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Drew Troyer
Principal Director
Bootleg Advisors
Drew Troyer
Principal Director
Bootleg Advisors
30+ years of expertise in sustainable manufacturing, asset management, energy & reliability engineering. Renowned author & keynote speaker. Certified Reliability Engineer & Energy Manager.
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Peter Durrant
Adjunct Principal
Covaris
Peter Durrant
Adjunct Principal
Covaris
Navy veteran, diverse maintenance career. Senior roles in Navy, mining, and resources. Maintenance consultant. Expert in work management, sustainable change. Dip Eng & MBA Tech Mgmt.
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Kylie Nash
Principal Engineer
Provecta Process Automation
Kylie Nash
Principal Engineer
Provecta Process Automation
30+ years engineer in electricity generation. AGL Macquarie veteran - asset management, reliability, team leadership. Skilled in problem-solving, change projects. BEng & MBA Tech Mgmt.
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Clyde Volpe
Principal
Vibration Institute of Australia
Clyde Volpe
Principal
Vibration Institute of Australia
Pioneer in transforming Condition Monitoring to Reliability Improvement. Driving change with vibration analysis & oil analysis for enhanced industry reliability. Clyde has developed courses for quick learning.
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Brian Ropitini
Director
Ara Ake, New Zealand
Brian Ropitini
Director
Ara Ake, New Zealand
Accomplished facilitator, coach & mentor. Fitter & turner turned senior leader. Led multi-million-ton methanol plants & global teams at Methanex. Exceptional communicator & visionary.
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Dr Bob Platfoot
Principal and Managing Director
Covaris
Dr Bob Platfoot
Principal and Managing Director
Covaris
30+ years in maintenance & asset management across diverse sectors. PhD in fluid dynamics & life assessment. Founder of Covaris, driving asset management transformation & ISO 55001 implementation.
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Chris Cunningham
Principal
Covaris
Chris Cunningham
Principal
Covaris
Leading asset management specialist with 20+ years experience. Diverse industries: power, nuclear, mining, defense & more. Globally renowned in change & risk management, optimized asset performance.
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Michael Hooper
Tutor, Analyst and Technical Author
Noria Corporation
Michael Hooper
Tutor, Analyst and Technical Author
Noria Corporation
40 years lubrication & oil analysis expert across multiple continents. Noria Services Training Consultant. Managed labs & LIMS development. Author & presenter on lubrication & analysis.
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Mike Greyling
Adjunct Principal
Covaris
Mike Greyling
Adjunct Principal
Covaris
Seasoned asset management leader with 35+ years in aviation, smelting, mining. Proven excellence in maintenance, reliability, risk management, stakeholder engagement, Six Sigma expertise, SAP leadership.
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Tim McLain
Chief Strategy Officer, MRO Materials Management
Lexin Solutions
Tim McLain
Chief Strategy Officer, MRO Materials Management
Lexin Solutions
30+ years MRO/Materials specialist. National & Global roles for top companies. Cross-border project manager & team trainer. US-born, NZ & Aus experienced. Proud All Blacks supporter!
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Shane Scriven
Practical Lubrication Specialist, Data Scientist, Reliability Engineer, AI/ML
Asset Management Consultant
Shane Scriven
Practical Lubrication Specialist, Data Scientist, Reliability Engineer, AI/ML
Asset Management Consultant
With 20 years of practical, hands-on experience, Shane combines his knowledge of lubrication with cutting edge technology and holistic asset management approaches to deliver well-rounded solutions.
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Alan Hobbs
Human Factors Researcher and Author
SJSU Foundation/NASA Ames
Alan Hobbs
Human Factors Researcher and Author
SJSU Foundation/NASA Ames
World-renowned human factors expert. Has trained maintenance professionals globally across aviation, mining, oil & gas, and manufacturing industries. Combines academic research with real-world investigation experience. Co-author of influential book "Managing Maintenance Error". Ph.D. in Psychology from the UNSW.
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John Searls
Asset Management & Resources Executive Leader
John Searls
Asset Management & Resources Executive Leader
A reliability and asset management engineer at heart, John is an executive leader with more than 30 years of experience leading transformational change, especially to leverage technology and innovation, at both the strategic and hands on implementation and operations levels.
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Rafe Britton
Technical Director
Lubrication Expert
Rafe Britton
Technical Director
Lubrication Expert
Independent lubrication specialist and founder of Lubrication Expert. 15+ years across mining, power generation, and transport. ICML Machinery Lubrication Engineer, Chartered Professional Engineer.
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Wayne Hubball
Technical Director
Reynolds Contamination Control
Wayne Hubball
Technical Director
Reynolds Contamination Control
Wayne Hubball is a highly experienced specialist in fluid power, lubrication, and contamination control, with over 30 years of industry experience.
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Matthew Laskaj
Director
Project Engineering Management
Matthew Laskaj
Director
Project Engineering Management
Chartered Mechanical Engineer and IMechE Fellow with international energy and manufacturing experience. Director of Project Engineering Management Ltd. Delivers ISO 55001-aligned training and improvement projects across oil & gas, renewables, and process industries. PRINCE2 certified practitioner.
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Gary Tyne
Founder
Pro-Reliability Solutions
Gary Tyne
Founder
Pro-Reliability Solutions
Founded Pro-Reliability Solutions. Four decades of maintenance and reliability expertise across UK, Ireland, Australia, US, Thailand, Turkey, and the Middle East. Author of 40 Years, 40 Lessons. Global conference speaker and reliability consultant.
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Cliff Williams
Principal Advisor – Asset Management, Maintenance and Reliability
Total Maintenance Solutions
Cliff Williams
Principal Advisor – Asset Management, Maintenance and Reliability
Total Maintenance Solutions
Asset management specialist since ISO 55001 ‘s inception. Former Corporate Maintenance Manager and Humber College lecturer. Author of “People – A Reliability Success Story.” Champions people focused reliability: cultivating human initiative and brain power to drive maintenance excellence across diverse organisational cultures.
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Sanya Mathura
Founder & CEO
Strategic Reliability Solutions
Sanya Mathura
Founder & CEO
Strategic Reliability Solutions
Registered Engineer with dual engineering degrees. First Caribbean ICML Machinery Lubrication Engineer. First woman globally with ICML Varnish Badges. International tribology board member championing maintenance education access.
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Floris Mostert
Maintenance Planning Trainer & Educator
Floris Mostert
Maintenance Planning Trainer & Educator
Former Engineering & Asset Management Manager, City of Cape Town, overseeing R60 billion in infrastructure. Led South Africa’s first PAS55-certified municipal department. Multiple national awards including SABS President’s Award. First in African practitioner to obtain the PAS55 specification of asset management.
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Richard Jeffers
Managing Director
Two6 Services
Richard Jeffers
Managing Director
Two6 Services
Fellow of IMechE specialising in asset management and reliability. Leads Two6 Services Ltd optimising manufacturing reliability. Advises Ensemble Al on intelligent automation. Applies Al and ISO 55001 for measurable asset performance improvements.
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