| Mamdouh Al-Aidarous Engineering Consultant Saudi Aramco Mamdouh B. Al-Aidarous works as an Engineering Consultant with Saudi Aramco Engineering Services. Mamdouh is a registered Professional Engineer-Mechanical Engineering by the Saudi Council of Engineers (2010). He holds a Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Petroleum and Minerals- Saudi Arabia (1989). Mamdouh has over 32 years of experience covering wide roles of engineering with focus on rotating plant machinery, stationery equipment, vibration measurement, condition monitoring system, machinery diagnosis and rotordynamic analysis. Mamdouh participated in numerous technical conferences and presented over 100 technical presentations. Mamdouh was one of the founding members of the Vibration Institute-Saudi Arabia (1988), the local chapter of the Vibration Institute-US. He is a certified Vibration Analyst Category-IV by the Vibration Institute-US (1997). | |
| Muthanna Al-Jundi Lead Customer Contract Management Specialist GE Oil & Gas Muthanna is an experienced machinery diagnostics engineer, skilled in root cause failure analysis and corrective maintenance of rotating equipment. Muthanna is currently working for GE Oil & Gas as a Lead Customer Contract Management Specialist, responsible for managing and executing remote monitoring and diagnostic supporting service agreements for clients in the power generation and oil & gas sectors. Before that, he worked as a field engineer, providing machinery diagnostic services to clients in the power generation and oil & gas sectors. Muthanna holds a Master of Science degree in Design of Rotating Machines from Cranfield University in England. | |
| Wesam Alharbi (co-author) Vibration Engineer Saudi Aramco Wesam Alharbi graduated in 2015 with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder. He started his professional career as a Vibration Engineer in the Consulting Services Department at Saudi Aramco. His first field training dealing with rotating machinery started in 2016 in Ras Tanura Refinery. Wesam has recently been certified as a Category I Vibration Analyst by Vibration Institute and as a Level 1 Ultrasound Analyst by SDT. | |
| Muhammad Asadullah Assistant Manager Technical Services Uch Power Pvt Ltd Muhammad has a degree in Mechanical Engineer (B.E). Vibration Analyst ISO Level-I Certified by BINDT, ISO CAT-2 and CAT-3 certified by MOBIUS. He was trained as a Machinery Diagnostics Engineer by GE and has been in the diagnostics field since 8 years. Muhammad started with RECoM (A service partner of SKF Pakistan) in 2009. He provided reliability services and trainings to different clients and now is working as Assistant Manager Technical Services at Uch Power Private Limited since 2013. He has been engaged extensively in diagnostics and trainings. | |
| Fabrice Brion CEO I-care Fabrice Brion is CEO and founder of I-care Reliability Group, global leader in industrial predictive maintenance & reliability. I-care group employs more than 120 reliability engineers worldwide.
Before starting I-care story in 2004, Fabrice worked as a reliability engineer for CSI, a subsidiary of American Group: Emerson Process Management. Actually, he started early to collaborate with this company: thesis on vibration analysis during his engineering degree but also a complementary Master in Management.
Fabrice is involved in the most popular industrial/maintenance federations, such like BEMAS in Belgium and Agoria. He has been recognized by Agoria as a Belgian Expert for ISO standards committees for predictive maintenance. Fabrice is also involved into local committees to help his native region, Mons, Belgium to growth and become a key player at the national level.
Favorite motto: Roots and Wings... | |
| Manohar Chidurala Operations Manager - IMENA Region UE Systems Inc. Manohar Chidurala is representing UE Systems Inc., USA since 2010 and certified Level 2 (ASNT) in Ultrasound Technology and Level 2 in Vibration Technology from Vibration Institute. He is graduated in Mechanical Engineering and M.B.A. in Technology Management. He is working in the Industry since 1991 promoting Predictive Maintenance Technologies to Indian Industries and abroad in all industry sectors. He has hands-on experience implementing all the PdM Technologies including Vibration, Oil Analysis, Ultrasound, Thermography, Electrical Signature Analysis etc. He is providing Training, Technical and Application Support to implementing Ultrasound Technology effectively in the plant environment. Currently living in Hyderabad, India, with his wife and children and supporting the IMENA region. | |
| Rob Coles Regional Manager HBM Prenscia Rob Coles is a Regional Manager for HBM Prenscia and has spent the last 4 years supporting client’s application of signal and data analysis software across Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Prior to that, he has spent over 20 years in the technical software industry and has a background in computer based modelling, simulation and vibration signal acquisition. | |
| Scott Dow Senior Instructor Mobius Institute A mechanical engineer by trade, Scott Dow has been working in the vibration world for over 25 years. During that time, he has worked extensively as a field analyst and as a trainer, teaching formal classes and also mentoring clients individually and in small groups. During the mid-90s, Scott developed an innovative training method based on recreating interesting and educational case studies he had encountered. Students would receive the actual data to analyze and were free to request any field tests they thought would help them diagnose the problem. Originally called InterActive Training when it was introduced, the cases have recently been updated and the classes are now being offered by Mobius as Analyst Flight School. Scott currently owns his own business, CBM Consultants, with one of his primary duties being a Senior Instructor for the Mobius Institute N.A. When he is not conducting Mobius classes, he continues to mentor both individuals and small groups with either on-site or remote support for database setup, building analysis skills, field testing and more. | |
| Ravikumar Duraisamy Reliability Engineer Sadara Chemical Company Ravikumar graduated in Mechanical Engineering with 17+ Years of Total Industrial Experience. He is currently 10th Year of Service in Dow Chemical Company. Post-Graduation - MBA Degree through Off-Campus. He is a CMRP Certified Professional (Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional) by ANSI accredited Society – SMRP. Ravikumar started his Career with Projects and moved to Production Shift In-charge with Saint Gobain India Gypsum Limited. He joined Dow Chennai Coatings Plant in Apr’ 2007 as Process Leader Engineering – Having roles of Site Maintenance Leader, RE, MAC & PPMC. Sadara Long Term Secondee Assignment started from Feb’2013 at Fluor EPC Office, Houston, Texas for 8 months and Moved to KSA by Nov’2013 as Reliability Engineer for UPI – Steam Generation and Power Distribution Plants. Successful completion as Reliability Focal Point Support during Commissioning and Start-up of Sadara Utilities Plant. Currently handling Operational Reliability Initiatives. Ravikumar lead the Maintenance Team for Implementation of Dow Work processes successfully. Mr. Duraisamy attended Dow GBPL Six Sigma Project, Propel to Excel leadership Programs. He successfully lead Capacity Road map Projects and Omni Bus Projects in Chennai Coatings Plant. Ravikumar trained and effective use of RCI Tool Apollo Reality Charting and Meridium for Reliability Analytics. | |
| Keith Gallant Condition Monitoring Technologies Manager RMS - Reliability Maintenance Solutions Ltd. A CAT II Vibration Analyst for Reliability Maintenance Solutions (RMS) Ltd. based in the United Kingdom. Keith’s role in RMS as a service consultant gives him a wide variety of equipment experience, more recently becoming the UK’s first certified Motion Amplification Analyst. He spearheads the new Vibration Analysis technology in Britain and Ireland. His commitment to supporting and implementing condition monitoring technologies in RMS’ reliability improvement programs spans a wide variety of industry such as power, recycling, petro-chemical and food process. Keith is passionate about understanding processes and the challenges to improving reliability. Keith’s enthusiasm for precision maintenance and reliability is passed on through supporting RMS’ training activities and is the UK’s appointed trainer for RDI Technologies. | |
| Sankar Ganesh MDS Technical Leader – MENAT General Electric International Inc. The technical leader of GE-Bently Nevada Machinery Diagnostics Services for MENAT region. Received Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Bharathidasan University-India in 1993. He is working for GE, Bently Nevada for 10 years and has over 20 years’ experience in vibration field, including rotating equipment balancing, vibration analysis, diagnostics and root cause analysis. Published several case studies in Turbomachinery Symposiums. | |
| Todd Gunderson VP, Sales and Marketing PdMA Corporation Todd has been with PdMA Corporation since 1997. He currently holds the position of Vice President of Sales and Marketing where he oversees the development of 43 independent representative organizations around the globe. From Reliability Technicians and Engineers to Supervisors and Management, a common goal is to reduce cost and increase production. PdMA corporation provides you with the tools and knowledge to compete in a very demanding global market. Prior to joining PdMA he served 9 years in the United States Navy Nuclear Program as a certified nuclear electrician. During his Navy tenure, he was part of the Pre Commissioning unit of the USS George Washington CVN 73. After the successful commissioning, he moved on to become an instructor at Nuclear Propulsion Training Unit in Charleston, South Carolina. There he instructed students on the electrical maintenance and operation for nuclear reactor and electrical auxiliary/distribution systems. His experience includes high and low voltage, AC and DC, power generation, power distribution, motors, and motor controllers. | |
| Rishikesh Kumar Vibration Engineer Sadara Chemical Company Masters in Mechanical Engineering; 14 years of Industrial Experience; Worked with Infosys, Halliburton USA, L&T R&D Centre, India; Expertise in Noise, Vibration Analysis; Expertise in Rotordynamics, performing investigations on tribological failures; Failure analysis & Troubleshooting experience; Exposure to CAD/ FEA softwares; Experience in Project Management; Area Of Interest – Surface Engineering, Contact Mechanics, Tribodynamics; Membership – ASME, VI, TSI, STLE. | |
| Ronald Lambert Reliability Director Sadara Chemical Company, KSA Ron started at Sadara in 2013 and was promoted to Director of Reliability at Sadara in 2015. He now has over 120 employees reporting to him in three different divisions – Reliability Engineering, Asset Management, and Technical Services. Ron began his career with the Dow Chemical, working in Power Generation and Utilities, Polyethylene Production, and Agricultural Chemicals Process Reliability. In these roles, he developed skills in Root Cause Analysis, FEMA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis), RCM (Reliability Centered Maintenance), and Reliability Modeling. Those tools, along with his detailed equipment knowledge, allowed him to increase the Asset Utilization of the facilities he supported. After Dow, Ron worked for Dupont as the site Reliability Manager. In that role, he drove the implementation of various major tools and methodologies. These included SAP, as the major computerized maintenance management tool, along with Meridium’s suite of reliability analysis tools. He then demonstrated the value of the tools by incorporating them into Six Sigma projects. Ron later spent time working for Meridium as a Senior Reliability Consultant and Subject Mater Expert in Root Cause Analysis. He supported the STRP4 Reliability Implementation at SABIC and various refineries in the US gulf coast region. Before joining Sadara, Ron spent four years at Mosaic Fertilizer Company as Reliability Superintendent and Change Management Leader. | |
| Mahmoud Lofty Diagnosis Engineer Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Company-Alexandria (EZDK) Mahmoud Lotfy, 29 years old Egyptian engineer graduated from Faculty of Engineering (Mechanical department) Alexandria University in 2009, proceeding MSc in the mechanical dynamics of wind turbines. He has six year experience at Al Ezz Dekheila steel company-Alexandria concerning plants’ reliability. Mahmoud has good experience in vibration analysis, thermal imaging analysis, Lubricant analysis (Lubricants selection and oil analysis) and endoscope inspection in addition to Non Destructive Testing (NDT) experience. Mahmoud is certified as vibration analyst from Mobius institute Cat III, Also certified Cat II infra-red thermographer from the ITC (Infra-red training center). Regarding the quality of weldments, Mahmoud is certified level II in UT, MT, PT, RT and VT. | |
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| Moamen Moustafa Diagnosis Manager Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Company-Alexandria (EZDK) Moamen Moustafa is a Diagnosis manager in Al Ezz Dekheila steel company-Alexandria, graduated from faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University as a mechanical Engineer and preparing MSc in Reheating furnaces heat transfer. Moamen has a good experience in vibration analysis of compressors, gear boxes, pumps, motors, fans and blowers, certified category III vibration analyst from Mobius institute. Also, he is certified level II Thermographer from the Infrared Training Centre- Canada. Moamen used to apply professionally this technique in Electric equipment like high voltage connections and Static VAR Compensators, Mechanical components and furnaces refractories. In addition, he has good experience in oil analysis, lubricants alternatives and the appropriate selection of lubricants for new applications. He has experience in Endo-scope inspection which has a great effect in equipment inspection like gear boxes, Motors, pipes,..., etc. Finally, NDT inspection activities have been added to my responsibilities in order to control the quality of welds and third party inspectors as certified level #2 in UT, MT, PT, RT and VT, so I revise documentations, equipment calibrations, technical reports and specify Codes for acceptance criteria. | |
| Muhammad Nadeem Field Service Engineer Dresser Rand A Siemens Business Field Service Engineer in Dresser-Rand (Siemens) - MENA region ISO 18436-2 CAT-II vibration analyst | |
| Ali Rastegari Industrial PhD Candidate Volvo GTO Ali Rastegari is an industrial PhD candidate at Mälardalen University since September 2012. He is employed as a maintenance engineer at Volvo Group Trucks Operation. Ali received his M.Sc. from älardalen University in the area of Product and Process Development – Production and Logistics and his B.Sc. from Tehran Azad University in Mechanical Engineering. His background includes work as a mechanical and maintenance engineer in manufacturing industries. His research interest lies in the area of strategic maintenance development focusing on use of condition based maintenance (CBM) in the manufacturing industry. His main focus area through CBM has been on vibration analysis of machine tools’ spindle units and gearboxes. He received the certificate of vibration analysis CAT II in 2016. | |
| Anees ur Rehman Director (Services Division) SUMICO Technologies Private Limited PhD in Vibration – Based Condition Monitoring from University of Sheffield, UK; ISO-CAT-III certified Vibration Analyst from MOBIUS Institute Australia; 15 International Publications on Structural Dynamics and Condition Monitoring; 13 Years of experience in Machine Fault Diagnosis, Structural Dynamics Investigations, Rotordynamics, Modal Testing & Finite Element Analysis; Presently working as DIRECTOR OPERATIONS in SUMICO Technologies, Lahore, Pakistan. | |
| Robert Schmaus Managing Director PRUFTECHNIK Middle East FZE Mr. Robert Schmaus – German citizen, graduated engineer on German university, CAT II vibration specialist and aged 49 – works since many years for the PRUFTECHNIK Group which comprises the divisions Alignment Systems, Condition Monitoring and Nondestructive Testing. Robert Schmaus has been working for PRUFTECHNIK and was traveling all over the world for the last 12 years visiting customers in Europe, Middle East, Americas, Asia, etc. This allowed him to learn about many different applications and visit many plants ranging from oil & gas, thru power and water company, marine industries, cement and mining plants, etc. He has conducted many seminars and training sessions for plant engineers and has written articles for renowned magazines worldwide. As PRUFTECHNIK does have its own R&D (research and development) department and holds hundreds of patents and trademarks, Robert could also have a deep insight into proper design of the correct tools needed in industrial plants today. | |
| Nishanthan Senkuttuvan Reliability Engineer Technomax MiddleEast Engg LLC Nishanthan, born in 1991 In Tamilnadu, India. After completing my bachelor degree in mechanical engineering on 2013, I started to make a study in condition monitoring especially in Vibration. Daily I will spend lots of hours in studying vibration and successfully completed my four years in condition monitoring. I don’t have any role model in my life – but after starting my career I got my role model and by last year he become my well-wisher, Mr. Jason Tranter, who gave and giving me stepping stones for my success. | |
| Mustafa Shalabi Lead Machinery Diagnostics Engineer General Electric Mustafa Shalabi works as Lead Machinery Diagnostics Engineer in Bently Nevada General Electric company, Saudi Arabia since December, 2012. He is certified vibration analyst CAT II by Mobius Institute. Mustafa graduated in 2006 with B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Power Engineering from faculty of engineering, Alexandria university, Egypt. He has been working in the vibration diagnostics for rotating equipment for over 9 years. He started his career in 2007 in Egyptian Maintenance Company EMC as a condition monitoring engineer for rotating equipment. Mustafa has a good experience in machinery diagnostics of different rotating equipment such as gas & steam turbines, compressors, pumps, motors… etc. including vibration analysis and diagnostics, field balancing, providing technical solutions for machinery problems and executing ODS Structural analysis. Installation & Configuration of Bently Nevada (BN) Machinery Monitoring & Protection system at different industries like Oil & Gas Plants, Power Plants, Petrochemical & other process industries. In addition to his work as machinery diagnostics engineer, Mustafa is working as a Machinery Diagnostics training instructor in Bently Nevada. | |
| Tim Sundstrom Manager of Strategic Sales & Application SPM Instrument AB Tim Sundström, born 1964 in Sweden, has a M.Sc. degree in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering from Linköping University, Sweden. For over twenty years, he has been specializing in electronics development and has held managerial positions in the field since 1992. In 2001, he joined SPM Instrument as head of Research and Development, where he has been deeply involved in SPM HD development and field evaluations. | |
| Jason Tranter Managing Director Mobius Institute Jason Tranter (BE Hons) has been involved with condition monitoring and vibration analysis since 1984. In 1986 Jason formed his Australian company, ARGO, which was heavily involved in vibration monitoring and systems development. In 1990 he sold that company and the “ALERT” product line to DLI Engineering in Seattle (now AzimaDLI). Jason was in charge of product development, and later in charge of vibration products. In 1996 Jason returned to Australia and for the next three years he developed the ExpertALERT (EAV), DCX data collector, and DCX Online products for DLI Engineering. In 1999 Jason formed Mobius and began the development of the iLearnInteractive series of computer-based products for vibration and alignment training and analysis, including iLearnVibration, iLearnAlignment and Interpreter. These products have been used by thousands of people in over 90 countries to learn and become certified. Mobius was awarded the Victorian Regional Exporter of the year and was a finalist in the Australian Export Awards for 2007 and 2008. In 2005 Jason formed the “Mobius Institute” for expanded distance learning and public courses, and courses that comply with ISO and ASNT standards for certification. Mobius has offices in Australia, the United States and Costa Rica, and training centers in over 40 countries. In 2010 Jason formed the Mobius Institute Board of Certification, a not-for-profit organization to make it possible for vibration analysts anywhere in the world to achieve certification per ISO 18436-1. Jason has delivered technical papers around the world, and has had articles published in numerous international magazines and journals. | |
| Haris Trobradovic Area Sales & Training Manager SDT International Haris Trobradović is a Level 2 certified ultrasound technician with 20 years’ experience in product design and set-up. As a Certified Reliability Leader (CRL) Haris understands the interconnectivity between asset condition management and an effective reliability culture. Active in more than 40 countries, Haris helps implement ultrasound programs in all types of industry. He is a mathematician with an interest in mechanical engineering. When Haris is not abroad supporting customer’s reliability programs, he lives in Croatia with his wife and two sons. | |
| Rao Vamsidhar Assistant General Manager (PEM) RINL (Visakhapatnam Steel Plant) Rao Vamsidhar is a Maintenance Manager having a rich experience of 18 years in the rotating machinery field. He has begun his career as a Management Trainee in Power Engineering Maintenance department in Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, India in 1998 and successfully progressed and elevated to the position of Assistant General Manager in 2016. Throughout his career, he is involved in the maintenance, condition monitoring and vibration analysis of high speed rotating machinery from turbines to balance of plant machinery. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Andhra University, India and Master of Business Administration (Finance) from ICFAI UNIVERSITY, India. He is a certified Category IV vibration analyst from Mobius Institute and Certified Reliability Leader (CRL) from The Association of Asset Management Professionals (AMP) and a member of Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals (SMRP). He attended IMVAC-2016 INAUGURAL CONFERENCE held in Orlando, Florida. He has been awarded Jawaharlal Nehru Award, highest recognition for best performance in Visakhapatnam Steel Plant in the year 2015. He is 1st Indian to be certified as Cat IV vibration analyst from Mobius Institute in the year 2015. Rao Vamsidhar lives in Viskhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. | |
| Rateesh Venugopalan Service Manager Vibspectrum International Electromechanical LLC Holding Master’s degree (M.Tech) in Mechanical Engineering. ISO CAT-3 certified vibration analyst from Mobius Institute, Australia. I have over 10 years of experience in the field of vibration analysis (offline & online), laser shaft alignment and In-Situ dynamic balancing of rotating equipments. Started my career as a Condition Monitoring engineer in Reliance Industries Limited, Hazira, India and worked for 6 years as Manager-Condition Monitoring Dept. Currently working as Service Manager at Vibspectrum International Electromechanical LLC. | |
| Dean Whittle Managing Director Reliability Maintenance Solutions Ltd Mr. Dean Whittle is the founder and managing director of Reliability Maintenance Solutions (RMS) Ltd. based in the United Kingdom. During Mr. Whittle's more than 36-year career he has held various roles in electro/mechanical engineering ranging a five-year apprenticeship through various shop floor/field services roles to district manager for a world-leading supplier of Reliability-Based and Condition-Based Maintenance products and services. During the past twenty-five years he has been committed to implementing plant reliability and condition monitoring improvement programs throughout UK industry; covering power, paper, petro-chemical, pharmaceutical, automotive, quarries, film/plastic, food, electronic, service and engineering manufacturing industries. Mr. Whittle shares his expertise as an approved trainer for both the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) and Mobius Institute ISO-18436 accreditation programmes, and as a speaker at a number of conferences. Additionally, Mr. Whittle is an active member in a number of accredited institutes and committees: ISO TC108 / SC5 Condition Monitoring & Diagnostics of Machine Systems Mobius Institute Board of Certification (MIBoC) Technical Committee The British Institute of NDT Council Member The British Institute of NDT Condition Monitoring Technical Committee The British Institute of NDT Vibration Analysis Working Group British Standards Institute – BSi Technical sub-committee GME/21/5 - Mechanical vibration and shock and Condition monitoring - Vibration of machines British Standards Institute – BSi Technical sub-committee GME/21/7 Mechanical vibration and shock and Condition monitoring - Condition monitoring. | |
| Enes Zulovic Specialist Hydro Power Engineer Acutel Consulting Enes Zulovic, Specialist Hydro Power Mechanical Engineer, Acutel Consulting, Tasmania, Australia; CPEng MIEAust has more than 35 years of international experience in hydropower generation and has been with Acutel Consulting since 2014; before he was employed by Hydro Tasmania since 1996 as a Senior and Specialist Mechanical Engineer. In 2009 Winner as a team member of the National Institution of Engineers Australia Engineering Excellence Award for achieving “World Class Hydro Machine Operation” [Paper/Entry (co-author) Hydro Tasmania & ALSTOM (and Winner of Tasmania Engineering Excellence Award 2009)]. Presented paper “Tungatinah Vibration station” (co-author) at HPEE 16, Hobart Tasmania 11-16 August, 2014, was voted as the Best conference paper. At Hydro Vision International Conference 2015, Portland, Oregon, USA; Technical papers of the year, First Place; Equipment & Technology, the winner: “A Novel Approach Solving High Intermittent Vibrations following Modernisation and Upgrade Project” by Enes Zulovic, Acutel Consulting, Tasmania, Australia. | |
