Your Reliability Engineering Professional Development Site
A podcast for people who want to learn more about all things maintenance and reliability. UpKeep Founder and CEO, Ryan Chan, meets with an expert from the maintenance community to take a deep-dive into topics that can help elevate our entire industry.
Initially called the Masterminds in Maintenance, then The Maintenance Community Podcast, now, as of October 2021, Maintenance Mavericks Podcast.
In this week’s episode of the Maintenance Mavericks Podcast, we have Lucas Marino, who wears many hats, one of them being the Life Cycle Engineer at Amentum! Lucas and Ryan talk about America’s Port — why they are struggling to keep up, who is profiting from this crisis, who is hurting from it, and who is to blame. Listen today! [Read more…]
In this week’s episode of the Maintenance Mavericks Podcast, we have Larry Wigger, supply chain management expert and Assistant Teaching Professor at UMKC, on the show! Larry and Ryan discuss a hot topic in today’s world: the disruption in our global supply chain. Listen now!
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In this week’s episode of the Maintenance Mavericks Podcast, we have Rick Clonan, maintenance expert and co-author of the book Engineer’s Guide to Preventive Maintenance: Mitigating Asset Risks Through Preventive Action on the show! Rick and Ryan discuss topics surrounding the data that’s necessary to leverage PM optimization and mitigate risk, both in an organization and on a larger scale. Listen now!
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In this week’s episode of the Maintenance Mavericks Podcast, we have Chris Colson, Principal at Allied Reliability, and co-author of Clean, Green, and Reliable: A Sustainable Reliability Guide For Industrial Plants on the show! While the benefits of equipment reliability are most noted for reducing the cost of maintenance, Chris and Ryan discuss the benefits of reliable assets that reach far beyond cost and into environmental, social and governance practices. Listen now!
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In this week’s episode of the Maintenance Mavericks Podcast, we have a special panel episode co-hosted by Gary Wood, U.S. Army Ranger and UpKeep Senior Implementation Manager. To celebrate Veterans Day, we invite you to spend time with four Veterans who have transitioned from the US Armed Forces to a successful career in maintenance and reliability. Please join us to hear their stories of service, their unique perspective on how they prepared for their transition, and why you should hire a veteran.
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In this week’s episode of the Maintenance Mavericks Podcast, we have Shweta Saxena, CEO of MachineMax, on the show! Ryan and Shweta explore the topic of technological innovation — especially in the mining and construction industry — and how critical it is for the industry to adopt and adapt to new technology. Listen today!
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In this week’s episode of the Maintenance Mavericks Podcast, we have Dane Boers, founder of Modla, on the show! Ryan and Dane explore the topic of advanced analytical techniques and the future of analytics in preventive maintenance. Listen today!
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In this week’s episode of the Maintenance Mavericks Podcast, we’ll be doing another Community Question Round-Up, where we review questions submitted by members in our Maintenance Community Slack Group and hear insight from one of our Maintenance Experts in Residence, the Reliability Sherpa himself — Ramesh Gulati. Listen today!
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In this week’s episode of Maintenance Mavericks, we have Mark Benak on the show! Mark is a technology entrepreneur who holds a ton of experience and industry knowledge. Ryan and Mark discuss the difference between maintenance and reliability, ensuring optimal maintenance strategies for safety and reliability, and much more! Listen today!
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We’re excited to announce the launch of our podcast’s rebrand to “Maintenance Mavericks”! To kick off our new season and our new name, we have our very own UpKeep Chief of Staff, Caitlyn Young-Gilbert, on the show! In this episode, Caitlyn shares with us her latest project, the Women in Maintenance Podcast, as well as her insights on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the industry. Listen today!
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In this week’s episode of The Maintenance Community Podcast, we have Jim Vantyghem, CMMS Senior Support Manager at Gentek Building Products, on the show! Jim has a huge passion for understanding the human side of maintenance — solving common frustrations and issues that maintenance personnel face, identifying underlying people issues within a maintenance organization, and more. Listen today!
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In this week’s episode of The Maintenance Community Podcast, we’ll be doing another Community Question Round-Up, where we review questions submitted by members in our Maintenance Community Slack group and hear insight from one of our Maintenance Experts in Residence, the Reliability Sherpa himself — Ramesh Gulati. Listen today!
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In this week’s episode of The Maintenance Community Podcast, we have Andy Gailey, Founding Director of UPTIME, back on the show! Andy has spent over 20 years at Pepsico, and Ryan takes this time to learn more about Andy’s experience in this company, and in the Food and Beverage industry as a whole. Listen today!
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In this week’s episode of The Maintenance Community Podcast, we’ll be doing another Community Question Round-Up, where we review questions submitted by members in our Maintenance Community Slack group and hear insight from one of our Maintenance Experts in Residence, the Reliability Sherpa himself — Ramesh Gulati. Listen today!
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In this week’s episode of The Maintenance Community Podcast, we have Ricky Smith, Expert in Residence at UpKeep, back on the show! Ryan and Ricky discuss Maintenance Process Mapping — what it is, why it’s necessary, and how it can improve an organization’s maintenance function. Listen today!
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