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RM 047: A Conversation with Environmental Sustainability Expert Matthew Chalkley

RM 047: A Conversation with Environmental Sustainability Expert Matthew Chalkley

A Conversation with Environmental Sustainability Expert Matthew Chalkley

Episode 47: A Conversation with Environmental Sustainability Expert Matthew Chalkley 

Matthew Chalkley has over 26 years of supply chain experience in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector. Matthew has held a number of senior operational management positions within, engineering, manufacturing, materials management, procurement, and customer order fulfillment.

Matthew was the Global Program Manager for IBM’s Supply Chain Social & Environmental Management System and the Global Tactical Lead for IBM’s Center of Excellence for Product Environmental Compliance. Matthew currently chairs the Environmental Sustainable Electronics (ESE) Technical Work Group for the International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative, known as iNEMI.

Matthew has a Post Graduate Diploma focused in Environmental Management from the University of Ulster.

Matthew may be reached here:
chalklem19@gmail.com

 

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218-OEE Modeling with Brad McCully

218-OEE Modeling with Brad McCully

OEE Modeling with Brad McCully

We’re delighted to have Brad McCully joining us. He’s a business development executive at Advanced Technology Services and has been a part of the company since its founding in 1985. But, he got involved in the manufacturing field much earlier in his career, working at various levels for Caterpillar.

Brad will help us get a look at:

  • What asset performance is
  • What OEE is and how it relates to asset performance
  • The importance of OEE in organizations
  • What OEE modeling is and how organizations use it
  • How to get started and the possible risks

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RRP 112 Fear-Based Leadership

RRP 112 Fear-Based Leadership

RRP 112 Fear-Based Leadership

On this bonus episode, I talk about fear-based leadership, why it’s ineffective over the long term and sustainable growth leadership,

Check out my website robsreliability.com and 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.

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

 

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RRP 111 Reliability Math Q&A with Fred Schenkelberg and André Ferrari

RRP 111 Reliability Math Q&A with Fred Schenkelberg and André Ferrari

RRP 111 Reliability Math Q&A with Fred Schenkelberg and André Ferrari

On this week’s episode, I welcome Fred Schenkelberg and André Ferrari to the show.  We discuss Reliability math, and how to use it.

You can connect with our guests here:

Fred Schenkelberg – https://www.linkedin.com/in/fmsreliability/

André Ferrari – https://www.linkedin.com/in/andr%C3%A9-michel-ferrari-9a27b573/

If your 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 on my content, please email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out my website robsreliability.com and 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.

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

 

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217-Life Cycle Costing with Paul Daoust

217-Life Cycle Costing with Paul Daoust

Life Cycle Costing with Paul Daoust

It’s a pleasure for me to have Paul Daoust back again to talk about life cycle costing. Paul is the founder of Scio Asset Management, with over 25 years of experience in the asset management field. He also sits on the board of directors at PEMAC.

Together, we’ll be taking a closer look at:

  • What life cycle costing is and why it’s necessary
  • Formulas for calculating it
  • Who’s in charge of the process
  • How to get management to approve the initial investment necessary

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SOR 562 What are the New Challenges in Reliability Engineering?

SOR 562 What are the New Challenges in Reliability Engineering?

What are the New Challenges in Reliability Engineering?

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Kirk and Fred discussing the new challenges in reliability engineering, which maybe the old challenges of moving away from the misleading approach of Failure Prediction Methodology (FPM) and for Fred its the continued use of MTBF as a metric for reliability.
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RRP 110 Continuous Improvement Q&A with Hal Frohreich, Mario Aguirre, Calvin Williams, Maria Williams, Brandy Schade, and Nick Dumasia

RRP 110 Continuous Improvement Q&A with Hal Frohreich, Mario Aguirre, Calvin Williams, Maria Williams, Brandy Schade, and Nick Dumasia

RRP 110 Continuous Improvement Q&A with Hal Frohreich, Mario Aguirre, Calvin Williams, Maria Williams, Brandy Schade, and Nick Dumasia

On this week’s episode, I welcome Hal Frohreich, Mario Aguirre, Calvin Williams, Maria Williams, Brandy Schade, and Nick Dumasia the show.  We discuss how to become better continuous improvement leaders.

You can connect with our guests here:

Hal Frohreich – https://www.linkedin.com/in/halfrohreich/

Mario Aguirre – https://www.linkedin.com/in/maaguirre/

Calvin Williams – https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvin-l-williams/

Maria Williams – https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamsantonia/

Brandy Schade – https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandyschade/

Nick Dumasia – https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-dumasia-b6182616/

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 on my content, please email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out my website robsreliability.com and 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.

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

 

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RM 046: “The Experts” – A Special Episode Featuring a Conversation with Four Industry Experts

RM 046: “The Experts” – A Special Episode Featuring a Conversation with Four Industry Experts

“The Experts” – A Special Episode Featuring a Conversation with Four Industry Experts

Mike Konrad joins Dr. Jennie Hwang, Phil Zarrow, Bob Willis, and Ray Prasad to discuss several industry topics including the pandemic, common technical issues, training and support, and other interesting topics. 

A video version of this podcast is also available here:
https://vimeo.com/433866207/d0f9ac8f65

Dr. Jennie Hwang 
jennie.hwang@h-techgroup.com
www.jenniehwang.com 

Phil Zarrow
phil_zarrow@itmconsulting.com
www.itmconsulting.com

Bob Willis
bob@bobwillis.co.uk
www.bobwillis.co.uk

Ray Prasad
rayprasade310@gmail.com
www.rayprasad.com

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216-Proper Greasing with Wesley Cash

216-Proper Greasing with Wesley Cash

Proper Greasing with Wesley Cash

We’re excited to have Wesley Cash to shed light on proper greasing techniques. He’s been at Noria Corporation for nine years now and is currently their director of technical services. However, his professional experience in fields relating to reliability, lubrication, and maintenance spans over 16 years, enabling him to acquire numerous ICML and CLS certifications.

He’ll help us learn more on what’s necessary for proper greasing practices, such as:

  • Why lubrication is important
  • The type of failures it could cause
  • Common issues with lubricating
  • Proper use of a grease gun
  • Factors to enhance proper lubrication

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SOR 561 Reliability Informed Decision Making

SOR 561 Reliability Informed Decision Making

Reliability Informed Decision Making

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Chris and Fred discuss the typical decisions that are informed by reliability. It might be easier to list what decisions are not informed by reliability engineering. We came up with a list of 13 … and that is only because we ran out of time. What decisions you think are influenced by reliability engineering? Listen to this podcast to learn more.
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