Webinar - Advancing Climate Resilience in the Transport Sector - Climate Change and Natural Hazard Risk Assessment and Adaptation Planning Guidelines (AM in Action - a 2025 Excellence Award Submission)
2025-09-30 13:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
Climate change is placing growing pressure on transport infrastructure across Australia and New Zealand. In this session, discover how the new Austroads Climate Change and Natural Hazard Risk Assessment and Adaptation Planning Guidelines—developed by AECOM—are helping agencies proactively manage these challenges. You’ll learn how to apply a structured, evidence-based approach to assessing climate risks and planning targeted adaptations, with practical takeaways for building resilience into your organisation’s transport asset management strategy.
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Part of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2025 Excellence Awards.
Presenters:

Allan Klindworth, Associate Director – Sustainability and Resilience, AECOM
Joanne Vanselow, Program Manager, Vehicles & Technology / Environment & Sustainability, Austroads

Allan Klindworth is an Associate Director – Sustainability and Resilience at AECOM. He has over 18 years of experience delivering complex, thought leading climate adaptation projects. He has worked with all levels of government as well as private sector organisations, helping them to understand the risks presented by the changing climate and to build their resilience through adaptation planning. This work has included assessing risks to existing asset portfolios and integrating consideration of climate change impacts into strategic planning and asset design processes. Allan’s climate resilience experience includes the state-wide assessment of climate risks to Government infrastructure for Infrastructure Victoria and supporting the integration of climate resilience and sustainability policy into the delivery of major infrastructure projects, including Victoria’s Level Crossing Removal Project and the North East Link and West Gate Tunnel projects. Allan has also developed climate risk and adaptation frameworks and guidance for federal, state and international government agencies, including Austroads, USAID, the Australian Department of Defence, the former Australian Government Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency and the former Victorian Department of Transport.

Joanne Vanselow is a Program Manager at Austroads, the association of Australian and New Zealand transport agencies. With 17 years of experience spanning both the private and public sectors, she brings a unique, holistic perspective to the challenges of modern transport. Joanne began her career as an automotive engineer, where she developed an understanding of vehicle systems and innovation. She then transitioned into the public sector, applying her expertise to policy and strategy, and managed key projects in vehicle safety data insights and trialling connected and automated vehicle technologies. In her current role, she helps transport agencies to operate a safe and sustainable network by managing two critical programs of work: the vehicles and technology program, which harnesses the benefits of emerging technologies to improve safety, sustainability and productivity, and the environment and sustainability program, which embeds sustainability into transport decision-making. She is currently managing a suite of projects around climate change resilience and transport decarbonisation with a focus on enabling Austroads members to integrate these considerations into the way they plan, build and manage transport assets and networks..

Webinar - NSW Government Maintenance and Renewals Liability Funding Methodology (AM in Action - a 2025 Excellence Award Submission)
2025-10-07 13:00 - 13:30
How do you quantify risk across a $500 billion public asset portfolio? In this session, explore a groundbreaking methodology developed for the NSW Government that helps more than 50 agencies assess the financial and service delivery risks of different maintenance funding scenarios. Learn how this structured approach enables clear visibility of funding gaps, supports evidence-based budgeting, and strengthens long-term asset stewardship across government.
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Part of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2025 Excellence Awards.
Presenter:

Lucie Mitchell, Director – Asset Management and Resilience, Infrastructure NSW

Lucie is the Director Asset Management Strategy at Infrastructure NSW and is passionate about the role that asset management plays in helping to make the best asset-related decisions in constrained environments. She works in the Asset Management Assurance team to administer the Asset Management Policy for the NSW Public Sector (TPP 19-07). Her work involves: reporting to NSW Cabinet on the extent to which agencies comply with the Asset Management Policy developing tools and processes that help more than 50 government agencies present asset management related information in a way that meets Government’s needs helping agencies to improve their asset management maturity. Today, Lucie is going to talk about a methodology developed to help agencies report their maintenance and renewals funding needs and the associated risks.

Webinar - Building Australias Leading Asset Management Team through Diversity Equity and Inclusion (AM in Action - a 2025 Excellence Award Submission)
2025-10-14 13:00 - 13:30
What does it take to build a high-performing asset management team that delivers for critical infrastructure across Australia? For Service Stream, the answer lies in a strong foundation of diversity, equity, and inclusion. This session explores how DEI and workforce development go hand in hand to create a culture of excellence. Learn how targeted training, inclusive leadership, and clear career pathways are empowering Service Stream’s people—and driving better asset management outcomes as a result.
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Part of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2025 Excellence Awards.
Presenter:
James Smith, Senior Manager – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Service Stream

James Smith is a passionate DE&I lead with considerable experience across building inclusive practice. He has worked across infrastructure, education, health and tech sectors, developing key insights into the particular challenges and opportunities in building equity across these spaces. With over a 15 years of experience in DE&I, James has specialised knowledge in each pillar of inclusion, with particular experience across neurodiversity, LGBTIQA+ inclusion, and gender equity. James has been leading DE&I at Service Stream for the last 18 months and has delivered key innovations, including the development Neurodiversity Listening Circles to build neuroinclusive resources, providing support for Service Stream carers with the school holiday program, KidsCo, and being recognised for veteran inclusion with accreditation as a Veteran Friendly Employer by the department of Veteran Affairs.

Webinar - Targeting Our Bushfire Risk Management to where it Matters Most (AM in Action - a 2025 Excellence Award Submission)
2025-10-21 13:00 - 13:30
With bushfire threats intensifying, Essential Energy is using enhanced risk modelling to rethink how and where it manages vegetation near powerlines. In this session, learn how the Bushfire Priority Zone Transition (BPT) project is tackling the challenge of mitigating bushfire risk across 3,850 km of high-risk network areas—equivalent to a full year’s vegetation management workload. Discover how data-driven prioritisation, strategic planning, and targeted investment are enabling a smarter, more effective response to bushfire resilience in critical electricity infrastructure.
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Part of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2025 Excellence Awards.
Presenter:
Pip O’Donnell, Senior Engineer – Network Risk & Safety, Essential Energy

Pip began her career on the BHP Graduate Program, after completing a double degree in Chemical Engineering and Commerce at the University of Sydney. She worked in the mining sector in technical and leadership roles for a decade. In 2018, Pip joined Essential Energy in a governance role, later contributing to finance and leading the ENSMS Development Program. After a year off in 2022 to welcome a second child, Pip returned to co-lead the Bushfire Priority Zone Transition Project, an initiative critical to community safety and climate resilience. Based in Port Macquarie, Pip enjoys the regional lifestyle and is passionate about climate science — and cheering on the Sydney Swans.

Webinar - Building Strong Regional Ports and Strong Regions through Deployment of a World Class Asset Management System and a Digital AMBoK (AM in Action - a 2025 Excellence Award Submission)
2025-10-28 13:00 - 13:30
Discover how Southern Ports has turned around its ageing asset base and modernised its operations by implementing a world-class asset management system—backed by a digital Asset Management Body of Knowledge (AMBoK). This session will explore how embedding asset knowledge across the organisation has improved resilience, service delivery, and efficiency, while supporting over $21 billion in trade. Learn how this transformation is not only strengthening port operations, but also driving broader economic value across regional Western Australia.
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Part of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2025 Excellence Awards.
Presenter:
Johan Snyman, Assets System Specialist, Southern Ports

With over 30 years of dedicated service in the mining and utilities sectors, Johan Snyman specialises in the strategic development and operational execution of asset management systems, including ISO 55000-compliant frameworks. His expertise encompasses leading significant asset management initiatives, major maintenance operations, and shutdowns across multi-million-dollar portfolios. He is proficient in leveraging digital technologies, applying LEAN principles, and employing agile methodologies to significantly optimise resource utilisation, reduce operational costs, and boost overall performance. Recent highlights of his career include the successful development and implementation of a Port Asset Management system aligned with ISO 55000 standards, SMART transformation roadmaps, and the Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365F&O) Enterprise Asset Management system. He possesses a solid foundation in strategic asset management, project management, and leadership, supported by advanced credentials in digital transformation and asset management. His approach to management is centred on empowering teams, fostering innovative solutions, reinforcing robust systems, and driving operational excellence — all aimed at aligning with and advancing corporate strategic objectives.

Webinar - Commercial Asset Performance Infrastructure Tailoring And Lifecycle (AM in Action - a 2025 Excellence Award Submission)
2025-11-11 13:00 - 13:30
Explore how the CAPITAL framework is setting a new benchmark in long-term infrastructure management through a commercially innovative, risk-aware approach. Applied to major projects like the Western and Sydney Harbour Tunnels, this 30-year fixed-fee model integrates asset management, operations, and maintenance to deliver sustained performance and value. In this session, learn how CAPITAL aligns customer needs with design, incentivises innovation, and uses commercial levers—like lane-rental fees and lifecycle funding—to safeguard asset condition and community outcomes for decades to come.
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Part of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2025 Excellence Awards.
Presenter:
Jeff Dusting, Director Whole of Life and Innovation, Transport for NSW

Jeff Dusting is an infrastructure leader who combines technical expertise with strategic innovation to transform asset management outcomes. As architect of the award-nominated CAPITAL Model (Commercial Asset Performance, Infrastructure Tailoring And Lifecycle), Jeff has pioneered a revolutionary approach that integrates ISO 55001 and ISO 44001 standards to optimise infrastructure performance. The CAPITAL Model has delivered extraordinary results across NSW’s critical infrastructure, including $290 million in validated savings, significant reductions in operational costs, and transformed planned facility closures from 108 to 27 annually. This innovative framework has received comprehensive endorsement from NSW Treasury and key government stakeholders. With a distinguished background spanning military flight test engineering (DJ Knight Award recipient), board-level commercial experience, and advanced qualifications including an MBA with distinction, Jeff brings unique insights to asset management transformation. His international thought leadership includes presentations at ITS World Congress and executive programs at Harvard, MIT, Stanford, and INSEAD.

Webinar - Asset Lifecycle Optimisation for Plain Track and Turnout Resurfacing Programs (AM in Action - a 2025 Excellence Award Submission)
2025-11-18 13:00 - 13:30
Dive into the future of rail maintenance with this session on a cutting-edge, data-driven Asset Lifecycle Optimisation (ALO) framework. Learn how integrating decades of track condition, maintenance, and environmental data has enabled a shift from reactive to predictive strategies for track and turnout resurfacing. The framework empowers rail operators to prioritise interventions based on performance, criticality, and cost-effectiveness—reducing disruptions, extending asset life, and maximising value. If you’re looking to make smarter, more sustainable maintenance decisions, this is a session you won’t want to miss.
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Part of the Asset Management in Action Webinar Series – showcasing submissions from the 2025 Excellence Awards.
Presenter:
Bing Liu, Asset Lifecycle Manager – Track, Sydney Trains

Dr. Bing Liu is an accomplished Asset Lifecycle Optimisation Manager at Sydney Trains, specialising in track infrastructure since 2022. Prior to this role, he worked as a data scientist at Sydney Trains, where he focused on complex data modelling and predictive maintenance, contributing to data-driven solutions that enhanced rail asset performance and safety. With a Ph.D. in Computer Science, his expertise encompasses machine learning, information processing, and the integration of heterogeneous data sources to derive actionable insights. He also holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Information and Communication Engineering, along with a Postgraduate Certificate in Mathematics and Statistics, which provide him with a strong and versatile technical foundation. Bringing over 15 years of research experience, Dr. Liu has excelled in sophisticated data analysis and the development of advanced algorithms to uncover insights across diverse fields. His career spans academia, government, and industry, where he has successfully delivered end-to-end projects and commercial-grade products using cutting-edge technology. He is passionate about leveraging data-driven strategies and innovation to optimise asset management processes, contributing to the sustainability and efficiency of critical infrastructure systems.

Webinar - Navigating a Rewarding Career in Asset Management
2025-11-19 12:30 - 13:30
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 - Transportation and Higher Education: Learning from Moving Objects
2025-11-20 08:00 - 09:00
Join us to explore transportation and higher education: learning from moving objects, featuring:
Douglas Crombie is Senior Planner at Transdev Sydney Ferries, where he has worked for more than a dozen years. Mr. Crombie started his career in the Royal Australian Air Force and has more than 40 years combined asset management experience in aerospace, military, telecommunications, transport and other industries. The past 17 years have been focused on maritime asset management. He advocates data-driven decision making, structured communication and teamwork. Mr. Crombie has a proven track record in leading digital transformations – optimizing EAM systems, integrating analytics platforms and fostering cross-functional collaboration.
Kenny Seeton, Director of Central Plant Operations, California State University Domingo Hills, manages a team of ten employees responsible for heating, cooling, and maintaining approximately 1.5 million square feet of classroom and office space on campus. He also oversees Central Plant equipment. As the campus energy director, he leads initiatives in sustainability, lighting retrofits, MBCx on buildings, and HVAC optimization and controls. In July of 2024 we installed the largest heat pump project on the west coast (630 tons). This system reduced our Central Plant gas usage by 95%. He works with staff and students to develop innovative ways to increase comfort and reduce energy consumption. His efforts have helped reduce CSUDH’s GHG emissions by over 50% and earned 5 CHESC Best Practice Awards. Mr. Seeton will present annual energy cost savings of US$250,000 from an AI approach to asset management.
The presentations will be followed by a Discussion Panel with Douglas Crombie, Kenny Seeton, Nick Phillips, Mike Bordenaro and Peter Kohler to answer your questions!
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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
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
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 - Fleet Asset Management For the Lifecycle
2026-02-26 08:00 - 09:00
Join us to explore Fleet Asset Management – For the Lifecycle, featuring:

Rachel Scott, Director, Asset Management Associates, will unpack the meaning of “value” in the context of a major Defence program, framing it as measurable improvements in cost, time and quality across the asset lifecycle. Drawing on her work on the $46 billion Hunter Class Frigate Program, Rachel will demonstrate how a disciplined application of asset management principles delivers real financial savings, reduces schedule risk and strengthens engineering governance, while improving the reliability and availability of complex naval systems. She will show how data-driven planning, life-cycle optimisation and integrated logistics strategies translate directly into cost avoidance, increased materiel readiness and higher-quality sustainment outcomes. With a background as a Royal Australian Navy Weapons Electrical Engineering Officer and a career supporting large acquisition and sustainment programs, Rachel brings practical, evidence-based insights into how value is created — and protected — when asset management is well embedded.

Mark Mackenzie, Director, One North, will present a case study on how Kumba Iron Ore measurably improved fleet uptime through an approach that calculated savings and improvements with a high degree of accuracy. Both modelling and simulation were employed to project fleet availability targets. Mark has had a distinguished career in the Australian Army and has worked extensively in Australia and overseas across a variety of roles and industries. He is a Chartered Engineer, a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Engineer, and a Certified Fellow of Asset Management. He is also a Fellow of Engineers Australia and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia.

The presentations will be followed by a Discussion Panel with Rachel Scott, Mark Mackenzie, Nick Phillips, Mike Bordenaro and Peter Kohler to answer your questions.
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Webinar - Squirrel Stores - why do they exist and options for removal
2026-02-26 12:00 - 13:00
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.

Webinar - Spares Analysis Process Review Supporting Capital Investment Program
2026-03-12 12:00 - 13:00
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
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
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.

Webinar - AI in Asset Management and Municipalities
2026-05-28 08:00 - 09:00
Join us to explore AI in Asset Management and Municipalities, featuring:

Dean Trumbley, Chief Administrative Officer, Greenwood, BC, and Christina Benty, Founder, Strategic Leadership Solutions, will present on their Award-Winning project. Resilient Greenwood – Building the Future Together won a Union of British Columbia Municipalities Excellence in Asset Management Award for implementation of a transformative approach to infrastructure planning by integrating strategic asset management with proactive community engagement. This forward-thinking initiative, led in partnership with Strategic Leadership Solutions and LandInfo Technologies Inc., is redefining how municipalities sustain essential services like water, roads, and waste management – and how they shift the narrative from talking about taxes to focusing on services.

Stephen Lothrop is an Electrical Engineer with PAE Engineers and leader of an AI innovation project with the Linux Foundation’s Coalition for Smarter Buildings and the Asset Leadership Network. Mr. Lothrop will outline the ways AI for Assets was introduced to the award-winning PAE headquarters building in Portland, Oregon. The building was purposefully built to publicly demonstrate advanced technology tools and processes that can advance management of all facility assets. However, the smart assets in the building were not communicating effectively with each other. The AI innovation project allowed visibility to photovoltaics charging battery storage assets in a way that improved combined use of these assets, which mimic a utility grid and is therefore advantageous beyond facility asset management. Other repeatable innovations will be shared.

Wendy McPate, Chair, Asset Management Council will provide a brief overview of her recent trip to Washington, D.C. for the Global Asset Management Summit: Repeatable Success Stories, which promoted this VBAM web series.

The presentations will be followed by a Discussion Panel with Dean Trumbley, Christina Benty, Nick Phillips, Mike Bordenaro and Wendy McPate to answer your questions!

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Virtual Event - Research and Industry Day 2026 (RAID)
2026-06-09 10:00 - 14:30
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

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Webinar - Systems Thinking for Land Maintenance: Integrating Digital Engineering, Analytics and Machine Learning for Sustainment Optimisation
2026-06-10 12:00 - 13:00
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.
