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CRL Reconnect 2025: Exclusive Virtual Gathering for Reliability Leaders

posted 10 days ago
By Ailmey Diaz | This virtual event, created by the Association of Asset Management Professionals, is exclusively for certified reliability leaders. Do you have a reliability certification and want to share what you know and continue learning? CRL Reconnect 2025 is a great opportunity for Certified Reliability Leaders to share their post-certification experiences, connect with colleagues, experts, and high-level organizations, and broaden their business perspectives. Under the impeccable organization of the Association of Asset Management ...

Jeff Smith - Asset Management Visionaries Video Podcast #16

posted 17 days ago
[Season 1 - Episode 16] Jeff Smith - Asset Management Visionaries Video Podcast #16 Jeff Smith , CRL, Black Belt and Senior Reliability Leader,  shares with Maura Abad his vision of Asset Management as a holistic, integrated discipline that creates massive developmental drivers in organizations.  Maura Abad Maura Abad is the Global Director of Women in Reliability and Asset Management (WIRAM) and Executive Vice President of Reliabilityweb.com. She is a passionate advocate of asset management as a strategy ...

John Fortin - Asset Management Visionaries Video Podcast #15

posted 05-13-2025
[Season 1 - Episode 15] John Fortin- Asset Management Visionaries Video Podcast #15 John Fortin , Sustainability Manager at Salem Beverly Water Supply Board, and Maura Abad , Women In Reliability and Asset Management (WIRAM) Global Director, share a podcast on the importance of training, the value of accreditations, the vision of experts and the scope of Asset Management strategies to drive asset value and profitability. Maura Abad Maura Abad is the Global Director of Women in Reliability and Asset Management ...

Sam Paske - Asset Management Visionaries Video Podcast #14

posted 04-22-2025
[Season 1 - Episode 14] Sam Paske - Asset Management Visionaries Video Podcast #14 In this new Asset Management Visionaries™ episode, Sam Paske , P.E. Assistant General Manager at the Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities, and Reliability Leadership Institute member, talks with Maura Abad about the importance of Asset Management and the Uptime® Elements framework to create a development path and a successful way for an organization to evolve. Maura Abad Maura Abad is the Global Director of Women in Reliability ...

AMV Podcast #12 with Laith Alfaquih

posted 03-27-2025
[Season 1 - Episode 12] AMV Podcast #12 with Laith Alfaquih Laith Alfaquih, Asset Management Lead - North America for Stantec, talks about different topics that affect reliability and asset management leaders: the importance of the human factor, the need to identify and mitigate risks, the commitment to obtain the greatest value from assets with the right strategies, and the importance of communication, among others. This podcast is conducted by Maura Abad, Global Director of Women in Reliability and Asset Management (WIRAM). ...

Women in Reliability and Asset Management (WIRAM) share experiences of success on the MAS-POD Podcast

posted 03-24-2025
Maura Abad, Global Director of WIRAM, and Karolina Szymanska, PR-Marketing of WIRAM UK Chapter, spoke with Daniel Del Piccolo on his asset management podcast MAS-POD, to discuss issues around women in leadership in the context of International Women's Day. Leadership is one of the most important aspects of organizations that achieve the greatest success. Having leaders who not only carry out complex processes, but also inspire others to reach high levels of professional and personal development is one of the best defenses for any organization, ...

The Association of Asset Management Professionals (AMP) will be present at PRECONLUB 2025

posted 03-21-2025
In the south of Latin American, Terrence O'Hanlon, Executive Director of AMP, and Maura Abad, Global Director of Women in Reliability and Asset Management (WIRAM), will participate as speakers at the “Congreso Internacional de Mantenimiento Predictivo, Confiabilidad y Lubricación” PRECONLUB 2025 Continuing with the effort to create awareness, demand and knowledge around Reliability and Asset Management, the Association of Asset Management Professionals (AMP) will be present at PRECONLUB 2025. Congreso Internacional de Mantenimiento Predictivo, ...

AMP will be present at the 18th Annual Prometheus Group User Conference

posted 03-18-2025
Terrence O'Hanlon, AMP’s Executive Director, and Maura Abad, Global Director of Women in Reliability and Asset Management (WIRAM), will be at the event as speakers, continuing the task of disseminating Asset Management knowledge, strategies and approaches and promoting safety and sustainability in the industry. One of our main objectives as the Association of Asset Management Professionals (AMP) is to share the strategies, knowledge and success stories that Asset Management provides to companies and professionals. To share these experiences ...

The Association of Asset Management Professionals to sponsor the Nebraska Women in Tech Summit

posted 03-05-2025
During this summit, the Women in Tech awards ceremony will be held to highlight the achievements of successful women in the field of technology. The role of women in technology, their contributions and advances, are celebrated at Nebraska Women in Tech Summit , an event that brings together outstanding speakers, emerging professionals and women who have made an important career in science and technology. Women in Reliability and Asset Management (WIRAM) will be present at this event to join in the celebration and support these achievements. ...

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Sustainability: Beyond Words

posted 02-26-2025
It's March, and in a few weeks we will have reached the end of the first quarter of 2025. At the Association of Asset Management Professionals (AMP), our commitment to supporting the certification journey of professionals in the sector is not only still standing, but we are constantly working to provide new ways to continue contributing to the asset management community around the world. Through our Certifications, Badges, Mastery Belts and Black Belt program, we have created a whole learning pathway that helps professionals stay on top and ...

From Wow to How: The six step for Innovation

posted 02-18-2025
How do you move from imagination to action and make it work? Shaun McAndrew explains it in the recent WIRAM USA Chapter Webinar, one of the activities carried out by the organization Women in Reliability and Asset Management to promote the contributions of women to the industry and share experiences with prominent figures whose high performance is a source of inspiration for all. What do you think of when we talk about innovation, ideation and disruption? This was what Shaun McAndrew addressed during his presentation at the recent WIRAM USA ...

Desalination and water reuse: a sea of possibilities for drinking water

posted 02-17-2025
In the midst of the growing global climate crisis, water resource management is a matter of great interest. Alternatives such as desalination and sewage reuse were the topic of discussion during the AMP Argentina Chapter Meeting, a meeting and discussion space offered by the Association of Asset Management to boost the search for solutions to complex industrial problems. Water is practically the most important element for life, together with oxygen and carbon. Without water, life as we know it is practically impossible. Water has always ...

Jon Mortensen: the moment of services, asset management and digital impulse on Asset Management Visionaries Podcast™ Shaping Tomorrow

posted 02-12-2025
[Season 1 - Episode 9] AMV Podcast #09 with Jon Mortensen from IFS Listen to Jon Mortensen , Global CTO EAM at IFS, in an interesting dialog with Maura Abad on the Asset Management Visionaries Podcast. Concepts such as “the moment of service”, the impact of digitization on the asset management industry and the scope of sustainability are developed extensively and clearly by Mortensen in this enjoyable conversation, highlighting the importance of managing assets in an intelligent and integrated manner, aligned with corporate objectives, to ...

The Association of Asset Management Professionals (AMP) will be present at The RELIABILITY Conference® 2025

posted 01-29-2025
AMP will participate as a conference sponsor and exhibitor, promoting this gathering of Asset Management leaders, investors and professionals, whose central theme is Reliability as a Transformational Factor. The event will be led by Terrence O'Hanlon, CEO/Publisher Reliabilityweb.com® and Maura Abad, VP of Operations. Enterprise-Wide Reliability Transformation is this year's theme for The Reliability Conference® 2025, a Reliabilityweb.com® event that brings together the most outstanding leaders and organizations that have made Asset Management ...

The Association of Asset Management Professionals leads at the 38th International Maintenance Conference IMC2024, advancing Asset Management for a sustainable future

posted 01-02-2025
During the 38th International Maintenance Conference, the CRL Black Belts award ceremonies were held and chaired by Terrence O'Hanlon, CEO & Editor of Reliabilityweb.com and Executive Director of the Association of Asset Management Professionals, together with Maura Abad, Vice President of Reliabilityweb.com® and Global Director of Women in Reliability and Asset Management (WIRAM). As part of the agenda, the WIRAM Lunch and WIRAM Panel were held with the outstanding participation of women who have demonstrated leadership and expertise in ...

2024: A year of expansion for the Association of Asset Management Professionals (AMP) and Women in Reliability and Asset Management (WIRAM)

posted 12-30-2024
New WIRAM Chapters, new Black Belts, new Badges, creation of the Advocate of the Year Award, sponsorship of major Maintenance, Reliability and Asset Management conferences, and many more developments took place in 2024, all to enhance the service we provide to Asset Management professionals and organizations around the world. Our Asset Management Visionaries Podcast, Shaping tomorrow, has been a resounding success with our community members. At AMP, the Association of Asset Management Professionals, we are preparing to enter ...

Claudia Martínez: De emprendedora a empresaria

posted 12-23-2024
Durante el WIRAM LATAM Summit realizado en Octubre de 2024 por Women in Reliability and Asset Management, brillantes mujeres profesionales compartieron con los asistentes sobre un tema de especial valor: cómo emprender desde el enfoque del negocio de la confiabilidad y la gestión de activos. Claudia Martínez, Psicóloga y Coach, fue una de las ponentes del evento, y su charla “De emprendedora a empresaria” se enfocó en cómo conectar internamente con nuestros mejores recursos emocionales y psicológicos para tener éxito.   “Invierte ...

Stefanie Aguayo: una mirada al mundo interior

posted 12-23-2024
El tema central del WIRAM LATAM Summit 2024 “Afrontando los retos del emprendimiento en la ingeniería”, profundizó en las herramientas más importantes para tener éxito en el emprendimiento en el área de ingeniería y gestión de activos, tanto económicos, técnicos y financieros, como emocionales. Gestionar adecuadamente las emociones puede marcar la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso a la hora de emprender.   ·         Desde Perú, Stefanie Aguayo conversó con los presentes sobre la importancia de entender y afrontar el mundo emocional, ...

María Alejandra Martínez: Transformando ideas en realidad

posted 12-23-2024
La presidenta y fundadora de IDC Ingeniería de Confiabilidad fue una de las conferencistas invitadas a la WIRAM LATAM Summit 2024, la cumbre anual para Latinoamérica que realizó Women In Reliability and Asset Management el pasado 21 de Noviembre, cuyo tema central fue el emprendimiento en el entorno de la gestión de activos. “La decisión que tomes en tu vida implica retos y nosotros tenemos que empezar a ver las oportunidades que hay a través de los retos”. Con estas palabras María Alejandra Martínez, Presidenta y fundadora de IDC Ingeniería ...

Karla De Gracia: para un emprendimiento exitoso: Invierte en aprender y mantén el foco

posted 12-23-2024
Karla De Gracia en WIRAM LATAM Summit 2024  La autora del libro “ ¿Cómo emprender sin morir en el intento? ” desarrolló una interesante exposición durante el WIRAM LATAM Summit realizado el 21 de Noviembre de 2024, el cual resume parte de su experiencia como emprendedora y nos deja valiosas lecciones acerca de cómo afrontar los desafíos para poder cumplir nuestros sueños y metas. La cumbre anual para Latinoamérica, WIRAM LATAM Summit 2024, constituyó uno de los eventos más importantes del año desarrollado por Women in Reliability and Asset ...

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