Working SMART

Success in Maintenance, Asset Management, and Reliability through Technology

Steve K. Richmond

Do you know how to make the most of your maintenance and reliability assets?

The information embedded in your assets is valuable. Take your asset management to the next level by tapping into technology. Many maintenance and reliability professionals view technology as daunting, frustrating, or merely additive. But get technology-leveraged asset management right, and you can improve reliability while saving your enterprise a significant amount of money.

Technology changes at a fast and furious pace. But the human component of technology and the best strategies to use technology to get the most out of a business’s assets are tried and true. For over three decades, Projetech founder Steve K. Richmond has helped companies across a variety of industries put technology to work in their maintenance and reliability efforts. In Working SMART, Steve draws upon his experience as the head of the most experienced provider of Maximo as a Service (MaaS) in the world and provides insights on how your organization, regardless of size or purpose, can leverage technology to make the most of what you have today and tomorrow.

Steve K. Richmond is the founder of Projetech Inc, the most experienced provider of Maximo as a Service (MaaS) in the world. He was educated at the University of Cincinnati and embarked on a career in the mechanical contracting business.

Steve has more than thirty years of expertise in the field. From being a small consultant-based organization that pioneered IBM MaaS in 1999, he propelled Projetech to its status today as a globally recognized MaaS provider. Projetech currently leads the category as an award-winning IBM Business Partner, among many other industry accolades.

Steve is an official member of the Forbes Technology Council, a published author, and an experienced speaker recognized in the industry. He is also an active member of the Galanthus Partners board, where he continues to push forward the concept of Maximo as a Service.

Steve currently spends his time with his family and dogs in his homes in Ohio and Florida.