Jesse Rothkopf – ALN Th@4

Posted on September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 by Nick Knoke

Jesse Rothkopf, was with IBM for 10 years prior to his current position as Managing Principal at LCE. At IBM, Mr. Rothkopf headed the North American Public Sector sales team and was heavily involved in a solutions-oriented approach to federal, state, and local governments. At LCE, Mr. Rothkopf leads transportation and non-manufacturing sectors with an asset-intensive approach that leverages advanced technology solutions and ISO 55000 to provide dramatic benefits to owner organizations. He h...

Laverne Deckert – ALN Th@4

Posted on September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 by Nick Knoke

Laverne Deckert, Lead Chameleon at her business imaChameleon, is a driving force in the Facilities Management world, with extensive international experience in standards development and professional certification. Working for IFMA (International Facilities Management Association) and as a consultant, she has led and supported numerous committees, work groups, and advisory groups of ISO TC 267 Facilities Management, including the development of the ISO 41001, the Management System Standard f...

Mark West – ALN Th@4

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

Mark West, ABS Group Senior Director of Reliability Services, first served 8 years in the U.S Navy involved in nuclear power plants and nuclear power training. Since then, he has served in a several key reliability and maintenance positions developing processes and controls for dramatically improving productivity and profitability. At ABS Group, he is the key author of two White Papers co-published with the Asset Leadership Network. Mr. West will be sharing his lessons learned from an exten...

Tom Smith – ALN Th@4

Posted on June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 by Nick Knoke

https://youtu.be/8czY_KOWssE https://youtu.be/ghVpfacrAug Thomas Smith, MS was a member of the U.S. Delegation to the first ISO 55000 series and continues to contribute to its evolution. Mr. Smith spoke at the first ALN event in Washington, D.C. and spoke at numerous other events for the ALN and the IAM. He is Faculty Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, where he established a Master of Engineering Professional Practice, contributed to...

Gary Merrow – ALN Th@4

Posted on June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 by Nick Knoke

https://youtu.be/rqOPivXnZEk Gary Merrow, MBA, has been Vice President of Facilities for the Atlanta Airlines Terminal Company for more than four years. During that time, he led the organization achieving an ISO 55001 certification for critical electrical infrastructure and expanded the scope to include more facility assets for a recertification process. Mr. Merrow was an Adjunct Professor for College of Architecture's graduate program for Integrated Facilities...

Malak Bahrami – ALN Th@4

Posted on June 2, 2021June 4, 2021 by Nick Knoke

https://youtu.be/ZF2Qeqz9yJ0 Malak Bahrami, PE, CPPS, comes to governmental asset management with a solid foundation in Civil Engineering, which gives him a very practical perspective on meeting the needs of multiple stakeholders, including a very unforgiving physical world that impacts parks in Fairfax County, Virginia. With 8 years in consulting before joining Fairfax County five years ago, Mr. Bahrami has meaningful experience, yet is young enough to adopt inno...

Jennifer and Tacoma Zach – ALN Th@4

Posted on May 20, 2021May 21, 2021 by Nick Knoke

Jennifer and Tacoma Zach, have been long-time supporters of all elements of the ALN. They are both involved in the ALN Water & Wastewater Asset Leadership Board. Their company, Uberlytics, LLC creates and supports risk-based management programs. It’s sister company, MentorAPM, is a cloud-based Asset Management Performance software that extends uptime and delivers on digitization for companies that want to improve mission success. Schedule - Future Events Vid...