BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN S. MITCHELL

During a professional career of over 40 years, John Mitchell has held a wide range of executive, managerial, and technical positions in industry. He has been a strong and visible advocate for the development and implementation of business, technical, and operating strategies for Operational Excellence, Physical Asset Management, and Reliability and Maintenance (R&M) excellence. During his career, he has delivered numerous presentations and workshops throughout the world, stressing the necessity and financial and business benefits of optimizing work processes and technology in his areas of expertise. In semiretirement, he provides mentoring and coaching for organizations committed to improving operational productivity and effectiveness.

Mitchell has authored over 100 technical papers and articles, detailing the technology, financial, and business benefits of Operational Excellence, Physical Asset Optimization, Profit-Centered Maintenance, reliability improvement, condition monitoring, and assessment. Mitchell has authored the books “The Physical Asset Management Handbook,” currently in its fourth edition, and “An Introduction to Machinery Monitoring and Analysis.

He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis Maryland.

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