Tod currently holds the position of Reliability Specialist II at Minnkota Power’s coal-fired generating facilities located at Center ND. Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc, is a generation and transmission utility which serves 11 member-owner cooperatives located in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota. Tod has been working in the reliability centered maintenance field since 1983 at the facility. His current responsibilities are managing and overseeing the facility’s Reliability Program which includes the PD/PM Program, Loss Elimination, RCA, Asset Control and Care Process. He is very passionate about Pd, PM and RCM, as a practitioner, instructor and mentor in the fields of vibration, lubrication, ultrasonics, thermography, RCFA and precision maintenance.

In the mid 1980’s he was the driving force in the development and implementation of Minnkota Power’s Pd/PM program, and supervised Minnkota’s Pd/PM team. In the 1990’s, using information obtained from the Pd/PM, CMMS and RCA programs Tod justified the need to adapt precision maintenance philosophies into the facility’s maintenance program.

Today, Minnkota Power’s, Asset Reliability Maintenance Program, incorporates most maintenance and condition monitoring philosophies and technologies. The evolving 40 year old program has been very successful and has played an important role in the power plants’ success as a cost effective, reliable energy producer. The program and the individuals championing the program have served as a guidepost to others seeking similar results.

When Tod is not working, he and his wife Patty, enjoy traveling, scuba diving, hunting, fishing and golfing.

Heather De Jesus, director of technical services at Azima DLI, works closely with customers to gain efficiencies in their PdM programs. As Level II Vibration Analyst herself, De Jesus understands critical equipment problems and their impact for customers. Her experience spans circulating and condensate water and air compressor systems in the nuclear industry to rotor balance and engine harmonics on Naval helicopters. De Jesus holds a Bachelors Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and Material Science from University of South Carolina.

Michael DeMaria, director of product management, works to drive the vision of hardware, software, and service offerings from Azima DLI.  Having spent several years in the nuclear field as an operations and maintenance engineer, along with his administrative, training, and program management roles for some key customer accounts, he understands the value of the right technologies and products to support customers.

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.

Daniel Goodrich has almost a decade of experience in providing industrial condition monitoring solutions to corporations, OEMs, consulting organizations, and individuals. Working as US manager for CTC and more recently the Western US Manager, he is continuously striving to achieve better and more efficient products through traveling extensively to get customer input and interfacing with design engineering teams.  He is also responsible for insuring the best customer support possible by assisting local business partners and technical support coordinators.

Daniel has been a speaker for EPRI, the Vibration Institute and has been published.  He spends a majority of his spare time with his family in Newport Beach, CA.

Jeff graduated from the University of Louisville in 2011 with a Doctorate in Physics where his research focused heavily on Applied Optical Physics. After graduation he took a position as a Research Engineer with the University of Louisville where his roles focused on data acquisition, signal processing, software development, and data analysis. Several of the grants Dr. Hay participated in required commercialization strategies of which he spearheaded. While at the University he invented a technology to measure motions remotely with the use of video camera, a technology that was patented in 2011. In 2013 Dr. Hay left the University to start RDI, LLC to bring the technology he invented out of the University and into commercial markets. He took on the role of CEO of RDI and licensed the technology from the University of Louisville. In addition to this he has worked with sub-licensees to assist in commercialization of the technology within their organizations.

• Introduced to vibration late 1960’s with responsibility for rotating equipment in a new construction oil refinery.
• Published possibly the first paper describing frequency spectrum analysis applied to rotating machinery analysis in 1971.
• Involved in developing methodology for condition monitoring and analysis using accelerometers during the 1970’s.
• First book, summarizing ten years’ experience solving vibration problems: “An Introduction to Machinery Monitoring and Analysis” published in 1981.
• An advocate for microcomputer based “walkaround” vibration data collection and analysis systems mid through late 1980’s.
• Evolved into reliability and maintenance improvement in mid 1990’s; from there into Physical Asset Management and enterprise wide Operational Excellence.
• Third book: “Operational Excellence, Journey to Creating Sustainable Value” published in 2015

Degree in Acoustics Chartered Engineer Certified Reliability Leader 33 years in vibration measurement, 22 years using IR and 16 years using ultrasound. Tom Murphy has worked in the field of vibration measurement and specifically condition monitoring for most of his professional life. He now assists Companies to develop or re-vitalise their programs with a clear focus on the overlap between the various technologies.

Jerald (Danny) Newton is a Principal Engineering Specialist with the Savannah River Remediation's Co (SRR). This company supports the environmental cleanup at one of the largest Department of Energy (DOE) sites located in South Carolina. The DOE site has a foot print of 310 square miles and located on the Savannah River boarding Georgia. He has worked at this site for over thirty-seven (37) years. During this time, he has served as a Maintenance Mechanic/Welder, Engineering QC/QA Welding Inspector Specialist and for the last eighteen (22) years in the SRS PdM program. He has obtained a Level III certification in vibration analyst from Technical Associates of Charlotte, NC. For the pasted twelve (12) years he is the PdM Lead for testing support at the SRR Full Tank Test Facility at the site. This facility is the only one of its kind, in the United States, for testing of long shaft mixer pumps.

A Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) with over 25 years of progressive experience in Asset Management, Maintenance, Reliability Improvement, and multi-technique Condition Monitoring. Typical responsibilities encompass driving On-Site System Implementation, Technical Services Management, Business Development, Education, Training & Staff Development. Largely utilised/employed as a change agent by/for transitioning organisations that want to advance their asset management approach from their current state to a more predictive and ultimately a fully sustainable proactive maintenance organisation. With an unwavering commitment to health & safety resulting in a career free from LTI's and MTI's, Daré has steered and managed organisational initiatives in the planning, designing, implementation and expansion of predictive/condition based maintenance and reliability improvement programs by utilising multiple reliability improvement techniques/technologies. Initiatives such as Asset Management Strategy Design & Implementation, Asset Criticality Ranking, critical spares assessments, asset health, reliability & condition monitoring system audits as well as cultural change through education, training, mentoring and ongoing staff development. An accomplished public speaker, Daré has delivered keynote addresses and presented papers at multiple Maintenance & Reliability conferences, both in Australia and overseas. He has also facilitated Asset Management, Maintenance & Reliability training across Australia, the Asia Pacific & Africa. Industry Sector Experience: Power Generation (Geo-Thermal & Coal Fired), Petro-Chemical, Refining, Metals, Mining, (Underground and Open-Cut), Pulp and Paper, Food and Beverage, Building Maintenance, Agro Industrial and General Manufacturing. Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) since 2006.

Dr. Richardson founded Vibrant Technology, Inc. in 199, and is currently its President and CEO. Vibrant is hedquartered in Centennial, Colorado. 
Vibrant is the developer of the ME'scopeVES Visual Engineering SeriesÔ software for noise & vibration analysis, the ME'scopeMSS Machine Surveillance SeriesÔ for on-line machine & structural health monitoring, the ME'scopeESS Environmental Surveillance SeriesÔ for environmental monitoring applications, and the ME'scopeQTS Qualification Testing SeriesÔ for production and maintenance qualification testing.
As product manager at the Hewlett Packard Co. during the 1970’s, Mark directed the development of the first commercially available FFT-based modal testing system. Following that, he directed the development of the first dedicated modal testing instrument, the HP 5423A Structural Dynamics Analyzer.
In 1979, Dr. Richardson co-founded Structural Measurement Systems, Inc (SMS) and was its President and CEO. SMS marketed the Star ModalÔ software for analyzing structural noise & vibration problems.
Mark has authored over 70 technical papers and magazine articles on structural testing, digital signal processing, modal analysis, and machine fault detection. He has traveled worldwide conducting tests, giving seminars, and teaching short courses.

Electrical Engineer. Pioneering the elemental approach since 2001. Owner of 4 intellectual properties. Engineered ESES, the first and only solution proven for reducing breakdowns. Author of the upcoming book: "Investing Strategies for Factory Owners." 

John Schultz, Co-Founder and CEO of Allied Reliability Group, has proven that maintenance and reliability can be a highly profitable investment, and not just a cost. During the last 24 years, he has helped over 300 manufacturing locations save millions in direct costs while increasing production, improving quality. John is a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP), holds Level II or III certifications in most Predictive Maintenance (PdM) technologies, and has completed detailed studies on Statistical Process Control and Six Sigma, attaining Black Belt status.

He is technically proficient in the installation, operation, and maintenance of a diverse selection of rotating equipment and has a proven track record of improving equipment reliability through upgrades, hydraulic rerates, and providing on-site engineering/maintenance/operations training.

Currently Phil is a Tier 1 Reliability Engineer within Flowserve and covers targeted sites across North America.  He concentrates in providing value to clients through comprehensive field reliability testing and the hydraulic modeling of their systems. 

He resolves critical and/or complex system problems through the execution of technically challenging and unique field assessments.  Phil has held a key role in the development of Flowserve’s LCA 2.0 initiative to improve reliability and key customer sites. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Technology from the State University of New York and spent 6 years in the US Navy as an Electronics Technician.

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.

John Schultz

Founding Partner and CEO, Allied Reliability Group

John Schultz, Co-Founder and CEO of Allied Reliability Group, has proven that maintenance and reliability can be a highly profitable investment, and not just a cost. During the last 24 years, he has helped over 300 manufacturing locations save millions in direct costs while increasing production, improving quality. John is a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP), holds Level II or III certifications in most Predictive Maintenance (PdM) technologies, and has completed detailed studies on Statistical Process Control and Six Sigma, attaining Black Belt status.

Dare Petreski

Managing Director, Delta Asset Reliability

A Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) with over 25 years of progressive experience in Asset Management, Maintenance, Reliability Improvement, and multi-technique Condition Monitoring. Typical responsibilities encompass driving On-Site System Implementation, Technical Services Management, Business Development, Education, Training & Staff Development. Largely utilised/employed as a change agent by/for transitioning organisations that want to advance their asset management approach from their current state to a more predictive and ultimately a fully sustainable proactive maintenance organisation. With an unwavering commitment to health & safety resulting in a career free from LTI's and MTI's, Daré has steered and managed organisational initiatives in the planning, designing, implementation and expansion of predictive/condition based maintenance and reliability improvement programs by utilising multiple reliability improvement techniques/technologies. Initiatives such as Asset Management Strategy Design & Implementation, Asset Criticality Ranking, critical spares assessments, asset health, reliability & condition monitoring system audits as well as cultural change through education, training, mentoring and ongoing staff development. An accomplished public speaker, Daré has delivered keynote addresses and presented papers at multiple Maintenance & Reliability conferences, both in Australia and overseas. He has also facilitated Asset Management, Maintenance & Reliability training across Australia, the Asia Pacific & Africa. Industry Sector Experience: Power Generation (Geo-Thermal & Coal Fired), Petro-Chemical, Refining, Metals, Mining, (Underground and Open-Cut), Pulp and Paper, Food and Beverage, Building Maintenance, Agro Industrial and General Manufacturing. Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) since 2006.

Tod Baer

Reliability Specialist II, Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc.

Tod currently holds the position of Reliability Specialist II at Minnkota Power’s coal-fired generating facilities located at Center ND. Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc, is a generation and transmission utility which serves 11 member-owner cooperatives located in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota. Tod has been working in the reliability centered maintenance field since 1983 at the facility. His current responsibilities are managing and overseeing the facility’s Reliability Program which includes the PD/PM Program, Loss Elimination, RCA, Asset Control and Care Process. He is very passionate about Pd, PM and RCM, as a practitioner, instructor and mentor in the fields of vibration, lubrication, ultrasonics, thermography, RCFA and precision maintenance.

In the mid 1980’s he was the driving force in the development and implementation of Minnkota Power’s Pd/PM program, and supervised Minnkota’s Pd/PM team. In the 1990’s, using information obtained from the Pd/PM, CMMS and RCA programs Tod justified the need to adapt precision maintenance philosophies into the facility’s maintenance program.

Today, Minnkota Power’s, Asset Reliability Maintenance Program, incorporates most maintenance and condition monitoring philosophies and technologies. The evolving 40 year old program has been very successful and has played an important role in the power plants’ success as a cost effective, reliable energy producer. The program and the individuals championing the program have served as a guidepost to others seeking similar results.

When Tod is not working, he and his wife Patty, enjoy traveling, scuba diving, hunting, fishing and golfing.

Malcolm Osenton

Director - Reliability, The Mosaic Company

Malcolm Osenton has more than 30 years of experience in maintenance, reliability & engineering management. He is currently the Director of Reliability for Mosaic’s phosphate business unit, responsible for asset reliability improvements across 10 facilities. In his career, he has held leadership positions while working in the pulp & paper industry for 15 years, consulting engineering for 3 years and the last 14 years in the fertilizer Industry. Malcolm is a graduate of the University of South Alabama with a degree in Civil Engineering. He is a Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional and a Certified Reliability Leader.

Clyde started his career in a paper mill and qualified as an electrical technician. He soon realised his passion was teaching though so in 1990 Clyde started the Vibration Institute of South Africa, this Institute soon became a leading training company there. In 2000 he moved to Australia and in 2003 started The Vibration Institute of Australia, he now runs courses throughout the world and is the Mobius agent for Australia and New Zealand. Further he has also done work in many industries helping set up their databases. Clyde has trained over 10000 people during his life, his focus is to change the ways companies think about Condition Monitoring, guiding them towards a more holistic idea of Reliability Maintenance. He has also given talks around the world.

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.

Saar, an avid entrepreneur, has extensive experience in Machine Learning, Signal Processing Algorithms, and System Architecture. Prior to founding Augury Systems, Saar worked as an Analog Architect at Intel. Saar holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and a B.Sc. in Physics from the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion). During his studies, Saar initiated a voluntary project called “Select - Students for Technological Advancement,” for which he received the Israel's Council of Higher Education (MALAG) award for social involvement.