BEN STEVENS for over 40 vears was President on Data Trak systems inc – a Canadian company dedicated to training and consulting in the maintenance and reliability business. Ben is now in private practice focusing on maintenance and reliability training. His experience covers all aspects of Maintenance, Materials and Physical Asset Management and CMMS/EAM systems in businesses such as Power Generation, T^D, Oil & Gas, Mining. Steel, Water and Wastewater etc.

For eight years he was President of OMDEC Inc, focusing on training, consulting and software for reliability and maintenance management. Prior to that he was CMMS/EAM leader in Pricewaterhouse Coopers’ International Centre for Excellence in Maintenance Management. His earlier career included being Canadian distributor, sales and support centre for CMMS/EAM systems, and  CFO and CAO in several manufacturing companies. He holds a Master’s Degree in Managerial Economics, and has delivered hundreds of successful international maintenance training, workshops and conference presentations around the world. He is a frequent contributor to books, journals and website newsletters.