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www . machinerylubrication.com | March - April 2020 | 45 ML Why Earn the MLE? Not surprisingly, Machinery Lubrication Engineer candidates wanted to be certified for the same types of personal and career growth reasons that attract practitioners to the MLA, MLT and Laboratory Lubricant Analyst (LLA) certifica- tions. Several respondents sat for the MLE exam as a means to gauge their own knowledge gaps while also anticipating that certification would establish credibility with their clients. Pathiri Sampath, a senior condition monitoring tech at Qatargas Operating Co., acknowledged that he took the exam for personal self-assessment and to refine, update and evaluate his gaps in tribology. "I still have a long way to go for deep under- standing of primary and remedial solutions," Sampath said. Wojciech Majka, president and CEO of Ecol and Ecol North America, saw the MLE as a means of gauging and establishing his compre- hension of relevant industry knowledge. "I feel the need for being up to date with the latest industry standards and concepts," Majka explained. Of course, staying well informed is an ongoing challenge. With seven years in the lubrication business, Jose Camilo Valest Sandoval, technical support engineer at Tritech, tries to keep up to speed with lubri- cation science through reading, research and work experiences, but that isn't always enough. "We need an entity to certify that knowl- edge, and I found a better way in ICML and its certification," Sandoval added. Nnamdi Achebe, lead engineer at Petrosave Integrated Services, agreed. "I needed to take the MLE exam to put a value tag on my level of experience, knowledge, competencies and professionalism that I bring to my daily work," said Achebe, who has more than 25 years of experience working with lubri- cated machines. He also noted that this value is conferred by ICML's status as a platform that is globally accepted, acknowledged and respected by leading lubricant and equipment manufacturers. Nurudin Bn Mochamad Djamil, technical specialist for Pertamina Lubricants, thought the MLE would be a great way to increase his confidence as a leader. "By having the MLE certif ication, it makes me feel confident to lead an excel- lent lubrication program and improvement, to achieve excellent plant reliability in my company facilities, and to assist our customers well," he said. Establishing credibility is a common benefit of all ICML certifications, but the broad scope of the MLE takes this to a new level. Its body of knowledge accommodates accumulated knowledge and expertise in a way that other certifications don't. is knowledge and expertise can only be obtained through practical experience. is fact is not lost on candidates who manage lubrication programs. "I have worked in the reliability mainte- nance industry for more than 15 years, and over that time I have continued to learn as much as I can about maintaining the func- tion of industrial assets and operational systems," said Gabriel Delgado, senior tech- nical instructor at Freeport McMoran. "e MLE was an opportunity within one body of knowledge in lubrication and asset manage- ment to demonstrate my learned abilities through the certification." Global Training Calendar ICML certification testing is available for most of the courses listed. Visit www.lubecouncil.org for certification information and test dates. April MACHINERY LUBRICATION II São Paulo, Brazil • April 13-15, 2020 MACHINERY LUBRICATION ENGINEERING (MLE) Santa Cruz, Bolivia • April 14-17, 2020 MACHINERY LUBRICATION I Xian, China • April 14-16, 2020 FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT LUBRICATION Mandaluyong, Philippines • April 15-16, 2020 MACHINERY LUBRICATION I Daegu, South Korea • April 20-23, 2020 MACHINERY LUBRICATION I Kirkland, Canada • April 21-23, 2020 MACHINERY LUBRICATION ENGINEERING (MLE) Cartagena, Colombia • April 21-24, 2020 MACHINERY LUBRICATION I / FUNDAMENTOS DE LUBRICACIÓN DE MAQUINARIA Buenos Aires, Argentina • April 21-24, 2020 INDUSTRIAL LUBRICATION FUNDAMENTALS Point Lisas, Trinidad • April 21-23, 2020 MACHINERY LUBRICATION I Antofagasta, Chile • April 21-23, 2020 MACHINERY LUBRICATION I Moscow, Russia • April 21-23, 2020 MACHINERY LUBRICATION I Lima, Peru • April 27-29, 2020 PRACTICAL INDUSTRIAL LUBRICATION Leon, Mexico • April 29-30, 2020 MOBILE EQUIPMENT LUBRICATION Leon, Mexico • April 29-30, 2020