Dana K. “Deke” Smith spent 36 years at the U.S. DoD as Chief Architect, Installations and Environment Transformation; Deputy CIO, Army Research Laboratory; Facilities Architect, and more. https://youtu.be/MZ7Hu0FjAQM

Our Australian Asset Management colleague, Peter Kohler, informed us that the U.S. DoD was instrumental in establishing the asset management systems approach that led Australia to become a leading country in this industry. But the U.S. commercial industry did not necessarily cash this asset management “Defense Dividend” as early as Australia did. This week’s newsletter shows how the thoughts and ...

A discussion featuring Jim Dieter, ALN CEO, and Kris Goly, Former Chair of US TAG to ISO 55000 Asset Management Standard https://youtu.be/ZilfpVHq-S8

Asset management can be complex, messy, frustrating, and challenging – yet ultimately highly beneficial to an organization’s mission. The process of helping an organization improve with a structured approach to asset management is captured very well in proven ALN BIMStorm web-based workshops. A new session of interactive workshops starting again on March 1 at 4 pm Eastern. See more below in Sourc...

Kimon Onuma, President, Onuma Inc. https://youtu.be/cLZlYNw4vIo

Sometimes, every couple of decades, things just come together. Beginning in the early 2000s ONUMA, Inc., an ALN Platinum Member, has been running BIMStorms as online brainstorms using Building Information Models as a way to plan for the entire lifecycle of assets – facilities, capital equipment, personal property, fleets, infrastructure and all assets. Kimon Onuma will facilitate another free ...

Richard Dietz, DC Government Project Manager - Capital Asset Replacement Scheduling System at Office of the Chief Financial Officer. https://youtu.be/Tl1S80kvTL8

In a Valentine’s message of love to asset management, on February 14th at 10 am Eastern, we will join our colleagues at the Institute of Asset Management for a web panel discussion on our co-published document, “Asset Management Leadership: A White Paper.” One speaker will be Ursula Bryan, IAM, CEO, who is featured in People below. The other speakers are listed further below. Show your love...

Mike Bordenaro, ALN Executive Director Nick Knoke, ALN Director, Technology https://youtu.be/bJDsWSrPoDE

See why more than 600 Australian asset leaders and asset managers have signed up for today’s “Value and Benefits from Asset Management” webinar program at 4 pm Eastern Tuesday 7 February. The featured presenters are Peggy M. Quijada de Franke, Director of Facilities, Planning, and Development, Los Angeles Community College District; James Conway, Maintenance & Operations Standards Coordinator...