About us

Meet the experts comprising EAST Partnership

Check out the instructor bios below to meet our family of experts!

Through on-demand and hybrid training and coaching we help asset managers and engineers fill the training gap without interrupting daily operations and this shows in improved operational availability of assets, management of programs, and positive client feedback.

EAST Partnership was born of entrepreneurial joy and frustration. Lucas knew that managers and senior engineers responsible for the world's most critical physical assets want training from experienced experts from multiple industries without the burden of production schedule interruptions. With budgets and schedules so constrained, no one has the time to pull their team away for a day or more of training.

Teams need knowledge to fix programs but can't stop working long enough to attend on-site courses.

Teams want to learn from leading consultants but hiring multiple trainers is an administrative hassle.

EAST Partnership was born to resolve these concerns. We are a group of subject matter experts who have been in your very shoes. You want training when it's most convenient for your team, and we deliver on-demand and hybrid training from industry leaders you trust.

Above all else, EAST Partnership's greatest value is our diversity. We come from different industries, specialize in different disciplines, and live in different countries. Some of us even speak different languages. We are women, men, engineers, managers, veterans, and industry professionals. We are uniquely different but we have so much in common and at the top of the list is our passion for sharing knowledge, helping others, and entrepreneurship.

Lucas Marino

CEO, Principal Solution Developer

Dr. Lucas C. Marino, D.Eng., PMP, CMRP is the founder and owner of The EAST Partnership! He spent 21-years as both a Machinery Technician and naval engineering officer in the United States Coast Guard. He then founded Marino Consulting Services, LLC and worked in several senior Logistics Engineering Program Manager roles for military acquisitions including Army landing craft and the Navy's COLUMBIA submarine program. He specializes in systems engineering, maintenance and reliability engineering, logistics engineering, and agile product development. He received his MS in Systems Engineering and Doctor of Engineering degrees from The George Washington University. Lucas has a passion for developing others and partnership with other entrepreneurs sustaining the world's greatest assets!

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Charlie Marino

Principal Training Consultant, NACE LVL 2 W/Marine Specialty, NACE S-CAT, NCCER Master Instructor, PM

Charlie is an accomplished management veteran and results-oriented leader with an extensive range of leadership and consulting services amassed from over forty-years of experience in training, organizational leadership, operations, engineering, maintenance, project development, and management. Charlie is a recognized expert in shipboard assessment, dockside and drydock repairs, maintenance planning, and execution.Charlie is a respected corrosion expert sought after for guidance on unusual maritime anomalies. His success reflects exceptional analytical skills as well as a commitment to integrity and quality through an uncompromising work ethic and professionalism. He is a proven and respected public speaker, training professional, and facilitator. As Program/Project Manager and principal developer and instructor for the Port Engineer (PE), Availability Project Manager (APM), and Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPAC) Program Courses for the United States Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center, he led a team of subject matter experts in the development of course performance objectives, outlines, and curriculums including Student Guides, presentations and all physical training aids, including shipboard hands-on practical exercises, providing comprehensive courses of instruction.

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Suzane Greeman

President and Principal Asset Management Advisor of Greeman Asset Management Solutions

Suzane Greeman is the President and Principal Asset Management Advisor of Greeman Asset Management Solutions, a firm headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is a senior asset management consultant and instructor in North America with over 23 years of experience, working with clients who manage assets in excess of $75 Billion. She has worked across several asset management disciplines to implement asset management strategies for cement manufacturing, power generation, wastewater treatment, airport, and maritime transportation assets. A lifelong learner, Suzane holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree as well as an MBA. She also holds the following certifications: Asset Management Diploma (IAM), Certified Manager of Quality & Organizational Excellence (ASQ-CMQ/OE); Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA); Certified Asset Management Professional (CAMP); and Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP). Suzane is a member of ISO/TC 251 Committee for asset management and the Branch Leader for the IAM Manitoba Branch. Suzane maintains an active blog in the Sustainable Asset Management Newsletter and is a well sought-after keynote speaker. She also volunteers as a professional mentor to young professionals and undergraduate and post graduate university students. Suzane is the author of “Risk-based Asset Criticality Assessment (R-b ACA©) Handbook”.

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Jesús Sifonte

Co-Founder of Conscious Reliability, President of PdMtech

Thought leader, conference speaker, consultant, instructor, and coach on asset reliability and maintenance. Creator of RCM-R®, an optimized approach of the original RCM methodology, and co-author of the Publication Reliability Centered Maintenance - Reengineered (RCM-R®): Practical Optimization of the RCM Process with RCM-R®. Jesús holds a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, a Master of Maintenance and Reliability Engineering Degree from Monash University in Australia and, ASNT level 3A Vibration Analyst, among other professional credentials. Jesús is Co-Founder of Conscious Reliability, President of PdMtech, a service and consulting firm founded in 2001 with operations in Canada and Puerto Rico. Mr. Sifonte also collaborates with IMMP (Mexico), CMMI (Latin America and Spain) and Conscious Asset (Canada) as Master Instructor and Consultant. He is an active member of PEMAC Asset Management Association of Canada and collaborates as Vice President of the Greater Toronto Area Chapter.

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Sanya Mathura

Managing Director of Strategic Reliability Solutions Ltd

Sanya is the Founder of Strategic Reliability Solutions Ltd based in Trinidad and operates in the capacity of Managing Director and Senior Consultant. She works with global affiliates in the areas of Reliability and Asset Management to bring these speciality niches to her clients. Sanya possesses a strong engineering background with a BSc in Electrical & Computer Engineering and MSc in Engineering Asset Management. After completion of her thesis “An investigation into the root causes of lubricant degradation in critical equipment in an Ammonia complex”, she was made aware of the plight that reliability faces within and outside of the Caribbean. As such, she decided to ensure that every attempt was made to make reliability the backbone upon which the industry operates by forming Strategic Reliability Solutions Ltd. She has recently attained her MLE (Machinery Lubrication Engineer) certification from ICML (International Council of Machinery Lubrication) and is the first in her country to secure this certification albeit the first female as well. Sanya has worked in the lubrication industry for the past several years and has used her engineering background to assist various industries with lubrication related issues both locally in Trinidad and Tobago, regionally and internationally. She has solved lubrication problems and provided training in the Automotive, Industrial, Marine, Construction and Transportation sectors.

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Robert "Bob" Latino

Principal of Prelical Solutions, LLC

Bob Latino is currently a Principal of Prelical Solutions, LLC. Bob was the former CEO of the Reliability Center, Inc. (RCI), until its acquisition in 2019. The Latino family founded, directed and owned RCI since 1972. He is an internationally recognized author, trainer, software developer, lecturer and practitioner of best practices in all aspects of a holistic Root Cause Analysis (RCA) system. Bob has been facilitating RCA analyses with his clientele around the world for over 36 years. He has taught well over 10k students in 25+ countries, the PROACT®RCA Methodology and associated software solutions. He is author or co-author of seven (7) books related to RCA, FMEA and/or Human Error Reduction and over 100 articles and papers on the same topics in Manufacturing and Healthcare. He currently serves of the Board of Directors for CHOL (Community of Human and Organizational Learning, as well as a proud member of the UpKeepAmbassador Council (https://www.onupkeep.com/) Bob is also Series Editor (Reliability Engineering Specialist) for CRC Press/Taylor & Francis (www.taylorandfrancis.com). His Series is entitled, ‘Reliability, Maintenance, and Safety Engineering: A Practical View of Getting Work Done Effectively’…always seeking authors!

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What our learners say about us!

Enroll with confidence based on the positive experiences of others

Excellent course on AIM

Patrice Chapi Siani

I have learned a lot in this course. I will be practicing the writing of Asset Information Standards by just following the step by step instructions taught...

I have learned a lot in this course. I will be practicing the writing of Asset Information Standards by just following the step by step instructions taught in Unit 6. If you plan to implement a CMMS/ EAM system, I will strongly advise you to take this course first you will be saving a lot of money down the road.

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Apt, sharp and straight to the point is this title. No co...

Ikechukwu Njoaguani

As an engineer and a facility manager, this course was a reference point as it provided me the baseline principles of physical asset management in an easy to...

As an engineer and a facility manager, this course was a reference point as it provided me the baseline principles of physical asset management in an easy to remember sequence. Will certainly defer to it from time to time for refresher knowledge in my asset management learning experience.

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Value-Based Decision Making

Gisele Marks, PMP

The walkthrough of the progression of the history of Value-Based Decision (VBD) Making was spot on from early approaches to what we are doing today in asset ...

The walkthrough of the progression of the history of Value-Based Decision (VBD) Making was spot on from early approaches to what we are doing today in asset management. The depth of comprehensive public works A/E projects have always been stakeholder centric but had shortfalls in analysis of both asset performance and maintenance to build and operate better for future design or rehabilitation. New design thinking (UX) concepts also seem overlap into VBD. This value progression presented a great melding of these approaches in a concise way and in the context of ISO guidelines.

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Impactful introduction to business of Asset Management

Gregory Perry

Smooth, precise, and to the point. Great introduction to the business side of Asset Management.

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Great program!

Rebecca Pietrzykowski

I really enjoyed the Introduction to Asset Management (AM 101) The flexibility of the self paced program was perfect for my schedule. The program was pr...

I really enjoyed the Introduction to Asset Management (AM 101) The flexibility of the self paced program was perfect for my schedule. The program was professional, engaging, informative and succinct. Thank you for the opportunity to participate.

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MTA Course: Resourceful & Highly Recommended

Joseph Akpan

The course has been very insightful. The case studies used and teaching method are exceptionally top-notch, and the course content very rare to find elsewher...

The course has been very insightful. The case studies used and teaching method are exceptionally top-notch, and the course content very rare to find elsewhere. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in learning about maintenance best practices.

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Asset Information Management

Momar Wouly NDIAYE

This course helped me to strengthen my knowledge in AM with valuable takeaways that if implemented at my workplace will make difference. Suzane knows her st...

This course helped me to strengthen my knowledge in AM with valuable takeaways that if implemented at my workplace will make difference. Suzane knows her stuff and teaches with an amazing pedagogy… Be prepared to hear musical notes 🎼 🎶 🎤 #OneLove…

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MTA Course was useful to me

Dilli Neupane

I took the MTA (Maintenance Task Analysis) course, On-Demand, it was relevant and useful to me. The course materials were useful for me to start the MTA on m...

I took the MTA (Maintenance Task Analysis) course, On-Demand, it was relevant and useful to me. The course materials were useful for me to start the MTA on my assets. Thank you.

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