December 2021
Environment and Safety
Safety and environmental benefits of reliability engineering
When you boil down the mission of reliability to its bare essence, the job is to deliver maximum operational availability for the least amount of money over the lifecycle of the asset.
The Authors
Drew Troyer joined T.A. Cook in 2018 in the role as Principle. He brings nearly 30 yr of experience and thought leadership in the fields of manufacturing reliability engineering and physical asset management. He is a Certified Reliability Engineer and an MB. Mr. Troyer earned an MS degree in sustainability and environmental management from Harvard University.
Colemann O'Malley is a Manager with T.A. Cook. He is a reliability professional, with extensive experience in asset management, risk assessment and implementation of reliability projects in the oil and gas industry. As an electrical engineer with several years of field experience in the refining and chemicals industries, Mr. O’Malley is piloting the implementation and development of digital solutions in asset management.
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