Learn about SMRP's Maintenance & Reliability Knowledge Committee

The Maintenance and Reliability (M&R) Body of Knowledge (BoK) is an aggregate of all that is known and understood in the field of maintenance and reliability based on familiarity gained through experience and association. For SMRP, it encompasses the subject areas to be mastered by the Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP).

The Maintenance and Reliability Knowledge (M&RK) Committee has developed the framework for the SMRP BoK using the five pillars of knowledge: Business and Management, Manufacturing Process Reliability, Equipment Reliability, Organization and Leadership, and Work Management. The M&R BoK serves as a descriptive and comprehensive reference document and will be the definitive source for information for maintenance and reliability professionals. The M&RK Committee has updated the first two levels of the M&R BoK and has begun work on levels 3 and 4. The committee has also organized and indexed over 350 conference papers and presentations on subjects relevant to the M&RK BoK and useful to maintenance and reliability professionals.

As an SMRP member you have access to a wide range of valuable tangible deliverables. Come to this session to hear about the latest activities of the M&RK Committee and learn what specifically is available to you as an SMRP member that you can use at your facility.

Al Poling, CMRP
Technical Director, SMRP

Walter Reed, Building 18 Investigation as told by the Investigation Officer for the Secretary of Defense

Ricky Smith, CMRP, is one of this year's conference presenters. Ricky was activated as a US Army Reserve Officer commanding a Direct Support Maintenance Company in Iraq and Kuwait and most recently was activated as the investigating officer for Walter Reed, Building 18 inadequate housing of Wounded Warriors where he worked for the Secretary of Defense. His findings and recommendations have changed the way the US Army maintains Medical Facilities World Wide.

Ricky's session will discuss his investigation into the facilities and the similarities between the problems at Walter Reed and Industrial Operations. A lack of effective equipment maintenance plans and poor leadership is just one of the similarities that will be discussed.

Take aways from the session will include:

• How to identify the root cause of any issue in maintenance and reliability?


• What actions can be taken short term and long term to turn around a failed maintenance program.


• What really happened behind the scene when the Washington Post story of Walter Reed's Living Conditions for our Wounded Warriors.


• Learn how to measure performance of your organization with a few basic metrics.

As a former active duty and current Reserve Army Officer, I am ashamed, but unfortunately not surprised by how bad it got at Walter Reed. I remember the news stories and it saddens me that things had to get so bad before professionals were called in. What I am glad to see is that the problem was finally identified and addressed with real vigor and not empty promises. From everything I have heard about Ricky Smith over the years, I am sure that the team did an excellent job and I cannot wait to hear his presentation and see the transformation of Walter Reed into a place where wounded soldiers get everything they need and deserve.

Go Army!

John D. Watson, CMRP
Owens Corning