How Did You Get Into Consulting?

Abstract

For this milestone episode (200th show) Fred asked the co-host consultants how they got started in consulting.

Key Points

Join Adam, Carl, Kirk, John, Andre, and James with Fred as they discuss getting started as a reliablity consultant.

Topics include:

How did you get started as a reliability consultant?
A piece of advice for listeners to improve thier consultanting skills in thier current role.
As a reliability engineer we often work in the role of a consultant with our own organization or with suppliers.

Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can join friends as they discuss reliability topics. Join us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques, to field data analysis approaches.

SOR 200 How Did You Get Into Consulting?Fred Schenkelberg

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About Fred Schenkelberg

I am the reliability expert at FMS Reliability, a reliability engineering and management consulting firm I founded in 2004. I left Hewlett Packard (HP)’s Reliability Team, where I helped create a culture of reliability across the corporation, to assist other organizations.

Comments

John Osarenren says

April 13, 2017 at 5:35 AM

I’m a prospective Agricultural Engineering consultant. I need to get started. First I need to incorporate reliability program into it. My problem is I have never worked in a reliability company and I don’t have the tools to start. I want to join a reliability team and also get a certificate that is relevant to my line of interest.
I love accendoreliability. Please help me out to get started.

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- Fred Schenkelberg says
  
  April 13, 2017 at 8:36 AM
  
  Hi John,
  
  Thanks for the note and realizing the role reliability engineering will play in your work in agricultural engineering.
  
  Keep in mind that most engineers consider reliability in their work already, as you do too I suspect. You can learn the tools the techniques by reviewing the material on Accendo Reliability, getting a few of the recommended books, and taking a course or two, attending a conference or two.
  
  You can also narrow down the learning task by focusing on what aspect of reliability engineering you need to know. Learn as you and learn what you need to accomplish the next task. Over time you will gain the experience to be effective. At first allow for the time to study and learn.
  
  Feel free to stay in touch, ask more questions, seek advice of other reliability engineers via here, Linkedin Groups, or other forums.
  
  Good luck.
  
  Cheers,
  
  Fred
  
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