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Machinery Lubrication Jan Feb 2015

Machinery Lubrication magazine published by Noria Corporation

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Chenevey, UOSA Strive for Lubrication Perfection Name Bob Chenevey Age 61 Job Title Mechanical Systems Manager Company Upper Occoquan Service Authority Location Centreville, Virginia Length of Service 4 years GET to KNOW 46 January - February 2015 Q: What types of training have you taken to get to your current position? A: I have taken countless hours of communication and management courses to learn how to work with many different personalities. I've also taken writing, project manage- ment and fi nance courses, all of which are needed to be a manager today. However, some of the most critical training came from the U.S. Department of State when I went through fi ve months of culture management, leasing, construction and procurement training. This was designed to acclimate me to a life of working with Foreign Service National employees and contrac- tors at overseas embassies. It was a "mandatory pass" set of courses and tests to ensure that I would be successful working in those different cultures. Q: What professional certi- fications have you attained? A: I used to hold steam engineers licenses, but I've let those lapse because I simply don't need them. I still carry a Facilities Management Administrator and Systems Mainte- nance Administrator certifi cation with Building Operation and Maintenance Institute (BOMI) Inter- national. That said, I am surrounded by loads of talent. Here at UOSA, we have many technicians who are driven to get certifi cations, which is something I respect immensely. We have a lead mechanic with an Asso- ciation of Boards Certifi cation (ABC) Plant Maintenance Technolo- gists Level I and II certifi cation, and a lead mechanic who holds a Level I Machinery Lubrication Technician certifi cation from the International Council for Machinery Lubrication. Other shops have electrical masters and journeyman licenses as well as infrared certifi cations. Q: Are you planning to obtain additional training or achieve higher certifications? A: I am not personally. However, the shop base will continue working to gain further certifi ca- tions. Although it is not a requirement for our mechanics and electricians to hold certifi ca- tions, UOSA has taken the stand to support our mechanics, electri- cians, techs and operators with bonus awards whenever certain certifi cations are obtained. Q: What's a normal work day like for you? A: I'm pretty much a 40-hour- work week person. We have a good computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) that I look at frequently. We have two lead mechanics who perform all the mechanical functions, working primarily with the mechanics, work orders and repairs to keep the plant in good condition. I do the other stuff such as working with the guys trying to fi gure out their training needs, working with budgets, writing scopes of work, working with upper and lateral management, and coordinating between engineering, maintenance and our treatment process folks who handle the plant operation on a daily basis. We also contract out much of our heavy maintenance items, and between the leads and myself, we provide a great deal of support to our contractors. Over the past year or so, I've been involved with asset management, looking into the future and identi- fying plant needs on critical equipment through our capital improvements program. Opera- tions, maintenance and engineering work well together here at UOSA, and we are successful because of that. Bob Chenevey is the manager of mechanical systems for the Upper Occoquan Service Authority (UOSA), a municipal water-reclamation plant in northern Virginia that processes 54 million gallons of water per day. Before Chenevey's arrival, the plant had been utilizing oil anal- ysis and reducing its number of oils. However, over the past four years, Chenevey has been part of expanding these efforts through training, improving the lube room and consolidating lubricants. The plant now uses desiccant breathers on machinery and has installed shelving and a bulk storage system with individual fi lters and pumps. It has also changed its sampling techniques to allow for better, more representative oil samples.

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