Presenters:

Patrick Parker - Reliability Program Manager 

Patrick Parker started his maintenance and reliability journey in the United States Navy, as a Nuclear Electronics Technician. While in the Navy he performed critical reactor instrumentation and controls maintenance in addition to maintenance planning, job scheduling, and maintenance supervision both while supporting ships operations and during plant overhauls. Patrick started with Rockwell Automation in 2013 as an embedded Reliability Professional with a major luxury automotive manufacture, and later Reliability Consultant. Patrick currently Manages two teams and programs with strategic customers in the CPG and Tire/Rubber industries. He resides in Birmingham, AL. And is an active member of the Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals; having been a track leader for several years for the Annual Conference, and served on several committees including their M&R Best Practices Committee. Patrick holds a BS in Nuclear Engineering Technology and an MBA from Thomas Edison State University. Additionally, Patrick holds CMRP, RMIC,and Six-Sigma certifications.

Martin Veitch 

Martin Veitch is a freelance writer, analyst and contributor to Mining Magazine. He has been writing about business and technology for over 30 years. Martin is the former editor of titles including IT Week, ZDNet, CIO and IDG Connect and he has contributed to many other publications and media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, The Guardian and the BBC. He has met and interviewed luminaries including Steve Ballmer, Michael Dell, Mike Lynch, Mark Hurd, Scott McNealy and Mark Shuttleworth.