Ultrasound World V (2009)

Ultrasound World V Program Abstracts

Abstract:  This is one Keynote presentation you do not want to miss! Ricky Smith uses his down to earth jargon and common sense messaging to discuss reliability in this inspiring message to kick off the UE World conference.

You’ve probably seen the movie Jerry Maguire starring Tom Cruise as Jerry and Cuba Gooding, Jr. as professional athlete Rod Tidwell.  From this movie comes possibly one of the best-known movie lines of all times.  As you might recall, Tidwell tests Jerry's resolve through a very long telephone conversation, which culminates in the famed "Show Me the Money!" telephone yelling match between Rod and Jerry!

In Ricky’s Keynote he will focus on a similar theme "SHOW ME THE RELIABILITY”!   He’ll explain how Optimizing Reliability can allow the Jerry’s of the world of reliability maintenance to show their companies the Money! There won’t be any yelling matches, but if YOUR resolve is being tested by those who really want to “see the money” from a reliability initiative, then this keynote is a not to miss event!

How many times have seen your company move forward two steps and back one when trying to increase revenue or reliability? Over time, you’ll deteriorate the morale when initiative after initiative is unsuccessful and the hard work of the maintenance staff goes unrewarded.

Ricky will talk the “fabled” companies who are the Best in Maintenance and Reliability that so many maintenance and reliability professionals have heard of, but few have seen. Ricky will inspire you with examples of successful companies who have “Shown the Reliability” and of course continue to “See the Money”!

Ricky will reveal the common threads of successful companies and explain how many of these companies manage reliability in a simple but disciplined manner and he will expose the common mistakes made by companies when trying to improve or optimize asset reliability in their plants. Do not miss this exciting Keynote Presentation!

Remember: In the movie, after months of harsh words and criticism directed towards one another, the two embrace in front of other athletes and sports agents and showed how their relationship has progressed from a strictly business one to a close personal one! Ricky’s keynote message can guide you toward achieving that culture change, that buy-in that will allow that sort of nurturing relationship to be fostered.

Bio:  Richard (Ricky) Smith, CMRP, Senior Technical Advisor, Allied Reliability, Inc, Charleston, SC
Ricky has over 30 years in maintenance as a maintenance manager, maintenance supervisor, maintenance training specialist, maintenance mechanic, maintenance consultant and is a well known published author. Ricky has worked with maintenance organizations in hundreds of facilities, industrial plants, ships, etc, world wide in developing reliability, maintenance and technical training strategies.

Prior to joining Allied Reliability in 2008, Ricky worked as a professional maintenance employee for Exxon Company USA, Alumax (this plant was rated the best in the world for over 18 years), Kendall Company, and Hercules Chemical providing the foundation for his reliability and maintenance experience.  Ricky recently spent over a year deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Ricky served as a Direct Support Maintenance Company Commander providing maintenance to US and Coalition Forces throughout Kuwait and Iraq. He recently served as the investigating officer for the Walter Reed Medical Center, Building 18 Investigation for the Independent Review Group as directed by the Secretary of Defense Gates and his recommendations for changes were presented to Congress.

Ricky is the co-author of “Rules of Thumb for Maintenance and Reliability Engineers”, “Lean Maintenance” and “Industrial Repair, Best Maintenance Repair Practices”. Ricky also writes for different magazines during the past 20 years on technical, reliability and maintenance subjects.

Ricky holds certification as Certified Plant Maintenance Manager from the Association of Facilities Engineering as well as a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional from the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals.

Ricky lives in Charleston, SC with his wife. Aside form spending time with his 3 children and 3 grandchildren, Ricky enjoys kayaking, fishing, hiking and archaeology.