Ruth Wallsgrove

Experience

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  Spare Rib

  Aug 1977 - Mar 1984

  Collective Member

  Magazine - particularly news, editing, PR

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  British Hydromechanics Research Association

  Sept 1988 - Mar 1991

  Applications Engineer
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  BHR Group Ltd

  Mar 1991 - Feb 1992

  General Manager, Software & Modelling
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  SFK Technology

  Apr 1991 - Jun 2001

  Managing Director

  Engineering modelling and software subsidiary of BHR Group - our biggest achievement was providing the water planning software that helped Yorkshire Water successfully manage their serious 1995-96 drought.

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  Sarras

  Jun 2001 - Jan 2006

  Partner

  Set up Sarras as a strategic asset management consultancy in 2001. Major on-ongoing client list including London Underground, Scottish Water, Anglian Water and most of the other big water companies in the UK. I specialised in asset information strategy and Asset Management Planning.

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  Institute of Asset Management

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2006

  Director

  Responsibilities included launch of BSI PAS 55 in 2004, founding and first editor of Assets magazine, and co-ordinating publication of UK edition of the International Infrastructure Management Manual

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  RailCorp

  Jan 2006 - Apr 2008

  GM Strategic Asset Management

  After recommending establishment of SAM in 2005, took over as GM to build the team from existing and new functions, including co-ordinating capital, renewals and maintenance budgets of $1bn plus, managing possessions, the asset information team, reliability modelling and technical audit, and setting up Lean Six Sigma in RailCorp.

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  United Group Rail

  Jun 2008 - May 2010

  Product Manager Maintenance & AM

  Strategy for doubling UGL's significant rail maintenance business, including developing whole of life rolling stock models and reengineering tender management process

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  TKJ Partners

  Jun 2010 - Apr 2013

  Partner

  Working in alliances to use my Australian as well as British AM experiences in UK, including through non-executive directorships and senior associate arrangements

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  Action 21

  Dec 2010 - May 2014

  Trustee

  Local sustainability charity, particularly developing East Lodge Sustainability Centre in Jephson Gardens

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  AMCL

  Dec 2010 - now

  Strategic Asset Management training and development, including SAMP and AMP processes. I currently work for US and Canada power, transit, utilities and cities, including Tennessee Valley Authority, Manitoba Hydro, and Washington State PUs, as well as Indonesian state electricity PLN and some recent workshops for the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. Published 'Building an Asset Management Team' with Lou Cripps of RTD Denver in 2020, and launched Women in Asset Management North America network at the inaugural IAM NA conference in 2019. On the Board of Talking Infrastructure and the IAM Competency Framework Steering Group. Show less

  • Director of Training USA and Principal Consultant FIAM, AMP

    May 2013 - now

  • Senior Associate

    Dec 2010 - Apr 2013
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  Talking Infrastructure

  Jan 2020 - now

  Board Member

  Talking Infrastructure is currently launching its celebration of 40 years of Asset Management, along with publishing Dr Penny Burns' book on the first ten years, 1984-1993.