ALN Newsletter 19 April 2022

The ALN is honored to have the US TAG to ISO 55000 as an Organizational Member. We are also pleased to serve the US TAG by providing web site planning, implementation, and operation as an association service. US TAG Members Yvonne Carney and Jack Kelly are going to talk about the mission of the US TAG website at this week’s ALN Th@3 pm ET web program. ALN CEO, Jim Dieter, who was just elected as Chair of the US TAG again, will talk with them and demonstrate the site.  Register Here - A...
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Kimon Onuma – ALN Th@3

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Kimon Onuma, President, ONUMA, Inc., an ALN Patron Member, discusses the California BIMin’, the Summer 2022 BIMStorm that will feature the Los Angeles Community College District and others who use a web-based Building Information Modeling approach to asset management. This “digital twin” approach to asset management captures planning decisions and information in cloud databases to be used throughout the life of a project – and all the assets in it. Mr. Onuma has led award-winning public BIMStor...
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ALN Newsletter 11 April 2022

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ALN A55K Professional Certification Training is available in Spanish. See more below in Ideas. ALN Th@ pm ET this week will feature Kimon Onuma, President, ONUMA, Inc. discussing his BIMStorm digital approach to asset management. See more below in People. Register Here - Kimon Onuma - ALN Th@3 People Kimon Onuma, President, ONUMA, Inc., an ALN Patron Member, will discuss the California BIMin’, the Summer 2022 BIMStorm that will feature the Los Angeles Community Colleg...
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ALN Newsletter 5 April 2022

People, while highly valuable, are not assets. See more below in Ideas. In People, you will see that Frank Estala, Senior Compliance Auditor, Integrity Services, University Health is our guest this week on ALN Th@3 pm ET. Register Here - Frank Estala - ALN Th@3 People Frank Estala, Senior Compliance Auditor, Integrity Services, University Health, has been responsible for the internal audit for the first hospital ISO 55001 certified in the world. He has also interfaced wit...
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Daniel Ortiz Plata – ALN Th@3 Especial

Daniel Ortiz Plata, is an ALN Senior Fellow and the Manager of Ortiz Ruiz Consultorres, which provides asset management consulting with a focus on risk-based approaches to maintenance, inventory of spare parts, and other services. Mr. Ortiz is active in ISO 55001 certification programs in the U.S., Central America, and South America. He is working in water and wastewater, mining and other markets. He advises on energy savings based on ISO 55001, plant shutdown, Life Cycle Cost Evaluation, root ...
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ALN Newsletter 29 March 2022

There is a special edition of ALN Th@3 pm ET this week. ALN Senior Fellow Daniel Ortiz Plata will provide 20 minutes of discussion in English and 20 minutes of discussion in Spanish with Cecilia Mowatt, Esq., President of Strategies In Site, an ALN Member Organization. Please join us by registering at this link and sharing it with your Spanish-speaking colleagues in the, U.S. and around the world. People Daniel Ortiz Plata, is an ALN Senior Fellow and the Manager of Ortiz...
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Video Highlight of the Week

In this 35-second highlight, Hugh Sinclair, Division Manager, Asset Management for WSSC Water, makes a clear and concise argument that properly incorporated asset management is about gathering information and presenting it for stakeholders to make a decision. In this manner, it is possible to trace why asset management decisions were made, understand the desired outcomes determined by the stakeholders, and have a basis for evaluating results. Simple and clear...but not easy.  https://y...
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Jesse Rothkopf – ALN Th@3

Jesse Rothkopf is now Vice President Asset Management at Stellar Services, which is based in New York City and serves clients around the country. Mr. Rothkopf talks about organizational leadership, the key role of technology in asset management, and how culture plays a critical role in the success of an asset management initiative. All of these are issues that were prevalent in the Summit last week. https://youtu.be/iFUnC9gnevs https://youtu.be/0AodXgOcy2s
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ALN Newsletter 22 March 2022

A very big Thank You! to all the speakers and attendees of the ALN 2022 Winter Summit: Sustainable Value Creation from Infrastructure Asset Leadership. Critical information was shared, great connections were made, and momentum for improving U.S. asset management was made. For example, the Michigan Infrastructure Council, ALN Member Organization Assetic, and the ALN are already presenting at the Government Finance Officers Association annual conference in June.   All of the ALN 2022 ...
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