The Pocket Maintenance Advisor

e-book contains thorough explanations of the 48 top issues in maintenance and reliability that people working in maintenance and operations must know. Every person in the maintenance department and the production department learns dozens of benefits overnight from reading this one reference book.

It brings world class maintenance into perspective for maintenance and operations crews. Now in one book all the concepts that are necessary to grasp have been laid out in 'black and white' for maintenance and operations workers. With this book you can talk to them about the most important issues to address to achieve major improvements. It's a great resource for people who want their workers to rapidly learn, understand and appreciate the critical maintenance and reliability issues. It contains all the important information a maintenance, repair or operations crew need to have at their finger tips so that they can appreciate the importance and the methods of best practice maintenance. With 'The Pocket Maintenance Advisor' at hand they will know where they are going!

Mike's more than 35 years in engineering and maintenance spans from mechanical engineering, strategic asset management to rotating equipment reliability. He was previously a mechanical engineer with the State Energy Commission, where he conducted equipment failure investigations and constructed improvement plans. He was then the maintenance manager for the Swan Brewery, responsible for overall plant reliability and project engineering. Mike then spent over 10 years as maintenance manager and head of maintenance engineering services for Coogee Chemicals. In this role, he successfully introduced condition monitoring and maintenance strategies that reduced production down time and maintenance costs. As a current maintenance, reliability, Lean Six Sigma and quality system consultant, Mike continues to assist organisations such as BHP, OneSteel, P&H MinePro, Barrick Mining, Imdex and State Energy Commission in improving equipment reliability. He is also reputed publisher of numerous online technical white papers and training materials that are widely sought after by maintenance professionals. His first book, Plant and Equipment Wellness, was published by Engineers Australia Books. He is a consultant and trainer in Industrial Asset Management, Maintenance Management, Quality Management Systems and Lean Manufacturing. He held lecturing positions at Curtin University in Quality Management Systems and Manufacturing Management Systems.