Karl Hoffower
Reliability Leader | Asset Management | Predictive Analytics | Process Optimization | PdM as a service since 2008 | IOT Strategy through Execution | Founder
- Role
- Executive Director at Failure Prevention Associates, Llc
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Karl Hoffower
Executive Director delivering Asset Management and Reliability focused solutions using a team approach to improvement and optimization. Reliability is a philosophy, not a department like Maintenance. Focused on helping all facets of a business contribute to a reliability focused philosophy. IOT and PdM solutions architect and program manager with experience in large scale (21 plant) reliability improvement projects. Experienced & certified in most common Predictive Maintenance (PdM) as well as success with an IIOT approach to Condition-based Monitoring (CBM). Over a decade of experience Implementing and managing teams of certified analysts for onsite and remote CBM/PdM programs, PdM tool and system sales. Personally delivered over 70 certification training and a few hundred process improvement projects.Largest impact thus far was helping a wood products company avoid over $110MM in downtime losses while retaining over 2,400 American jobs by reducing unplanned downtime and turning sites into profit centers.Helping clients make decisions from a position of knowledge is the true value of our programs. Implemented reliability monitoring programs to over 70+ clients. Deliver health status information on critical equipment to make informed decisions regarding operations and maintenance actions. From the oil sands projects in Alberta, to 4MM corn dogs/day food plants or $110MM return to wood product mills. I have helped clients reduce costs, save jobs, become Federally compliant and reap millions of dollars stolen by unplanned downtime, human error, wasteful planning and catastrophic equipment failure.Reliability Optimization of Maintenance programsSkill Gap AssessmentsCondition monitoring programs:Vibration AnalysisThermal Imaging Ultrasound DetectionElectric Motor TestingShaft & Belt Laser AlignmentModal Analysis & Operating Deflection Shapesfind more at
Experience
Executive Director
Failure Prevention Associates, Llc
Jan 2019 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Education
UC Santa Barbara
Pre-requisite studies, Chemistry
1988 — 1988
Association of Maintenance Professionals
CRL - Certified Reliabilty Leader, Asset Managment
2018 — 2018
West Valley College
A.S., Biology
1986 — 1988
UC Santa Barbara
Pre-requisite Education, Organic Chemistry
1985 — 1989
Life-West
Doctorate, Chiropractic, Spinal Biomechanics, Physical Medicine Rehabilitation
1990 — 1993
Vocational School
Electrical Technology, Welding, Electrical Technology
1981 — 1982
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