This informative and interactive seminar will focus on Asset Management fundamentals including:

• Asset Reliability
• Strategy & Process
• Systems & Technology

The session information will be valuable for cross-industry verticals (i.e. Facilities, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas and Utilities) and is EAM / CMMS-neutral (i.e. users of IBM’s Maximo, Infor’s Datasteam, JD Edwards,  Oracle EAM and SAP PM will all benefit).

Location: Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort - 3500 Midwest Road - Oak Brook, Illinois - 630.850.5555

Time: 7:30am - 5:00pm

Full Seminar Details Available Here

Registration & Further Information Available at info@genesissolutions.com

This informative and interactive seminar will focus on Asset Management fundamentals including:

• Asset Reliability
• Strategy & Process
• Systems & Technology

The session information will be valuable for cross-industry verticals (i.e. Facilities, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Utilities) and is EAM / CMMS-neutral (i.e. users of IBM’s Maximo, Infor’s Datasteam, JD Edwards,  Oracle EAM and SAP PM will all benefit).

Location: Phoenix Marriott Mesa - 200 North Centennial Way - Mesa, Arizona - 480.898.8300

Time: 7:30am - 5:00pm

Full Seminar Details Available Here

Registration & Further Information Available at info@genesissolutions.com

When: 08/08/10 - 08/10/10

The Mountain West Maximo Users Group was formed by Maximo users in the Utah and Rocky Mountain region.  We believe we are the only user group that is actually run by users, not vendors, of the software.  We remember what it was like to walk down the aisles at MRO World/Pulse and wonder who should we talk to and who could really help us.  We have spent the last five years learning from the school of hard knocks and attending MRO World/Pulse and various user group meetings to build a network of users and vendors who really know how to help you.  Although we feel like we know how to move around in the Maximo community, we also look forward to meeting new and old users to share successes as well the horror stories.  That is what a user group is all about. 

GenesisSolutions is a sponsor of this conference.

When: 08/19/10 & 08/20/10

This meeting focuses on the exchange of information and experiences in the use of Maximo in Airport specific environments. The group meets twice a year, including an annual event at the IBM Pulse conference.

*Please note that the 2010 Mid-Year AMUG Meeting has been cancelled.*

When: 08/05/10-08/07/10

The College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico (CIAPR) was founded in 1938 by Act No. 319, for the purpose of ensuring the public interest and to serve as advisers to the Government on technology issues, adopt and implement a professional code of ethics and defend the interests of professional engineering, surveying and architecture.

Mike Greenholtz, GenesisSolutions VP of Reliability Solutions, will be presenting on “Building Maintenance & Reliability” including discussion on the Role of Engineering for Maintenance Excellence, Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Fundamentals, Engineering Data Standards, Reliability Based Maintenance, Maintenance Master Planning, ROI and Inventory Management. Mike will be joined by Joe Pitman, GenesisSolutions VP of Customer Operations, for portions of this educational workshop.

Senior Consultant, EAM Services   

Robert Cherry began his career in 1979 as an Accounting Supervisor for a 50 year old lumber mill in Southeast Texas after graduation from Lamar University. Robert was involved in developing an improved inventory reconciliation process that saved many hours during each month-end close. In 1986, Robert moved to a Cost Accounting position for a major industrial plant maintenance and construction company, and then took a position as General Manager for a local valve repair company.  He implemented a complete new accounting system including personnel training to support the new system. 

In 1996, Robert took advantage of an opportunity to change the direction of his career.  He took a position with a local staffing company to support the development of a group to pursue CMMS opportunities in the Southeast Texas region. Robert was part of a team that successfully implemented a complex CMMS (Maximo) project that lasted one-and-a-half years for a substantial oil & gas offshore drilling company.

In 2002, Robert joined Calpine Corporation as Regional CMMS Support Coordinator.  Robert delivered field support of their CMMS (Maximo) for eight power plants in the Gulf Coast area. He also conducted an organization-wide technology needs assessment and administered project lifecycle from initial systems planning and technology acquisition through installation, training, and operations.  In 2006, Robert was promoted to Manager of the Regional CMMS Support group that he had been a contributing member.  He created a stand-alone reporting system that fulfilled a missing requirement in the current CMMS system to effectively report compliance of the planning and scheduling processes.  He also facilitated Year-End Physical Inventory reporting requirements for the accounting group, including Cycle Counting and inventory reconciliations.

Robert joined GenesisSolutions in July 2010 as a Senior Consultant and has already had the opportunity to participate in two projects.  The first was with the Texas Municipal Power Agency facility assisting with a system assessment, and the second in working on updating Requirements documentation for Spectra Energy in Houston.  Robert is a firm believer that no one person can know everything and it is only a team effort that can make for a successful project conclusion for both the team and the client.

Puerto Rico College of Engineering Annual Convention

San Juan, Puerto Rico - August 2010

The workshop was interactive and generated numerous questions from the participants during the Q&A session. Many of the companies Maintenance Managers were very interested in how to progress from their current status to the next progression level as depicted on the Genesis Maintenance Maturity Continuum. The value of self assessments and developing the foundation for maintenance Master Planning was a major topic of interest. 

Mountain West Maximo User Group (MWMUG) Annual Meeting

The Mountain West Maximo User Group (MWMUG) 2nd Annual Meeting took place August 8-10, 2010 in Park City, Utah. Over sixty attendees and eight end-user organizations participated in this years event, which featured presentations from IBM, ATK, URS and the University of Utah Healthcare organization. Subject matter included Maximo Reporting Options and an introduction to BIRT, Maximo Service Requests and Support, an international Maximo 7.1 implementation recap as well as roundtables on Asset Management & Database / System Administration topics.

Upcoming August & September 2010 Events

Oil & Gas Maintenance Technology North America 2010 

GenesisSolutions will be attending the Florida Maximo User Group (FLMUG) Fall Meeting September 23, 2010 hosted by Raytheon Technical Services in Orlando, FL.

• Enterprise Asset Management Fundamentals 
• Asset Management
• Work Management (PM & CM)
• Engineering Data Standards
• Reliability Based Maintenance
• PM Optimization
• Inventory Management
• MRO Purchasing
• Return on Investment

• Plant Managers
• Engineering Managers
• Maintenance Managers
• Inventory / Procurement Managers
• Maintenance Planners / Schedulers
• Operations Management
• IT Management

Principal Consultant, Program Manager 

Art Young recently joined the GenesisSolutions Infor EAM practice and is assigned as the Program Manager for one of Genesis’s key pharmaceutical customers.  Art brings over 15 years of maintenance management consulting experience to Genesis, including six years leading the Professional Services Group at Datastream Systems (now Infor).  Art has a wide variety of experience implementing Datastream’s MP2, as well as Datastream 7i, which is now known as Infor EAM.  Additionally, Art has experience with other EAM products, including IBM’s Maximo, Ventyx’s Passport and EMPAC.  In addition to his maintenance management experience, Art has led the development of custom applications that enable large-scale business process reengineering for manufacturers and was the founder of a company that provided web-based team collaboration applications to over 1000 clients worldwide.  Art’s industry experience includes paper manufacturing, oil and gas, plastics manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, facilities management and general manufacturing.

Art began his career in product engineering for the Ingersoll-Rand Company’s air compressor division, following his 1984 graduation from North Carolina State University with a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering.  Art also earned an MBA from the McColl Graduate School of Business at Queens University of Charlotte and holds the Project Management Professional credential from the Project Management Institute.

In his current role, Art manages the migration and integration of over 25 newly acquired manufacturing facilities into the existing Infor EAM implementation at one of Genesis’ strategic EAM customers. 

The Value of Maintenance Site Assessments

On the Path of Continuous Improvement

by Mike Greenholtz 

An essential tool for defining the path forward for your maintenance organization strategy is the Site Assessment.  Understanding where both the strengths and opportunities reside is an important first step in a transformation effort. The GenesisSolutions assessment is focused on providing our customers with a keen understanding of their performance across the following 7 Maintenance elements:

• Organizational Readiness
• EAM Database Management
• Work Management
• Maintenance and Reliability
• Inventory Management
• Planning and Scheduling
• Metrics and Performance Improvement

Our organizational readiness review looks at your maintenance department’s organizational culture, communication tools, employee development and training capabilities. The intent is to understand how the maintenance group is currently positioned to maximize the utilization of the CMMS and RCM strategies to support your company’s stated business objectives.  Providing additional depth to the assessment incorporates our analysis of the existing EAM database and work management process flows, which are foundational elements of a Maintenance and Reliability program. We then evaluate the maturity level of the inventory management, planning and scheduling process and execution. Finally, we review the management controls and reporting systems that are in place to gauge your overall maintenance program effectiveness and business impact. 

Our two person team comprised of an EAM and Reliability professional can complete a site assessment in 2 to 3 days, depending on the scale of the host site. Our methodology and experience provides a comprehensive scorecard and detailed report that includes a prioritized list of actionable items. A performance tracking chart is generated for each element and one for your overall program. Most importantly, our findings and recommendations can be used as the basis for your updated Maintenance Master Plan.

We encourage our customers to periodically self assess in order to monitor progress of their continuous improvement journey. Our decade plus of CMMS implementation experience combined with deployments of RCM strategies provides us with a unique perspective for conducting these assessments. Our EAM database management evaluation has provided our customers additional insight as to how to further leverage their CMMS investment for greater ROI.

To learn more about our Site Assessment Tool and Methodology, please contact Mike Greenholtz at mgreenholtz@genesissolutions.com

Upcoming August 2010 Events 

Mountain West Maximo User Group (MWMUG) 

GenesisSolutions will be sponsoring and attending the Mountain West Maximo User Group (MWMUG) Fall Meeting August 8-10, 2010 in Park City, UT.

More information available at: http://mwmug.org/

Airport Maximo User Group (AMUG)

GenesisSolutions will be attending the Airport Maximo User Group (AMUG) Mid-Year Meeting August 19, 2010 hosted by Denver International Airport.

More information available at: http://www.tivoli-ug.org/groups?groupid=230

When: 06/20/10 - 06/22/10

The American Public Power Association (APPA) is the service organization for the nation’s more than 2,000 community-owned electric utilities that serve more than 45 million Americans.

It was created in 1940 as a non-profit, non-partisan organization.

Its purpose is to advance the public policy interests of its members and their consumers, and provide member services to ensure adequate, reliable electricity at a reasonable price with the proper protection of the environment.

GenesisSolutions will be exhibiting at this conference. Please visit us in booth #618.

When: 6/29/10

The D.C. Maximo User Group is designed to help users learn about the bigger picture of asset management, exchange experience and tips with Maximo and discuss the different aspects of working in asset management in the Washington, DC metro area.

Manager, Professional Services - Information Services 

Randolf began his career in 1988 as an information systems analyst for ERP business applications in the Sewn Products Industry after graduating from Linfield College in Oregon with a double major in Computer Science and Business Administration.  Randolf spent 13 years with Byte Systems, Inc designing, testing, and implementing software solutions to control all aspects of garment manufacturing from Order Entry, Production Control, Payroll, Shipping, and Invoicing. While at Byte Systems, Randolf became a Product Manager for an Inventory Control application which included wireless handheld devices and barcode inventory control. Randolf later became Vice President of International Operations working with partners in Turkey, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean to initiate or expand operations in the different regions.

In 2001, Randolf joined GenesisSolutions as a member of the consulting staff to implement EAM / CMMS systems. His business and technical background provided the necessary tools to conduct multiple project roles including business process redesign, requirements gathering, system design, configuration, and training. Randolf also managed implementations of large and complex domestic and international projects, including Maximo implementations for version 7.1. Randolf’s roles in these projects include Application Lead, System Installation, System Configuration, Data Migration, Testing, Actuate Report Writing and Project Management. Industries Randolf has served include pharmaceuticals & life sciences, automotive, oil & gas, power utilities and entertainment facilities. 

In 2010, Randolf became a Professional Services Manager of Genesis’ Information Services team and continues to work together with colleagues developing strategies and knowledge to help customers achieve their business goals by leveraging the appropriate technologies. 

Randolf earned a Fulbright scholarship to study business and computer science and holds a Masters of Business Administration from Clemson University in South Carolina. 

Tucson Electric Power: Maximo 7.1 Upgrade

GenesisSolutions Completes Project Objectives

Tucson Electric Power (TEP) Maximo 7.1 Upgrade Project Goals

The main objective of this project was to upgrade Maximo from v4.0.1 to v7.1, and to implement the Maximo Calibration Manager within the TEP Power Generation business unit. GenesisSolutions responded to a public RFP for the total implementation of Maximo 7.1 with an interface to Oracle financials and the development of predefined custom applications.  

Why GenesisSolutions Was Selected

TEP was very impressed with GenesisSolutions understanding of the requirements and proposed approach, our understanding of the functionality of Maximo 7.1, and our proposed solution to upgrading from Maximo 4.1 to 7.1.  GenesisSolutions was also rated highly on the following categories:  

• Timely response to TEP requirements and instructions
• Detailed Project Implementation Plan and Schedule
• Total Cost of  Implementation
• Evidence of Strong Organization and Project Management Practices

What were the results?

GenesisSolutions was selected as the implementation partner and started the project in late August of 2009.  Genesis was able to meet the established project milestones by working through the predefined project plan and adhering to the established time line. GenesisSolutions received major contributions from their consulting staff, particularly Steve Santoro who was deployed in the dual role of Technical Lead and Project Manager, and  David Pitman who completed the role of Functional Lead and accepted the responsibility of Work Flow development, training and project financial tracking. Other key players included: Joe Davis (Maximo Customization), Walter Betsill (Data Migration), Jim Shope (BIRT Reports) and Chad Bring (System Testing). GenesisSolutions and Tucson Electric Power are on the path of completing the project on time and under budget. The triangle of project management - Time, Scope and Cost - has been successfully completed thanks to the outstanding efforts of the project management team consisting of Steve Santoro & David Pitman.

About TEP

Since 1892, Tucson Electric Power (TEP) has provided safe, reliable power to Southern Arizona. TEP, a principal subsidiary of UniSource Energy, currently services 400,000 customers and maintains a workforce of 1200 employees.

To learn more about this project, please contact VJ Venkatraman at vvenkatraman@genesissolutions.com.

Upcoming June 2010 Events 

APPA National Conference

GenesisSolutions will be exhibiting at the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) National Conference June 19-23, 2010 in Orlando, FL.

Please visit us in Booth #618.

More information available at: http://www.appanet.org/

Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Seminar

GenesisSolutions will be hosting a complimentary EAM Seminar on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts. This event will include topics and discussion focusing on:        

• Asset Reliability
• EAM Life Cycle Maturity
• Inventory Management
• Maintenance Strategy & Process
• MRO Purchasing
• Systems & Technology
• Work Management (PM & CM)

Presenters include:

Rob MacArthur, President, GenesisSolutions

Joe Pitman, Vice President, Customer Operations

Mike Greenholtz, Vice President, Reliability Solutions

Location: Boston-Newton Marriott (Breakfast & Lunch Included)

Time: 7:30am - 5:00pm

Registration Details: info@genesissolutions.com