MUWG Executive Committee
STEERING COMMITTEE CHAIR
Clay Cook
Lower Colorado River Authority
Inventory Control Analyst and CMMS Manager.
I lead the LCRA Work Management SME Team which coordinates all aspects of our Maximo System. The team has representatives from all business areas within LCRA.
We are continually striving to improve our business processes through the use of Maximo. Our next steps will be to upgrade from Maximo 5.2 and implement Maximo ITAM.
I have worked for LCRA for over 28 years as an Instrumentation Tech, I
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Rich Stepp
Arizona Public Service
I have worked for APS over 21 years in the field, Supervision and presently as a System Analyst Integrator in IT. I am the system expert for Maximo and support all the Fossil Generation Maximo’s. I have been involved with CMMS’s for 19 years and with Maximo since 1994.
Presently I am on the Fossil Generation MXES Upgrade Team providing Maximo and IT support for the team. We have migrated seven 4.1.1 databases into one 6.2.1 database. We have two databases remaining. It has been a challenge to develop these requirements so the end product will meet both management and end users needs.
I have been attending MUWG since 1997 and have been a member of the steering committee for 4 years. This has been a great learning experience to network with other Companies interested in improving their processes and the tools they use to manage their business.
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Carl O. Williams, PMP
Spectra Energy
COWilliams@spectraenergy.com
I have 25 years field/technical operations experience; 4 years Maximo design/configuration/implementation/support experience.
Employed with Spectra Engergy for 28 Years.
Manager - Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Project
Manager - Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Support Team
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Steve Toth
Coventa Energy
stoth@covantaenergy.com
I am Vice President, Maintenance/Asset Reliability for Covanta, the global leader in the Energy from Waste (EfW) industry.
I am responsible for overall asset reliability and maintenance responsibilities along with the identification and implementation of best practices at 57 Energy from Waste, hydro, and biomass facilities domestically. The primary business objective includes improving asset reliability and availability while reducing overall life cycle costs. I also lead a centralized asset reliability support team that provides expert technical guidance and field support in the areas of Electrical Maintenance, Preventive and Proactive Asset Reliability Programs, Turbine/Generators, Cranes, Mobile Assets, Project Management, Contractor Performance, and Enterprise Asset Management Systems. I interface with over 450 Maintenance and Asset Reliability professionals who perform hands on activities at the sites. I am also the Executive Business Owner of the NERC Reliability Standard Compliance Program at Covanta focused on improving the reliability of the domestic bulk electric system.
I have over 23 years of experience in power generation projects utilizing various fuels, including nuclear, coal, oil, natural gas, hydro, biomass, special waste, and municipal solid waste.
Earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and MBA from Eastern University. I am a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP), certified Six-Sigma Green Belt from Villanova University and a Root Cause Analysis Expert, trained in multiple methodologies. I am a member of the Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals, and past member of the Electric Power Generation Association (EPGA) Generation Subcommittee, and current Chairman of the newly formed national Generator Forum focused on compliance with the NERC Reliability Standards.
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Lisa L. Willie
Baltimore Gas & Electric
Currently the Business Program Manager Lead of the Work and Asset Management (WAM) Segment in BGE’s Business Transformation Department. WAM’s Maximo Implementation project is expanding the use of Maximo into all areas of BGE’s Work and Asset Management Process.
Earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineer & Operations Research from Virginia Tech and a Masters in Business Administration from Loyola College.
Experience at BGE, includes a variety of position in staff and operating areas, including: Distribution Engineering, Resource Management, Customer Engineering, Auditing, Distribution Construction, Planning and Support, Outdoor Lighting and Business Planning.
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Steve Klepper
City of Corpus Christi
Steve Klepper is Administrative Superintendent for the City of Corpus Christi Texas, where he helps the City’s water utilities improve their work and asset management practices and develop service delivery strategies. His current role also involves water financing strategies, cost of service, and water rate design. He earned a Masters Degree, completed coursework necessary for a Ph. D in finance, and over the last twenty years has taught finance, economics and accounting part time as an adjunct in various colleges and universities.
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Richard Pike
Duke Energy
I am an electrical engineer, PE, and have worked for Duke Energy for 29 years in Power Delivery (Transmission & Distribution). I have worked in various positions including Mgr, Distr. Special Projects, District Engineer, and Business Project Manager for various technology projects.
I have been involved in design and implementation of many of the key Power Delivery technology systems including GIS, OMS, Mobile Design Tools, and Work Management systems.
I am currently working as a Technology Consultant focusing on Work and Asset Management Strategies for Power Delivery and serving on our Enterprise Asset Management Project team implementing Maximo 6 across Duke Energy.
Duke Energy currently uses Maximo 4.1.1 in T&D and F/H Generation focused on asset management.
We are currently involved in a project to implement Maximo 6 for Work and Asset Management and Supply Chain for T&D, Gas Operations, Fleet, and F/H Generation.
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Wayde Prejean
El Paso Corp
I am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and also hold the Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) designation.
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Terry L. Willis
Dynegy Generation
I am an AFE Certified Plant Maintenance Manager (CPMM) with a B.S. degree in Industrial Technology. I am the MAXIMO business system owner for the Midwest Region of Generation for Dynegy. We are currently using MAXIMO v. 6.1 for power plant maintenance, capital additions, and inventor
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Terri Jackson
Southern Company
In her 31 years with Southern Company, Terri has held positions in Supply Chain Management, Plant Construction, Information Technology, Volume Procurement and Supplier Program at both Georgia Power and SCS. Before assuming her current responsibilities, Terri was a sourcing manager for the Supply Chain Management organization. Terri has led numerous internal system-wide Supply Chain initiatives during her career, for example the New SCM Employee Orientation program and the Raw Material Trending program. Terri was also a key member of the Results by Leadership Team that developed the Southern LifeStyle program.
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Ed Nickolite
DTE Energy
Currently, I am the Maximo Product Manager for DTE Energy, responsible for Level 2 and Level 3 support, enhancements, and strategic direction of Maximo. Maximo is used in Nuclear and Fossil Generation, Gas and Electric Distribution, Facilities, and DTE Energy’s Non-Regulated Subsidiaries. I am also the ITS Manager responsible for all Fossil Generation IT Systems. I represent DTE at IBM’s Maximo Advisory Council.
PROGRAM MANAGER
William Olsen
Twenty-eight years experience with commercial and nuclear operating power plants. Nineteen years experience in all phases of management and program development for fossil and nuclear power plants, including areas of power plant administration, quality assurance, operations, maintenance, thermal performance, start-up and test, chemical, analytical, environmental, and security.
IBM Maximo Representative
Ron Wallace
IBM Software Group