Myra Broussard, Director of Systems Utilization

Summary
Myra Broussard has over 25 years experience in computer software and hardware consulting. She has concentrated on maintenance, materials, and procurement management software for the last 20 years and possesses an in-depth knowledge of software available in today’s marketplace. She has specific expertise in reliability methods and systems into corporate enterprise systems. She has worked as a consultant internationally in many different industries including metals, mining, foods, facilities, and others with a predominance of her work in refining and petrochemicals. Her experience also spans in both public and private sector entities.

During her career, she has worked on several large client engagements involving Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) implementations, analyses, CMMS evaluations and enterprise system utilization.

Experience

CMMS

• Configured, tested and implemented a major CMMS product (MAXIMO) rollout for a large energy company. The project involved multiple plant sites both in the US and abroad. Extensive integration with a commonly used financial package (Peoplesoft) required in-depth knowledge of both the CMMS and the financial systems requirements.

• Planned, budgeted, and managed a $15 million project for implementation of a leading CMMS system (MAXIMO) in five pilot sites for a major pharmaceutical company. The total project projected 47 sites in the rollout worldwide.

• Managed a $5 million project for a major steel manufacturer for the implementation of a CMMS product.

• Completed a CMMS analysis for a large-scale refiner whose objective was to replace legacy software with state-of-the-art CMMS software.

• Led a project to implement CMMS (COMPASS) software for a large chemical company. The implementation project involved coordination of the implementation “base software” for six chemical plants located in the United States. This included the design and development of $1 million of software modifications.

• Managed the design, development, and implementation activities associated with a $1.5 million project for the Saudi Arabian oil ministry.

• Participated in numerous implementation projects for large clients providing expertise in the areas of maintenance, materials management, and procurement.

• Managed all CMMS activities for the European branch (Wiesbaden, W. Germany) for a CMMS (Bonner & Moore) vendor. Activities included marketing and sales, seminars, conferences, installations, implementations, and training.

• Led technical sales support activities for several CMMS (Bonner & Moore, PSDI, Computron) vendors including managing sales support staff, marketing, conducting remote and local demos, trade shows, mailings, user conference organizations, contract negotiation, and specialized consulting activities.

Major Consulting Engagements & Contracts

Education

BS Applied Mathematics, University of Houston

Presentations and Publications

Ms. Broussard has presented at many industry conferences in the United States, Europe, Australia, Mexico, South Africa, and Russia to organizations interested in improved maintenance management and equipment reliability through the use of tools such as CMMS. She has also provided training to industries focusing on the use of computer systems and how they should be applied to obtain bottom-line savings for maintenance organizations.