Tuesday, August 31, 2010

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

OPENING / KEYNOTE SESSIONS

Chair:  Marilyn Radler

Beyond Maintenance Excellence
John S. Mitchell

During more than 35 years of professional experience Mr. Mitchell has been a strong, visible advocate for the development and implementation of business, technical and operating strategies for optimizing lifetime relaibilty, performance and utilization of industrial plant and equipment assets.  He has delivered numerous workshops and presentations throughout the world detailing the technology, financial, and business benefits of Operationsl Excellence, Business and Reliability Driven Asset Optimization, Profit-Centered Maintenance, condition assessment and condition based mainetenance for organizations committed to improving the productivity, utilization and effectiveness of physical plant and equipment assets.

Positions held by Mr. Mitchell include Site Manager in a large petrochemical complex leading the implementation of a comprehensive, asset productivity and maintenance process improvement initiative; Vice President Maintenance Operations and Engineering with ABB, Inc; founder and past president of MIMOSA, the Machinery Information Management Open Systems Alliance; Manager, Condition Monitoring Systems, Bruel & Kjaer, AS and President and CEO, Palomar Technology International.

EIA's Outlook for Liquid Fuels and Natural Gas to 2035
A. Michael Schaal, Energy Information Administration

Mr. Schaal is the Director of the Energy Information Administration's Oil and Gas Division.  His primary focus is on producing the oil and natural gas and biofuels projections for EIA's Annual Energy Outlook.  Mr. Schaal's prior experience includes working as a professional engineer with Bechtel Corporation of San Francsico where he was involved in economic analysis, engineering, construction, and operations of first-of-a-kind facilities, and as a consultant with Energy Ventures Analysis, Inc. advising clients on natural gas and power sector issues.  Mr. Schaal received his B.S. in electrical engineering from the California State University in 1986, and his Masters degree in Mineral Economics from The Pennsylvania State University in 1995.

 Using Safety to Drive Improved Performance
Deborah L. Grubbe, P.E., Dupont

Deborah Grubbe has over 30 years experience in the process industries, primarily in engineering, operations and safety roles.  Her unique blend of technical knowledge, when combined with her communications skills, enables her to quickly analyze complex organizational issues and to offer potential solutions.   This skill has been honed and practiced with the Columbia Shuttle Accident Investigation Board, where Deborah served as an expert consultant in safety culture.  She is continuing to work with NASA as a member of its Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel.

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

NETWORKING RECEPTION  - Exhibit Hall