Total Productive Maintenance and Operator Driven Reliability

• What is Total Predictive Maintenance (TPM) and Operator Driven Reliability (ODR)?
• Tools to Empower Operators to Apply Reliability and Asset Management Practices
• Methods to Drive Organization Change to Produce Reliable Asset Performance
• Basic Elements of Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)
• 5 Pillars of TPM
• Autonomous Maintenance (Basic Asset Care)
• 5S
• Center Lining
• Visual Factory
• Operations Standards for Inspection

Registration Date/Time:
9/10/2025 7:30am Central Time

Event Dates/Times:

• 9/10/2025  8:00am - 4:30pm Central Time
• 9/11/2025  8:00am - 4:30pm Central Time

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 accessing the Canvas course site.

Students will create and log in to the Canvas course site with a NetID. Course assets such as learning materials, participation certificates, and course evaluations will be available to all students through the Canvas course site.

Please watch the email address that you provide during registration for release dates and pre-course information. 

• Instructor

  Brian Hronchek

  Principal Trainer and Consultant

  Brian Hronchek is a Purdue University Aerospace Engineering graduate and a retired Marine Corps Captain with extensive experience in training, operations, and leadership. He holds several professional certifications, including CMRP, REC from Clemson University, and ISO CAT II Vibration Analyst. Brian specializes in reliability engineering, maintenance planning, and business process development, focusing on mentoring and empowering individuals to build high-performing organizations. His career spans the oil and gas and steel industries, as well as predictive technology services, leading to his current role as a principal trainer and consultant. He actively shares his insights through LinkedIn articles, professional lectures, and mentoring Purdue students. Passionate about knowledge sharing, Brian believes that “wealth is created through the transfer of knowledge” and is dedicated to helping others grow.

• Program Director

  Jon Wellik

This course is part of the Maintenance and Reliability Management Certificate. Enhance your maintenance skills while earning a recognized credential. 

This course has a face-to-face or online attendance option:

Face-to-face course includes morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches, course materials and face-to-face instruction.

Online course includes course materials and online instruction.

If you are planning to attend an Interdisciplinary Professional Programs course, payment is required at the time of registration. Below are the payment options:

Pay by Credit Card

Enroll online and pay by credit card.

• Search for the course on the website and then click on the Enroll Now button from the course webpage.
• Enter all necessary course attendee information and payment information on the course enrollment page.
• You will receive an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

Enroll over the phone and pay by credit card.

• Call CERC Registrations at 608-262-2451.
• Provide the registrations representative with:
  • the course name, dates, and/or course number.
  • the necessary course attendee information and payment information.
• You will receive either a mailed document or an email to confirm successful enrollment payment.

Pay by Check

Mail in a completed registration form and check payable to UW Madison.

• Fill out a registration form (found either in the back of the course brochure you received in the mail or here).
• Prepare a check, made payable to UW Madison.
• Mail the registration form and check to: CERC Registrations 21 N Park St, Ste 7101 Madison, WI 53715
• You will receive either a mailed document or an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

Pay by Purchase Order

• Request Purchase Order information from interpro@union.wisc.edu
  • If a fee quote is needed, contact custserv@interpro.wisc.edu first
• You will receive an invoice from UW–Madison Business Services for payment, usually within 3–5 business days

Military

If using SF-182 form, please call our registration number at 608-262-2451 or email interpro@union.wisc.edu for details and instructions.

Event Cancellation

We reserve the right to cancel a course due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen events. If we cancel a course, participants will be notified via email or phone and will be given the option for a full refund or to transfer their registration and any fees paid to another course. We are not responsible for non-refundable plane tickets, hotel reservations, and other travel related expenses. For enrollee Course Cancellation, refer to notes on course page.

If you cannot attend, please notify us as soon as possible before the course start date for a refund. Once you access course materials, a refund is not available. Instead, you may transfer your registration to another course offering.