the Maximo community—and they're...

First get smart, then get quick. Dave Armstrong of Cohesive joins Reliability Radio live at MaximoWorld 2024 to talk digital integration, smarter asset strategies, and how to unlock serious ROI in Maximo Application Suite. With all our technology that we have available, we still struggle at getting it all in one place. We hear about concepts such as systems of systems. How do we bring all this dat...

What's the first step in building a smart, reliable operation? Hint: It's not AI. In this episode of Reliability Radio , we're joined by Jeff Kinard from Prometheus Group, who drops hard-earned wisdom on what actually moves the needle. From baseline data to data governance and building trust between tech and people—it's all about doing the blocking and tackling before you throw deep. 🔑 Key Topics...

Is technology your silver bullet—or a shiny distraction? In this episode of Reliability Radio, Jason Smith of ABS Consulting joins us at IMC to cut through the noise. You'll hear: Why your CMMS upgrade won't save you without clean data What makes culture the real foundation of success How top-down AND bottom-up leadership fuels lasting change Why community, not competition, is key to growth 🎯 Whe...

Nobody graduates college as a reliability engineer—it's a journey you grow into. In this episode of Reliability Radio, JLL's Matthew Tingsanchali shares his story—from wrenching on cars to earning a CRL Black Belt . He opens up about early challenges, real-world lessons from implementing programs, and why the CRL framework helped bring it all together. Whether you're just starting out or deep in y...

The reliability world is shifting—fast. In this episode of Reliability Radio , hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ (JLL) sit down with Fabrice Brion , CEO of I-Care , to discuss how AI and IoT are reshaping predictive maintenance. 💡 What's changing? AI vs. Condition Monitoring: Why AI can predict failures before they happen. The Power of Data: How moving from manual to online data collection i...

Sustainability and reliability are often seen as separate initiatives, but what if they are actually deeply connected? In this episode of Reliability Radio , David Robertson and Ian Higham  from the Sustainability Consortium of the Reliability Leadership Foundation discuss how organizations can align their reliability practices with sustainability goals to drive efficiency, reduce waste, and impro...

As AI reshapes reliability, how do we move beyond buzzwords to real-world solutions? In this episode of Reliability Radio, hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ from JLL sit down with Igor Marinelli, CEO of Tractian, to explore how AI and advanced condition monitoring are tackling some of the biggest challenges in maintenance and asset management. We are at a unique set of crossroads with the sta...