Recent Events

Posted on January 19, 2022February 1, 2022 by Nick Knoke

How can Asset Leadership Influence Infrastructure Spending? Video Recording and Podcast ALN CEO Jim Dieter has said for years, “Our bridges are not falling down because we don’t know how to maintain them. They are falling down because political leaders have not marshalled the will to address the complex issues of maintaining our infrastructure.” Now that legislation is in place to provide funding for infrastructure improvement, what do federal, state, and local leaders need to...

Value from Federal Asset Management Panel

Posted on October 14, 2021November 22, 2021 by Nick Knoke

Bob Leitch was one of the first federal executives to study and implement ISO 55000 while he was at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He coalesced an informal federal asset management group that shared best practices and lessons learned. That group has presented at past ALN programs. And even though Mr. Leitch is now at Woolpert, he still facilitates presentations by his former federal executive colleagues. https://youtu.be/BI0IpbGs9rE https://youtu.be/G0jCop-6R9A Panel:- Bo...

What About Value from Government Personal Property Assets? A Roundtable

Posted on October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 by Nick Knoke

Government real property assets get a fair share of attention. Should more attention be given to government personal property assets? Most definitely. This panel will discuss the ways to dramatically improve government personal property asset management. Special thanks to the National Property Management Association (NPMA) Dr. Douglas Goetz, CEO, GP Consulting, (and Asset Management Wizard, ALN unofficial designation); Jim Dieter, ALN CEO; Scott Smith, Director, Reliability...

Water & Wastewater Asset Leadership Board Sessions

Posted on October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 by Nick Knoke

ABS Group used its work with water treatment plant owners to create the foundation of a paper on how ISO 55000 benefits this critical asset category. The ALN provided review, comments, and edits to provide foundational information that crucial for water treatment plant executives. Owners of other asset categories can apply the foundational information to their work. Special thanks to ABS Group Mark West, Senior Director of Reliability Services, ABS Group; Michael Bordenaro, ALN, D...

Advancing Equity with Infrastructure Asset Leadership

Posted on October 11, 2021October 12, 2021 by Nick Knoke

Martin O’Malley is the former Governor of Maryland, the former Mayor of Baltimore, and author of “Smarter Government.” His book outlines successful processes he implemented in government, benefits generated for citizens of Baltimore and Maryland, and how governments can replicate the dramatic results. Gov. O’Malley will be addressing how infrastructure spending is crucial to advancing equity in the U.S. https://youtu.be/eadTcb6cBnM https://youtu.be/pxDLB3ULeNY https://y...

2021 reStructuring America – Building on Success – Agenda

Posted on September 27, 2021November 15, 2021 by Nick Knoke

Web ConferenceOctober 11 – November 12 An ongoing discussion among global leaders addressing actionable policy, strategy & tactics to guide asset-related business activities. Event Recordings Presentations Executives from private industry and government have presented clear paths to dramatically improved mission success through use of repeatable asset management structures at past Asset Leadership Network programs. These leaders provide a meaningful foundat...

Carrie Heishman – ALN Th@4

Posted on July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 by Nick Knoke

https://youtu.be/OudW85FHOkc Carrie Heishman is a Senior Program Manager with Definitive Logic and is SAMP Theme Lead for the ISO Working Group Updating ISO 55001 in the United States. She has worked on U.S. Department of Defense contracts for more than 10 years. For Definitive Logic, Ms. Heishman works on large federal programs for the U.S. Army, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Transportation. Early in her career, Ms. Heishman worked at Booz...

Tim Ingram – ALN Th@4

Posted on June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 by Nick Knoke

https://youtu.be/5tjlQBsLHqU Tim Ingram is Atkins’ Technical Director of Strategic Asset Management and the UK Chair of the Mirror Committee to ISO 55000 (AMS/01). Mr. Ingram has a Mechanical Engineering degree with Honors from the University of Liverpool and has been a consultant with Thornton Tomasetti, NUKEM Technologies and others before joining Atkins. He has worked in multiple industries, including Oil & Gas, before focusing on infrastructure at Atkin...

ALN Newsletter 22 June 2021

Posted on June 22, 2021June 21, 2021 by mbordenaro

This week’s ALN Th@4 on June 24th will feature a chat between Tim Ingram, Chair of the UK Mirror Committee and Jim Dieter, ALN CEO. As always, see more below in People and register at this link. People Tim Ingram is Atkins’ Technical Director of Strategic Asset Management and the UK Chair of the Mirror Committee to ISO 55000 (AMS/01). Mr. Ingram has a Mechanical Engineering degree with 1st Honors from the University of Liverpool and has been a consultant with Thornton Tom...

Jessica Dzara – ALN Th@4

Posted on June 17, 2021June 18, 2021 by Nick Knoke

https://youtu.be/s62dsTVyYYI Jessica Dzara, CPPM, CF, Asset Management Program Director at Loudoun Water in Virginia. Ms. Dzara has more than 14 years of asset management experience. Prior to entering the utility sector in 2018, Ms. Dzara was a Senior Manager at Sunflower Systems where she specialized in asset management software implementation and data analysis. She also developed asset management business processes, documentation, and training programs for federal ...