GenesisSolutions and The Mundy Companies invite you and your team to attend a complimentary, one-day, Enterprise Asset Management and Reliability Strategy Seminar and Workshop, at the Marriott Renaissance Atlanta Midtown, on Thursday, February 23, 2012.  Breakfast and lunch provided. 

GenesisSolutions and The Mundy Companies are committed to providing an educational forum to promote a greater understanding of a progressive, multiphase Maintenance Master Plan and how to leverage your CMMS investment to support your Reliability Strategy.  Click the link below to view a full description of our one-day EAM and Reliability Strategy Seminar which has a focus on “Defining your Maintenance Master Plan.”

Click here to view the Full Seminar Description and Speaker Bio’s

• Stephen Santoro, Principal Consultant
• Bobby Threatt, Principal Consultant

GenesisSolutions announced the recipients of their 9th Annual Founders Award during their annual company meeting in November. The Founders Award is given to the employee(s) who demonstrate excellence in one of the following areas as determined by their customers: 

• Customer Service
• Teamwork
• Results

We also look to nominate those individuals that exhibit amazing leadership and perseverance in the face of a most difficult business condition or set of project constraints; a person that delivers project quality excellence in spite of these obstacles. The 2011 Founders Award Recipients are:

Stephen Santoro, Principal Consultant

Stephen was recognized for his positive energy, confidence and exceptional level of professionalism in leading a multi-year successful project (ongoing) as well as exuding calm to ensure a smooth transition during a potential crisis situation. His firm, positive leadership has led to a successful CMMS implementation, where he has integrated GenesisSolutions into the client team as one seamless organization. His interaction with all business areas coupled with his listening skills and critical advice during the project planning phase has added to this successful outcome.

Stephen has been with GenesisSolutions since 2001 and has been engaged with a Major Power Utility for several years on a CMMS transition & implementation project.

Bobby Threatt, Principal Consultant

Bobby was recognized as a valuable asset to his EAM deployment team through his technical expertise, knowledge & guidance, and his natural leadership abilities to drive success managing multiple concurrent projects. He is recognized as a team player, dedicating hard work and long hours to complete time sensitive deliverables, ensuring successful completion for projects whose demands are ‘not for the faint of heart’. Bobby’s presence alone contributed to the project success as his genuine concern for the project, co-workers and colleagues brought the team together and helped drive the overall continuing success.

Bobby has been with GenesisSolutions since 2008 and has been engaged with a Global Pharmaceutical for several years on a multi-site EAM implementation project.

GenesisSolutions to Present at ISPE DelVal Chapter Meeting

January 10, 2012 - Malvern, Pennsylvania

GenesisSolutions VP of Reliability Services, Mr. Mike Greenholtz, will be presenting to the ISPE Delaware Valley Chapter during their Dual Track Meeting January 10, 2012 at the Desmond Hotel in Malvern, PA.

Details on the event and this local ISPE Chapter are available on their website.

Mike’s presentation will focus on GenesisSolutions commitment to providing the engineering community a greater understanding of a progressive, multiphase Maintenance Master Plan and how to leverage an organizations CMMS investment to support Reliability Strategy. The outcome of the presentation will be that each individual will begin to understand how to develop and implement a Maintenance Master Plan to achieve sustainable Best-in-Class performance levels for proactive maintenance resulting in significant OEE improvements on targeted equipment as well as improvements in “right first time quality” metrics.

About the ISPE Delaware Valley Chapter

Since 1986 the ISPE Delaware Valley Chapter has grown and matured. Today, the chapter has more than 1600 members, and offers a wide-ranging schedule of programs annually, including lectures, panel discussions, facility tours, a vendor exhibit, a holiday social event and an annual golf tournament.

EAM & Reliability Strategy Seminar

January 18, 2012 - Mobile, Alabama

GenesisSolutions and The Mundy Companies will be hosting a complimentary seminar on Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and Reliability Strategy in Mobile, Alabama on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012. The seminar will be hosted at the Marriott Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza. To view the complete agenda and logistical details, please Click Here.

The main emphasis of the seminar will be on the following topics:

• Maintenance Maturity Continuum
• Current State Assessment
• Maintenance Master Planning
• Implementation Models for Operational Excellence
• Maintenance Excellence Governance Model
• Reliability Based Maintenance
• Maximizing Return on Investment
• Key Elements for Success, including:
  • Organizational Readiness
  • CMMS Functionality & Utilization (IBM Maximo, Infor EAM, Oracle EAM, SAP PM)
  • MRO Supply Chain
  • PM Optimization
  • Planning & Scheduling

Intended Audience: Maintenance & Manufacturing Managers & Directors, Engineering & Finance Managers & Directors, Key Stakeholders from Maintenance, Purchasing and IT, including Maintenance Supervisors, Planners / Schedulers, and CMMS Administrators

Instructors: Mike Greenholtz, VP of Reliability Solutions; Joe Pitman, VP of Sales & Marketing;  John Rocco, EVP, The Mundy Companies

We hope you can join us for this educational and interactive discussion. Please contact (203) 431-0281 or info@genesissolutions.com for additional information.

Upcoming Events

• Mountain West Maximo User Group (MWMUG)
• Winter Meeting 2012
• January 19, 2012
• Lehi, Utah

GenesisSolutions is a sponsor and will be attending this meeting featuring Maximo technical and functional presentations and training opportunities.

For more information please visit: http://mwmug.org/

• IBM Pulse 2012
• March 2012
• Las Vegas, Nevada

GenesisSolutions is a Gold Sponsor and will be presenting and exhibiting at this major IBM Maximo Asset Management event. Please monitor our website and follow our newsletter for updates as we draw closer to this event.

Our IBM Pulse 2012 presentations include:

1. A Co-Presentation with a Global Pharmaceutical Healthcare Provider
2. A Co-Presentation with a Major North American Power Utility
3. A Solution Expo Presentation on our EAM Maturity Continuum

For more information please visit: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/tivoli/pulse/

GenesisSolutions and The Mundy Companies will be hosting a complimentary seminar on Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and Reliability Strategy in Mobile, Alabama on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012. The seminar will be hosted at the Marriott Renaissance Riverview Plaza. To register or request additional information, please contact: info@genesissolutions.com

Access the Full Agenda with Speaker Bios Here

Topics that will be discussed include:

• Maintenance Maturity Continuum
• Current State Assessment
• Maintenance Master Planning
• Implementation Models for Operational Excellence
• Maintenance Excellence Governance Model
• Reliability Based Maintenance
• Maximizing Return on Investment
• Key Elements for Success
  • Organizational Readiness
  • CMMS Functionality & Utilization (IBM Maximo Asset Management, Infor EAM, Oracle EAM, SAP PM)
  • MRO Supply Chain
  • PM Optimization
  • Planning & Scheduling

Intended Audience: Maintenance & Manufacturing Managers & Directors, Engineering & Finance Managers & Directors, Key Stakeholders from Maintenance, Purchasing and IT, including Maintenance Supervisors, Planners / Schedulers, and CMMS Administrators

Instructors: Mike Greenholtz, VP of Reliability Solutions, Joe Pitman, VP of Sales & Marketing,  John Rocco, EVP, The Mundy Companies

We hope you can join us for this educational and interactive discussion. Please contact (203) 431-0281 or info@genesissolutions.com for additional information.

Principal Consultant

David Pitman is a Principal Consultant who came to GenesisSolutions in 2000 from Datastream Systems. While at Datastream David served as a Senior Implementation Technician who installed MP2 at approximately 100 customer sites in the US, Canada and Mexico.

David has served GenesisSolutions as both a Functional Lead and Project Manager on a number of projects during his tenure in a wide range of verticals, including Energy (Nuclear, Fossil Fuel, and T&D), Pharmaceuticals, Municipalities and Facilities (Casinos). David has a diverse set of system skills including functional and technical for Maximo, Datastream 7i (now Infor EAM), and MP2. Over the past several years, David has expanded his abilities in the IBM Maximo Asset Management realm by rolling out several aggressive upgrades. He has recently completed his PMP Certification course from Clemson University and is currently engaged on a large deployment with Tucson Electric Power. This project’s goals include upgrading current CMMS systems to a standard Maximo 7 platform across generation, transmission and distribution, including increasing data quality and the associated reliability programs it supports. David’s cardinal principle is to provide the highest quality service which translates to “on-time and under-budget implementations”. This dedication translates to a 100% customer reference rate and increasing repeat business. David has the natural ability to become part of the client family in a very short period of time.

In his spare time, David is an avid sailor and participated in the 2011 Marion (Massachusetts) to Bermuda Race with fellow GenesisSolutions colleague, Mr. Stephen Santoro. While things didn’t go as well as planned, it was a great experience that they will build on for 2012’s Newport (Rhode Island) to Bermuda Race.

GenesisSolutions & SSI Manufacturing Technologies

Announce Strategic Alliance

GenesisSolutions & SSI Manufacturing Technologies announced a teaming agreement in October 2011. SSI will be promoting GenesisSolution’s EAM, CMMS & Asset Reliability Services to its manufacturing clients in the Aerospace, Communications, Firearms, Medical and Oil Production industries. Similarly, GenesisSolutions will now be able to offer close tolerance, CNC precision machined parts and components to its manufacturing customers.

GenesisSolutions provides best-in-class Enterprise Asset Management services which allow organizations to implement best practice reliability services by leveraging and improving the data within their CMMS systems. These services include:

• Asset Management Master Planning
• EAM Assessment
• Reliability Engineering Workshop

Gary Hutchison, President of SSI, commented: “GenesisSolutions and SSI share a common vision: we both provide unsurpassed quality in products and services by utilizing innovative technologies, industry knowledge and expertise, and a firm customer commitment to achieve superior production and operating results. I am excited to now offer our customers specific ways and tools to improve their asset reliability and maintenance operations which will directly improve their bottom line.”

About SSI

First established over 50 years ago, SSI is a leading contract manufacturer of CNC milled, turned, and wire and sinker EDM machined custom parts, components and assemblies. SSI specializes in tight-tolerance precision machining from a wide variety of metals such as stainless steel, titanium, and aluminum, exotic alloys such as inconel, nitronic, and hastelloy and also castings and forgings.

SSI provides a wide range of engineering and manufacturing capabilities to support its customers in the aerospace, medical, communications, firearms, defense and oil and gas production industries. SSI works in close collaboration with its customers in the areas of engineering, material selection, and innovative inventory programs to help customers produce quality products efficiently and cost effectively.

Please visit http://www.ssimanufacturing.com/

2012 EAM Seminar Schedule Preview

Final Schedule to be released December 2011

GenesisSolutions will be releasing its complete schedule of regional EAM Seminars in December 2011.

We have provided the host cities below for our seminars which one attendee recently rated: “This was the best seminar I’ve attended in years.”

• Atlanta, GA
• Beaumont, TX
• Calgary, AB
• Corpus Christi, TX
• Houston, TX
• Iselin, NJ
• Mobile, AL
• San Diego, CA

In addition, we will be hosting our EAM Seminars in the following European Countries:

• Amsterdam
• Germany
• Scotland
• United Kingdom

The objective of these seminars is to provide an educational forum to promote a greater understanding of a progressive, multiphase Maintenance Master Plan and how to leverage your CMMS investment to support your Reliability Strategy. The outcome of this seminar will be that each individual will begin to understand how to develop and implement a Maintenance Master Plan to achieve sustainable Best-in-Class performance levels for proactive maintenance resulting in significant OEE improvements on targeted equipment as well as improvements in “right first time quality” metrics.

Please visit our website (www.GenesisSolutions.com) or contact us at info@genesissolutions.com or euinfo@genesissolutions.com to be added to our EAM Seminar mailing list.

Upcoming Industry Events

• Western Canada Maximo User Group (WCMUG)
• Fall 2011 Meeting
• December 6, 2011
• Vancouver, British Columbia

GenesisSolutions is a Bronze Sponsor and will be attending this meeting featuring presentations from BC Ferries, Copper Mountain Mining Corporation, IBM, Inter Pipeline Fund and Kinder Morgan Terminals.

For more information please visit: http://wcmug.org/

• Southern California Maximo Users Group (SoCalMUG)
• Fall 2011 Meeting
• December 7, 2011
• Los Angeles, CA (Hosted by UCLA)

GenesisSolutions will be attending this bi-annual meeting whose theme this Fall is “Achieving Operational Business Objectives while Improving the User Experience.”

For more information please visit: http://maximousers.org/scmug/

• IBM Pulse 2012
• March 2012
• Las Vegas, Nevada

GenesisSolutions is a Gold Sponsor and will be presenting and exhibiting at this major IBM Maximo Asset Management Event. Please monitor our website and follow our newsletter for updates as we draw closer to this event.

For more information please visit: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/tivoli/pulse/

Senior Reliability Engineer

Brian Taite graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics in 1992 and Bachelor of Civil Engineering in 1994 and went on to complete a Masters of Environmental Engineering in 1999. Prior to joining GenesisSolutions he was engaged as a consultant for a number of major oil companies, government agencies and within private industry for environmental site assessments, risk assessments, site remediation, project management and health and safety planning.

Working on environmental clean-up projects led to experience in maintenance and management of various remediation equipment systems. Along with overall project management, financial planning and cost control, Brian was involved with all aspects of project work including preparation of technical specifications, equipment refurbishment and optimization, corrective maintenance, failure modes identification and assessment, recommendations for system improvements, and the development of preventative maintenance routines.

In 2006, Brian joined the GenesisSolutions team as a contractor in The Netherlands as part of the Shell Upstream International Europe, Technical Integrity Enhancement Program (TIEP) for the ONEgas Asset. This includes almost 60 natural gas offshore production platforms and two onshore gas plants in the Southern North Sea. The project involves identification of safety critical elements, development of performance standards and review and development of maintenance routines in Shell Oil’s CMMS system (SAP Blueprint) to ensure the performance standard assurance tasks are well defined and fully covered under the preventative maintenance plans for all safety critical equipment.

Now a GenesisSolutions employee, Brian has embraced the opportunity to become involved with the North Sea Oil and Gas industry and to help Shell maintain its high safety standards through top tier maintenance programs and compliance activities. He has great personal and professional satisfaction while applying his background in maintenance and reliability engineering to enhance the technical integrity of ONEgas assets, protect the environment and ultimately ensure the safety of the people who work at these facilities.

GenesisSolutions - Tivoli Support Provider & Reseller

IBM Maximo Asset Management

GenesisSolutions has executed an IBM Tivoli Support Provider & Reseller Contract for the IBM Maximo Asset Management software application. With this new contract, GenesisSolutions is now an Authorized IBM Business Partner and officially licensed to resell, implement and provide Level One Support to IBM Tivoli’s Maximo Customers.

Although GenesisSolutions has been a business partner of IBM as a Systems Integrator for the past 12 years, this new contract solidifies a long standing business relationship and opens up a number of value-driven opportunities for our customer base.

Joe Pitman, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at GenesisSolutions commented: “This is a long time coming. We have been working closely with the IBM Maximo Asset Management team for years, and now we have a platform to build an even more profitable relationship and solutions to our mutual customer base. This new agreement makes sense for all parties, and we’re excited to align our IBM Maximo business practice to increase our customers overall satisfaction with their best-of-breed and industry defining application.”

GenesisSolutions will be a Gold Sponsor at the upcoming IBM Pulse 2012 conference to be held March 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, we will be promoting our new relationship at both industry and regional Maximo User Group conferences throughout North America & Europe over the next several months.

GenesisSolutions & Solufy Announce Strategic Alliance

Commence First Teaming Engagement Summer 2011

GenesisSolutions and Solufy have announced a strategic alliance to expand their portfolio of service and software offerings to their customers and market base. GenesisSolution’s professionals will assist Solufy’s customers in the installation, training and rollout of the AKWIRE Visual Scheduler for the IBM Maximo Asset Management Software application.

In conjunction with the recently announced alliance, GenesisSolutions & Solufy are currently engaged with their first joint project. The combined team is providing reliability and maintenance expertise to support one of the largest producers of high-quality metallurgical coke in the Americas with the installation, configuration, training and operation of Solufy’s AKWIRE Visual Scheduler, and to support this client with planning and scheduling operations for both short and long term work across a network of plants.

The AKWIRE Visual Scheduler for Maximo is a user friendly, flexible and powerful planning and scheduling tool to visually perform PM forecasting, organize and prioritize existing Work Orders and assign tasks to workforces, while showing the availability of Labor, Crafts, Workgroups, Crews, and Tools / Materials.

Read the Full Article

EAM & Reliability Strategy Seminar

Houston, Texas - October 4, 2011

GenesisSolutions and The Mundy Companies will be hosting a complimentary seminar on Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and Reliability Strategy in Houston, Texas on Tuesday, October 4, 2011. The seminar will be hosted at the Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake. To view the complete agenda and logistical details, please click here.

Topics that will be discussed include:

• Maintenance Maturity Continuum
• Current State Assessment
• Maintenance Master Planning
• Implementation Models for Operational Excellence
• Maintenance Excellence Governance Model
• Reliability Based Maintenance
• Maximizing Return on Investment
• Key Elements for Success
  • Organizational Readiness
  • CMMS Functionality & Utilization (IBM Maximo, Infor EAM, Oracle EAM, SAP PM)
  • MRO Supply Chain
  • PM Optimization
  • Planning & Scheduling

Intended Audience: Maintenance & Manufacturing Managers & Directors, Engineering & Finance Managers & Directors, Key Stakeholders from Maintenance, Purchasing and IT, including Maintenance Supervisors, Planners / Schedulers, and CMMS Administrators.

Instructors: Rob MacArthur, President of GenesisSolutions, Mike Greenholtz, VP of Reliability Solutions, Joe Pitman, VP of Sales & Marketing, John Rocco, EVP, The Mundy Companies

We hope you can join us for this educational and interactive discussion. Please contact (203) 431-0281 or info@genesissolutions.com for additional information.

Upcoming Industry Events

• GOMAXIMO (Gas & Oil Maximo User Group)
• 2011 Annual Conference
• September 28-30, 2011
• Houston, Texas

Elevating Performance through Integrated Operations and Maintenance

The 2011 Annual GOMAXIMO User Group Conference program emphasizes integrated operations and maintenance and the effective use of resources - collaborating between operations, engineering, and maintenance to keep your equipment ready to perform when it is needed and to elevate safety and environmental performance in order to take advantage of future opportunities.

GenesisSolutions is a Group Sponsor and will be attending this event.

Please visit the GOMAXIMO Home Page Here: http://gomaximo.org/

• Maximo User Group UK & Ireland
• Fall 2011 Meeting
• September 29, 2011
• London (IBM UK Southbank)

GenesisSolutions will be attending and co-presenting at the Fall 2011 Maximo User Group UK & Ireland on September 29, 2011. This bi-annual meeting typically attracts 100+ delegates.

We will be reprising our IBM Pulse 2011 co-presentation with TEP on “Quantum Leap - Implementing Maximo 7 to Manage All Asset Classes at Tucson Electric Power”.

For additional meeting details, please visit: http://www.tivoli-ug.org/groups?groupid=217#1556

• EAM & Reliability Strategy Seminar
• October 4, 2011
• Houston, Texas (Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake)

Details Above

• FMMUG (Facilities Management Maximo Users Group)
• 2011 Best Practices
• October 16-18, 2011
• Plano, Texas (Hosted by JC Penney & Johnson Controls)

GenesisSolutions will be attending this annual event which provides user presentations focusing on Facilities Best Practices initiatives utilizing IBM Maximo Asset Management.

We will also be providing a “Facilities Planning & Scheduling: A Best Practices Overview” workshop with Solufy on Tuesday, October 18th.

For additional meeting details, please visit: http://fmmug.org/

• SMRP (Society of Maintenance & Reliability Professionals)
• 19th Annual Conference
• October 17-20, 2011
• Greensboro, North Carolina

GenesisSolutions will be sponsoring, exhibiting, attending and co-presenting at the 19th SMRP Annual Conference. Our co-presentation, on Tuesday, October 18th, focuses on how a Major Healthcare Provider increased Operational Performance through a Standardized CMMS and integrated Reliability Program.

For additional meeting details, please visit: http://www.smrp.org/Conference/index.asp

GenesisSolutions and Solufy have announced a strategic alliance to expand their portfolio of service & software offerings to their customers and market base. GenesisSolution’s professionals will assist Solufy’s customers in the installation, training and rollout of the AKWIRE Visual Scheduler for the IBM Maximo Asset Management software application.

In conjunction with the recently announced alliance, GenesisSolutions & Solufy are currently engaged with their first joint project. The combined team is providing reliability and maintenance expertise to support one of the largest producers of high-quality metallurgical coke in the Americas with the installation, configuration, training and operation of Solufy’s AKWIRE Visual Scheduler, and to support this client with planning and scheduling operations for both short and long term work across a network of plants.

The AKWIRE Visual Scheduler for Maximo is a user friendly, flexible and powerful planning and scheduling tool to visually perform PM forecasting, organize and prioritize existing Work Orders and assign tasks to workforces, while showing the availability of Labor, Crafts, Workgroups, Crews, and Tools / Materials.

GenesisSolutions, a Global Leader in EAM & Asset Reliability Services, has decades of experience building, operating and improving planning and scheduling processes and the elements that support it. Genesis consultants bring cross-industry best practices and a methodology to educate, train and implement operations and maintenance to achieve maximum gains. GenesisSolutions consultants use a combination of classroom education, planner / scheduler functional training, systems training (CMMS and supporting software) and in-the-field training and development to show proof of concept and demonstrate effectiveness real-time, and leave our customers teams ready to complete key activities including: the annual plan, backlog management, work prioritization, outage planning, post-outage reviews, systems usage guides, and measure planning and scheduling effectiveness and impact on reliability.

GenesisSolutions and Solufy have been engaged for the past 18 months delivering “Planning & Scheduling – A Best Practices Overview” workshops to regional Maximo User Group conferences throughout North America.

Mario Boileau, President & CEO of Solufy commented: “I am excited about our working relationship with GenesisSolutions. Their Planning & Scheduling expertise in the Maintenance & Reliability industry is a perfect compliment in ensuring our customers are receiving Best Practices experience and execution as they tap into the power of the AKWIRE application. I see this as a phenomenal growth opportunity for both organizations, and an excellent opportunity for Maximo users to enhance and improve their Planning & Scheduling function.”

About Solufy

Solufy is an Information Technology company focusing on delivering quality software solutions to augment the functionality of Maximo, and other enterprise class systems. Solufy’s flagship product, AKWIRE™, provides a platform, with off-line capabilities, that can host an ever expanding suite of tools for Maximo and other enterprise systems. The mission is to provide configurable, fully customizable, and expandable software that can meet an organizations ever growing business needs. www.Solufy.com

GenesisSolutions & The Mundy Companies are committed to providing an educational forum to promote a greater understanding of a progressive, multiphase Maintenance Master Plan and how to leverage your CMMS investment to support your Reliability Strategy. Please contact us for a full description of the one-day EAM and Reliability Strategy Seminar which has a focus on “Defining your Maintenance Master Plan”. Additionally, the full agenda complete with speaker bio’s is available Here

Registration, Agenda & Further Information: info@genesissolutions.com

Manager, Professional Services

Tim Gilmer began his career in 1987 as a Junior Chemist at Milliken Chemical after graduating from Wofford College with a degree in Biology. While at Milliken, Tim was responsible for R&D on several product lines which afforded him the opportunity to work with Engineering and Production personnel at two production facilities as well as both quality labs. During his time at Milliken, Tim co-authored two patents and piloted the company’s first ultra-filtration unit that recovered millions of dollars of product in the first year.

In 1990, Tim took a position as Technical Director with a company based in the UK that was starting a manufacturing facility in the US. Tim was the third employee hired and participated with building the facility, the installation and commissioning of equipment, developing base formulations for products, and developing all procurement relationships with raw material vendors. Tim was responsible for all technical aspects of the company, which also included Engineering and Maintenance. The company grew quickly and was financially self-sufficient inside of 36 months. The company developed a niche market for custom power coatings, and is currently one of the very few in the world that can deliver custom color and texture powder within 24 hours.

Tim took a position with Datastream Systems in the fall of 1994, where he was a consultant with the responsibility of helping customers install and setup Datastream’s CMMS products. Tim also trained the end-users on the application onsite as well as in structured classed offered by Datastream. Tim worked at Datastream until April 2003, and during this time he worked in Product Development, Direct Sales, Internal Training, and Corporate Training.

In 2003, Tim joined GenesisSolutions as a Principal Consultant, primarily focused on Datastream projects. Since that time, Tim has worked on many Datastream (now Infor EAM) and IBM Maximo Asset Management projects in various capacities. Tim is now a Manager of Professional Services and is responsible for the overall success and management of customer engagements. He has overseen successful EAM projects in the manufacturing, pharmaceutical and automotive industries. Tim ensures his customers success through strong project management skills, EAM system expertise and by driving team collaboration.

Project Summary: CMMS Migration within a Biotechnology Environment

IBM Maximo Asset Management migration to SAP PM

One of the world’s leading biotechnology companies needed to upgrade their IBM Maximo Asset Management system. A new corporate directive was driving their maintenance system to SAP PM. The impending transition to the new system was daunting from a data perspective, and GenesisSolutions was asked to support the system upgrade and data preparation based on our experience and long held and successful history with the company.

To read the complete Project Summary, please click Here

Reliability Engineering Workshop Service Offering

Announcement on Commercial Availability

GenesisSolutions announced this month the availability of a 3-day Onsite Reliability Engineering Workshop geared towards a facilities “Bad Actors” (Assets). Every plant has them, and through this workshop, you will be provided concrete steps to measurably improve their reliability and decrease their direct maintenance costs.

This workshop has been developed and delivered on a global basis to Fortune-500 companies over the past eight years. Through these efforts, it has become a company-wide global standard, and is now being made available on a commercial basis. It is intended for small groups (10-12 attendees) of Key Stakeholders & Reliability Professionals to establish real methods to achieve measurable results and the training to sustain it.

Please contact info@genesissolutions.com for more information and pricing, or view the Workshop Description / Abstract Here

Upcoming Events

• 5th Annual Maintenance & Reliability Symposium
• MaRS 2011 - SMRP Houston Chapter
• August 17-19, 2011
• Galveston, TX

MaRK your calendar for MaRS 2011! The 5th Annual Maintenance and Reliability Symposium will kick off with a Golf Tournament at Moody Gardens Golf Course on August 17th followed by 1-1/2 days of networking opportunities, exposure to the latest tools and techniques, and knowledge transfer from today’s industry leaders.

GenesisSolutions will be attending and exhibiting in partnership with The Mundy Companies.

For more information: http://www.smrphouston.org/events.htm

• GOMAXIMO (Gas & Oil Maximo User Group)
• 2011 Annual Conference
• September 28-30, 2011
• Houston, TX

Elevating Performance Through Integrated Operations and Maintenance

The 2011 Annual GOMAXIMO User Group Conference program emphasizes integrated operations and maintenance and the effective use of resources - collaborating between operations, engineering, and maintenance to keep your equipment ready to perform when it is needed and to elevate safety and environmental performance in order to take advantage of future opportunities.

GenesisSolutions is a Group Sponsor and will be attending this event.

Please visit the GOMAXIMO Home Page Here: http://gomaximo.org/

• Maximo User Group UK & Ireland
• Fall 2011 Meeting
• September 29, 2011
• London (IBM UK Southbank)

GenesisSolutions will be attending and co-presenting at the Fall 2011 Maximo User Group UK & Ireland on September 29, 2011. This bi-annual meeting typically attracts 100+ delegates.

We will be reprising our IBM Pulse 2011 co-presentation with TEP on “Quantum Leap - Implementing Maximo 7 to Manage All Asset Classes at Tucson Electric Power”.

For additional meeting details, please visit: http://www.tivoli-ug.org/groups?groupid=217#1556

• EAM & Reliability Strategy Seminar
• October 4, 2011
• Houston, TX

GenesisSolutions & The Mundy Companies invite you and your team to attend a complimentary, one-day, Enterprise Asset Management and Reliability Strategy Seminar and Workshop, at the Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake, on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

GenesisSolutions & The Mundy Companies are committed to providing an educational forum to promote a greater understanding of a progressive, multiphase Maintenance Master Plan and how to leverage your CMMS investment to support your Reliability Strategy. Please contact us for a full description of the one-day EAM and Reliability Strategy Seminar which has a focus on “Defining your Maintenance Master Plan”.

Registration, Agenda & Further Information: info@genesissolutions.com

Following the success of our 2010 - 2011 Regional EAM Seminar Schedule, GenesisSolutions has begun offering our current customers and contacts a One-Day Onsite Asset Management Master Planning Workshop.

The Workshop provides an outline of how to establish an Asset Management Master Plan for your organization to move from Reactive Maintenance to True Enterprise Asset Management. Areas of focus include:

• Organizational Readiness
• EAM / CMMS Data Quality
• Workforce Management
• Maintenance & Reliability
• Inventory Management
• Planning & Scheduling
• Metrics & Performance Improvement

The discussion & presentation is led by a team consisting of a Senior Reliability Engineer and a Senior CMMS Consultant. The results are an interactive discussion and forward thinking project plan identifying areas for improvement and opportunities for ROI.

To Access the Workshop Overview, Please Click Here

Principal Consultant

Bruce Eaton began his career in the maintenance industry as an FAA Airframe and Power Plant Mechanic. After graduating from Purdue University in 1994 with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering Technology, he began working in general aviation servicing and maintaining small to medium sized aircraft. Bruce started in industrial maintenance as a Maintenance Engineer with Fluor Daniels working on CMMS implementations and maintenance improvement projects where he contributed to large scale maintenance assessments and restoration projects in the petroleum and steel industry.

In 1998 he took an opportunity to join PSDI/MRO Software (Now IBM) as a consultant where he quickly became involved in large multisite Maximo implementations with companies in Transportation, Power Generation, Municipalities and Government. Bruce also assisted many clients with defining their business processes and improving and streamlining their use of maintenance software.

He continued in the maintenance software industry when he joined GenesisSolutions in 2001 where he is currently a Principal Consultant. He has been involved in many implementations including international roll outs, complex data migrations and upgrades from legacy and prior versions. Bruce has been helping GenesisSolutions’ customers define and implement solutions to improve their enterprise asset management systems with great success. Currently he is assisting one of the world’s leading agricultural processors with a global upgrade from Maximo 5 to 7. He has contributed in many areas including business process development, test script development, screen design, custom applications, custom integrations and report development.

Bruce ensures companies succeed through understanding their business needs and developing tailored solutions that aid organizations in achieving competitive effectiveness in their operations and maintenance software. He enjoys working with dynamic teams where he feels that he is truly contributing to the overall success of the organization.

Bruce holds a Commercial Pilots License and Instrument rating and can be seen boating around Lake Keowee, South Carolina with his wife and friends.

GenesisSolutions Delivers EAM Seminar to Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association

Mundy Caribe LLC Arranges Introduction to Customer Base

Mike Greenholtz & Joe Pitman of GenesisSolutions led an EAM & Reliability Strategy Seminar hosted by the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association in May 2011. The event, coordinated by Miguel Perez, General Manager of Mundy Caribe LLC, brought together thirty representatives from Puerto Rico’s manufacturers and service industries.

Seminar participants were shown how an EAM system is an effective tool to benchmark their current maintenance practices, measure performance, identify cost reduction opportunities and help define development of their Asset Management Master Plan. Attendees were shown the benefits obtained when a AMMP follows an EAM Maintenance Maturity Life Cycle and that Maintenance is not a cost rather an investment in the life of the organizations assets. Participants included Engineering Directors, Maintenance Managers and Reliability Engineers.

About PRMA

The Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association is a private, voluntary, non-profit organization established in 1928 with the purpose of uniting all Puerto Rico’s manufacturers and service industries into a strong and effective body in order to further their mutual interests as they relate to the private and public sectors of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Mission: Strengthen the industrial/entrepreneurial culture to advance the competitiveness of our members.

Vision: We are leaders; we stimulate the economic/social well-being through industrial and entrepreneurial competitiveness integrated to global activity. Objective: Maximize the competitiveness of member companies to maintain profitability and continuity of business.

GenesisSolutions Hits the High Seas

Consultant Team Competes in Race to Bermuda

On June 17, 2011 a crew of eight will sail from Marion, Massachusetts for an adventure few experience. The crew will leave aboard the 43 ft sloop “Aries Dream”, participating in the 57th annual Marion to Bermuda yacht race.

Aboard the boat are Stephen Santoro, owner and skipper and David Pitman, crew and helmsman, both of GenesisSolutions.

The remaining crew include:

• Eva Ambroz, Crew Trimmer
• David Cain, Watch Captain and Helmsman
• Mark Grosby, Navigator
• Suzanne Grosby, Helmsman
• Peter Flood, Trimmer & Helmsman
• Alec Knowles, Trimmer & Helmsman

Upon completion the team will spend a few days in Bermuda and then start the return trip with similar crew.

David Pitman’s son Derek will join the crew for the return.

The race covers 650 miles and should take approximately 4 days arriving in Bermuda on or about June 22, 2011.

The race can be followed on: http://www.iboattrack.com/

Upcoming Events

• Risk Based EAM Strategy Seminar
• SEVA-SMRP Chapter
• Hampton, Virginia
• June 22, 2011

The Southeast Virginia chapter of the SMRP (SEVA SMRP) will be hosting a Risk Based EAM Strategies Seminar & Workshop for its members on June 22, 2011.

Mike Greenholtz, Vice President, Reliability Solutions, and Joe Pitman, Senior Executive at GenesisSolutions have been asked to lead this discussion.

The objective of the workshop is to educate participants on Enterprise Asset Management and core implementation components. Mike Greenholtz and Joe Pitman will lead a workshop which will focus on the design and implementation of essential components necessary to enable a customer organization to be successful with Reliability Strategies, Asset Management Master Planning, and other Return-on-Investment generating programs.

For more information, please contact info@genesissolutions.com or connect directly with the SEVA SMRP Chair.

Please see the EAM Seminar Overview & Details Here