John Kihara

recognized Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) technical and functional expert, John is a certified project manager and thought leader with over 10 years of EAM and ERP knowledge and expertise in the Oil and Gas, Transportation, Utilities, Power Generation, and Transmission & Distribution sectors. He is passionate about helping clients to leverage technology to improve operational excellence and reduce overall operating costs.

He recently led the upgrade of Maximo T&D and SOA Middleware to ensure the supply chain integrations between Maximo and Oracle EBS were congruent. In addition, John led efforts to integrate PI operational intelligence with Maximo T&D which helped reduce operating costs, leveraged generation units’ downtime and real-time data for better predictive power, and improved Maximo maintenance programs.

Mantra to Live By:
Great things are achieved through small steps.

Inspired By:
Empowering future generations to create a sustainable future for themselves and achieve their potential. I serve on the Advocacy Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Arizona, helping mentor young kids who may not otherwise have a mentor. Seeing their progress and success brings me great joy.

Ideal Day:
Spending time with family and golfing.

EXPERIENCE. INSIGHT. STRATEGY. GRIT.

Senior Manager