IBM Maximo for Aviation
Services & Capabilities
About DIT
Distributed Information Technologies (DIT) is a professional services
small business founded in 1993.
The company provides a range of IT professional services and solutions to
help complex organizations operate more efficiently and securely
through the optimization of physical, cyber, and human capital assets.
We specialize in the delivery of information technology solutions in the
areas of:
• Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
• Software Application Development and Integration
• Cyber Security
• IT Professional Services
DIT supports federal agencies (defense & civilian), state & local
governments, and commercial and non-profit enterprises.
Our Services
IT Program Management
Application Development Life Cycle Support
Database Management IT Operations, Maintenance, and Security
IT Professional Services
Functional & Process Consulting IBM Maximo & TRIRIGAGIS & Location-Based Business Intelligence Solutions
Mobile Solutions
Enterprise Asset Management Solutions (EAM)
Functional & Process Consulting
ERP Solutions
SAP Security Engineering: Architecture & Design ServicesIdentity & Access Management
Cloud Security & Mobile Solutions
Proactive Fraud Management
EAM Capabilities and Qualifications
Core Competencies in the areas of:
• Fleet, Aviation
• Facilities
• Federal Real Property
• Asset Supply Chain Management
• Integrated Logistics Programs & COTS Sustainment
• Transportation Infrastructure
• IT Asset Management
Qualifications:
• Prime contractor responsible for implementation and support one of the largest
Federal Government deployments of IBM Maximo
• 12+ years of corporate Maximo Implementation and solution development
experience
• Over 25 Maximo implementation & solution engagements in the past 3 years.
• Team members average 12 yrs experience in asset management and IBM Maximo
• IBM Maximo Certified Solutions Professionals
• AA Accredited Maximo Business Partner
Maximo for Aviation Capabilities and Qualifications
Aviation and CM Specific Competencies in the areas of:
• Aviation Maintenance Management
• Industrial Engineering / Best Practice Development
• Configuration Management
• Model Construction / LSAR Data Structures
• Legacy data migration (ETL) into Maximo for Aviation
• AD/SB Compliance
• Technical Records
• Integrated Logistics, Supply Chain Management & Optimization
• Work Management, and Mobility
• Reliability Centered Maintenance
Qualifications:
• Credentialed, Maximo Aviation SMEs
• Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) licensed resources (Industry SMEs)
• IBM Maximo Certified Solutions Professionals
• Resources with a combined 50+ years of Aviation Maintenance, Aerospace and Defense,
Configuration Management, and Commercial Airline experience
• Resources with deep technical understanding of the Maximo for Aviation product
• Established relationships with deep reach-back support into IBM Maximo for Aviation Product
Management
Maximo for Aviation Services
DIT’s Maximo Aviation Team has a combined 50+ years of Aviation Maintenance, Aerospace and
Defense, Aviation Manufacturing, Configuration Management, and Commercial Airline
experience.
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Scope of Services
• Project Management & Planning
• Aviation Industrial Engineering, Maintenance Best Practice Development
• Construction of Models / LSAR Data Structures • New Implementations & Version Upgrades • Customer Specific Configurations of Maximo • Custom Java Development
• Complex System Integrations
• Data Analysis, Migration and Conversion (Legacy ETL into Maximo for Aviation)
• Report and KPI Development
• Core Training, New Features Workshops • Mobile Solution implementation & deployment
Custom Configurations, Applications & Tools
• Implementation Accelerators / Packaged Configurations • Data ETL tools to rapidly transform historic operational data
(assets, PMs, meter readings, installs/removes, work orders) into Maximo from a variety of data sources.
• Hanger/Flight-Line Touch Screen Kiosk (labor and work order reporting)
• Spatially-enabled Asset Visualization Tool / Fleet Readiness Status Boards
• “Current State” location-based visualization • Mission Capability / Non-Mission Capable • Operational Availability
• Scenario/”what if” modeling
• Integration templates for external systems (CAD, PLM, ERP, log books, etc.)
Past Performance Highlights
US Army, Aviation Command, Ft. Rucker AL– Partnered with IBM for implementation and deployment of Maximo in support of maintenance and configuration management for the TH-67 rotary aircraft training fleet. The DIT ACM team conducted reviews of existing maintenance business processes and FAA regulations to define, integrate, and transition day to day MRO and reporting responsibilities into the Maximo solution.
US Air Force, C-21 Program - Provided implementation services for Maximo in support of contracted operations, maintenance, and logistics. Provided legacy data transfer into Maximo to support 90 day contract transition. Developed custom reports to support daily operations and government reporting requirements.
DIT Aviation Team Bios
Mr. Keith Merrill
Keith Merrill has 20 years of experience providing IT consulting and technical engineering services to a variety of federal government and commercial clients. For over 12 years, Mr. Merrill has been providing Maximo® solutions to asset intensive industries. Keith has lead, provided subject matter expertise, or participated in Maximo® implementations for federal and
commercial customers in the aviation, utilities, health care, manufacturing, and transportation industries. Mr. Merrill is skilled in providing business process analysis and helping customers translate requirements into system design specifications and has extensive experience building prototypes for solution validation and managing all aspects of system testing and quality assurance. Across all industry experience, Keith has developed Maximo® end user training curriculum, delivered traditional classroom training sessions, held maintenance ‘hanger’ sessions for field staff, and assisted users in one-on-one sessions focused on particular features and functionality within the Maximo® application suite.
Mr. Merrill started his career in the US Marine Corps as a Helicopter Avionics Technician. After obtaining his A&P and a B.S. degree in Aviation Maintenance Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautic University, Mr. Merrill was a Flight Line Mechanic for
Independence Air, a commercial airline. Mr. Merrill then became an Aviation Maintenance Inspector with Independence Air responsible for inspecting and approving items such as: flight control rigging, landing gear replacement, AD/SB compliance and occasional Minor Repairs. While working for Independence Airlines, Mr. Merrill served as the subject matter expert for new
application development for the deployment of Maximo and transportation solution for managing aircraft fleets. His responsibilities include verifying the accuracy of Maximo data and the development of business processes to ensure compliance with current aviation maintenance practices and Federal Aviation Association (FAA) requirements. Mr. Merrill’s experience in both Military and
Commercial Aviation has allowed him to work on a variety of aircraft, including: CH-46E (Sea Knight) helicopters, Jetstream 32’s, Jetstream 41’s and Bombardier CRJ 200’s.
In partnership with IBM Global Services, Mr. Merrill and DIT, Inc. provided business process and Aviation Maintenance SME functional consulting support for the US Army Aviation Training operation located at Carins Field, Ft. Rucker, AL Mr. Merrill assisted with the current Maximo implementation and deployment supporting the fleet of 188 TH-67's (Bell 206) rotary aircraft.
DIT Aviation Team Bios
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Mr. Andrew Carson
Mr. Carson has 20 years experience developing and implementing Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) applications for Aviation. Mr. Carson was the Architect for the GOLD EAM suite’s Configuration Management module. In 2001, his company Raptor ASA Corporation designed and developed the Raptor Configuration Management system, which IBM acquired in 2004. While running Raptor ASA, he led the successful implementation of Raptor at Petroleum Helicopters, Inc., and later at Independence Air.
After IBM’s acquisition of Raptor, Mr. Carson was the IBM Product Architect for the Maximo-Raptor merged product which IBM renamed Maximo Asset Configuration Manager (ACM). Mr. Carson was IBM’s Maximo ACM Implementation leader at Rolls-Royce and Northwest Airlines.
In partnership with IBM Global Services, Mr. Carson provided Maximo ACM technical support for the US Army Aviation Training operation located at Cairns Field, Ft. Rucker, AL, where he performed a number of ACM-specific data extraction, transformations, and loads to help transform historical operational data into the Maximo ACM system – using a number of purpose built, custom ETL tools designed specifically for Maximo ACM and CM related data structures. Mr. Carson’s work greatly accelerated the data
migration process, allowing the customer to realize a faster time to value.
A software developer at heart, Mr. Carson continues to develop Maximo ACM add-ons and enhancements for the Aviation industry. Most recently, he designed and developed a Fleet Management status board for the Corpus Christi US Army Aviation repair depot.
DIT Aviation & ACM Team Bios
Mr. Steve Grosz
Mr. Grosz is the DIT Maximo Practice Leader. He has eighteen (18) years of combined project management, enterprise architecture, functional consulting, technical application development, systems deployment, and operational support experience across a wide variety of clients, IT projects, and industries. Mr. Grosz has considerable experience managing all aspects of complex, large-scale enterprise system deployments, from requirements elicitation and definition, to system architecture, deployment planning, quality assurance, and post delivery operations and sustainment. Mr. Grosz is both a functional and technical expert in IBM Maximo and holds numerous industry certifications, including those for the IBM Maximo product.
For the past ten years, Mr. Grosz has served as DIT’s Senior Solution Architect, Project Manager and Practice Leader supporting several large-scale Maximo enterprise asset management engagements. In this capacity, Mr. Grosz has lead DIT’s professional services team and actively participated in delivering Maximo implementations, upgrades, complex integrations and solutions
development for the National Park Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Aviation Fleet Services (US Army), the National Archives, Honeywell, PAE Corporation, Camber Corporation, the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Army Reserves
Command.
Over the last seven years, Mr. Grosz has focused on helping customers extend the reach of IBM Maximo and ensure compliance and support for asset management related mandates, regulations, and executive orders. Through his participation on numerous industry working groups, Mr. Grosz provides technical leadership and oversight, as well as industry guidance to various teams and
stakeholders during the critical stages of business process development, requirements definition, and reengineering efforts. Most recently, Mr. Grosz and his professional services team have assisted several defense sector customers with a packaged Maximo solution to manage the supply chain and provide total asset visibility and enhanced mission capability reporting for organizations responsible for emergency response and large-scale disaster management.
Recent Customer Engagements
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