HELEN FOX, Managing Consultant

23 Jun

CORE AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Helen has led the development of strategies and clearly linked documents to support pragmatic and long-term sustainable asset management programs. Supporting ISO55000 principles and using AMIS assessments to benchmark and identify gaps for continuous improvement as the asset management journey evolves. Helen has worked with sites at every level from chaos and reactive to world class and understands the steps and process of the journey required at each level for meaningful sustainable improvements.
Helen has written and supported many maintenance programs from small, pragmatic solutions, to large solutions shared and implemented around the globe. Due to working in highly regulated industries the link between ISO maintenance standards and ISO55000 is always part of any framework. Helen's passion is to ensure that maintenance programs are in place to support compliance and genuinely benefit the life cycle asset using a blend of modern and traditional techniques. Helen is a firm believer that the key to any maintenance management system is the planning and scheduling aspects to ensure timely delivery and has led and developed several planning and scheduling systems.
Helen enjoys blending traditional and modern techniques to achieve cost effective, sustainable and pragmatic reliability. Moving from Industry 4.0 where automation was everything, and humans became separated from machines to Industry 5.0 with a more balanced approach, where humans and machines collaborate side by side. Using a blend of enhanced asset knowledge, visual checks and measurements with targeted monitoring sensors and detailed maintenance to generate quality data and make strategic decisions to support value from assets.

Helen Fox is a highly experienced Managing Consultant specialising in Asset Management, Maintenance Management and Sustainable Reliability. With a career of 30 years in various industries, including steel, chemical (COMAH), pharmaceutical, food and drink, and FMCG, Helen successfully, developed and implemented strategies to lead and drive asset management, maintenance management and sustainable reliability programs. This has improved safety, compliance and reliability, whilst reducing costs, and driving significant improvements in business performance. Helen's expertise lies in her vast experience from highly regulated industries, passion for asset management and an ability to implement pragmatic solutions, tailored to site specific needs. Helen's ambition is to ensure every business achieves their goals and advances their business with effective and sustainable asset, maintenance and reliability programs.

OUTSIDE OF WORK

Helen enjoys exploring the British Isles with her family, who are all involved in wind-powered water sports and volunteer together at their local Scout Association Watersports Centre, while she also enjoys racing with her son, crocheting, and photography with her daughter.

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