If your asset management program is just starting out or you are struggling with defining it for your utility, we can help you. West Yost recently completed an evaluation of the asset management program for a water utility located on the West Coast giving its management a health report card and several recommendations for even greater performance. Working collaboratively with the utility we evaluated their existing processes, tools and standards and assessed their level of implementation evaluating key asset management elements.
The audit evaluated the utility’s asset management program using criteria focused on the asset registry, risk, staffing, operations and maintenance (O&M), supply chain, replacement planning, and IT support. West Yost prepared a questionnaire focused on the utility’s asset management programs and practices and conducted interviews with O&M staff to fully understand the current use of those programs and practices. The assessment was based on a performance continuum of initial to optimized, and both near- and mid-term recommendations were developed.
The process was simple. The result? A report card continuum from Initial to Optimized and recommendations to improve or simply maintain the program.
How is your asset management program performing? Are you setting and meeting your performance goals? Do you have performance goals? Let West Yost help you identify improvements to your program. If your asset management program is just starting out or you are struggling with defining it for your utility, we can help you.
West Yost has supported many utilities to enhance their asset management program from program definition to CMMS selection and optimization.
Team Spotlight
Michael Zacharia, PE
Asset Management Practice Area Leader, Principal Engineer II
Michael Zacharia, PE
Asset Management Practice Area Leader, Principal Engineer II
“It’s the people that make the team! I am absolutely thrilled at the energy and collaboration that our West Yost team carries.
One of my favorite accomplishments has been my work for the Port of Oakland. We have a very good client and are serving them with a strong team of energetic people. Everyone is client-facing, empowered, and responsive!”
Anne Girtz, PE
Senior Engineer I
Anne Girtz, PE
Senior Engineer I
“Asset management is fulfilling to me because I get to help clients understand their most critical facilities, and which pose the most risk to their organization in a failure situation. If clients can define and quantify risks, we can help them develop strategies to reduce that risk. I also enjoy the more interactive and collaborative aspects of my projects where my team gets to discuss and refine in workshop-type settings with clients.
The Port of Oakland Airport projects (3-year on-call) have been very rewarding because I have been able to help with multiple aspects from planning and modeling, up to detailed design of the Port’s collection system. I worked on a collaborative team, including our client, to develop and implement a system-wide condition assessment and rehabilitation program which the Port will use to guide rehabilitation and repair work of their collection system for the next 5-10 years.”