Leadership
Episode 20: Michael Perkins
Welcome to VETERANS CONNECTED! Maintenance and reliability expert and military Veteran Eric Bevevino interviews Army veteran Michael Perkins. Michael is a senior reliability professional currently, working with clients mainly in the oil and gas industry. He works with clients to determine what their master equipment list is, etc. Michael was a Tactical Mission Leader for the US Army. Tune in as they exchange their experiences and discuss the transition from the military to industry, and the paths and resources that led them to where they are today…
- Eric Bevevino
- Veterans Connected
Episode 19: Dan Jarvis
Welcome to VETERANS CONNECTED! Maintenance and reliability expert and military Veteran Eric Bevevino interviews Army veteran Dan Jarvis. Retired Army SFC Dan Jarvis was deployed to a combat zone in Afghanistan in 2011. Shortly after his arrival, he stepped on a pressure plate and detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) five feet from his position on the patrol. The IED inflicted a traumatic brain injury. He insisted on continuing to lead his troops on the battlefield instead of taking a break. Tune in as they exchange their experiences and discuss the transition from the military to industry, and the paths and resources that led them to where they are today…
- Eric Bevevino
- Veterans Connected
Training and Development with Special Guest Tara Holwegner – CONNECT Conversations
In this session, along with special guest Tara Holwegner, we’ll review:
• The 12 steps for developing a strategic training plan, one designed to assure an effective, value-adding, training and development program.
• Training vs. learning, the learning process and the approach most effective, adult learning and Bloom’s taxonomy.
• Data regarding how people learn, and remember, and how practices become a habit.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Why Partner with a Reliability and Maintenance Staffing Firm?
Changing skills, new pandemic requirements, and tight labor markets is just the beginning of the myriad of challenges HR departments are facing. Bringing new, younger, qualified talent into an organization can be challenging given the negative view of the manufacturing sector among this demographic. HR departments are employing several new tactics to attract new talent. Partnering with a staffing agency that specializes in maintenance and reliability skills is one that should not be overlooked.
- Thedrick Scott
- Allied Reliability
Episode 18: Dallas Kratzer
Welcome to VETERANS CONNECTED! Maintenance and reliability expert and military Veteran Eric Bevevino interviews Airforce veteran Dallas Kratzer. Dr. Kratzer is a Senior Fellow in Policy Development with KY CPE. His focus is on expanding credit for prior learning (CPL) concepts throughout academia and business in Kentucky. Tune in as they exchange their experiences and discuss the transition from the military to industry, and the paths and resources that led them to where they are today…
- Eric Bevevino
- Veterans Connected
When you Write and Execute a Schedule, how do you Allow for Emergent Work?
We acknowledge that there will always be some emergent work, and we consider that it may be (for example) 10% of the overall work. When you write and execute a schedule, how do you allow for emergent work? Or do you allow for emergent work?
- Mike Gehloff
- Allied Reliability
Managing an Aging and Retiring Workforce- CONNECT Conversations
It’s been estimated that over one in five workers will be eligible to retire in the coming 10 years, with some 19 million people older than 55 and eligible. Replacing all that experience, particularly skilled craft people such as mechanics, electricians, electronic technicians, etc., will be difficult.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Episode 34: Howard Penrose
The Leadership Connection Host, Doug Plucknette, interviews reliability leader Howard Penrose. Howard is the president of MotorDoc LLC, a Veteran Owned Small Business, and 2017-18 Chair of the Society for Maintenance Professionals (SMRP).
- Doug Plucknette
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Predictive Maintenance Practices- Model for a Good Program– CONNECT Conversations
In this session we’ll be discussing this, along with various condition monitoring techniques, e.g., vibration, oil, IR, ultrasound, and perhaps others, and how and where to best apply them, and as importantly the systems and practices that need to be in place to optimize their performance, e.g., a direct link to the maintenance planning and scheduling process, and a proactive approach to eliminate the defects being detected.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT