Webinar - Navigating a Rewarding Career in Asset Management
2025-11-19 12:30 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
A career in asset management provides an exciting professional journey and the opportunity to make a meaningful, lasting impact on society. With its diverse areas of practice and specialisation, the industry provides immense potential for professional growth. However, its vast scope can sometimes feel overwhelming when planning the next steps in your career.
This webinar is designed to empower young asset management professionals by providing an overview of the various areas of practice, offering practical guidance for informed career planning. Additionally, it will demystify the professional certification options and share valuable learnings, strategies and resources. Drawing on over 13 years of industry experience, the presenter will offer actionable insights that can serve as strength multipliers to help accelerate your career growth.
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Brought to you by the Asset Management Council’s Young Asset Management Professionals (YAMP) group.
Presented by:
Rory Gibbons is a Senior Strategic Asset Management Consultant at Brightly, where he leads asset investment planning projects for Australian clients. As a chartered asset management & engineering professional with over 13 years in the industry, Rory has extensive experience working with infrastructure, throughout all lifecycle stages and across a broad range of sectors, including local government, ports, energy, transport and water. Rory is passionate about supporting the next generation of practitioners and presented his research ‘Bridging the Gap: Unlocking untapped talent to overcome the skills shortage and how we can support the careers of young professionals’ at this years AM Peak.

Webinar - Safe to Run from Day One - Process Safety Underpinning Asset Management in Operational Readiness (AM in Action - a 2025 Excellence Award Submission)
2025-11-25 13:00 - 13:30 | Online – Register to be sent your link
Bringing a new power station online isn’t just about infrastructure—it’s about ensuring it’s safe, reliable, and ready to perform from day one. In this session, discover how the Tallawarra B Operational Readiness Team embedded process safety and asset management principles into every step of commissioning Australia’s first emissions-offset peaking power station. Learn how proactive planning, safety integration, and operational foresight supported a seamless transition from construction to operation—delivering fast-start capacity for 180,000 homes and supporting Australia’s energy transition.
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Part of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2025 Excellence Awards.
Presenter:

Ryan James has over 20 years’ experience working across the full asset lifecycle primarily in the energy sector, through management, technical and consulting roles. He is currently providing technical management consulting services to asset-intensive businesses, with a particular focus on asset management, engineering and process safety in the high-hazard industries. Furthermore, Ryan has an electrical engineering background and has been responsible for engineering and asset management across a 6000MW power portfolio, and the engineering of over $500M in electrical infrastructure.

Webinar - Intelligent Predictive Maintenance 4.0: System Architecture, AI Integration, and Asset Management Implications
2025-12-03 13:00 - 13:30 | Online – Register to be sent your link
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a revolutionary technology and its application across disciplines is noteworthy. AI can help in predictive maintenance by further enhancing decision making with data driven, dynamic, real-time, and an automated approach for risk informed decisions. This session is on Intelligent Predictive Maintenance (PdM 4.0): System Architecture and AI Integration applicable to Asset Management.
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Presenter:

Dr Jhareswar Maiti, P C Mahalanobis distinguished Educator and Suresh & Vidya Nair Chair Professor, is currently Professor & Head, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He is the founder chairman of the Centre of Excellence on Safety Engineering and Analytics at IIT Kharagpur. He has more than 23 years of experiences in teaching, research, and consulting, guided 23 PhD students, executed over 35 funded projects and conducted over 25 training programs for industry. He authored over 200 publications and is in the Editorial Board of Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Safety Science, International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, and Safety & Health at Work. Prof Maiti’s research interests include safety analytics, risk assessment, AI and data science, quality management, and engineering ergonomics. He authored the textbook “Multivariate Statistical Modeling in Engineering and Management,” published by CRC Press. Prof Maiti works with world leading companies like Tata Steel Limited, Adani Group, Coal India, Haldia Petrochemicals, etc. He is Fellow Member of Royal Statistical Society, UK and Institute of Engineers (India). He is also member of INFORMS, IISE, IEEE, etc. He will be delivering keynote address and workshop on data analytics in ICMIAM2025 (www.icmiam.com) in Berwick campus, Federation University Australia 10-12 December 2025.

Webinar - Squirrel Stores - why do they exist and options for removal
2026-02-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Online – Register to be sent your link
A “squirrel store” is, as the name suggests, a store of spares kept outside the main stores system and warehousing program. These stores are not measured or controlled for quantity and, depending on storage practices, may also be lacking in quality. The use of spares from these stores remains a hidden cost and can mask the true cost of maintaining plant and equipment.
There are many reasons squirrel stores come into being. These will be discussed, along with how these extraneous stores can be eliminated.
The webinar will also cover real-world examples and solutions that may assist others in addressing the issue of squirrel stores.
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About the speaker: Tanya Viano is currently taking a hiatus from engineering. She holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and a Master of Maintenance and Reliability Engineering. Tanya has spent 30 years working in industry, predominantly in the oil and gas sector, in roles across projects and operations, and as a consultant. This has given her a wealth of experience. Tanya is passionate about reliability and asset management, and she led the Enhanced Problem Solving Team within QGC (Shell), which tackled some of the most difficult reliability issues in the business. As a result, Tanya was awarded a Shell Global Excellence Award for replicating the process across QGC.

This session forms the first in a webinar series presented by MRiAM – Challenges Associated with Spares Management During the Operational Phase – Webinar Series. In 2024, MRiAM presented a webinar series on managing spares, including guidance on quantities and related considerations. Since then, several forums have raised questions and prompted discussion about how to manage spares once they have been identified in the maintenance system and warehoused during the operational phase of a project. There has also been growing interest in related topics such as managing obsolete spares, “squirrel stores”, and maintaining spares holdings. The objective of this series is to address these topics and provide practical solutions from speakers who have identified these issues and can share proven approaches. Registering for this session will register you for all four sessions in the series.

Melbourne - From Worthless Data to Intelligent Assets: Edge Federated Machine Learning in Real Work Asset Management
2026-03-03 17:30 - 19:00 | Grand Hotel (Gaylord Restaurant Conference Room), 33 Spencer Street, Docklands, VIC, 3008, Australia
Asset-intensive organisations have invested heavily in enterprise asset management systems and condition monitoring infrastructure, yet most operational data remains underutilised. This presentation challenges the conventional centralised analytics approach and introduces edge federated machine learning as a transformative architecture for physical asset management.
Drawing on real-world implementations across Australian transport, ports and heavy industry, this session demonstrates how edge computing, combined with federated learning, addresses four critical barriers to intelligent maintenance:

Isolated asset knowledge that prevents fleet-wide learning
Data silos across facilities that block insight sharing
Cloud analytics latency that misses split-second failure indicators
Privacy concerns that lock away valuable operational data

Topics: Data governance, quality and utilisation
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Shane Scriven is the Founder and Managing Director of SAS Asset Management, an Australian consultancy specialising in advanced analytics and AI for asset-intensive industries. He holds the Certified Senior Practitioner in Asset Management (CSAM) and Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA) credentials, alongside multiple certifications in lubrication and vibration analysis. With over a decade of experience spanning transport, defence, mining, healthcare and manufacturing, Shane has built a reputation for bridging traditional asset management with emerging technologies. His current work centres on edge computing, federated machine learning and real-time diagnostic systems for clients across rolling stock, port operations and heavy industry — turning maintenance data into actionable, predictive insights. A recipient of the Project of the Year Award for his work in structural health monitoring, Shane is driven to deliver tailored solutions that merge best-practice frameworks, such as ISO 55001 and GFMAM, with the practical realities of each organisation. He is equally passionate about advocating for mental health, resilience and adaptability in the workplace and broader community.

Webinar - Spares Analysis Process Review Supporting Capital Investment Program
2026-03-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Online – Register to be sent your link
The review of the Capital Program Spares Assessment process identified significant gaps that led to incorrect outputs and, at times, incomplete assessments. These issues resulted in inadequate spares being handed over at project completion, placing additional pressure on Operations and Maintenance teams to identify and procure requirements post-handover, causing delays and increased operational costs.
To address these shortcomings, the process needed to be redesigned to improve:

accuracy
consistency
accountability.

Integrating reliability engineering principles and clarifying team responsibilities were critical to strengthening decision-making.
The objective is to establish a framework that enhances asset performance, reduces operational risk, and supports cost-effective outcomes across capital projects.
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Ian is Lead – Reliability Engineering for the Water Corporation of Western Australia. He has been at the Water Corporation WA for over 14 years concentrating in the reliability engineering and management. He has 38 years industry experience involving paper manufacturing and packaging, food manufacturing and packaging and water utility industries covering the following asset management functions: reliability engineering and management; tactical and strategic asset maintenance management; maintenance and operations support, and process optimisation. Ian is an accredited Engineer with the Engineering Council UK and an Affiliate of the Australian Asset Management Council of Australia, Institute of Plant Engineers and Society of Operation Engineers in the UK.

Kevin is a Chartered Professional Engineer with 17+ years in asset management and reliability. He has an FMCG background with responsibility for maintenance, project delivery, and process optimisation. He has spent five years at Water Corporation responsible for improving asset health and reliability, and is responsible for condition monitoring, capability assessments, compliance strategies, spares analysis, and root cause analysis.

This session forms the third in a webinar series presented by MRiAM – Challenges Associated with Spares Management During the Operational Phase – Webinar Series. In 2024, MRiAM presented a webinar series on managing spares, including guidance on quantities and related considerations. Since then, several forums have raised questions and prompted discussion about how to manage spares once they have been identified in the maintenance system and warehoused during the operational phase of a project. There has also been growing interest in related topics such as managing obsolete spares, “squirrel stores”, and maintaining spares holdings. The objective of this series is to address these topics and provide practical solutions from speakers who have identified these issues and can share proven approaches. Registering for this session will register you for all four sessions in the series.

Webinar - Spares Management through Project Transition Phase
2026-03-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Online – Register to be sent your link
The webinar focuses on some of the typical challenges faced by Asset Engineers, Reliability & Maintenance Engineers, Maintenance Managers and Maintenance staff associated with Spares Management during the project transition phase into the project operation and maintenance phase.
The webinar will explore some of the key elements during this phase of a project and highlight a number of pivotal activities and drivers for successful spares management through the project transition phase including;

Contract Type – Understanding the framework and type of service contract as it will impact your Spares Management strategy i.e., PPP, Comprehensive, Pass- Through etc.
Risk Based Methodology – ensuring that there is an integrated approach to contract risk such as KPI’s, Financial, Reputation, WHS&E.
Project Phase – Which stage of the project lifecycle are you at?
Stakeholders – have you identified who the key stakeholders are for spares management,
Spares Selection – What level of maturity has been undertaken in relation to Spares requirements and associated analysis using FMECA, RAMS or other process?
Type of Site – Different spares management strategies for Greenfield Sites v Brownfield Sites
Multiple Storage Locations – How do you optimize effective Spares Storage with multiple storage facilities and multiple work sites?
Inventory Management – Selection of suitable process i.e., part of the CMMS?

Spares Procurement Lead Time – challenges with alignment to Asset Performance requirements.
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Craig is the principle of Casmat Engineering a Facility & Asset Management Company providing a range of inspection, maintenance, auditing and technical consultancy services to companies in Australia and New Zealand over the last 32 years. He has multidisciplined skills across a variety of industries including Defence, Water & Sewage Treatment, Power Stations, Prisons, Construction, Health Sector, Educational Sector and the built environment. The services he provides to industry include asset management strategy; inspection, auditing and reporting; management of performance tests; asset lifecycle strategy; development of operation and maintenance strategy and cost modeling; and industrial maintenance services. Craig has a trade background and is a Charted Professional Engineer with areas of practice in Mechanical Engineering and Asset Management. He is a member of the Asset Management Council and a CAMA to ISO55001 and a member of the AMC special interest group, MRiAM.

This session forms the fourth and final in a webinar series presented by MRiAM – Challenges Associated with Spares Management During the Operational Phase – Webinar Series. In 2024, MRiAM presented a webinar series on managing spares, including guidance on quantities and related considerations. Since then, several forums have raised questions and prompted discussion about how to manage spares once they have been identified in the maintenance system and warehoused during the operational phase of a project. There has also been growing interest in related topics such as managing obsolete spares, “squirrel stores”, and maintaining spares holdings. The objective of this series is to address these topics and provide practical solutions from speakers who have identified these issues and can share proven approaches. Registering for this session will register you for all four sessions in the series.

Webinar - Managing Spares for Corrective Maintenance, Preventative Maintenance and End-of-Life
2026-03-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Online – Register to be sent your link
Spare parts play a pivotal role in sustaining equipment reliability and availability, a fact that becomes obvious during both corrective and preventative maintenance activities. When spares are well‑managed and strategically utilised, maintenance work becomes faster, more effective, and more predictable — delivering measurable improvements in reliability, availability, and overall cost performance.
This session will explore the practical foundations of effective spare parts management across key focus areas:

Spares procurement and supplier engagement
Storage and preservation practices
Inventory holdings, control, and issuing processes
Access and availability during maintenance windows

Strong practices in these areas ensure maintenance can be completed within the shortest possible time, at optimum cost, and with minimal waste or rework.
We will also examine the challenges associated with spare parts discontinuation (obsolescence) and component end‑of‑life, which can create significant cost, risk, and engineering impacts for many facilities. The webinar will outline practical strategies to mitigate these issues to help maintain equipment availability while organisations navigate the risks of obsolescence.
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Alex Jarufe is a senior Asset Management engineer with 30 years of hands‑on experience across Australia’s heavy industries, including mining and mineral processing, oil and gas, chemical processing, water treatment, power generation, food production and agriculture. Throughout his career, Alex has held key roles spanning Strategic Asset Management, Maintenance Management, Shutdown and Turnaround Management, Maintenance and Reliability Engineering, Spare Parts Optimisation, Root Cause Failure Analysis and Defect Elimination, Maintenance Planning and Scheduling, Master Data development and Equipment Design. Alex has extensive practical experience in the identification, management and optimisation of spare parts for complex assets. His work includes developing and deploying strategies to manage obsolescence risk in critical applications, ensuring continued equipment availability and preventing major operational disruptions.

Following the conclusion of our Challenges Associated with Spares Management During the Operational Phase webinar series, we are delighted to present one additional session for those who would like to continue the discussion. This special webinar builds on the themes of the series and offers further practical insights for attendees.

Virtual Event - Research and Industry Day 2026 (RAID)
2026-06-09 10:00 - 14:30 | Online – Register to be sent your link
In collaboration with Federation University, this free for all guests event is where Academia meets Industry to share the latest research in maintenance and asset management. Consisting of a series of virtual presentations by final year students undertaking maintenance and asset management research projects, it’s an opportunity for students to share their research and findings with Industry and for Industry to find out what is happening with the latest research and how this can be applied to your organisation. A number of students will present their research in rapid fire presentations with an opportunity for participants to ask questions after each presentation. Tune in for the whole day or just the presentations that are of interest.
It’s a good chance to discover:

Findings from latest research and studies
How it applies to what you do
What skills and experience can contribute to your success
How to stay ahead of your competition to remain viable

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Program:

10.00am

Introductions (AMCouncil Anne Gibbs, and Professors Gopi Chattopadhay, Ivan Mareels and Joarder Kamruzzaman)

10.30am

Reliability Improvement and Fire Risk Mitigation on Conveyor Belts in Mining (Vipu John Mathew)

10.50am

Enhancing Train Software Reliability in Maintenance Stage – A Case Study on Train Stopping-Aid Function Failures (Haocheng Shi)

11.10am

Power system monitoring of Control Systems Assets for the Alumina production plant (Amr Hegab)

11.30am

Risk-based Decision Making in Maintenance Intervals of Light Rails in Australia (Muhammad Hussain)

11.40am

A Modified Total Cost of Ownership Framework for Fatigue Testing Equipment in Academic Laboratories (Adewale (Moses) Oyeku)

12.00pm

LUNCH

12.30pm

Reliability-Centred Digital Modernisation Framework for CNC and Metal-Forming Assets in Australian SME (Srinivas Polisetti)

12.50pm

Risk-Informed Life Extension Decisions Using Unstructured Maintenance Data (Venkata Sai Prashanth Sudula)

13.10pm

A Bayesian Decision-Making Framework for Life Extension of Long-Life Complex Assets under Data Scarcity (Ravi Welandge Don)

13.30pm

A Comparative Analysis of Key Performance Indicators for monitoring and preventive interventions in the Rail Sector (Dennis Noble)

13.50pm

Risk-Based Overall Equipment Effectiveness to Total Productive Maintenance: Translating Measurement into Action in Meat Manufacturing (Vickram Chundhoo)

14.20pm

Closing Words

Webinar - Systems Thinking for Land Maintenance: Integrating Digital Engineering, Analytics and Machine Learning for Sustainment Optimisation
2026-06-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Online – Register to be sent your link
Modern sustainment environments are becoming increasingly complex, requiring organisations to move beyond siloed maintenance approaches toward integrated, enterprise-wide systems thinking. This webinar explores how Systems Thinking principles, combined with Digital Engineering (DE), Machine Learning (ML), and advanced analytics, can support smarter and more effective land maintenance and sustainment outcomes.
The session will present a high-level model-based approach to maintenance optimisation, demonstrating how data-driven decision-making and integrated digital ecosystems can improve operational effectiveness while maintaining technical integrity and assurance.
Key themes will include:

Applying Systems Thinking to maintenance and sustainment environments
Leveraging Digital Engineering and Machine Learning to improve maintenance decision-making
Reducing inefficiencies, delays, and wastage across sustainment processes
Enhancing visibility, governance, and enterprise integration through data and analytics
Balancing cost optimisation with technical integrity and capability assurance

The webinar will also discuss the growing importance of integrated engineering ecosystems, enterprise data alignment, and advanced analytics in shaping the future of Defence and complex asset sustainment.
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Presenters:

Manas Dhiman is a Systems Engineer with a biomedical engineering background and experience across defence health capability, vehicle sustainment, and enterprise systems. She holds a degree in Biomedical Engineering and has developed her career working across complex, integrated Defence programs. She spent three years in Land Division supporting JP2060 Phase 3 – Deployable Health Facilities, contributing to the delivery and sustainment of deployable health capability. She also worked within PMSPO Bushmaster, supporting sustainment activities for a critical land capability. She subsequently moved into Engineering Technology and Materiel Logistics (ETML) Division, where she works as a Systems Engineer on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) programs, with responsibilities including standards management, systems integration, and assurance across enterprise-level capabilities. Her experience spans across systems engineering, standards governance, sustainment support, and capability integration across multidisciplinary teams, with a focus on delivering reliable and scalable solutions in complex operational environments.

Sandeep (Sunny) Jadhav is an accomplished Electrical Engineer and senior Defence leader with extensive experience in Army project delivery, through-life support, Defence reform, and continuous improvement. He is a Chartered Professional Engineer, Fellow of Engineers Australia, and Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma, with multiple master’s degrees and a strong publication record in systems engineering, organisational excellence, and data analytics. He is also an active educator, mentor, and advocate for STEM, agile thinking, and digital transformation across Defence, industry, and academia. Currently, he serves as Director Systems Engineering – CASG (ETML), having also led Digital Twins, IoT, and Defence analytics initiatives within Defence ERP.
