Reliability World Caribbean 2015
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Reliability World Caribbean 2015 is a key congress for reliability engineering, manufacturing, and maintenance professionals, taking place at the Ponce Hilton Golf & Casino Resort from September 24-25. The event features workshops and conferences focused on precision lubrication, condition-based maintenance, and reliability, with opportunities for networking and learning from industry experts. Participants will gain insights into enhancing productivity and sustainability within their operations through effective maintenance practices.
![Lubrication Track
Fundamentals of Precise Lubrication | 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
By: Jarrod Potteiger, Vice President of Reliability Services at Des-
Case Corporation
Studies have shown that companies that have yet to focus on
precision lubrication practices lose an amount equivalent to 10-20%
of their maintenance budget correcting issues cause by poor
lubrication. From selection to storage, dispensing to sampling,
precision lubrication is the cornerstone of any reliability focused
maintenance program yet very few companies seem able to
execute effectively. In this session, we’ll look at the key elements
necessary to build a precision lubrication program and the basic
steps necessary to address the most pressing problems most
companies face when it comes to lubrication.
Diagnóstico del proceso de lubricación: caso de negocio |
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. [conducted in Spanish]
By: Gerardo Trujillo, General Director of Noria Latin America
Identificar las oportunidades en el proceso de lubricación permite
colocar las bases de un programa de confiabilidad de planta y un
retorno a la inversión que puede superar el 300% de Valor Neto
Presente (VNP). Las prácticas de lubricación basadas en
paradigmas del pasado suelen ser vistas como situaciones
normales, pero a la vista de un ojo entrenado y una visión moderna
del estado Óptimo de Referencia (ORS) resultan en oportunidades
doradas que además de mejorar la seguridad y ecología de la
planta, estas acciones incrementan de manera importante la
disponibilidad y confiabilidad de la máquina. En general la
implementación de un proceso de lubricación de clase mundial
puede incrementar la vida de las máquinas hasta 10X y la de los
lubricantes hasta 6X.
Este taller utiliza la metodología patentada ASCEND™ de Noria y
lo guiará a identificar el grado de madurez de las 6 ETAPAS del
proceso de lubricación (Selección del lubricante, Recepción y
almacenamiento, Manejo y Aplicación, Control de Contaminación,
Análisis de Lubricante y Disposición Ecológica), identificar los
elementos a mejorar en base a su prioridad, convertir la
información en un caso de negocio y calcular el retorno de
inversión y VNP.
Want to learn new skills that
you can immediately apply at
your plant?
These workshops are specially
designed to provide you with
world-class techniques from an
application standpoint. The
Reliability World Caribbean
Workshops are divided in 3
tracks: Lubrication, Condition
Based Maintenance and
Reliability.
You can choose one of the
tracks or combine workshops
from Lubrication and Condition
Based Maintenance Tracks for
a diverse learning experience.
ASA – Ascend™Self-
Assessment
Participants of Diagnóstico del
proceso de lubricación will have
access at no cost to this tool
that helps them evaluate the
current state of their plant’s
lubrication program and
identifies opportunities for
improvement.
ASA has a market value of
USD $1,300.
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![Condition Based Maintenance Track
Triangulation of Electric Motor Maintenance…Three Keys to
Reach Your Reliability Target | 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
By: Noah Bethel, Vice President of Product Development from
PdMA Corporation
In submarine warfare hearing a signal from an enemy contact only tells
you something is near. Changing locations and listening to the contact
from a second angle improves your ability to locate the position of the
contact. But analyzing the contact frequency from a third angle pretty
much puts a bulls-eye on the target. The same triangulated attack on
your electric motor maintenance program can drastically improve your
motor reliability and put a bulls-eye on your production goals. This
article will discuss three separate but equally important rolls of your
electric motor PdM technology in motor reliability.
Presentation outline
1. Electric Motor Fault Zone Analysis
2. Quality Control testing of new/refurbished motors and the distribution
systems that supply power to them
3. The importance of Trending electric motor test data and the
recommended testing frequency
4. End of life Troubleshooting strategies and approaches
5. Case studies representing quality control, trending, and
troubleshooting electric motors
Learning objectives:
1. General construction of AC Induction Motors
2. Detailed analysis techniques for AC Induction Motors
3. Applying fault zone analysis strategies
4. Maximizing the benefits of electric motor PdM technology
Monitoreo de condición para sistemas de vapor en plantas
industriales usando ultrasonido | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. [conducted in
Spanish]
By: Carlos Garza, Business Developer from VMX Confiabilidad
Integrada
En la actualidad, garantizar la confiabilidad y disponibilidad de los
sistemas de vapor en la industria es fundamental dentro de las
estrategias de gestión y de negocios, debido a sus diferentes impactos
operativos y económicos. La estrategia de CBM puede ser
implementada satisfactoriamente en estos sistemas, sin embargo hay
ciertas particularidades que considerar al diseñar efectivamente el
programa de monitoreo, entender el comportamiento del sistema de
vapor ayudará a entender los resultados a obtener con las tecnologías
aplicadas. Este taller le ayudará a entender el comportamiento básico
del vapor en la industria, la importancia de mantener una buena
distribución del vapor y una mejor eliminación del condensado de las
líneas, basado en la utilización de tecnologías de monitoreo de
condición en los elementos finales de control como válvulas y trampas
de vapor. Obtendrá detalles técnicos especiales que facilitaran la
implementación del programa y lograra impactar sus indicativos de una
manera costo efectiva.
“A comprehensive analysis of
motor health may be
accomplished by combining
online and offline test results
into fault zones. These fault
zones are Power Quality,
Power Circuit, Stator,
Insulation, Rotor, and Air Gap.
Power Quality focuses on the
quality of the voltage and
current. Power Circuit
focuses on the power circuit
supplying power to the motor.
The Stator Fault Zone focuses
on the turn-to-turn insulation
and internal coil connections.
The Insulation Fault Zone refers
to the winding to ground
insulation. The Rotor Fault Zone
refers to the health of the rotor
cage and examinations. The Air
Gap Fault Zone refers to the
quality of the air gap between
the rotor and the stator. Each
fault zone should be analyzed
to accurately assess the overall
health of a motor. This paper
will provide a brief introduction
to a six fault zone approach for
predictive maintenance on
motors.”
Abstract from Using Six Fault
Zone Approach for Predictive
Maintenance on Motors by
David L. McKinnon; PdMA
Corporation
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Reliability World Caribbean 2015
- 1. SEPTEMBER 24-25 PONCE HILTON GOLF & CASINO RESORT 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Reliability World Caribbean 2015 is the most important congress in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean for reliability engineering, manufacturing and maintenance professionals. It will be a forum that will provide to the industry of the region with the necessary guidance to maximize the benefits of their process optimization initiatives, achieving a sustainable economy and increasing productivity. With a renewed format, Reliability World Caribbean will be a 2-day congress that consists of technical workshops and conferences. Organized by: Workshops Certified Reliability Leader (CRL) Certification Conferences Exhibitors CBM & Reliability Best Practices VIBRA PMB 349 Western Auto Plaza 220 Trujillo Alto, PR 00976 787-283-7500 Wanda Collazo wanda.collazo@vibra-inc.com www.creliability.world
- 2. Lubrication Track Fundamentals of Precise Lubrication | 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. By: Jarrod Potteiger, Vice President of Reliability Services at Des- Case Corporation Studies have shown that companies that have yet to focus on precision lubrication practices lose an amount equivalent to 10-20% of their maintenance budget correcting issues cause by poor lubrication. From selection to storage, dispensing to sampling, precision lubrication is the cornerstone of any reliability focused maintenance program yet very few companies seem able to execute effectively. In this session, we’ll look at the key elements necessary to build a precision lubrication program and the basic steps necessary to address the most pressing problems most companies face when it comes to lubrication. Diagnóstico del proceso de lubricación: caso de negocio | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. [conducted in Spanish] By: Gerardo Trujillo, General Director of Noria Latin America Identificar las oportunidades en el proceso de lubricación permite colocar las bases de un programa de confiabilidad de planta y un retorno a la inversión que puede superar el 300% de Valor Neto Presente (VNP). Las prácticas de lubricación basadas en paradigmas del pasado suelen ser vistas como situaciones normales, pero a la vista de un ojo entrenado y una visión moderna del estado Óptimo de Referencia (ORS) resultan en oportunidades doradas que además de mejorar la seguridad y ecología de la planta, estas acciones incrementan de manera importante la disponibilidad y confiabilidad de la máquina. En general la implementación de un proceso de lubricación de clase mundial puede incrementar la vida de las máquinas hasta 10X y la de los lubricantes hasta 6X. Este taller utiliza la metodología patentada ASCEND™ de Noria y lo guiará a identificar el grado de madurez de las 6 ETAPAS del proceso de lubricación (Selección del lubricante, Recepción y almacenamiento, Manejo y Aplicación, Control de Contaminación, Análisis de Lubricante y Disposición Ecológica), identificar los elementos a mejorar en base a su prioridad, convertir la información en un caso de negocio y calcular el retorno de inversión y VNP. Want to learn new skills that you can immediately apply at your plant? These workshops are specially designed to provide you with world-class techniques from an application standpoint. The Reliability World Caribbean Workshops are divided in 3 tracks: Lubrication, Condition Based Maintenance and Reliability. You can choose one of the tracks or combine workshops from Lubrication and Condition Based Maintenance Tracks for a diverse learning experience. ASA – Ascend™Self- Assessment Participants of Diagnóstico del proceso de lubricación will have access at no cost to this tool that helps them evaluate the current state of their plant’s lubrication program and identifies opportunities for improvement. ASA has a market value of USD $1,300. Workshops | Day 1
- 3. Condition Based Maintenance Track Triangulation of Electric Motor Maintenance…Three Keys to Reach Your Reliability Target | 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. By: Noah Bethel, Vice President of Product Development from PdMA Corporation In submarine warfare hearing a signal from an enemy contact only tells you something is near. Changing locations and listening to the contact from a second angle improves your ability to locate the position of the contact. But analyzing the contact frequency from a third angle pretty much puts a bulls-eye on the target. The same triangulated attack on your electric motor maintenance program can drastically improve your motor reliability and put a bulls-eye on your production goals. This article will discuss three separate but equally important rolls of your electric motor PdM technology in motor reliability. Presentation outline 1. Electric Motor Fault Zone Analysis 2. Quality Control testing of new/refurbished motors and the distribution systems that supply power to them 3. The importance of Trending electric motor test data and the recommended testing frequency 4. End of life Troubleshooting strategies and approaches 5. Case studies representing quality control, trending, and troubleshooting electric motors Learning objectives: 1. General construction of AC Induction Motors 2. Detailed analysis techniques for AC Induction Motors 3. Applying fault zone analysis strategies 4. Maximizing the benefits of electric motor PdM technology Monitoreo de condición para sistemas de vapor en plantas industriales usando ultrasonido | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. [conducted in Spanish] By: Carlos Garza, Business Developer from VMX Confiabilidad Integrada En la actualidad, garantizar la confiabilidad y disponibilidad de los sistemas de vapor en la industria es fundamental dentro de las estrategias de gestión y de negocios, debido a sus diferentes impactos operativos y económicos. La estrategia de CBM puede ser implementada satisfactoriamente en estos sistemas, sin embargo hay ciertas particularidades que considerar al diseñar efectivamente el programa de monitoreo, entender el comportamiento del sistema de vapor ayudará a entender los resultados a obtener con las tecnologías aplicadas. Este taller le ayudará a entender el comportamiento básico del vapor en la industria, la importancia de mantener una buena distribución del vapor y una mejor eliminación del condensado de las líneas, basado en la utilización de tecnologías de monitoreo de condición en los elementos finales de control como válvulas y trampas de vapor. Obtendrá detalles técnicos especiales que facilitaran la implementación del programa y lograra impactar sus indicativos de una manera costo efectiva. “A comprehensive analysis of motor health may be accomplished by combining online and offline test results into fault zones. These fault zones are Power Quality, Power Circuit, Stator, Insulation, Rotor, and Air Gap. Power Quality focuses on the quality of the voltage and current. Power Circuit focuses on the power circuit supplying power to the motor. The Stator Fault Zone focuses on the turn-to-turn insulation and internal coil connections. The Insulation Fault Zone refers to the winding to ground insulation. The Rotor Fault Zone refers to the health of the rotor cage and examinations. The Air Gap Fault Zone refers to the quality of the air gap between the rotor and the stator. Each fault zone should be analyzed to accurately assess the overall health of a motor. This paper will provide a brief introduction to a six fault zone approach for predictive maintenance on motors.” Abstract from Using Six Fault Zone Approach for Predictive Maintenance on Motors by David L. McKinnon; PdMA Corporation Workshops | Day 1
- 4. Reliability Track (Special Full-Day Track) The Reliability Track is a special full-day workshop designed for professionals who want to gain a deeper understanding in the topic. Due to the duration of the workshop, it cannot be combined with any other track. Certified Reliability Leader Workshop | 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. By: Terry O’Hanlon, Publisher of Uptime Magazine and ReliabilityWeb.com The Certified Reliability Leader workshop focuses on whole life asset reliability decisions and whole life value delivery through leadership. The system provides guidance and is a map of theory, to engage and empower every stakeholder in your organization as a Reliability Leader. Topics include: - Reliability Engineering for Maintenance (REM) - Asset Condition Management (ACM) - Work Execution Management (WEM) - Leadership for Reliability (LER) Includes Uptime® Elements Passport Series! Want to become CRL certified? Participants have the option of taking the Certified Reliability Leader (CRL) exam after the workshop for an additional fee of $299. Call us at 787-283- 7500 to sign up for the exam. Uptime® Elements™ provide a simple way to understand a holistic, system-based approach to embedding reliability into an organization’s practices and culture. By using a unified theory to explain the fundamental elements of reliability and how they relate to each other, Uptime Elements allow everyone to gain an understanding of reliability appropriate to the work they do. Workshops | Day 1
- 5. Terrence O’Hanlon - "Uptime Elements: A Reliability Framework for Asset Management" World-Class organizations recognize that success is achieved through leadership however they also realize that results are only delivered through engagement and empowerment of everyone in the workforce. Leadership does not come from one person it comes from everyone. This is especially true for reliability. The Uptime Elements – A Reliability Framework for Asset Performance is designed to deliver value to what we call the triple bottom line of: • Economic Prosperity • Environmental Sustainability • Social Responsibility The Uptime Elements – A Reliability Framework for Asset Performance focuses on whole life asset reliability decisions and whole life value delivery through leadership. The system provides guidance and is a map of theory, to engage and empower every stakeholder in your organization as a Reliability Leader. Topics include: •Reliability Engineering for Maintenance •Asset Condition Management •Work Execution Management •Leadership for Reliability •Asset Management (per ISO55001) Gerardo Trujillo – “Cinco pequeños errores en lubricación con enormes consecuencias” *It will be conducted in Spanish Las fallas relacionadas con lubricación son muy fáciles de prevenir, pero muy costosas de reparar cuando causan tiempo perdido. Esta presentación le ayudará a identificar los errores más comunes en lubricación que pueden tener enormes consecuencias en su operación y aprenderá la manera de solucionarlos. La presentación es dinámica y con una visión práctica: “Pequeños errores hoy – grandes consecuencias después”. Aprenderá a reconocer patrones del pasado y paradigmas que se convierten en fallas crónicas o trabajo innecesario. On September 25, Reliability World Caribbean will have speakers offering conferences about relevant maintenance and reliability topics. Likewise, our exhibitors will be presenting their products and services. Discover how you can include them in your maintenance initiatives for a more reliable, sustainable and efficient plant. More speakers to be confirmed! Conferences & Exhibition | Day 2
- 6. Carlos E. Garza - “Errores típicos en el diseño y operación de los sistemas de vapor saturado en las plantas industriales” *It will be conducted in Spanish El monitoreo de condición juega un papel importante en el conocimiento del comportamiento de los activos que conforman el sistema de vapor. Sin embargo, centrarse solamente en los datos obtenidos por el CBM no es suficiente para lograr una optimización adecuada del sistema. Gran parte de las áreas de oportunidad se encuentran en el diseño y operación del sistema. Utilizar el CBM como herramienta de localización de problemas de diseño ha sido un factor radical de cambio en como vemos las áreas de mejoramiento. Durante esta disertación mostraremos diferentes casos de estudio localizados durante inspecciones de CBM que fueron resueltos con rediseños e ingeniería, logrando ampliar la visión de no limitarnos a trabajar directamente en el elemento final de control. Obtener resultados efectivos en la optimización del sistema es posible, con la visión y herramientas adecuadas. Jesús Laboy and Félix M. Laboy - “Show Me the Value: a CBM Strategy Development Story” *It will be conducted in Spanish The benefits of implementing Condition Based Maintenance technologies (i.e. vibration, thermography, us, tribology, MCA) are well documented. Nevertheless it is common to find many questions unanswered: Why do we keep having failures? Why our maintenance costs are not going down? Has our performance increase? By engaging in a technology shopping spree we will surely increase our maintenance department’s expenses but not necessarily its value. So when our manager’s questions come: “Didn’t we buy predictive maintenance tools last year?” or the infamous “Show me the money?” it would be a magician’s task to present such results. This presentation will show the result of 20+ years of experience trying to answer these questions. Without a defined reliability strategy focused on increasing our company’s value, we will most probably end up “not showing the money”. Nelson Rivera - “Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE): One Metric to Rule Them All” *It will be conducted in Spanish Reliability is a common topic these days applied to People, Equipment and Productivity amongst other areas. The common denominator for this term centers around being ready to perform or available when needed. This presentation will focus on linking the Reliability of Utilities and Manufacturing equipment to the ability to produce when needed achieving OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) improvements thru improvements in availability. Isabel Torres - “B-Reliable: Asset Reliability as a Business Strategy to Increase Competitiveness” *It will be conducted in Spanish
- 7. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS Terrence O'Hanlon Terrence is the Publisher of Reliabilityweb.com®, RELIABILITY® Magazine and Uptime® Magazine. He is a Certified in Asset Management by the Institute of Asset Management and is a Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional by SMRP. Terrence is the acting Executive Director of the Association for Maintenance Professionals (AMP). He is the executive editor and Publisher of the 5th Edition of the Asset Management Handbook. Terrence is also a voting member of the US TAG (PC251) for ISO 55000 - ASTM E53 Asset Management Standards Committee. More recently Mr. O’Hanlon has been selected as the sole US Representation through ANSI for ISO Working Group 39 to create a standard for competence in assessing and certifying Asset Management programs known as ISO 17021-5. O’Hanlon is also a member of the Institute of Asset Management, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, The Association of Facilities Engineers, Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals and the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers. About Reliability Web Reliabilityweb.com is a specialty publishing company focused on information delivery of Articles, Videos, Audio Podcasts, Case Studies, iPresentation tutorials, Web Workshops, benchmark data, Tips, and how-to information for maintenance and reliability professionals. Information is delivered online through the Reliabilityweb.com network of web sites, Uptime® Magazine, a bi-monthly magazine for reliability and maintenance management, and a series of maintenance conferences. Gerardo Trujillo Gerardo Trujillo is an industrial engineer and General Director of Noria Latin América. He has over 27 years of experience in lubrication and oil analysis programs implementation. In addition, Gerardo has worked as a reliability and maintenance consultant for over 13 years and has experience in the following industries: Gas and Petrochemical, Off-Shore, Energy, Fisheries, Agriculture, Sugar, Transport Fleet, Mining, Manufacturing, Automotive and Food. Gerardo is editor of the Spanish-version of the magazine Machinery Lubrication and editorial advisor of Con Mantenimiento Productivo (With Productive Maintenance). Additionally, Gerardo is member of the International Committee ISO PC/251 that developed the standard ISO 55000 for asset management. He is founding president of Mexican Association for Professionals in Asset Management and president of the Organizing Committee of the Mexican Reliability and Maintenance Congress. Gerardo is also vice president for North America and Mexico Delegate of COPIMAN (Panamerican Committee of Maintenance Engineering) and member of the Certification Committee of the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals. Among his certifications are: CMRP -Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional by the SMRP, MLA-II - Machinery Lubrication Analyst and MLT-II – Machinery Lubrication Technician by the ICML. About Noria Latin America For over 14 years, Noria has developed world class lubrication programs in the industry across the world, including power generation, food and beverage, manufacturing, automotive, mining, oil and gas, among others. Even the leading manufacturers of lubricants used to Noria to train specialists, develop their programs lubrication and solve their machinery lubrication.
- 8. Jarrod Potteiger Jarrod Potteiger is Education Services Manager and Sr. Technical Consultant for Des-Case Corporation. Jarrod has more than 15 years’ experience in the field of lubrication, contamination control and oil analysis and has trained thousands of maintenance professionals in precision lubrication. Jarrod is a trusted consultant and advisor in the area of precision lubrication for many leading manufacturers including Nissan North America, Honda Manufacturing, ALCOA, International Paper, Dupont and many more. Jarrod and published numerous articles on the subject of precision lubrication and regularly presents workshops and papers at a variety of technical conferences including IMC, SMRP, IDCON and Marcon. Jarrod holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Alabama. About Des-Case Corporation Des-Case specializes in contamination control products for industrial lubricants. Headquartered near Nashville, TN, they market an entire line of products designed to help companies make their equipment investments last longer. Noah Bethel Noah has over twenty-five years of broad operations and electrical systems maintenance experience in industrial, commercial, and military settings ranging from nuclear submarines to world class amusement parks. His experience includes high and low voltage, AC and DC, power generation, power distribution, motors, and motor controllers. Noah is currently in charge of product development for new and existing PdM technology at PdMA Corporation. Noah is a graduate of the University of the State of New York and the Naval Nuclear Power School and Training Unit. He is a Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional, with field experience in motor circuit analysis, current signature, power analysis, thermography, vibration analysis, oil analysis and ultrasonic testing. About PdMA Corporation PdMA Corporation is an industry leader in the field of predictive maintenance (PdM) and condition monitoring, globally offering electric motor testing instruments.
- 9. Carlos E. Garza Carlos Garza is the business developer in VMX Confiabilidad Integrada in México. He has a degree in Electronics and Automation of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León. He has also worked for over 10 years in the use and implementation of Air-Coupled Ultrasound Wave Propagation. Garza is a founding member of the Mexican Association of Asset Management and member of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing. Jesús M. Laboy de la Plaza Jesús M. Laboy has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of New Orleans. Jesús has over 9 years of experience as a business development professional within different international markets. At the present he is the Business Development Manager at Vibra. He has been responsible for developing strategies that will add value to different companies implementing Maintenance and Reliability Best Practices. At the same time, he has been instrumental in developing new business and opening new markets for Vibra. An example of this is our office in the Dominican Republic. Jesús is a Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional by the SMRP organization. Félix M. Laboy de la Plaza Félix M. Laboy De La Plaza joined Vibra 15 years ago as an apprentice. Once he obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus, he started working full time at Vibra as a Subject Matter Expert. From there, Félix has held various positions ranging from technical services, sales and consulting services. As a reliability engineer and asset management consultant, Félix likes to focus on clear, easy to understand application of reliability engineering tools and concepts. He enjoys working with teams to design maintenance and reliability programs that solve problems and that are cost effective. Félix has developed world class reliability programs for assets from utilities, manufacturing and packaging business units. For the past two years, he has been responsible for all consulting services related to reliability engineering, condition based maintenance and precision maintenance projects in the Caribbean and Latin America. In 2013 he was part of the team that received the Uptime Award for Best Green Reliability Program, and in 2014 he was promoted to Service Department Manager for the Vibra’s offices in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. Félix is a Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional and a Certified Reliability Leader. Also, he has an Engineer in Training (EIT) certificate by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; as well as various certificates for condition monitoring technologies. About Vibra Vibra, with offices in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Mexico, is the largest reliability service organization in the Caribbean covering Latin America.
- 10. Nelson Rivera Currently the Reliability Program Lead for the McNeil companies, Nelson has over 19 years at Johnson & Johnson holding positions within Janssen Pharmaceuticals, McNeil Consumer and DePuy Orthopedics as Senior Director Global Engineering, Director of Engineering and Manufacturing and Maintenance Excellence Manager. He has worked supporting remediation activities for re- launching products, leading engineering teams driving innovation and best practices as well as directing production at key manufacturing sites. His accomplishments include amongst others: pioneering the J&J Manufacturing Equipment Excellence programs including deploying Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) for the first time within J&J avoiding a cost of $27MM, establishing the first J&J regional facilities organization now a global model, and launching J&J’s first calibration council. Likewise, Nelson championed the first Design to Value (DTV) J&J global program driving product value improvements through increased quality, reduction in cost and increase in customer service. He led the team to achieve business targets of $700 million, 2 years ahead of schedule. Nelson has a passion for teaching and developing people, and has been a mentor of the Johnson & Johnson GOLD (Global Operations Leadership Development) program for over 10 years. He directed facilities in Janssen-New Jersey, driving 14 buildings to GOLD standards, 42% of J&J’s largest region. He also serves as a volunteer coach and mentor to local educational initiatives, most recently launching and growing a robotics league to over 200 High School teams in Puerto Rico. Nelson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University and is a member of the ISPE and the SMRP. He is a Six Sigma Certified Engineer and a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional. About McNeil McNeil Consumer Healthcare markets a broad range of well-known and trusted OTC products around the globe. It is also part of the Johnson & Johnson group. Isabel Torres Isabel Torres is the manager of the Engineering and Maintenance Department at Bacardi Corporation in Cataño, Puerto Rico. Isabel has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. She has worked in the maintenance area for over 10 years holding various positions ranging from documentation specialist, planner and supervisor. Isabel has been responsible for implementation of some Lean and Maintenance Excellence initiatives in cement and rum manufacturing industries. About Bacardi Bacardi Limited is the largest privately held spirits company in the world and produces and markets a variety of internationally recognized spirits and wines. Family-owned Bacardi was founded 153 years ago in Santiago de Cuba, on February 4, 1862, and sells in 160 countries globally.
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