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
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