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Name Dr. Nathan C. Wright Age 52 Job Title Maintenance Manager Company Continental Building Products Location Silver Grove, Kentucky Length of Service Less than a year Be Featured in the Next 'Get to Know' Section WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE FEATURED IN THE NEXT "GET TO KNOW" section or know someone who should be profiled in an upcoming issue of Machinery Lubrication magazine? Nominate yourself or fellow lubrication professionals by emailing a photo and contact information to editor@noria.com. Q: What types of training have you taken to get to your current position? A: I studied electrical engineering at the University of Arizona and have a bachelor's degree, a master's degree in business administration and a doctorate. I also have completed the U.S. Navy's Advanced Electronic Program, as well as a journeyman electrician apprenticeship and a journeyman instrumentation apprenticeship. Q: What professional certifi- cations have you attained? A: I recently passed the Machine Lubrication Technician (MLT) Level I exam through the Interna- tional Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML). Q: Are you planning to obtain additional training or achieve higher certifications? A: I keep my certifications, licenses and advanced education current with various seminars, workshops and conferences. Q: What's a normal work day like for you? A: I attend a morning safety huddle a nd shift start meeting, and then work alongside my maintenance team in the development of mainte- nance strategies that will enable our organization to deliver our product safely and with the highest quality. My department's goal is to provide the operation with reliable equip - ment capable of producing our product without variance. Q: What is the amount and range of equipment that you help service through lubrica - tion/oil analysis tasks? A: We have 105 lubricated assets that we maintain in the highest reli- able state. Q: On what lubrication-related projects are you currently working? A: I am currently working on revising lubrication routes, equipment shielding, ball-bearing adjustments and increasing equipment reliability at the plant. Although Dr. Nathan Wright has served as the maintenance manager for Continental Building Products for less than a year, he brings 34 years of experience to his job with the world's largest manufacturer of wallboard. A fourth-generation maintenance man, Wright began his career in machinery lubrication while serving in the U.S. Navy. After leaving the military, he worked for a large mining company that valued lubrication. It was here that Wright started to understand the importance of lubrication. As he advanced through the ranks, he continued to pursue the necessary education to realize plant-wide reliability. Wright's current focus remains on proper lubrication and the strategies required to achieve it. Wright Fuels Reliability-based Lubrication Program at Continental GET to KNOW 36 | November - December 2016 | www.machinerylubrication.com