Asset Management 2024: Designing for Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability

Kevin Rayment: Reliability Process Manager (Technical Fellow), Network Rail

Kevin Rayment designs, manages and sets the direction for Network Rail’s mandated process for how suppliers design reliability into every new and changed controlled product. This includes considerations covering the entire product life and whole life cost of ownership.

Barry Hulse: Commercial Leader Europe & Africa, ARMS Reliability (a Baker Hughes Company)

23 years’ experience helping customers address technical and business problems across various customer centric roles working for organizations like Science Applications International Corp, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Petrofac, John Crane and Baker Hughes.

An early career in IT led to a secondment on the pioneering BP Upstream Field of the Future Project in 2003, aimed at transforming BP’s Upstream business through enhanced data acquisition and technology application. Highlights of the project included a quantified 5% increase in production for an offshore asset.

Since then, a career has been defined by working with customers to achieve true business outcomes through a consultative approach and smart technology application.

Ben Mogridge: Submarine Delivery Agency Head of Engineering Assurance and Asset Management Lead, Ministry of Defence

Ben Mogridge is a Chartered Engineer that has a MSc in Engineering Management, and is currently the Asset Management Lead for the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA), an Asset owner organisation, accountable for the development and application of Asset Management within the SDA.

Ben has been appointed Chair of AMS/1 leading the UK committee in the development of Asset Management standards and knowledge. He has also contributed to various TC 251 working groups and is one of the key UK members working on the revision of ISO 55000, also playing a vital role in leading the revision of ISO 55010 and one of two authors of ISO TC/251 Strategic Business Plan. Ben is undertaking a PhD in Asset Management focusing on decisions in a public sector aligning and supplementing WG7 work in Guidance for development and application of public policy to enable asset management.

Christina Latsou: Lecturer in Smart Manufacturing, Cranfield University

Christina Latsou is a Lecturer in Smart Manufacturing within the Centre for Digital Engineering and Manufacturing, Manufacturing Theme, at Cranfield University. Holding a BSc and MSc in Mechanical Engineering, she earned her MSc in 'Mechanical Engineering Design' from the University of Manchester, followed by her PhD in 'Automated Generation of Reliability Models' from Loughborough University in 2019. Her expertise lies in complex systems and system-of-systems simulation, optimisation, data analytics, and data visualisation, with applications across aerospace, manufacturing, transport and healthcare sectors. Her research interests extend into lifecycle cost modelling, digitalisation of manufacturing processes, and digital twin development to meet technological advancements and business requirements, as evidenced by her publication record.

Neil Arthur: Maintenance Strategy Lead, Harbour Energy

Neil Arthur is currently Maintenance Strategy Lead at Harbour Energy with over 30 years’ experience in Asset Management, Maintenance and Integrity in the Energy and Maritime industries. Neil has worked in the UK and internationally in Operations and Greenfield Projects, with responsibility for developing and implementing asset management strategies and plans. He has a specific interest in the use of condition monitoring and condition-based maintenance as part of an integrated approach to asset care.

Toby Bennett: Design & Reliability Engineer, INEOS Britannia

Toby Bennett is a reliability engineer from INEOS Britannia. The company is setting out to compete in the America’s Cup yacht race, designing a 50mph sailing boat to compete from August this year. Having worked as the shoreside reliability engineer for the testing program and in the engineering offices of Mercedes AMG F1 as both a design engineer and member of the reliability team, Toby has developed substantial experience in fault investigations and data collection for the purpose of design improvement. His work has included the organisation of extensive coordinated efforts across hydraulic, electrical, mechanical, aero, build operations and performance groups to enable effective designs.

Lars Ulph: Sales Director - Northern Europe, Akselos

Lars Ulph is currently leading the adoption of Akselos' innovative Structural Performance Management solution across Northern Europe. Lars holds a degree in Engineering with Management with a focus on Electronics from the University of Exeter and has since worked in Engineering and Sales leadership role spanning topics ranging from additive manufacturing methods, Systems Engineering whilst at IBM, Multiphysics simulation with ANSYS, Electronics design at Altium and more recently predictive analytics, machine learning and now Structural Digital Twins with Akselos. Lars comes with industry experience in sectors including automotive, aerospace, defence petrochemicals, consumer electronics, metals, mining and FMCG.

Daryl Hickey: Principal Reliability Engineer, Natural Power

Daryl is the Principal Reliability Engineer within the Performance, Reliability and Optimisation team at Natural Power. His primary focus is the delivery of predictive maintenance strategies to both the Natural Power Servicing department and to the wider Natural Power client base. Utilising a combination of skills in computer programming, signal processing and statistical analysis, Daryl delivers high quality SCADA and CMS reporting and remote monitoring services to clients. These services enable a highly beneficial assessment of the reliability, productivity, performance and efficiency of a wind farm.

Daryl’s credentials include a PhD in Mechanical Engineering awarded by the University of Sheffield, Chartered Engineer registered with the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and accreditation to ISO 18436 for vibration analysis, machinery condition monitoring and diagnostics.

Attila David: Senior Sales Engineer, Akselos

Attila David is a sales engineer at Akselos supporting sales activities by translating and explaining highly complex technical information to customers focusing on revealing how Akselos can solve specific problems. Attila has 10 years of experience in various FEA related roles mainly in the upstream and downstream Oil and Gas sector. His passion is sharing knowledge and educating customers through technical presentations and software demos. Attila is a Mechanical Engineer by education and holds a Master’s degree in Engineering Management.

Mark Ashenden: Safety & Reliability Senior Technical Specialist, Rolls-Royce

Mark Ashenden is a Senior Technical Specialist in Safety & Reliability.  He has worked at Rolls-Royce for over 30 years and around 25 of them have been in the Safety & Reliability discipline as an analyst, team lead or skill owner.  He describes himself as a “Professional Pessimist!”.

Mark’s academic qualifications include a Physics degree from Imperial College and an MSc in System Operational Effectiveness from Exeter University.  Mark is also a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of both the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Safety and Reliability Society.

Jenny Silvester: Life Cycle Engineer, Reliability Assurance, Rolls-Royce

Jenny Silvester is the Reliability Assurance Process Lead for Civil Aerospace Large Engines. Jenny has worked at Rolls-Royce for over 30 years including in pre and post entry into service support, working directly with airlines, executing reliability management for various engine projects, future design and now reliability and availability process development. Jenny has a special interest in understanding how to turn concept thinking into practical processes and tools for project application. Jenny holds an Aeronautical Engineering degree and is a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

James Finley: Team Leader and Lead Consultant, Element Digital Engineering

James is a chartered engineer with an MEng in aeronautical engineering and a PhD in mechanical engineering. During James’ PhD, he combined data science techniques with analytical structural integrity methods to optimise the fracture behaviour of novel composite materials. Recently, James has developed digital twins in the power, marine, food, and power distribution sectors to provide clients with novel insights into their assets. James currently works as a Lead Consultant at Element Digital Engineering, where he specialises in data science, engineering software development, and structural integrity analysis.