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CMMSradio
All things CMMS, Computerized Maintenance Management Software, including guidance on CMMS selection and use, best practices, industry experts, system providers, and more. This podcast is for you If you're considering or looking for a CMMS, want to know more about facilities and maintenance management systems, need to improve how you use your current CMMS, need ideas on better user adoption strategies, or are considering making a change to a new CMMS - You know, a lift-and-shift. We'll bring in experts to help guide us along the way. We're here to help you have a successful CMMS journey.
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Jun 29, 2024 • 58min
The Evolution of CMMS Panel Discussion from The Reliable Plant Conference 2024 on CMMSraido
It's finally ready - The CMMSradio Panel Discussion on The Evolution of CMMS we recorded at The Reliable Plant and Machinery Lubrication Conference & Exhibit in Chicago IL on June 3, 2024!
Thank you Noria for an EPIC event. This was year two for us and we cannot wait for RP2025. Same place (outstanding venue).
A big shout out to UpKeep for being a part of this. In fact, your own Bryan Bieschke, CMRP (Head of Community & Partnerships at UpKeep) was on the panel. We also had the rest of the heavy-hitters like Joe Anderson COO of ReliabilityX, Jeff Shiver of People & Processes, Inc, and Noria President Bennett Fitch helping us tie this all together with his insights on lubrication & oil analysis (and beyond). We heard great feedback about this panel throughout the remainder of the conference. Thank you to those in attendance.
This episode (panel) is loaded with insights as we took a unique approach to The Evolution of CMMS. We made it about the people, the process, the culture. Technology evolution is excellent but we too must evolve and adapt to leverage these technologies in the most impactful and practical ways.
Get ready for a great discussion and there are some questions and answers (Q&A) at the end. Do not drop off before the very end. Thank you to our esteemed panelists. You knocked it out of the park!! We are honored to have hosted/moderated this panel.
Thank you Matthew Knuth of SPM Instrument (UpKeep Ambassador) and Rich Wurzbach of Grease Thief (UpKeep Ambassador) for supporting and getting into the discussion. We've got some content dropping soon from your booths at RP2024.
Please tell us your favorite parts with a like, comment, and re-post. What else would you like to know or talk about? Reach out to CMMSradio if you were in the crowd and want to chop it up about CMMS, Maintenance Management, or the related. We love maintenance and reliability!!!
Follow CMMSradio for more content from RP2024 and a flurry of episodes and soundbites on deck.

Jun 27, 2024 • 42min
The Journey of a Dynamo in Maintenance and Reliability - Katie Sanders of Eruditio
This is a long-overdue episode we finally recorded with Katie Sanders, Account Executive and DYNAMO at Eruditio, to get her journey story and a whole bunch of other cool insights. Thank you, Katie, for this amazing conversation!! 🤘 🤘 🤘
There's a back story around Katie being a DYNAMO that started at the Reliable Plant Conference in Orlando in 2023. We recently met her again at RP2024 in Chicago. Maybe you noticed in the walk around video. Now go check this out and let us know, with likes and comments and re-posts what your thoughts the episode. 🤘 🤘 🤘
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Jun 26, 2024 • 44min
Military to Plant Manager and Leader Cultivating Maintenance Excellence while Leveraging CMMS
Mark Gonzalez joins CMMSrado to share his maintenance journey! This is loaded with insights and practical realities around fostering great teams, operational excellence, and where the CMMS fits into it all. From Mark's U.S. Military background, to climbing the ranks to Plant Management, and becoming a leader that gets it! Just listen and you'll put it all together this conversation evolves!!
Why simplicity matters
What CMMS systems get wrong and right
What operators want
Connecting all the dots
A few unexpected things
Chime in with a like, comment, and re-post with your thoughts.
What did you like or want to hear more about?
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Jun 25, 2024 • 27min
The Holland Home CMMS Maintenance Journey using TheWorxHub Recorded at Brightly Illuminate 2024
We recorded this at the Brightly Illuminate 2024 User Conference in Raleigh NC. We sat down with Rachel Bowman and Jeannine Frazier of Holland Home to capture their maintenance journey story and how TheWorxHub makes an impact across their senior living campuses connecting teams - front office, technicians, operations, ground, and general staff - through mapping, asset management, compliance, and beyond. They've tied their teams together and may now keep moving along their maintenance management journey!
Please like, comment, and share this episode. What are your favorite parts of this episode? What else would you like to know about TheWorxHub by Brightly?
Follow CMMSradio for more episodes and updates to make your CMMS journey a success. We're all about People, Process, and Technology (in that order)!!

Jun 20, 2024 • 42min
Lessons Learned - A REAL FM Journey Story with Danny Koontz of Windy City Equipment
Lessons Learned! A REAL FM Journey Story with a little CMMS to boot!!
Danny Koontz, of Windy City Equipment (WCE, Inc) , has done just about everything in Facilities Management and Maintenance! That matters because we have the privilege of hearing much of his journey story. This episode is literally a pot of gold where the concept of curating the knowledge from our industry experts hits the target spot on!!
Too many great moments to list - Just tune in and listen/watch!! 🤘 🤘 🤘
This episode delivers something for everyone! Thank you, Danny, for this fun filled and insightful discussion! It was an honor to host you on CMMSradio to learn from you!! 🤘 🤘 🤘
Danny managed over 900 sites for a very large restaurant chain. He was intentional about his management style and knows exactly how to get results, develop influence, and empower his teams. He's a true communicator and, as you'll sense, a stellar human being that tells it like it is - Every time out!! No #Hogwash with this man!!
Be sure to like, comment, and share this episode with your thoughts. What else do you want to hear about from Danny? What have you experienced in FM and Restaurant FM? 🤘 🤘 🤘
Follow CMMSradio for more great episodes like this and a flurry of content coming weekly. Be sure to check out his podcast, FM Corner, on the WCE YouTube site or wherever you listen to podcast. This man gets it!!

Jun 18, 2024 • 20min
Cirrus Aircraft and the Maintenance Journey on CMMSradio from Brightly Illuminate 2024!!
Recorded at Brightly Illuminate 2024 in Raleigh NC! Thank you to Amanda Fletcher, MBA, CFEA and the AWESOME Brightly team that puts this epic event together each year!! Thank you, Deep South Entertainment!! Amy Cox and team knocked it out of the park!!
Last week there was a great case study posted on LinkedIn by Team Brightly talking about Cirrus Aircraft. This episode is the ideal co-pilot to that recent post that gets you more insight around this maintenance management journey.
Brian Miller sat down with Greg Christensen at Illuminate to discuss operational and facilities impacts using #assetEssentials and more from #Brightly! Thank you for this great conversation, Brian.
Hear it from a real user's vantage point to understand the how, why, and what you might achieve with a CMMS that your culture not only embraces but values top to bottom. Everyone has a different story but this one is well worth a listen.
Like, comment, and re-share this with your thoughts. Follow CMMSradio for more episodes and content from this amazing event!! We have a flurry of content coming including the first ever #CMMSradio Panel Discussion. BTW - You do not want to miss that episode - It features Corey Dickens, CMRP!!

Jun 13, 2024 • 33min
Get to know Zoidii CMMS and the Journey Story with Co founder Jeff O'Brien
NEW EPISODE - Who is Zoidii CMMS? 🤘 🤘 🤘
The content flurry continues. This was a fun episode with Jeff O'Brien, Co-founder of Zoidii, joined Greg Christensen on CMMSradio to share his journey story including background and previous CMMS ventures leading to building and launching Zoidii CMMS.
Tune in to get to know Jeff and this brand making waves in the CMMS and maintenance industry. Thank you for this great conversation Jeff O'Brien!! 🤘 🤘 🤘
Connect with Jeff on LinkedIn and find Zoidii at https://zoidii.com/
Let them know you heard all about them on CMMSradio!!
Let us know with a like, comment, and repost what else you;d liek to know or yoru favorite parts of this episode. Follow CMMSradio for more episodes as our content flurry continues!! Thank to all that follow, chime in, and support the #CMMSradio podcast.

Jun 11, 2024 • 25min
Data Driven Decision Making and Eliminating Data Solos with Woolpert from Brightly Illuminate 2024
NEW EPISODE from Brightly Illuminate 2024!!
Woolpert sat down with Greg Christensen on CMMSradio to record this episode from the EPIC Brightly #Illuminate event in Raleigh NC March 2024!! Thank you to David Sturtz and Ryan Butler, GISP, IAM for this great interview. We covered a ton of info...
Data driven decision making in capital planning & fixed asset management
How Facilities (buildings) are distributed and their condition, sets how you invest in your core mission
Integrated portfolio management
Degradation of infrastructure and assets that are beyond their lifecycle
Why systems MUST talk to each other
Technology and strong guidance, combined, will mitigate the risks.
CMMS and other technologies provide this visibility into these data sets and the mission combined
Knowledge loss is a big concern - retiring workforce
and more...
Please like, comment, and repost with your thoughts. Follow CMMSradio for more content, including the BIG CMMSradio Panel Discussion footage, from Brightly Illuminate2024. We've got a flurry of episodes coming including from last week's EPIC Reliable Plant Conference in Chicago put on by Noria Corporation!!
Thank you to Team #Brightly for the amazing experience and for inviting CMMSradio to Illuminate 2024! We cannot wait for Illuminate 2025 in San Diego California!!

Jun 7, 2024 • 7min
Bryan Bieschke CMRP of UpKeep on CMMSradio from Reliable Plant 2024
The Reliable Plant and Machinery Lubrication Conference & Exhibit 2024 - Day 3
We interviewed Bryan Bieschke, CMRP, the Head of Community & Partnerships at UpKeep, at the Reliable Plant Conference 2024 this week. Bryan talks about the Evolution of CMMS panel hosted by #CMMSradio - He was one of the panelists along with Jeff Shiver CMRP, ARP, CPMM, CRL, Joe Anderson and Bennett Fitch, that took place at RP. Much more content from the conference coming soon, including the panel discussion, plus a flurry of content from our backlog.
This is a great event that SHOULD be on your list if you're in maintenance!! All of maintenance. Hit us up to talk about it. Thank you to the many friends we got to meet, some for the first time in person, to talk about maintenance, innovations, challenges, and have a blast shopping it up!! Many of you been on CMMSradio in the past and many more are coming on soon!! 🤘 🤘 🤘
Thank you Noria Corporation for having us participate once again. We cannot wait for RP2025 happening, one again, in Chicago!!!
Anyone who got a CMMSradio cap 🧢, before they ran out, please post with a pic and a comment about your favorite moments at the conference. If we missed you on our booth visits or you want to connect just send a DM to the page or to our host. 🤘 🤘 🤘
Please like, comment, and share. Follow CMMSradio for more episodes, clips, and content from this great event.

May 30, 2024 • 35min
Patrick Ferretti and Corey Dickens explain Origin and Maintenance Equilibrium recorded at Brightly Illuminate 2024 Raleigh NC
We recorded this audio episode at Brightly Illuminate! They're Bringing the Best Ideas to Light!
Corey Dickens, CMRP and Patrick Ferretti of Brightly sat down with CMMSradio from the Brightly Illuminate 2024 user conference in Raleigh, North Carolina to discuss Origin - A Strategic Asset Health Management & Capital Planning Software - to share their perspectives on maintenance management, manufacturing, facilities management, and the like.
We get into Patrick's background - in construction, healthcare, industrial manufacturing and facilities management - and how it makes a big impact on how he helps Brightly clients leverage Origin and other Brightly products. It really drives meaning behind the data from day-to-day operations.
Corey shares how Origin is being leveraged to maintain equilibrium in maintenance management! We even talked about general best practices of CMMS utilization. We've heard "if it isn't written down, it did not happen!" That matters to overall maintenance operations because your CMMS creates the documented journey to support your business case and beyond.
Thank you, Corey and Patrick, for taking the time to sit down to record this insightful episode!!
We've got more content coming, over the next several weeks, from this AWESOME event with several guest episodes as a lead up to the first ever CMMSradio Panel Discussion from the stage with four outstanding panelists.
Have a listen and let us know what you learned, or what you want to know, with a like, comment, and re-share. Follow CMMSradio for more updates, episodes, and musings!!