Get to Know Brightly Team Members Molly Phillips & Michael Hartsell at Brightly Illuminate 2024

Molly Phillips, Training Manager at Brightly, sat down for an interview at Brightly Illuminate 2024 to share some of her favorite things about this event – It is all about the users of Brightly products.  This interview is from day one of Illuminate in Raleigh, North Carolina.

We then sat with Michael Hartsell, Brightly Product Manager III, sharing his background/experience and how that makes a difference in how he’s able to support Brightly users.  The internships and roles he had after graduating set a strong foundation for managing products designed to support these same industrial environments.

Have a listen and let us know what you think or what you’d like to hear more about – Maybe it’s Brightly products, maintenance management, CMMS, or something totally random.  Let us know with a comment.

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Driving Value and Talking Trash with Bryan Bieschke CMRP UpKeep

Talking serious TRASH with Bryan Bieschke, CMRP – Head of Community & Partnerships at UpKeep!    No BS! No Frills! Skip the Buzz words!

Maintenance is literally everywhere and we’re talking about ALL of it!!  Skip all the #hogwash and noise!  Get in here for a pot of gold episode and real insights that matter for maintenance, reliability, and beyond to make your CMMS journey a success!!  We even talked about the Skilled Trades Gap!!

Plus we did a little preview of an upcoming panel discussion happening at the Reliable Plant Conference in Chicago on June 3, 2024 – It’s a panel about the evolution of CMMS but without the boring history lesson.  Will you be there?  

We also touched on the ways to deliver value and why maintenance is a revenue contributor!!

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Exploring Predictive Maintenance with Siemens Senseye with Niall Sullivan

In this episode of CMMSradio, Niall Sullivan, Head of Marketing for Senseye Predictive Maintenance, joins Greg to discuss the journey into the world of maintenance and technology. Niall shares insights into his background in journalism and marketing, highlighting the evolution of his career leading up to Siemens Senseye. They delve into the importance of understanding customer pain points and the role of predictive maintenance in addressing industry challenges. The conversation touches on misconceptions surrounding predictive maintenance, the significance of human input alongside technology, and the transformative potential of Senseye’s generative AI technology. Niall also hints at upcoming advancements in predictive maintenance and Siemens Senseye’s commitment to driving innovation in the field.

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How CMMS adds Value within Maintenance and Reliability plus Human Stuff with Bob and Ken Latino

Get all the human stuff and shizzle with two heavy hitters from the maintenance and reliability space.  Bob Latino and Ken Latino joined CMMSradio to talk about all things CMMS, maintenance management, culture, and more.  This one deserves a full listen – and less notes.

Pure value, real stories, a few laughs, and practical insights to help us all on this amazing maintenance journey.  Your CMMS journey matters and ALL of this tuff is right in the middle.  Maintenance management, maintenance mindset, with a heavy emphasis on people and process.  Enjoy this amazing episode!!!

Follow @CMMSradio for updates, episodes, and musings to help us all thrive – No frills, no BS, just real insights.  Be sure to connect with these fine fellows at https://prelical.com/ and get some practical reliability consulting from REAL reliability and maintenance experts.  They do this work because they love it.  Nothing less!!!

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Optimizing CMMS for Reliability while Getting Team and Leadership Buy In

Hear from a CMMS user instead of the sellers and marketers out there.

Tune in for the real perspective from a maintenance and reliability expert that knows exactly how, and why, to leverage a CMMS to add value and achieve operational excellence.

Peter Funk, National Reliability Manager at Rehrig Pacific Company, discusses his journey into maintenance and reliability while highlighting the role of CMMS in driving a culture of reliability.

• A problem-solving course sparked his passion for the field
• Internships played a role in moving Peter into manufacturing
• How CMMS facilitates…
• Effective communication & documentation
• Bridges the gap between production and maintenance
• Enhances collaboration and streamlining workflows
• Helps technicians feel a sense of accomplishment

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Skip The Shiny Technology to Focus Basic Fundamentals and What is Prescriptive Maintenance

James Kovacevic returns as an expert guest on CMMSradio to discuss the pivotal role of mastering the basics in maintenance practices, particularly in achieving optimal Overall Equipment Effectiveness (#OEE) within the framework of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (#CMMS). James stresses the importance of establishing a robust foundation, encompassing efficient work order management, spare parts optimization, and accurate asset hierarchy, before delving into advanced technologies like prescriptive maintenance. 

Too often maintenance teams succumb to the allure of shiny new technologies, thinking it’s a magic silver bullet, without first ensuring the organization has the requisite data infrastructure and operational processes in place to succeed. Prioritizing the cultivation of a strong maintenance framework, and even stronger maintenance culture, aligned with overarching business objectives, and gradually integrating advanced tools such as prescriptive maintenance into the CMMS ecosystem, companies can bolster their OEE while sidestepping the pitfalls of hype-driven technology adoption!

Thank you, James, for joining us once again to help everyone on their CMMS journey with an eye toward maintenance and reliability best practices that make sense.

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When Surprise CMMS Rollouts Happen to Project Managers

When Surprise CMMS Rollouts Happen to Project Managers!

It happens – You’re walking down the hall and someone says, “Good luck with that new CMMS deployment project!”  Project managers get all kinds of projects dropped on them like a bomb all the time.  And with little to no insight around the project, what a CMMS is, or why this is happening.  

What’s a project manager to do? 

This is exactly how this episode starts with Ann Campea, MSPM, MPH, PMP®, CSM®, the host of The Everyday PM Podcast, and we talked all about it at length. 

Ann has nearly 15 years experience in the world of project management (and beyond) and is well known for Zen-like approach to delivering projects, working with stakeholders, keeping things together and on track, and taking a big picture view at all times.  Tune in for a fun and useful discussion!!

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