


Ed Stanek is a globally recognized subject matter expert in Enterprise Asset Management (EAM). With over 35 years of experience, he has successfully integrated reliability and operational excellence into organizations worldwide, driving significant financial gains. Ed's expertise lies in the design, deployment, and tactical delivery of EAM solutions across all stages of the asset lifecycle. His passion for leveraging EAM to positively impact financial performance has been evident throughout his career. Recently, Ed shifted his focus to practical application, serving as Associate Director of Engineering at Novartis and Head of Maintenance Excellence for Kite Pharma. In these roles, he was responsible for engineering duties, maintenance, reliability, MRO storeroom, Calibration, TPM/ODR, and collaborating with the OpEx team across the corporate portfolio. Ed's unique blend of theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience positions him as a valuable contributor to discussions on Enterprise Asset Management and its impact on organizational success.

Bob Francis has over 25 years in the reliability, maintenance, and asset performance fields and joined the staff of RelaibilityWeb.com as a Sr Reliability Leader after having held key executive roles with leading software providers and prominent research firms focused on industrial technology and digital transformation. Bob's primary responsibility is leading the Industrial Trends and Insights Research Program, but has been an integral part of the Reliabilityweb.com community from its early days as part of the Reliability Leadership Institute (RLI) and as a founding member of The Association for Asset Management Professionals (AMP). Before joining Reliabilityweb.com, he served as a Research Analyst and Advisor at LNS Research. His academic credentials include an MBA from LeTourneau University with concentrations in Marketing and Management and executive education in Business Analytics and Big Data from Harvard Business School. Outside of work in industrial software, Bob is a frequent guest lecturer on business, leadership, and communications at Grand Canyon University. Bob has also lectured at the University of Tennessee and the Texas A&M Mays School of Business.