This is an accordion element with a series of buttons that open and close related content panels.
Course Outline
- Building a Strong Foundation for Asset Management
- Asset Management Tools and Facilitating Adoption
- How Asset Management Tools Fit in the Operational Value Stream
- Building Asset Hierarchy
- Develop and Apply Criticality
- Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Development
- Employing Run to Failure as a Value-Add Maintenance Strategy
- Improving Existing Preventive Maintenance Plans with PM Optimization (PMO)
- Filtering valueless activities
- Developing and refining procedures
- Corrective maintenance execution
- Overcoming challenges such as Small Maintenance Crews, Small Maintenance Budgets, High Production Demand, and Poor Safety Performance
Course Schedule
Registration Date/Time:
9/8/2025 7:30am Central Time
Event Dates/Times:
- 9/8/2025 8:00am - 4:30pm Central Time
- 9/9/2025 8:00am - 4:30pm Central Time
Location
Venue
Accommodations
Room: rates start at 179
Group Code:
Reserve by: Aug. 17, 2025
Accommodations include:
Additional Information
This is a HyFlex (in-person and online) taught course. Your registration is for one teaching platform only: in-person or online. Please be prepared to attend all days either in-person or online. Contact us if you have any questions or if you need to make a change.
Registration confirmation will guide students through receiving your Net ID and accessing the Canvas course site. All students are required to access the Canvas course site. The course materials, participation certificates, and course evaluations are all digital and will be available to students through the Canvas course site. Printed materials are not available in this course.
Please watch the email address you provided during registration for release dates and pre-course information. Course information announcements are sent from the "@wisc.edu" address and directly from Canvas.
Program Director & Instructors
-
Program Director
Jon Wellik
Brian Hronchek
Principal Trainer & Consultant
Brian Hronchek is an Aerospace Engineering graduate of Purdue University with additional professional qualifications including Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP), Reliability Engineering Certification (REC) from Clemson University, ISO CAT II Vibration Analyst, and is a retired Captain of Marines with extensive experience in training, operations, and advising.
Brian specializes in Reliability Engineering, Maintenance Planning, Leadership and Business Process Development through a holistic approach of mentoring and empowering individuals as the foundation for high performing organizations.After retiring from the Marines, Brian had the opportunity to work in oil and gas, spent time in the steel industry, and eventually found himself in a role as a predictive technology service provider before stepping into his current role of principal trainer and consultant.
Brian likes to share many of his lessons learned through LinkedIn articles, professional lectures and workshops, as well as mentoring Purdue students getting ready to step out into the industry as young professionals.
“Wealth is created through the transfer of knowledge,” and Brian is passionate about giving others every opportunity to learn.