Clay has over 35 years of experience with fossil power plants in the areas of program development, quality assurance, maintenance and inventory management. This includes nearly thirty years of experience with enterprise asset management applications and twenty-two years of experience with Maximo upgrades, integrations, training, reporting, inventory and financial management.

Clay oversees all aspects of MUWG, including conference planning and execution. He also facilitates MUWG Training programs and performs MUWG assessments for organizations wanting to evaluate their implementation and use of Maximo.

Teresa is very detail oriented and has many qualifications which make her perfect for this role. Teresa is proficient in using QuickBooks and has owned her own business. She has worked in the banking/mortgage industry from many years. She is on two not for profit boards serving as Treasurer on one board and serving as Secretary on another board. Teresa is currently employed in County government as the executive assistant to the Matagorda County Precinct 2 Commissioner.

The Treasurer retains ultimate responsibility for all financial matters of the corporation and must ensure adequate oversight is maintained.

Gail is a previous business owner and is currently the Treasurer for another not-for-profit organization.

​Gail maintains all member and vendor records from past conferences and is responsible for processing all conference registrations, payments, receipts, and vendor sponsorships including working with the Webmaster to keep the MUWG Website current.

Rick has over 33 years in power generation, water management, and T&D experience in various areas of reliability maintenance, asset and inventory management. Including 20 years of continuous process improvement, Predictive Maintenance, Lock Out/Tag Out, and mobile. He has experience with Maximo upgrades, integrations, training, reporting and business systems analysis.

Rick is actively involved in MUWG vendor relations, supports conference planning and execution, and constructs the conference app, Guidebook. Rick also assists with the MUWG Planning and Scheduling training program.

Mel has worked for Mount Pleasant Waterworks (MPW), a water and wastewater utility near Charleston, S.C., for over 40 years. He helped to implement, and then administered MPW’s first CMMS in 1990 while he was Supervisor of the four Water Treatment Plants. He went on to manage the entire Water Department, which included the Water Treatment Plants and the Water Distribution System. Eventually Mel moved out of the Water Department and became Director of Safety and Environmental Compliance. Gradually that position evolved into managing a very diverse department of multiple functions.

From our initial implementation of Maximo in 2010 through January 2017, Mel and his staff were responsible for all user training, ongoing user support, all front-end configurations and administration of the system, and Quality Assurance reviews of the data contained within Maximo.

In January 2017, Mel stepped out of his Department Manager role and into a newly created position entitled Asset Management Specialist. The goal of this new position was to narrow Mel’s scope of responsibilities, allowing him to focus most of his time specifically on Maximo and its impact on asset management / maintenance management activities throughout the organization.

Eventually, through a slight reorganization, a new Asset Information Department was formed. Then in November 2020, Mel was selected to fill a newly created Asset Information Department Head position. Among other things, this department is responsible for Maximo administration and configurations, user training & support, and Maintenance Planning & Scheduling.

Steve retired as s Senior Program Manager in Power Operations with the Tennessee Valley Authority-TVA and managed TVA’s Enterprise Asset Management Governance program. Has a combined total of 33 years’ experience in numerous positions including Information Technology, Engineering, support roles in Operations, and Maintenance business units. He also served as TVA’s Asset Management product suite owner.

Began participating in the MUWG in 2011 and has been in various roles, including presenter, attendee, and member of the management committee.

My 39 years at Duke spanned from Distribution Engineering to Resource Management to Supply Chain Management and ended as the Lead Technology Consultant for the Maximo product suite for multiple business units. I also served in many project lead roles for technology initiatives, one of the last being the lead for the mobile design team for Supply Chain. Prior to that (2007-2011), I lead the Supply Chain implementation of Maximo for Generation, Transmission and Distribution business units, along with a mobile warehousing solution across a five-state deployment. Prior to that managed 21 Field Operation warehouses and a Distribution Center warehouse in the Carolinas. My final consultant role provided guidance and direction to the Fleet, Finance and Supply Chain business units at Duke Energy to enhance the use of the EAM Maximo Product Suite. I have now retired from Duke and excited to still be able to engage with the MUWG organization through the Board and provide consultant services in the utility industry.

I have worked for Kinder Morgan and predecessor companies for 42 years in various Accounting areas, on process / re-engineering projects and as the Maximo Coordinator / Administrator from the business side. I am currently Manager IC over the business/support side of Maximo in the Operations Corporate Management department for Kinder Morgan’s Natural Gas segment.

I am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and also hold the Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) designation.

I have been involved in numerous Maximo implementations and have supported Maximo since 1996. I have been a frequent attendee and presenter at PULSE/Maximo World/InterConnect and at MUWG, GOMaximo and other conferences. I have been part of the MUWG Management Committee for over 20 years.

Bobby retired from Southern Company in 2023, having worked in the Nuclear Industry for the last 42 years. His work history includes assignments in various roles in Health Physics, Chemistry/Radiochemistry, Real-time Plant Computer Systems Support, Design Engineering, and Enterprise/Applications Solutions Support (ESS) for Maximo/Primavera.

In his last role as a Technology Manager for Southern Company, his primary responsibility was support for Maximo and Primavera Technology Support for the Southern Company Enterprise. He also represented Southern on the EPRI I&C Working Group while in Engineering; and the MUWG Management Committee and the IBM Nuclear Partners group while supporting Maximo.

Bobby has a B.S. in Physical Sciences (Auburn University) and a B.S. Mechanical Engineering (South Carolina), and is a Registered Professional Engineer (Retired) in the State of Alabama.

George has worked in the Electric Utility Industry for almost 35 years. He started his career with Orange and Rockland Utilities at the Lovett Generating Station where he served in various positions in fuel handling and plant maintenance. After several years, he made the move to operations at the company’s hydro-electric facilities. As deregulation in New York State followed, George remained with the Hydro-Electric Operations group. Now with Southern Energy (later Mirant) George was promoted to Senior Hydro Plant Operator, where he was responsible for the development of and training on the lockout / tagout, station and substation switching, and plant operations programs.

After a twenty-one-year career, he joined New York Power Authority in 2009 as a Technical Training Instructor responsible for Operations at the Blenheim – Gilboa Hydro-Electric project. After a few years, George filled a void in the Safety Training field where he helped to revise and develop many of the company’s safety training programs. Most recently, George joined the Asset Performance Group under Strategic Operations where he is responsible for training and change management for Asset Management, Maintenance, and Information training including Maximo and related systems for all NYPA employees.

George also serves as the Management Committee Chair for the Northeast Maximo Users Group.

I started my career with CoServ, an electric and gas cooperative based in North Texas, in 2010 as a Customer Service Rep. This is the role where I began to build my foundation of industry knowledge and appreciation for the people that we do our business for. Then, on to Construction Management & Logistics where we were responsible for work management for all electric and gas projects throughout the entire construction and closing process. It was in this role that I gained an appreciation of the work being done in the field in such challenging working conditions. In 2016, CoServ moved from the use of a home-grown system for work management to Maximo 7.6. I have been involved with the implementation from the very beginning and have seen the system grow from less than 100 internal users to over 1000 internal and external combined. None of this possible without the introduction of mobile accessibility.

I pride myself on the ability to provide connection and clarity needed for effective user adaption to new processes and technologies. Change management techniques, gaining a mutual respect between the technical side and user side, and a significant amount of patience is key. I look forward to bringing this expertise to the MUGM user community. Experience also includes projects to integrate Maximo and GIS Designer; integration with material supplier; and numerous system upgrades and enhancements.

Cristy Bennett has been associated with the Electric Utility Industry for 38 years. After graduating with an Electrical Engineering degree, she spent 10 years working in Georgia Power Company’s Substation Control Design group.

That was followed by 11 years in the Supply Chain organization of Georgia Power & Southern Company, working in all areas of Supply Chain (purchasing, volume procurement, contract management, asset disposition & warehousing). After leaving the Southern Company, she spent the next 10 years as an independent contractor and full-time employee with Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC) in their Procurement Services department. For the last 7 years, she has been Director of Supply Chain Services for Oglethorpe Power Corporation (OPC) which uses Maximo as its enterprise asset management & supply chain tool. She also serves as the lead of the OPC Maximo Governance Team, steering committee lead of the Maximo Supply Chain User Group, and Board member of the Utility Supplier Alliance Association.

As an accomplished Business Manager with nearly 10 years of dedicated experience in power generation, I've refined my skills in overseeing office operations, leading administrative teams, and implementing robust policies and procedures. My career has been driven by a fervent commitment to optimizing efficiency, managing budgets effectively, and utilizing Maximo to enhance productivity.

Currently serving as a Business Manager at NAES, stationed at the AMP Fremont Energy Center in Ohio, I play a pivotal role in preparing budgets, meticulously tracking budgetary performance, coordinating outage scheduling, managing inventory, and creating insightful budget and variance visualizations.

Outside of work, I find joy in spending quality time with my family, which includes our beloved canine companions. Traveling and rock climbing are among my favorite activities, providing me with a well-rounded perspective and a healthy dose of adventure.

Academically, I hold Bachelor's Degrees in Business Administration and Accounting and Finance, along with a Master’s Degree in Data Science, which has equipped me with a diverse skill set to tackle complex challenges in the ever-evolving business landscape.

Bill has been in power generation for 21 years. He began his career at TVA in 2003, as a maintenance electrician. He spent 10 years working at Nuclear, Fossil and Hydro power generating plants and transmission yards. In 2012, he moved into the work management group, first as a nuclear maintenance planner. Where he planned and prepared work instructions that provided direction for the electrical maintenance and FIN groups. Then as a preventive maintenance coordinator, where he managed the implementation and administration of the PM program. Also, during this time he assisted in TVA’s Maximo 7.5 upgrade project, developed Maximo lesson plans for the Nuclear Training non-accredited program and instructed Maximo training classes for work control planners, schedulers, supervisors, work week managers, and CAP for the Nuclear Fleet. He continues to provide Maximo training to TVA’s nuclear employees. In 2023, he accepted the Nuclear Maximo Program Manager position. In this role, he is responsible for functional testing and implementing change requests for TVA’s Maximo Nuclear applications.

I began my career at the Lower Colorado River Authority in October of 1996, in an entry level administrative role for Dam & Hydro Operations, holding various administrative titles while learning the industry. I transitioned into my current role with Telecom Operations in February 2020. Before then, the majority of my career was spent supporting Water Operations, which includes Dam and Hydro, Irrigation and River Operations and Water Surface Management.

I have been a Maximo user from the moment LCRA onboarded Maximo in 1999 and am currently a Maximo SME for Telecom Strategic Services. Telecom relies heavily on Maximo data to drive customer billing and accurate revenue recovery. I have over 25 years of asset and work management experience, including audit response and process improvement.

I have enjoyed being a participant at several MUWG conferences, have volunteered my time at many conferences and presented at breakout sessions in the spring and fall of 2018 and the spring of 2023.

When I can, I enjoy spending time with my pup Rascal, listening to audio books, traveling and being with good friends.

I started my career at Southern Company in 1999, working in the Power Generation sector. Over the course of 11 years, I held various positions in Engineering, Operations, and Maintenance, working across 3 operating companies and 8 Power Plants. In 2010, I transitioned to the application side of the business, taking on the role of Enterprise Solutions Change Champion for the Georgia Power subsidiary. In this role, I supported the deployment of Enterprise Solutions Tools such as Maximo, Primavera, Power Plant, and Oracle Finance across 14 Georgia Power Generation Plants. After the successful implementation, I served as the Process Management Lead for GPC Generation from 2011 to 2013. In this role, I provided periodic and independent assessments of the progress made in adopting and utilizing the newly implemented Enterprise Tools.

In 2014, I transitioned to the IT department following a re-organization. Since then, I have been working as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Senior Analyst. I have extensive experience with Maximo, having been a user, trainer, and support analyst since its implementation in 2010.

I have also been actively involved with the Maximo Utility Working Group (MUWG) for over a decade, along with several colleagues from Southern Company. The MUWG conference has been immensely beneficial to Southern Company, and I am particularly grateful for the opportunity to have delivered a paper at the fall 2023 conference.

I hold a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in Mathematics from the University of Alabama and an MBA (Honors) from Mercer University, Atlanta Georgia

In my free time, I enjoy spending quality time with my family, traveling, and socializing with good friends.

I started my journey in the electric utility industry over 31 years ago with Arizona Public Service "APS." My experience throughout my career with APS is in the Transmission and Distribution business unit in the customer service front line, Customer Project Manager, Senior Instructor, Work Week Manager, Work Management CFAL, and currently part of the company's transformational S.C.O.R.E. project (Supply Chain Optimization & Reliability Efficiency). My experience with Maximo started with release version 4.0 and has grown in each of my roles at APS with each consecutive release and upgrade. My responsibilities include managing customer distribution line extensions, training new project managers, training technical systems such as AutoCAD, Maximo, GIS, and others, Supporting construction planning and scheduling, and process - procedure development and adherence. In addition to my regular work duties, I was part of several peer group committees supporting work management, design standards, and customer affordability. As a S.C.O.R.E. project team member I represent T&D as we advance Maximo to an enterprise platform with alignment to our accounting, work management, and supply chain systems. In addition to this APS is deploying a mobile solution and Automated Utility Design solution that are fully integrated with Maximo along with 200 plus edge systems with Maximo.

My career at Oncor started in 2009 and has spanned through Transmission Engineering, Sourcing and now the Assistant Manager of Oncor’s Supply Chain Strategy and Technology group. I was on the original team that implemented Maximo within our supply chain organization as well as our work and asset management side for Distribution. I currently oversee Maximo for supply chain as well as all of our interfaces to and from Maximo to other systems within all of Oncor’s business units which includes AP, Distribution, Transmission, Energy Efficiency, Waste Management, IT and others. I am the current Chairperson of the Maximo Supply Chain user group. I am married with three children and received my Masters of Science in Supply Chain and Technology from Texas Christian University.

I have worked in power generation for more than 30 years in positions within Operations, Maintenance and Corporate. I am currently the Maximo Business Owner with Vistra, involved in Maximo implementations and support since 2006. Under ownership initially by Sithe Energies, then Exelon, then Dynegy, and finally Vistra, I have been actively involved in the conversion to, integration with, or initial deployment of Maximo for over 50 facilities to date. My Computerized Maintenance Management Systems experience dates back to 1989 with J.B. Systems and the evolution of the Mainsaver product.

Originally trained as a Nuclear Reactor Operator with the US Navy, most of my power experience is with combined cycle, natural gas facilities and now have Maximo deployed in battery, coal, gas, nuclear and solar generation as well as mining facilities.

My MUWG participation began in 2006 and has been in the various roles of a presenter, attendee, and member of the management committee.

I began my career at Great River Energy (a G&T cooperative located in Minnesota) in 2004 as an intern on the IT Service Desk. In 2005 I was hired as an IT support analyst and had the opportunity to represent the IT Support Services department during the Maximo 5.2 to 6.0 upgrade and worked extensively on the implementation of our IT processes in Maximo. Following that upgrade, I took on the role of liaison between IT Support Services and our company's Maximo support group and maintained administrative rights within our Maximo systems. In 2014, I transferred full-time to the Maximo support group. In that capacity, I have been the lead developer on numerous projects in the Maximo space, including Operator Logging, Transmission Clearances, Permit Management, IT service enhancements, and myExperience (human performance management in Maximo).

I am skilled in presentation, facilitation, business analysis, application design, and translating business processes into elegant solutions. I specialize in enhanced application design using a combination of automation scripting, conditional UI, judicious class extensions, and creativity. I have been able to design many creative solutions that function within the constraints of "configuration", but also am able to pursue "customization" when it is the best path to reach a solution. I speak at several annual Maximo-related conferences on a recurring basis, and have been privileged to lead break-out sessions at the MUWG for the last 4 years. In my spare time, I work with my family on a small hobby farm and manage a beekeeping & honey business.

Terry is responsible for world-wide market share growth of asset and work management solutions in Utilities: Generation, Transmission and Distribution for Electric, Gas, and Water. He works with design architects, development, support and our customers and business partners to manage strategy of the Maximo for Utilities Industry solutions. Terry began work with Maximo in 1997 and had previously worked in Generation, Substation, Transmission and Distribution as well as Chemicals, Petroleum, Refining, Mining, Food Processing, and Manufacturing. He has held senior roles in Product Development, Business Development and Industry Marketing for MRO Software and PSDI.

Terry Saunders has a Masters of Science Degree in Innovation & Technology from Boston University, 2010 and an undergraduate Degree in Communications from the University of Minnesota, USA.

Daniel has served with TVA for 12 years including holding multiple roles in Supply Chain and an Internship in IT. Daniel currently serves as Manager of Supply Chain Analytics & Technology where he and his team are responsible for developing Supply Chain wide strategies, policies, and program direction for system processes and technologies, enhancing Supply Chain and supplier performance through strategic deployment of data and metrics. He has served as a Purchasing Agent satisfying purchasing needs for various Coal & Gas generation sites as well as a Contracts Manager where he managed a large contract portfolio of IT hardware, software, and professional services. He has also served as a Senior Consultant for supply Chain business focusing on enhancing efficiencies in business processes and compliance through the utilizing technology tools.

Tim has been working in the Electric Utility Industry for over 40 years, with Supply Chain
experience in the Generation, Gas, Electric, Substation, Distribution and Transmission business
areas. His work history includes assignments and various roles in Project management, Electric
Operations, Warehousing, Logistics, and Enterprise Solutions. In his current role as Supply
Chain Program Manager, he is responsible for providing Supply Chain enhancements to
Eversource Energy which includes Maximo system upgrades, integrations, training, reporting,
inventory management including the development and implementation of effective business
processes throughout the enterprise.

As an Enterprise Asset Consultant, I oversee Maximo Work and Asset management and Mobile solution processes, from gathering requirements to bridging the gap between technical and administrative teams as a user advocate. My skill in designing and implementing custom software for clients allows me to shape the future direction of products and consulting services. My career with these solutions spans over 17 years with the Department of the Interior (National Park Service and Bureau of Reclamation) and New York Power Authority.

Throughout my career, I have taken on roles of increasing responsibility to become an IBM Maximo Functional Analyst and Mobile Business Analyst skillfully guiding businesses regarding the implementation of mission-critical projects in cybersecurity, policy development, and enterprise asset and mobile solution management. In addition to effective change management, I play a vital role in proactively mitigating risks, resolving conflict, and ensuring teams' success through cross-functional collaboration and a unifying vision that aligns business operations with IT solutions.

My current position is with The New York Power Authority (NYPA) as the Lead Asset Information Analyst and Program Manager for NYPA's Mobile solution.

My career at Detroit Edison started in 2002 beginning as a power plant operator, the second half of my time in operations was spent as a control room supervisor. Next, I jumped over to the maintenance side of the house where I held roles in maintenance supervision and planning. I am currently a generation performance analyst with the DTE Energy Supply asset management team. We manage Energy Supply assets and digital management programs like Maximo, EzMax Mobile, and Akwire.

Scott is the Site Manager for Skookum’s North Sound Base Operating Support Contract (NSBOSC) located at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. Skookum is a non-profit company that provides maintenance services – and has been a big user of Maximo mobility since 2013. After “quality team” and “solid processes”, mobility is the biggest gamechanger for the asset-intensive companies. Coupled with full Maximo and emerged, practical technologies, dramatic improvements are possible over a phased approached. That said, doing this – particularly making mobile work for the Technician – is challenging. Skookum learns from other companies and willingly shares their projects as well.

Summarized work history:

1985-2007: Naval Civil Engineer Corps Officer stationed in many global locations performing maintenance, construction and contracting in support of Navy commands. Involved with many system development and integration projects including: Navy’s Public Works Maximo system starting in 1995 – led pilot site at San Diego, Integration of contract and project management systems with Maximo

2008 – 2013: NAS Whidbey Island Business Manager supporting the 50 squadrons and commands as part of the base staff.

2014 – 2015: Maximo consultant (functional) for TRM – involved with several projects.

2016 to Present: Site Manager for Skookum at NAS Whidbey – leads 130 person team maintaining $3B in assets (facilities, utilities, airfield, fleet, environmental). Aggressive mobility usage: 100 technicians utilize for paperless work, material, and reporting processes, Extensions for reliability and asset management capability, Leverage RPA, eCatalog integration, PowerBI, practical sensoring & always learning from the best companies.

Brad began his career with Oglethorpe Power’s Supply Chain department in 2011 as a Roving Warehouseman, where he was responsible for maintaining and organizing inventory for 6 power plants as well as conducting Cycle Counts of the inventory, which was done on paper. A few years later, the company implemented a mobile app solution from Interloc for performing inventory counting. OPC was able to eliminate all paper involved with cycle and wall to wall counts and cut the time to perform in half.

Brad has been the lead user of the application and over the years demoed the application at MUWG and presented the solution on panels with other users. He continues to provide feedback, enhancement ideas, testing and training for the supply chain & IT departments.

In 2014, Brad took on a purchasing role while still overseeing inventory cycle count schedules. He currently supports the purchasing & materials management for two power plants with OPC, while continuing to work with our mobility solution: testing, enhancements, and user training.