Asset Management Council

Asset Management Fundamentals - Virtual Classroom
2023-05-15 09:00 - 2023-05-16 13:00, 2023-06-15 09:00 - 2023-06-16 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online Live Virtual Classroom
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This training course run over two half-days, each from 9am until 1pm AEST (Melbourne time) and delivered in a live interactive online setting, offers a thorough overview of asset management. The purpose of the Asset Management Fundamentals program is to understand the fundamentals of asset management and how they can provide benefits to the organisation.
Course learning objectives:

Define asset management within the context of ISO 5500x suite, the Asset Management Landscape and AMBoK
Identify the principles that underpin asset management
Identify available asset management tools and techniques that are applicable within organisational context
Identify opportunities to apply these learnings to improve individual and organisational performance.

Course materials provided in conjunction with online course:

Asset Management Fundamentals Workbook: covering the modules and learnings on the course
Living Asset Management, by J Lafria and J Hardwick: whilst touched-upon during the course, this book focuses on the subject of people and the need for good leadership and strategies for developing a high performance culture which ensures excellence in asset management. Click here for more information on Living Asset Management.
Asset Management Council Framework Book: Defines the strategic concepts of which the AM Council’s Asset Management Body of Knowledge (AMBoK) comprises.
AMBoK Publication 001; Companion Guide to ISO 55001

The Online Exam
To recognise and quantify your learning, an online exam is initiated on the day of the course. Should you choose to take and complete the exam, pass the exam, and agree to comply with a Code of Ethics, you will be certified as a Certified Associate in Asset Management (CAAM) – enabling you to offer evidence to your current and future employers of your personal asset management capability and present them with the knowledge that you have a deeper understanding of asset management related topics and issues. Your CAAM is a great step towards furthering your career in asset management.
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Melbourne - Moving away from reactive maintenance using a systems-based approach
2023-05-17 17:30 - 19:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Hotel Grand Chancellor, 131 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Court Services Victoria (CSV) provides corporate and administrative services that support judicial independence in the administration of justice in Victoria.
When CSV was formed, it inherited a legacy of asset management issues that included an ageing asset base which was not fit for purpose, limited asset information, a largely reactive maintenance strategy, no centralised location for asset information, multiple changes in leadership, and staff who operated predominately in silos.
Solutions to these issues included a fully integrated system-based approach to assist with breaking down barriers of a siloed organisation, utilisation of a hierarchy of Asset Management Systems, focusing on the whole of asset lifecycle and compliance with the Victorian Government’s Asset Management and Accountability Framework (AMAF).
These initiatives assisted CSV to move away from a backlog filled reactive maintenance strategy, where catastrophic failure of critical assets could potentially lead to the shutting down of a justice system, to a proactive 10-year program of works.
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About the speaker:
Vijay Eden, Manager Asset Systems, Court Services Victoria
Vijay is a seasoned asset management professional from an engineering background with a passion for Occupational Health and Safety. He has more than 30 years of leadership experience in strategic asset management both in the public and private sectors. Vijay is proficient at providing high quality service, advice and support in the delivery of whole of asset lifecycle projects and improvements associated infrastructure matters from concept to completion, within a unique and complex portfolio of public buildings across. He has a proven track record in implementing Asset Management Systems, Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), promoting proactive maintenance, leading reliability engineering and OHS management.
Vijay’s expertise includes ensuring compliance with the AMAF annual maturity assessments, Essential Safety Measures (ESM) and Quality Management systems (QMS) and Occupational health and Safety (OHS), supporting sustainability initiatives and Service Level Agreement (SLA) in contracts. He is passionate about stakeholder engagement, change management, ongoing continuous improvement and mentoring new asset management professionals.
Vijay lives in Melbourne with his wife, three pet chicken, and a pond full of goldfish and enthusiastically supports the Richmond Tigers Football Club.

Webinar - Digitally transform your shutdown events to get more from your assets
2023-05-18 13:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online
Maintenance shutdowns are business critical events. They’re an important strategy intended to keep plant operational and production on track. They can also represent up to 80% of an organisation’s asset maintenance budget, and a constant stream of hard-to-manage problems and delays, leading to expensive and unscheduled downtime.

But what if there was a way to do fewer shutdown events safely, leading to more uptime and profits with less risk?

Through a webinar, the Smart Shutdown Collective will help the audience learn more about the concepts, tools, and techniques they can use to reduce the frequency of shutdown events without sacrificing safety, work quality, or environmental outcomes.
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Our panel of industry experts, who have more than 100+ years of collective experience, will share how your members can:

Reduce business risks
Increase operational stability
Lower administrative costs
Manage complexity
Improve on-the-ground decision making
Adopt best practice systems and processes

Mick Bennett, Director, Minset
Mick has over 30 years of industry experience across planning, managing, and executing shutdowns. He is a director of Minset, a consulting group working in heavy industry, addressing their clients most important asset management and maintenance problems through practical, implementable solutions.
Ashkan Shamir, Founder and Managing Director, IMMS
Ashkan has worked for some of Australia’s leading miners and has more than two decades of experience in engineering and shutdowns. He is the Founder and managing director of IMMS. IMMS has developed SMSi, a digital shutdown management solution, to provide shutdown teams site with a platform to manage their shutdown process – end to end.
Matt Smith, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, MyPass
Matt has over 20 years of experience, stretching across engineering and technology. He is the CEO and founder of the multi award-winning workforce management software solution, My Pass is designed to track worker on-boarding and competencies in short-term, high-risk, and high compliance sectors.
Simon Anthonisz, Chief Operating Officer, Orcoda
Simon is the Chief Operating Officer at Orcoda with over 20 years’ experience across technology and supply chain management. Orcoda are logistic experts, and their optimisation solutions combine software, management expertise and contracting services so their clients can be more productive and cost effective.

Webinar - Cyber security awareness for those working in Asset Management
2023-05-23 13:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online
A high level presentation about cyber risk, information security and data governance, and the implications for managing data within organisations, including different types of business risk and the legal aspects.
The presentation introduces concepts of

keeping information secure,
safely share information when collaborating with other organisations,

legal aspects – Privacy Act, Security of Critical Infrastructure legislation and other legal liability issues.
overview of cyber resilience generally through Prevention (Technology, People & Processes) and Mitigation (Incident Management & Insurance)

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About the speaker:
Simone Herbert-Lowe, Director Law & Cyber Pty Ltd
Simone acts for businesses impacted by cyber events. She has nearly 30 years of experience as a lawyer including 20 years managing legal claims against professionals. Since 2017, Simone’s practice has focused on cyber risk and she has provided expert evidence in Supreme Court proceedings related to email-enabled fraud. Her other areas of legal practice include insurance, professional liability and ethics, dispute resolution, and privacy.
Before establishing Law & Cyber, Simone was Manager, Strategy & Innovation and the Senior Claims Solicitor at Lawcover, the professional indemnity insurer for NSW law practices, where she handled more than 2,000 professional indemnity notifications against law firms. Between 2016 and 2018 Simone led Lawcover’s innovative response to cyber risk and the launch of its cyber risk policy. She was the principal author of the company’s cyber risk publications and sat on the company’s cyber risk committee.
Simone has an MBA (Executive) from AGSM, a Master of Law & Management from AGSM/UNSW Law, and bachelor’s degrees in Law and Arts from UNSW. In 2016 she was awarded AGSM’s Wanbil Lee Prize for Ethical Leadership in Business. She has served as:

Legal Member, Cancer Institute of NSW Clinical Trials Ethics Comm
Legal Member, Joint NSW Health and Cancer Institute Population Health Ethics Committee
Member, Australian Insurance Law Association Education Committee

Perth - Asset Management in Government
2023-06-01 16:30 - 19:00 (Australia/Perth) | The George Perth, 216 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Australia
Digitising Asset Management and Building a Capable Workforce – Marty Stafford, Assets Manager, Southern Ports
In 2020, Southern Ports set out to transform its existing asset management practices into a world class, fully digital Asset Management System (AMS).
Guided by a clear Strategic Development Plan with a 10-year horizon, and a vision of ‘Strong Regional Ports, Strong Regions, the Board and Executive devised a comprehensive asset management vision and direction. With unwavering leadership and foundations in place, the Asset Management team developed and implemented a fully integrated and digitised AMS, aligned with ISO 55000 and asset management best practice, including the four principles of the Asset Management Council’s Asset Management Concept Model.
Within three years, Southern Ports transitioned from ad hoc, manual asset management – underpinned by paper-based policies, disparate databases and manual record-keeping and analysis – to a fully digitised system. The AMS intrinsically links each element of the organisation’s asset management framework with its core vision and objectives, and it is supported by robust capabilities, assurance systems and a strong culture of learning.
As part of an asset management system transformation, Southern Ports developed and deployed an online continuous learning system and information library to help develop a workforce capable of meeting its asset management objectives.
The process involved an analysis of ‘current state’ staff training and experience, as well as training needs and career path development options. Southern Ports developed a robust methodology for mapping Global Forum on Maintenance & Asset Management (GFMAM) Modules across all role dimensions, capturing key aspects of knowledge, skills and experience, and how they aligned with subject knowledge across the GFMAM subjects.
Training occurred at all three regional port sites, primarily through online modules via a dedicated training management system. The system recorded and retained certification and verification of competencies, in line with Certified Practitioner in Asset Management and World Partners in Asset Management CAMA examination processes.
Asset Management in Synergy – Andre Pratama, Asset Management Lead, Synergy (Electricity Generation and Retail Corporation)
Asset management can be a complex subject and often misunderstood. Synergy has recently progressed its asset management journey and conceptualised an ‘infinity diagram’ model to link many parts of the organisation. This presentation will explore various asset management elements and example studies to illustrate how Synergy has embedded improvements in its asset management practice.
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About the speakers:
Marty Stafford, Assets Manager, Southern Ports
Having spent the past 15 years working in Western Australian mining and regional ports sectors in various Asset Management roles, Marty has a deep understanding of the challenges Asset Managers face in maintaining fit for purpose and ready assets in an ever-changing environment. Leveraging technology and harnessing internal capability has become a focus in meeting asset management objectives now and into the future.
Andre Pratama, Asset Management Lead, Synergy (Electricity Generation and Retail Corporation)
Andre started his career more than a decade ago heavily focusing on project delivery in capital intensive industries. Throughout the journey his priorities changed from meeting quality, cost and schedule in that order, to the balance between cost, benefit and risk. This was accompanied by career moves spanning from Melbourne, Tasmania, Kalgoorlie and now Perth with a few international stints across Asia and Africa.
He has worked with various organisations such as GM Motor, Newcrest, BHP, Water Corp, Rio Tinto and Assetivity. Now he works in Synergy and is continually intrigued by the challenges and complexity of the energy market.

Brisbane - UAV/ROV-based multi-layer Collection Methods and defect detection algorithms for asset condition inspections – Is this the future? and Brisbane Chapter Social
2023-06-01 16:30 - 19:30 (Australia/Brisbane) | Arcadis, Level 35, 111 Eagle Street, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
Welcome to the Brisbane Chapter’s next event of the year; which will explore the applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs) for condition assessment. It will look at the current status and market background of asset management, focusing on the global drive for asset owners to predict and prolong active asset life while de-risking their assets, and despite ever increasing pressures to increase capacity and performance.
We will also address the pain points faced by today’s asset owners regarding digital condition assessments and explore various systems available, such as UAV collection only, manual recognition and defect quantification, UAV collection and AI recognition of defects, and AI-induced UAV collection to address these concerns. The discussed methodologies will also be supported by real-life case studies of implementations from different sectors.
This session will be followed by our Chapter’s first Social of the year so please stay with us after for drinks and networking at a nearby watering hole!
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Agenda
Networking and nibbles: 4.30pm – 5.30pm
Presentation & Q&A: 5pm – 6pm
Brisbane Chapter Social: 6pm – 7.30pm

About the speaker:
Clara Owen, National Director Asset Management, Arcadis
Clara Owen is an innovative and strategic thinker with a strong background in asset management and engineering. As a qualified RPEQ Engineer, with additional qualifications in information technology and finance, she has held various technical leadership and senior management roles in the rail and transport industry. Clara’s experience spans across both private and public sectors, working on diverse and multi-disciplinary transport projects throughout her international career, and through roles as the Asset Manager for bridge infrastructure for Wanganui and Rangitikei Councils in New Zealand and Minor Works Manager Bristol for British Rail.
Currently serving as the Asset Management National Director at Arcadis Pacific, Clara has previously held positions at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Everything Infrastructure, and her own company, CMT Rail Solutions, among others. With a deep understanding of the entire asset project lifecycle, Clara is dedicated to driving innovation and fostering a positive workplace culture within her teams.

Webinar - Celebrating Global Maintenance Day with MRiAM
2023-06-09 12:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
Celebrating Global Maintenance Day with MRiAM (the AMCouncil’s Maintenance & Reliability in Asset Management Special Interest Group)
Summary: On Global Maintenance Day, we have four speakers with different experiences when it comes to maintenance. What makes maintenance different to reliability? How do they intertwine? Each speaker will share their experiences and a theme followed by a QA session from the audience.
Do you have a burning query about maintenance that would like to discuss with others?
Look forward to your company while we celebrate the very first Global Maintenance Day.
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Our pannellists are:
Tanya Viano, Water & Power Manager, Shell QGC and AMCouncil Maintenance & Reliability SIG Chair
Tanya has 20 years Asset Management experience primarily within the oil and gas industry focussing on maintenance, reliability and asset management improvement.

Akshay Aathalye, Senior Consultant, KPMG
As a Senior Consultant in Engineering & Asset Management at KPMG, Akshay helps organisations with Asset Optimisation to transform their Asset Management capabilities. His expertise lies in Reliability Engineering & Asset Management which allows him to help organizations extract value from their assets and achieve sustainable business growth. Akshay brings extensive experience in developing and implementing asset management strategies, conducting risk assessments, and driving process improvement initiatives to maximize asset performance. With a focus on delivering measurable results, he has helped numerous clients achieve operational excellence and improved financial performance through effective asset optimization.
Shane Scriven, Owner & Managing Director, SAS Asset Management
Shane is a passionate and driven Asset Management & Reliability professional who enjoys developing lasting relationships within his community. He is currently the Owner and Managing Director of SAS Asset Management Pty Ltd & The Maintenance School.
Shane started his asset management career as a condition monitoring technician traveling Australia supporting organisations with their CM, root cause analysis and proactive maintenance needs. Shane has extensive experience in asset maintenance management, maintenance engineering and reliability engineering during his time working within Australia’s food & beverage and pulp and paper industries.
He is currently the Owner and Managing Director of SAS Asset Management Pty Ltd supporting clients in Health Care, Defence Transport and Manufacturing. Focusing on bringing practical, pragmatic and innovative solutions to its clients, SAS Asset Management take Asset Management and Reliability Engineering ‘better practices’ and tailoring them for their clients to form ‘best practices for you’.
Craig Taylor, Principle Consulting Engineer, Casmat Engineering
Craig is the principle of Casmat Engineering a Facility & Asset Management Company in NSW providing a range of services to companies in Australia and New Zealand over the last 30 years. He is a Chartered Professional Engineer in the areas of practice of Asset Management and Mechanical Engineering and a CAMA to ISO 55001.
Craig has worked across a variety of industries over this time including in construction, mining, defence, education, health sectors, water & sewage treatment, power industry and manufacturing facilities with a focus on asset performance through reliability and availability over the life of the asset.

Virtual Event - Research and Industry Days (RAID)
2023-06-19 10:00 - 2023-06-20 14:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | 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 two days 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 as follows:

Webinar - How to attract and retain talent in the scope of significant investment in projects
2023-06-28 18:00 - 19:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
Australia is in the middle of an infrastructure boom – but where will we get the skilled workforce that we need to deliver on this? This is not just a local challenge but a global one with significant macro-economic factors at play. So how can we best operate in this challenging environment? And what steps should organisations be taking to attract and retain talent?
Together we will explore:

Macro-economic factors of the employment market locally and globally and some of the structural changes to work (providing research and practical insight).
We will look at the key question of – ‘What are the career paths that people are taking (and why)?’ and provide insight into the ways in which people want to work.
The practical steps employers (and employees) can take to prepare to operate in a highly competitive labour market.

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About the speaker:
Nik Ruparel, Director, Pro NEXUS
Nik began his career as an Accountant, transitioned into Business Consulting where he worked with prominent FTSE 100 organisations before moving into Recruitment and assuming a number of Executive positions with leading Global Recruitment Consultancies in both the UK and Australia.
With over 20 years of proven experience in Executive Search and Selection and Human Resource Consulting which includes recruiting permanent and interim positions, managing single assignments and project-based recruitment that has involved the development and delivery of large-scale international sourcing campaigns. Nik has experience of partnering with leadership teams from government, private equity, not-for-profit through to ASX listed businesses, in delivering people and business solutions.
Over the last 5 years, Nik has been an active part of the start-up community, witnessing firsthand the trends and innovation shaping our economy; partaking in several forums, discussing topics that have included the future of work, the use of artificial intelligence in hiring talent, retention and attraction strategies in a constantly changing environment.
Furthermore, Nik, as part of ProNEXUS is working with peak bodies and education providers on identifying and developing skills for the future.

Webinar - Determining the Value Realisation in a Transport Organisation
2023-06-29 08:00 - 09:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
Free webinar on determining the value realisation in a transport organisation from the team that brings the ‘Value and Benefits from Asset Management’ Webinar Series, an international web program series of asset management success stories. Tune in for presentations by John Hardwick, Executive Director of the Asset Management Branch, Transport for NSW; Christian Christodolou, Director of Engineering, Transport for NSW; and Mike Santos, Program Manager, KBR. The presentations will be followed by a discussion panel (John Hardwick, Christian Christodolou, Mike Santos, Mike Bordenaro and Peter Kohler) to answer your questions!
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About the speakers:
John Hardwick is the Executive Director of the Asset Management Branch at Transport for NSW and is responsible for leading and enabling transport service outcomes for customers and communities through effective whole of life asset management.

Christian Christodolou is the Director of Engineering at Transport for NSW (TfNSW) and accountable for leading and managing the strategic engineering framework across all modes of transport and providing executive leadership and direction in relation to network standards, professional competence and operational assets across the life cycle.

Mike Santos is currently KBR Program Manager, deploying ISO 55001 certified, next generation asset management software on U.S. Federal Government contract. Mr. Santos has been the asset manager for the U.S. Antarctic Program through Raytheon, and was the Denver International Airport Asset Management.

Webinar - Diversity in Asset Management 2023 Excellence Award Winner
2023-07-11 01:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
KPMG is a global professional services firms that has been a ‘first mover’ among ‘Big 4’ firms to grow an asset management and technical advisory practice. Established in 2017, KPMG’s Engineering, Assets & Project Delivery team includes 348 people across Australia. Back in 2017, women represented 13% of KPMG’s asset management workforce. Today, following a strong focus on improving gender balance they have increased the representation of women to 32% and have seen increased participation from women in the team resulting in a significant reduction in turn over equating to more than $1.2M savings in turnover cost per year.
In this session, we’ll hear from Andrew O’Connor and Tammy Falconer who are Partners in KPMG’s Engineering, Assets & Project Delivery team about the challenges and successes along their journey to a more gender representative workforce.

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About the speakers:
Andrew O’Connor is an Asset Management and Reliability Engineering professional with over 20 years’ experience in the Defence, aviation, maritime, mining, utilities and nuclear sectors. Andrew has a PhD in Reliability and Risk, is a Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA) and a Certified Reliability Engineer. Andrew is a successful business owner having co-founded two engineering businesses winning the Telstra Business Awards and BRW Fast 100 company before joining KPMG as a lead partner in their Engineering and Asset Management practice.

Tammy Falconer is a leader in asset management specialising in the energy and water sector with over 15 years’ experience working across urban, regional and remote utilities. Tammy has a Master of Arts and is a Certified Asset Management Assessor. Tammy’s passion is leveraging data to drive better asset management decisions for organisations and the communities and customers they serve.

Asset Management Fundamentals - Virtual Classroom
2023-07-17 09:00 - 2023-07-18 13:00, 2023-08-17 09:00 - 2023-08-18 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online Live Virtual Classroom
This training course run over two half-days, each from 9am until 1pm AEST (Melbourne time) and delivered in a live interactive online setting, offers a thorough overview of asset management. The purpose of the Asset Management Fundamentals program is to understand the fundamentals of asset management and how they can provide benefits to the organisation.
Click here to register
Course learning objectives:

Define asset management within the context of ISO 5500x suite, the Asset Management Landscape and AMBoK
Identify the principles that underpin asset management
Identify available asset management tools and techniques that are applicable within organisational context
Identify opportunities to apply these learnings to improve individual and organisational performance.

Course materials provided in conjunction with online course:

Asset Management Fundamentals Workbook: covering the modules and learnings on the course
Living Asset Management, by J Lafria and J Hardwick: whilst touched-upon during the course, this book focuses on the subject of people and the need for good leadership and strategies for developing a high performance culture which ensures excellence in asset management. Click here for more information on Living Asset Management.
Asset Management Council Framework Book: Defines the strategic concepts of which the AM Council’s Asset Management Body of Knowledge (AMBoK) comprises.
AMBoK Publication 001; Companion Guide to ISO 55001

The Online Exam
To recognise and quantify your learning, an online exam is initiated on the day of the course. Should you choose to take and complete the exam, pass the exam, and agree to comply with a Code of Ethics, you will be certified as a Certified Associate in Asset Management (CAAM) – enabling you to offer evidence to your current and future employers of your personal asset management capability and present them with the knowledge that you have a deeper understanding of asset management related topics and issues. Your CAAM is a great step towards furthering your career in asset management.
Course flyer available for download here.

Hybrid Event (Wellington or Online) - New Zealand's Approaches to Climate Change
2023-07-18 16:00 - 18:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Wellington Railway Station, 2 Bunny Street, Pipitea, Wellington, 6011
Carbon, how can this be measured, verified and reduced by 2050 by Dr Lee Bint, Director Sustainability, New Zealand Defence Force, and Rachael Wood, Sustainability Advisor, GHD; Climate-related disclosures, scenario analysis, and the TCFD framework – what it means for asset management.
This is a hybrid event, with the in person event being held at Welling ton Railway Station Level 1, and it will be available as a webinar to those wishing to join in online.
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Agenda:

4.00pm: Arrival and registration (for those attending in person)
4.10pm: Event opening by AMCouncil NZ Chapter
4.25pm: Carbon, how can this be measured, verified and reduced by 2050 by Dr Lee Bint, Director Sustainability, New Zealand Defence Force, and Rachel Wood, Sustainability Advisor, GHD
5.10pm: Climate-related disclosures, scenario analysis, and the TCFD framework – what it means for asset management

About the presentations and speakers:
Presentation 1: Carbon, how can this be measured, verified and reduced (by 2050)
The Defence Estate and Infrastructure sustainability journey began in 2018, and by 2019 its Sustainability Framework was in play with the vision of Tuku Iho. Tuku Iho in this instance is explained as “our living legacy”. This reflects the ambition to leave the estate and the wider environment in a better condition for future generations. There are four pillars that provide the structure for the framework, which highlight the complexities and interrelationships across all areas of sustainability. Tuku Iho includes a key action to mitigate the impacts to / from climate change, while being more comprehensively sustainable.
Additionally, the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is a participant of the Carbon Neutral Government Programme (CNGP), which has been set up to accelerate the reduction of emissions within the public sector. The CNGP requires the measurement and verification of emissions annually, and a number of key emissions reduction activities to achieve carbon neutrality.
Lee and Rachel will provide insight into the NZDF’s progress to-date, and discuss how the Defence Estate is mitigating and adapting to climate change, including how sustainability is being embedded into building designs to reduce emissions in both construction and operation, as well as to keep people and assets safe from climate hazards that are likely to occur in the area.
Dr Lee Bint, Director Sustainability, New Zealand Defence Force
Lee has been leading the Defence sustainability journey since 2018, establishing and implementing their first sustainability framework and leading a team of technical experts across energy, sustainable buildings, resilience and sustainability. During this time, she has also co-founded the all-of-government sustainability group, supported numerous other government agencies in commencing on their sustainability pathway, held the position as Vice Chair of the Carbon & Energy Professionals Board and welcomed her daughter into the world.
Prior to Defence, Lee worked as a Sustainable Building Scientist at BRANZ while also completing the Sustainable Business Council Future Leaders’ Programme and being elected the Future Leader’s Representative on the Sustainable Business Council Board, and also working with UnionAID as the hosts of the Myanmar Young Leaders Programme.
Lee completed her PhD in Building Science at Victoria University of Wellington, which included the development of a Water Efficiency Rating Tool that was awarded runner-up at the Grow Wellington Bright Ideas Challenge in 2011.
Rachel Wood, Sustainability Advisor, GHD
Rachel is an Environmental Economist with a master’s degree in Economics from Auckland University of Technology (AUT) majoring in Ecological Footprint Accounting. As a student, she discovered a passion for resource management, climate change research, environmental economics (impact analysis), and social development. She is interested in improving the sustainability of social and economic activity through innovative solutions and effective strategies. During her time at GHD, she has become more engaged with greenhouse gas accounting for carbon emissions auditing and Climate Change Risk Assessments.
Presentation 2: Climate-related disclosures, scenario analysis, and the TCFD framework – what it means for asset management in practice
What can – and should – asset managers do now in the face of increasing climate change impacts, evolving climate policies, and potentially insufficient financial and human resources to address it? The Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework offers an answer – about how to manage climate change strategy, targets, action planning, risk management and financial decisions.
TCFD reporting – also called climate-related disclosures or climate statements in New Zealand – is now mandatory for most of the country’s financial system and listed companies. It is strongly incentivised for the public sector, too, which reports to the Ministry for the Environment and Climate Change Commission under the Zero Carbon Act.
Applied to asset management, TCFD reporting can consolidate information on where you want to get to, what you need to do, and the good work you’re already doing – but perhaps not thinking of it as climate-related. In the guise of a reporting framework, TCFD reporting is a strategic planning exercise, which asset managers can use to test the resilience of their current strategies. Like testing a plane in a wind tunnel, the TCFD framework uses climate scenario analysis to consider different plausible futures, such as rapid decarbonisation or ‘hot house’ warming scenarios.
With insurers and banks among those required to report, and international adoption of TCFD reporting in the UK, TCFD is where all entities’ climate change reporting is going. And it can be immensely helpful to asset managers seeking to organise their approach to climate change.
Matt Raeburn, Principal – Strategic Advisory (Climate Change and Sustainability), WSP
Matt is a Principal climate strategist based in WSP’s Wellington office with 18 years of experience in Aotearoa New Zealand and the US. An American-Kiwi who spent a decade in environmental law and policy in Washington DC and Portland, Oregon, Matt worked in the Ministry for the Environment’s Climate Directorate from 2018-2021. There, he implemented parallel TCFD reporting regimes under the Zero Carbon Act and Financial Sector Amendment Act.
Over 7 years in New Zealand, Matt has worked with corporate, council and Central Government asset managers on their climate risks, strategies, and reporting projects as a consultant for EY, Beca, and now WSP. He recently developed climate scenarios for NZ’s construction and property sector and previously led delivery of the Wellington Regional Climate Change Impact Assessment.
Adele Jones, Principal – Strategic Advisory (Asset Management), WSP
Adele is a Principal in our Strategic Advisory team with 20+ years of experience, leading and delivering a diverse range of strategic advisory, asset management, network management and procurement projects, both nationally and internationally. Adele has worked across a wide variety of horizontal and vertical infrastructure portfolios, including transport, 3-waters, property and buildings, recreation and aviation.
Adele’s technical skills span wide range of asset management practices at strategic, tactical and operational levels, with a strong focus on aligning with the International Standard for asset management, ISO 55001. She has experience in asset management policy, asset management system development, strategic asset management planning, investment decision making approaches, business case development, asset management planning, risk management and asset data and information management practices.

Sydney - Journey in Asset Management
2023-07-19 17:30 - 19:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | KPMG, Level 16, 3 Parramatta Square, 153 Macquarie Street, Parramatta, NSW, 2150, Australia
Sharing the journey of “Young professionals in Asset Management” and inspiring others to embrace a “Whole of life” Asset philosophy. This session will be an overview of guest speaker Mary Nguyen’s professional journey and her contribution to asset management at Sydney Trains.
Light refreshments and nibbles provided, with thanks to KPMG.
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About the speaker:
Mary Nguyen, Master Program Manager, Sydney Trains
Mary Nguyen is the Master Program Manager at Sydney Trains, coordinating critical construction, design and track work resources to best deliver the annual $1.5bil maintenance and capital works programs.
In 2021, Mary won the Australasian Rai Industry Awards’ Young Rail Professional Award. Mary’s engineering and planning knowledge has led to the development of multiple innovative solutions for one of the organisation’s most complex areas – track possession management, which involves long-term planning, coordination of hundreds of worksites, safety management and train movements in consultation with multiple stakeholders across Transport for NSW Cluster. She is also an active advocate for diversity and gender equality in the rail industry.

Webinar - Hills M2 Motorway Sustainability Achievements - 2023 AM Sustainability Excellence Award Winner
2023-07-25 13:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
In 2022,Transurban (with the support of its incident response and maintenance contractor, Ventia) achieved significant sustainability outcomes at its Hills M2 Motorway asset. Innovative solutions were deployed, in line with asset management best practice, resulting in success in diverting waste from landfill, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, generating biodiversity value and enhancing customer travel.
Independent verification of the sustainability outcomes was undertaken by using the Infrastructure Sustainability Council’s IS Operations rating scheme, and the Hills M2 Motorway was subsequently certified at an “Excellent Operations IS Rating”, with a score of 69 points-the highest operations rating within the industry

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About the speakers:
Colin Rymer, Head of Asset Management Systems and Governance, Transurban
Colin has extensive asset management, strategy and commercial experience across infrastructure, utilities and aircraft. He has worked at Transurban for the last 8 years supporting the NSW motorways to improve asset performance for our road users. Prior to Transurban, Colin worked with Sydney Water and the Royal Australian Air Force in the fields of asset management, logistics and maintenance support. Colin has a Doctorate of Business Administration and is passionate about leadership and high performing teams.
Troy Mattiazzo, Maintenance Manager, Ventia
Troy is the Incident Response and Maintenance Manager for Ventia’s NSW Motorway and Tunnel contracts with Transurban. Troy’s experience includes working within Transurban’s asset management framework to deliver civil maintenance across the Eastern Distributor, Cross City Tunnel, Lane Cove Tunnel, Hills M2 Motorway and M5 Southwest Motorway.
Troy is passionate about sustainability and innovation and is constantly working on initiatives that deliver better outcomes for stakeholders. One of the most recent initiatives that Troy has helped to champion is the deployment of the new Electric Incident Response Truck, that is expected to save around 50 tonnes of carbon dioxide and equivalent gases per annum.

Webinar - BHP Berth C&D Structural Remediation - 2023 AM Innovation Excellence Award Winner
2023-08-01 13:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
BHP (Asset Owner), AECOM (Owner’s Engineer), and Duratec (Contractor) completed the BHP Berth C & D Structural Remediation Selection Phase Study Project (The Project) in 2022, setting a new standard for the procurement and scoping of major marine asset remediation projects. The project involved innovative approaches, including a 2-5mm 3D reality model for 1.2km of wharf structure, bespoke online software for defect management, and a collaborative approach to inspection, testing, and design, resulting in a robust procurement framework for the asset’s life extension. The project was delivered over approximately 12 months, starting in mid-2021.

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About the speaker:
Liam Holloway, National Technical Manager, Duratec
Liam Holloway’s unique skills and expertise as a materials engineer specialising in durability and corrosion, traverse key infrastructure sectors including marine, mining, defence and energy. Liam completed his PhD in the field of corrosion inhibition and monitoring for reinforced concrete structures at Monash University. Following this he has worked in both the consulting and contracting fields with a focus on asset condition assessment, remediation and maintenance. In 2015 Liam establish MEnD Consulting, which was later acquired by Duratec Limited. Liam now heads Duratec’s national Technical team who provide engineering, asset management, laboratory, digitisation and spatial services across all of the companies key market sectors.

Webinar - Career in Assets with Tanya Nelson
2023-08-02 12:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
Please join us for the Career in Assets presentation session with Tanya Nelson. Tanya Nelson is a Senior Consultant at WSP. Tanya’s career has evolved in many ways working for the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) in the public sector, and broaden those experiences with her time now as a Senior Consultant. Tanya will present about her dynamic ongoing career, her start in Asset Management, career learnings and provide meaningful career advice for young professionals in the asset management space.

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About the speaker:
A dynamic, resilient and passionate strategic asset management senior consultant with WSP, Tanya develops and implements asset management deliverables into existing business practices. Tanya has worked both for consultancies and road authorities gaining extensive experience in Australia and the United Kingdom across an asset management environment, design and construction, including bridge inspections & assessments, structural design (including construction verification) & contract/project management.

Webinar - A technical overview on AUKUS from an Asset management perspective
2023-08-03 13:15 - 14:15 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
The SSN-AUKUS is a planned class of nuclear-powered fleet submarine intended to enter service with the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy in the late 2030s and Royal Australian Navy in the 2040s. The class will replace the UK’s Astute class and Australia’s Collins class submarines.
This presentation will provide a technical overview on AUKUS and nuclear-powered submarines from an Asset management perspective on one of the world’s most complex asset.

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About the speaker:
Chris Saint, Domain Engineering Manager (Submarines and Nuclear), Babcock Australasia
Chris Saint is Babcock Australasia’s Domain Engineering Manager for submarines and nuclear. He is tasked with capability management and development in preparation for AUKUS, in particular planning ahead of the nation’s new nuclear-powered submarines. Over the past 10 years, Chris has held several positions at Babcock, including the Naval Nuclear Head of Engineering Capability and Technical Services Alliance in Devonport, UK. He has also worked as a Safety Case Engineer and Naval Base Project Engineer. Chris began his career in the Royal Navy, where he worked in various engineering roles. Chris holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical and Manufacturing) from the University of Portsmouth.

Webinar - Application of Remote Condition Monitoring Technologies for Hydro Tasmania's Civil Infrastructure
2023-08-09 12:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
Application of Remote Condition Monitoring Technologies for Hydro Tasmania’s Civil Infrastructure. Civil infrastructure within portfolio includes water conveyance assets (canals & flumes, pipelines & penstocks, intakes & tunnels) and access & egress assets (roads, accessways, bridges).
Shelby Hughes presents an overview of some of the technology applications Hydro Tasmania are currently utilising for remote monitoring of their civil assets. Such technologies include ROVs for water conveyance assets such as intakes and the use of AI and Skydio drones for road & bridge data collection.
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About the speaker:
Shelby Hughes, Manager Civil Portfolio, Assets and Infrastructure, Hydro Tasmania
Whilst working as a flood engineer in Cambodia, Shelby was involved in technical investigations that supported strategic decision-making of dams and irrigation assets. This experience led her to pursue a career in asset management, with Hydro Tasmania’s unique array of dams and water conveyance assets attracting her to the business and her current role. As Manager Civil Portfolio, Shelby leads a dedicated team of specialists in civil engineering (structural, hydraulics, geotechnical) and spatial technologies to manage the asset risks of Hydro Tasmania’s extensive portfolio of civil assets. Her team undertakes technical investigations and engineering inspections which have benefited from the application of remote condition monitoring.

This session forms the first in a webinar series presented by MRiAM – Safe and Smart: Use of Technology for Remote Monitoring of Assets.
How do we remove people from dangerous conditions and situations and do our remote monitoring smarter? The Maintenance & Reliability in Asset Management special interest group presents this 5-part series where we look at different types of technologies that can be employed to reduce the risk to people and property.
Join us online and take the opportunity to look into techniques that are less familiar and can be adapted to your industry, or learn more about what others are doing within your own industry!
Registering for this session will register you for all five sessions in the series:

9 Aug | 12pm AEST: Application of remote condition monitoring technologies for Hydro Tasmania’s civil infrastructure
15 Aug | 12pm AEST: Safe and smart digital technology used to safeguard industrial assets and workers
22 Aug | 1pm AEST: Enhancing asset condition assessment for potable water storages through the use of robotic technology
29 Aug | 12pm AEST: Perth water supply scheme remote performance monitoring
5 Sep | 12pm AEST: Application of a diagnostic algorithm for performance monitoring of solar electric power generation assets

Webinar - Safe and smart digital technology used to safeguard industrial assets and workers
2023-08-15 12:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
This webinar will discuss emerging digital technologies and their role in mitigating risks to personnel in industrial settings. The primary focus is to explore how these technologies can be effectively deployed to enhance asset condition assessment while reducing risk to workers. Real-world examples will be discussed, addressing both the advantages and challenges associated with technology adoption. Our goal is to foster a safer working environment by harnessing the full potential of digital advancements in asset management.
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About the speaker:
Don MacIassac, Senior Integrity Engineer, Shell
Don has fifteen years of extensive experience in industrial asset inspection, encompassing the power generation, oil and gas, and water treatment sectors. His passion for digital technology lies in its dual potential: to enhance the quality of inspections and eliminate worker exposure to hazardous conditions. He currently supports Shell QGC’s Midstream LNG operation in Gladstone.

This session forms the second in a webinar series presented by MRiAM – Safe and Smart: Use of Technology for Remote Monitoring of Assets.
How do we remove people from dangerous conditions and situations and do our remote monitoring smarter? The Maintenance & Reliability in Asset Management special interest group presents this 5-part series where we look at different types of technologies that can be employed to reduce the risk to people and property.
Join us online and take the opportunity to look into techniques that are less familiar and can be adapted to your industry, or learn more about what others are doing within your own industry!
Registering for this session will register you for all five sessions in the series:

9 Aug | 12pm AEST: Application of remote condition monitoring technologies for Hydro Tasmania’s civil infrastructure
15 Aug | 12pm AEST: Safe and smart digital technology used to safeguard industrial assets and workers
22 Aug | 1pm AEST: Enhancing asset condition assessment for potable water storages through the use of robotic technology
29 Aug | 12pm AEST: Perth water supply scheme remote performance monitoring
5 Sep | 12pm AEST: Application of a diagnostic algorithm for performance monitoring of solar electric power generation assets

Sydney - Asset management and the electrification of assets
2023-08-16 17:30 - 19:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Ausgrid Roden Cutler House, 24-28 Campbell Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Australia is in the middle of an energy revolution. Energy sources are shifting to renewables, from the bulk end of the supply chain to people’s home solar systems. The needs of energy stakeholders, the technology available to Ausgrid and our customers and governmental policy settings also evolving rapidly as a result. The presentation will discuss these changes and their implications, in the context of asset management during the electrification of assets. Observations will be offered from the perspective of the Capability Delivery Model in terms of stakeholder needs, business objectives, systems engineering, acquisition, operations & maintenance, configuration management and continuous improvement.
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About the speaker:
Matthew Webb, Head of Asset Investment, Ausgrid
Matt has over 30 years experience in managing all aspects of using power systems to meet customers’ electricity needs, including network planning, asset management, regulation and field management.
As Head of Asset Investment, Matt is responsible for Ausgrid’s long-term electricity network investment needs and opportunities in a rapidly changing operating environment. This includes applying asset management and other techniques to:

Understand changing customer priorities and how Ausgrid will adapt services to meet customer needs and adoption of new technologies.
Transform network services through innovation and new capabilities needed to manage complex network power flows and deliver efficient renewables hosting capacity.
Unlock value of customer DER assets and load flexibility to achieve a reduced overall energy cost for customers and improved network utilisation.
Ready the network to enable the needs of our customers and stakeholders safely, efficiently and equitably, to facilitate a net zero future.

Matt is an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Wollongong, as well as being Ausgrid’s senior representative and a member of the Research Advisory Committee (ReAC) to the RACE for 2030, a national industry led cooperative research centre.

Melbourne - Progress Report on ISO Standards for Asset Management
2023-08-16 17:30 - 19:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Hotel Grand Chancellor, 131 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Following it’s first face to face meeting since COVID 19 in Pennsylvania in May 2023, the ISO TC251 Committee is about to release 6 Draft (DIS) Standards, and is developing New Work Item Proposals (NWIP) for an additional 2 Standards and revision of ISO 55002:2018.
Tom Carpenter will provide a precis of the upcoming DIS Standards and highlight key aspects.
DIS Standards to be released in the near future:

ISO DIS 55000:2023 – Asset Management – Overview, Principles, and Terminology
ISO DIS 55001:2023 – Asset Management – Asset Management Systems – Requirements
ISO DIS 55010:2023 – Asset management — Guidance on the alignment of financial and non-financial functions in asset management
ISO DIS 55011:2023 – Asset management – Guidance for development of public policy to enable asset management
ISO DIS 55012:2023 – Asset management – Guidelines for enhancing people involvement and competence
ISO DIS 55013:2023 – Asset management – Guidance on data for asset management

NWIP Projects:
Guideline for Asset Management Decision Making incorporating value and risk
Guideline for Sustainability
Revision/update of ISO 55002:2018
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About the speaker:
Tom Carpenter, CEO, IQ-AM Pty Ltd
Tom Carpenter is an originating member of the TC251 Committee developing the ISO 5500# Standards. He is responsible for initial development of the Certification framework implemented by the WPiAM. He continues to deliver vocational post-graduate qualifications in Asset Management and assistance to organisation implementing Asset Management.
Tom is a recognised CFAM and a winner of the highest personal award from the AM Council – the MESA medal.

Webinar - Rail and Bus Asset Management
2023-08-17 08:00 - 09:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
Free webinar on determining the value realisation in a transport organisation from the team that brings the ‘Value and Benefits from Asset Management’ Webinar Series, an international web program series of asset management success stories. Tune in for presentations by David Kraft, Director Enterprise Asset Management, Metropolitan Transit Administration, New York; and James (Jim) Kennedy, Mechanical Engineer with post-graduate qualifications in Risk Management and in Maintenance Engineering and Management from Swinburne University in Melbourne.
The presentations will be followed by a discussion panel (David Kraft, Jim Kennedy, Mike Bordenaro, Peter Kohler and Sally Nugent) to answer your questions!
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About the speakers:
David Kraft is the Director of Enterprise Asset Management at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York. He is currently serving as a Director on the Institute of Asset Management USA Executive Committee and was previously a lead for the New York / New Jersey IAM Branch. David has an MBA from Loyola University, Chicago and has 25+ years of experience in process improvement, information management, and financial management in both private and public organizations including Linde Gas, Solvay, and The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.

James (Jim) Kennedy is a Mechanical Engineer with post-graduate qualifications in Risk Management and in Maintenance Engineering and Management from Swinburne University in Melbourne. He has over 45 years experience in maintenance and asset management in the aerospace, rail, power, water, and defense industries. For the last 25 years Jim has been directly involved in Asset Management activities, including 9 years as Technical Director Maintenance Engineering Society of Australia and 8 years as Chair and Board member of the Asset Management Council. Jim’s 25 years history with the Asset Management Council and its predecessors was recognized with his award of the MESA Medal.

Perth - Digital Transformation and Sustainability: Pioneering a Net Zero Future in Transportation Management
2023-08-17 17:30 - 19:30 (Australia/Perth) | Aurecon Group Perth Office, 5th Floor, 863 Hay Street, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
Digital Work Management in Transportation (Anthony Dongegan, National Asset Manager; and Craig Symons, Asset & Systems Superintendent, QUBE Bulk)
The Qube Bulk Asset Management Team will present how they have transitioned their Maintenance Work Management processes from a locally managed, paper based system to a Digital tablet and Online solution within a National Transport organisation. Learnings to be shared on approach taken, integration of multiple platforms and benefits.
Climate Action: Establishing a Sustainable and Net Zero Future for Transport (Steve Beyer, Director Portfolio Strategic Projects Office, Government of WA, Department of Transport)
The Department of Transport is leading the development of the Transport Sector Emissions Reduction Strategy, as part of a suite of emissions reduction strategies for Western Australia’s economy. These are focussed on achieving the Government’s commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, and informing an interim 2035 target and initiatives to drive that change. The presentation will provide an overview of transport sector emissions, the pathways to 2035 for the different parts of transport, and key drivers for emissions reduction.
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About the speakers:
Anthony Donegan, National Asset Manager, QUBE Bulk
Anthony Donegan is an experienced Asset Management Professional within the mining and haulage industry. He has a wide range of skills around whole of life asset management, commercial negotiations, system integration projects with strong leadership qualities. Anthony has held a variety of positions that has been responsible for large fleet maintenance, work management and an operational fleet monitoring department.
Anthony’s role as the National Asset Manager for Qube Bulk covers the key areas of Fleet Procurement and Design, Materials supplier management, Support Systems and processes, standardisation of Whole of Life Cycle Cost management whilst looking for improvement initiatives through systems or technology based solutions. He has worked across a Heavy Haul, Cranes and Fixed Plant asset base.
Craig Symons, Asset & Systems Superintendent, QUBE Bulk
Craig is an experienced asset management specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the mining industry. He is skilled in budgeting, mining, minerals, continuous improvement, and plant maintenance. He is a strong consulting professional with good communication skills across all levels of organisations.
In his current role, Craig is responsible for the promotion of work management practises through efficient solutions that optimise the time required by sites to complete the various activities. This is achieved through an understanding of system capability and defining the processes which site personnel can consistently work with or report through.
Steve Beyer, Director Portfolio Strategic Projects Office, Government of Western Australia, Department of Transport
Steve Beyer has worked in WA Government transport agencies for over 40 years. He leads the WA Transport Portfolio’s work on climate action, dealing with climate risk and adaptation, and emissions reduction for the Portfolio’s activities and for the wider transport sector.

Webinar - Enhancing asset condition assessment for potable water storages through the use of robotic technology
2023-08-22 13:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
In recent years the use of robotic technology to clean and inspect potable water assets while they remain operational has progressed from a novelty to a full-scale commercial reality. Technological advances in drones, underwater inspection ROVs and potable tank cleaning robots now make it viable to replace human entry for majority of water storage assets for both cleaning and maintenance tasks.
These advances in technology enable high quality inspection data to be generated during the cleaning cycles. As a result, the need to take assets offline reduces, leading to improved planning for maintenance tasks during planned asset outages.
This webinar will provide an overview of how Water Corporation plan for acquiring, storing, and analysing inspection data from both level 1 (online) and level 2 (offline) asset inspections. The session will detail how the robotic technology employed works, how Water Corporation leverage it to make better informed asset condition decisions and what the future of this space looks like.

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About the speakers:
Michelle Ye, Senior Planner, In-Service Assets Regional, Water Corporation
Michelle Ye is the Senior planner- In Service Assets for the Water Corporation of Western Australia. With over 18 years of diversified industry exposure to Power and Water utilities in Australia, Product Safety Certification and Manufacturing in Singapore, her key experiences are as highlighted:

Asset Investment Planning
Asset Management Strategies
Project Management
Stakeholder Management
Program Management
Business Processes Improvements, and implementation
Power Networks Planning

Michelle is an Electrical Engineer (B. Eng Honours) with Post Graduate Diploma in Project management eligible for corporate memberships with The Institute of Engineers Australia, and Project Management Institute of Australia.
Anthony Old, CEO, Dredge Robotics

Antony Old is the CEO of Dredge Robotics (incorporating Watertight Robotics and Fremantle Commercial Diving) and has over 17 years’ experience in cleaning and inspecting potable water storages using traditional and robotic techniques. Antony has been instrumental in developing the unique technology that Dredge Robotics provide and is a respected authority in this field. Antony is a past chair of the Australian Water Association’s Drinking Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis Committee and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Aquatic Science.

This session forms the third in a webinar series presented by MRiAM – Safe and Smart: Use of Technology for Remote Monitoring of Assets.
How do we remove people from dangerous conditions and situations and do our remote monitoring smarter? The Maintenance & Reliability in Asset Management special interest group presents this 5-part series where we look at different types of technologies that can be employed to reduce the risk to people and property.
Join us online and take the opportunity to look into techniques that are less familiar and can be adapted to your industry, or learn more about what others are doing within your own industry!
Registering for this session will register you for all five sessions in the series:

9 Aug | 12pm AEST: Application of remote condition monitoring technologies for Hydro Tasmania’s civil infrastructure
15 Aug | 12pm AEST: Safe and smart digital technology used to safeguard industrial assets and workers
22 Aug | 1pm AEST: Enhancing asset condition assessment for potable water storages through the use of robotic technology
29 Aug | 12pm AEST: Remote Water Pipe Leakage Monitoring in Perth CBD
5 Sep | 12pm AEST: Application of a diagnostic algorithm for performance monitoring of solar electric power generation assets

Webinar - Remote Water Pipe Leakage Monitoring in Perth CBD
2023-08-29 12:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
To mitigate the risk and impact of water pipe leaks and bursts in the Perth CBD, Water Corporation utilises remote active leak detection monitoring technology across selected distribution and reticulation water pipes. This remote monitoring provides a continuous acoustic visibility on the assets providing early detection capability for Non-Visible leaks and the protection of assets. This early detection of failures of the water pipes reduces the high cost reactive approach, enables mitigation or remediation decisions to be deployed prior to Functional Failure. In a high density environment such as the Perth CBD minimises asset, public safety, subsequential damage and customer impacts resulting from bursts or catastrophic failures.
Active leak detection monitoring in the Perth CBD is achieved by two remote monitoring deployments:

Zonescan NB-IoT Correlating Acoustic Loggers, owned and maintained by Water Corporation utilising a Cloud Zonescan NET portal; and
Treble Distributed Acoustic Sensing of leased fibre-optic cables, analysed and reported by an external service provider.

While the acoustic logger technology is used across the industry for monitoring, the use of fibreoptic is technology is new within the water industry but utilised within other industries for temperature and vibration remote monitoring.
This presentation will provide an overview of remote monitoring deployed for non-visible leak detection and protection of assets, and the benefits realised.

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About the speakers:
Ian Gibb is an electrical Engineer working, for over 40 years on asset and network management, risk and performance activities, in the Electricity industry, jurisdictionally and nationally, and Water Utility industry in recent years.
Matt Ferguson is an environmental Engineer with over 10 years’ experience in Water industry, Environmental Service Delivery and Resources Sectors. More recently having an interest and focus on asset and network risk and performance.

This session forms the fourth in a webinar series presented by MRiAM – Safe and Smart: Use of Technology for Remote Monitoring of Assets.
How do we remove people from dangerous conditions and situations and do our remote monitoring smarter? The Maintenance & Reliability in Asset Management special interest group presents this 5-part series where we look at different types of technologies that can be employed to reduce the risk to people and property.
Join us online and take the opportunity to look into techniques that are less familiar and can be adapted to your industry, or learn more about what others are doing within your own industry!
Registering for this session will register you for all five sessions in the series:

9 Aug | 12pm AEST: Application of remote condition monitoring technologies for Hydro Tasmania’s civil infrastructure
15 Aug | 12pm AEST: Safe and smart digital technology used to safeguard industrial assets and workers
22 Aug | 1pm AEST: Enhancing asset condition assessment for potable water storages through the use of robotic technology
29 Aug | 12pm AEST: Remote Water Pipe Leakage Monitoring in Perth CBD
5 Sep | 12pm AEST: Application of a diagnostic algorithm for performance monitoring of solar electric power generation assets

Webinar - Application of a diagnostic algorithm for performance monitoring of solar electric power generation assets
2023-09-05 12:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
Data driven sustainable asset management that applies a diagnostics algorithm to actively monitor the performance of solar electric power generation assets. This results in data driven maintenance activity decisions in combination with the asset owners’ financial interests, ensuring the optimum balance between performance and financial drivers.

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About the speaker:
Earl Duran, Tech Lead, Diagno Energy
Earl is a quantitative scientist whose thesis centered on exploring the drivers of climate change in Australia using climate big data. Today, he holds a key role as a Tech Lead at Diagno Energy, where he leads the development of a renewable asset optimization service, integrating his expertise in product development and machine learning. Earl and his team at Diagno Energy are addressing major inefficiencies in the operation and maintenance of solar and enhancing fault detection and diagnostic methods for commercial and industrial solar.

This session forms the final in a webinar series presented by MRiAM – Safe and Smart: Use of Technology for Remote Monitoring of Assets.
How do we remove people from dangerous conditions and situations and do our remote monitoring smarter? The Maintenance & Reliability in Asset Management special interest group presents this 5-part series where we look at different types of technologies that can be employed to reduce the risk to people and property.
Join us online and take the opportunity to look into techniques that are less familiar and can be adapted to your industry, or learn more about what others are doing within your own industry!
Registering for this session will register you for all five sessions in the series:

9 Aug | 12pm AEST: Application of remote condition monitoring technologies for Hydro Tasmania’s civil infrastructure
15 Aug | 12pm AEST: Safe and smart digital technology used to safeguard industrial assets and workers
22 Aug | 1pm AEST: Enhancing asset condition assessment for potable water storages through the use of robotic technology
29 Aug | 12pm AEST: Remote Water Pipe Leakage Monitoring in Perth CBD
5 Sep | 12pm AEST: Application of a diagnostic algorithm for performance monitoring of solar electric power generation assets

Perth - Where asset management can take you: networking event and career stories for Young Asset Management Professionals
2023-09-07 17:00 - 19:30 (Australia/Perth) | Water Corporation’s John Tonkin Water Centre, 629 Newcastle Street, Leederville, WA, 6010, Australia
In collaboration with Perth Chapter and Water Corporation, this free event is an opportunity for Young Asset Management Professionals to learn about Asset Management and hear from other young professionals about their career journey.
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About the speakers:
Chenoa Lange, Senior Technical Advisor – Wastewater Processes, Treatment & Resource Recovery, Water Corporation

Starting off her career as an Environmental Engineering graduate with the Water Corporation, Chenoa has worked across a wide range of water utility assets for both the metro and country regions. Including drainage, desalination, pump stations, groundwater bores and treatment facilities.
With an interest in operational engineering, she joined the metro operations branch, Treatment & Resource Recovery. Initially as part of the Water Engineering team she managed operational and maintenance requirements of the metro dam safety program, working closely with the field crew and leading minor works.
To further pursue her interests in treatment processes Chenoa then transitioned into the Wastewater engineering team, previously based at the state’s third largest water resource recovery facility, Subiaco. Overseeing regulatory requirements, incident responses and process optimisation works, she thrived in the dynamic and fast paced environment.
Now the Senior TA for the Kwinana/ Mandurah sites she oversees eight sites including oxidation ditch, pond, and membrane treatment facilities.
Thriving for sustainable outcomes in recycling and processing performance improvements she aims for optimal outcomes in identifying and addressing operational limitations. Feeding in lessons learnt and field technical expertise to future projects.
Nyssa MacManus, Senior Advisor Maintenance Solutions, Rio Tinto
Nyssa is an experienced asset management professional with a wide knowledge base in engineering, execution, frontline leadership, and maintenance solution roles over her time in the industry. She graduated with a double degree in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University.
Her career stretched from the oil fields of Louisiana to the bauxite hills of Far North Queensland and the red dirt of Pilbara, Western Australia. While working she has completed her master’s in engineering and technology Management
Nyssa has had exposure to the ‘whole of life’ asset philosophy through her various roles in the industry, which has allowed her to make improvements and decisions that are not only sustainable but efficient to ensure the most benefit has been obtained from the assets and is economical.
Dylan Pritchard, Specialist – Asset Management System & Risk, Water Corporation
Dylan Pritchard is an experienced environmental scientist and risk management specialist with a strong background in environmental consultancy and risk management in the water industry and contaminated sites.
He worked for an environmental consultancy prior to joining Water Corporation, undertaking contaminated land investigations on behalf of clients in a variety of industries such as mining, government departments and private industry. Dylan transitioned to the Water Corporation, primarily supporting the environmental investigation of treated wastewater reuse schemes across Western Australia at public open spaces, assessing environmental risk of these schemes to ensure water conservation and support the sustainable use of treated wastewater.
Building on experience in environmental science and water management, Dylan currently holds a position in the Asset Strategy business unit at the Water Corporation, leading a project for the automation of risk assessments for supporting the prioritisation of expenditure. Recently, Dylan is involved with forecasting risks from changing climate patterns to infrastructure, leveraging his knowledge of environmental science and risk assessment to integrate climate change considerations into the existing asset management processes.
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