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The Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals

The Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) is an international organization of over 30,000 members worldwide. SMRP was formed in 1992 and has become the premier global resource for education and knowledge transfer for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals. The Houston Chapter (HCSMRP) was formed in 2004 and has continued to grow with affiliated members from across the Gulf Coast region. HCSMRP holds quarterly luncheon meetings in the Houston area featuring speakers covering a diverse range of educational topics for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals.

In addition, HCSMRP hosts an annual Maintenance and Reliability Symposium focused on delivering relevant education in the following areas: Business Management; Manufacturing Process Reliability; Equipment Reliability; People Skills; Organization and Leadership and Work Management.

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Membership In The SMRP Houston Chapter Requires An Active SMRP National Membership.

Be sure to select “Houston Chapter” on your national application to be properly affiliated. Annual National Dues Are $170.

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"Sustaining What Matters: People. Assets. Performance.”

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July meeting | Summer lunch & learn

WHEN: Thursday, July 9th, 2026 | 11:30aM - 1:00PM

WHERE: Puffer-Sweiven | 12305 Kurland Dr, Houston, TX 77034

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FEATURED SPEAKERs

Rishi Jawahir

Puffer-Sweiven

Presentation Title:

From Detection to Action: Preventing Failures Through Early Fault Identification

Rishi Jawahir is a certified CAT IV vibration analyst and Mechanical Engineer with more than 15 years of experience in Condition Monitoring, Vibration Analysis, and Reliability Engineering. He supports customers in developing and improving their condition monitoring programs to enhance equipment reliability.

Sonny Le Bleu

Sage Technologies, LLC

Presentation Title:

Operator Driven Reliability

Mr. Le Bleu has served as a maintenance engineer, a reliability engineer, and a startup engineer in a major chemical plant. He has over 35 years in industry. He has set up PM and Pdm programs and has worked on pumps, turbines, compressors and drive systems. He has served on the Pump advisory committee for the Texas A&M pump symposium for 8 years. He now teaches troubleshooting in industry through his company Sage Technologies LLC.

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PREVIOUS HCSMRP EVENTS

  • SPRING LUNCH & LEARN

    Date: Thursday, March 12th

    Time: 11:30AM - 1:00PM

    Location:  Maxgrip | Park Towers (North Tower, Conference Center) | 1233 W Loop S 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77027

    Speakers:

    Cristina Gomez | Senior Consultant, MaxGrip

    Fortunatus Udegbue | Data Analytics & Systems Proj. Mgr, Indorama

    Sri Karthik | Executive VP, Innovapptive

    jOIN US
  • Graphic for SMRP Houston Chapter featuring a blurred background of machinery with bold text that reads Happy Hour, February 19th, and the SMRP Houston Chapter logo at the top.

    WINTER HAPPY HOUR

    Happy Hour Title Sponsor: Bolo AI

  • A promotional graphic for the SMART Houston Chapter's January meeting, Winter Lunch & Learn, featuring an industrial facility background with a drone in the foreground and text about learning drone technology.

    WINTER LUNCH & LEARN

    Speaker: Dylan Ray | Eddy Current Analyst, MFL Technician, and Certified Thermographer, Turner Specialty Services

    Speaker: Ryan Reeves | Electrical Reliability Engineer, LyondellBasell

  • Flyer for September meeting at Houston chapter with fall lunch and learn, featuring gears and industrial background.

    FALL LUNCH & LEARN

    SPEAKER: Dr. Karl Hoffower, DC, CRL | Co-Founder & Executive Director, Failure Prevention Associates, LLC

    Richard Bierman | Rotating Equipment Reliability Lead, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

  • Announcing the Houston chapter's July meeting titled 'Summer Lunch & Learn' with a focus on Pillar 4, Organization & Leadership, featuring a background of industrial oil refinery and a group of white human-like figures with one blue figure at the front.

    summer lunch & learn

    Speaker: Susan Steyn | Senior Consultant @ The Woodhouse Partnership Ltd

    Speaker: Chris Topping | Engineering Manager @ Wood

    Speaker: Michael Eisenbise | Downstream Principal Maintenance and Reliability Engineer (Retired) @ bp

    July 2025

  • Conference poster for the SMRP Houston Maintenance & Reliability Symposium with the theme 'T.A.P. into the Future.' The poster features slogans 'Explore the latest tech-driven solutions,' 'Expand your maintenance & reliability network,' and 'Engage with industry leaders & companies.' The background has technical imagery and digital theme graphics.

    SMRP MAINTENANCE & RELIABILITY SYMPOSIUM

    May 2025

  • Flyer for SMRP Houston Chapter March meeting featuring gears, tools, and a clipboard with paper against an industrial background.

    SPRING lunch & learn

    Speaker: Eno Agbasonu, Senior Consultant | MAXGRIP

    Speaker: Pat McLemore, VP of Products & Support | Bill Spitzer & Associates, Inc.

    March 2025

  • Poster for a Houston chapter SMART January meeting, 2025 kickoff event focused on pillar 3, equipment reliability, featuring a toolbox with various tools in the foreground and an industrial plant in the background.

    houston LUNCH & LEARN

    Speakers: Kyle DeArmon, Business Development Manager | Ward

    Sudhakar Mahajanam PhD, MBA, PE, Materials and Corrosion Engineer | MISTRAS

    January 2025

  • Announcement poster for Houston Chapter of SMRP November meeting, showing a blurred construction crane and raised hands in the foreground.

    Board Committee vote

    November 2024

  • Event poster featuring George Perrett as the August meeting speaker for the Houston chapter of SMRP, discussing operational excellence in oil and gas sales at Peri USA, with background images of oil rigs and construction cranes.

    Houston Lunch & Learn

    Speaker: George Perrett , Operational Excellence Oil and Gas Sales | Peri

    August 2024

  • Promotional poster for the Houston chapter of SMRP featuring Scott D. Bouse, a senior associate, as the April meeting speaker, with a construction site background.

    Houston Lunch & Learn

    Speaker: Scott D. Bouse, Senior Associate | WJE

    April 2024

  • Basant Gyawali

    Houston Lunch & Learn

    Speaker: Basant Gyawali, Maintenance Consultant | Reliability Engineering

    February 2024

  • Event poster for a Houston chapter SMRP November meeting featuring speaker Zach Steffen, Director of Industrial Products. The background shows construction cranes and buildings, with a photo of Zach Steffen in formal attire.

    Houston Lunch & learn

    Speaker: Zach Steffen, Director of Industrial Products | Trackonomy

    November 2023

  • Poster for the SMARP Houston Chapter September Meeting featuring speaker Michael Wallace, partner at Pinnacle, with a background of construction cranes.

    Houston Lunch & learn

    Speaker: Michael Wallace, Partner | Pinnacle

    September 2023