About Pierian Academy
Training in reliability, maintainability, supportability, and logistics engineering, taught by the engineers and logisticians who do this work on real programs.
Who we are
Pierian Academy is a training organization for reliability, maintainability, supportability, and logistics (RMSL) engineering. Pierian Academy is an Andromeda Systems Incorporated (ASI) company, represented by TFD Europe. Our courses are taught by practicing engineers, analysts, and logisticians from ASI and TFD Europe.
We help defense, aerospace, and asset-intensive organizations adopt the specifications and standards behind through-life product support, through training and consulting.
- Owned by
- Pierian Academy is an Andromeda Systems Incorporated (ASI) company
- International
- Represented internationally by TFD Europe
- What we teach
- Standards covered
- SAE GEIA-STD-0007
- SAE TA-STD-0017
- SAE JA1011
- SAE AS1390
- ASD S-Series
- MIL-STD-1388
- DEF STAN 00-600
- IEC 60300
- ISO 55000
- Who we train
- Defense contractors and government program offices
- Aerospace, marine, and naval
- Rail and transit
- Power and utilities, oil and gas
- Manufacturing
Meet the instructors
Every Pierian Academy course is taught by people who apply these methods on active programs, from the T-45, F-35, and FLRAA to UK Defence project teams.
Andromeda Systems Incorporated (ASI), United States
Rob Willis
Focus: Integrated product support, maintenance planning, MTA, training needs analysis, curriculum development
Programs: NAVAIR aviation logistics
Vijay Chachra
Focus: LPD, LORA, LSA, MTA, FMECA, spares optimization, life cycle cost modeling
Programs: NAVAIR programs, U.S. Air Force ICBM program
David Nelson
Focus: RCM, FMECA, Weibull, design for reliability
Programs: H-60
“Dave Nelson did a great job articulating this course material. He was engaging and informative.”Pierian Academy student
Chris Rooksberry
Focus: RCM
Walter W. Whitington
Focus: Maintenance planning, ILS, MTA
Dennis Pries
Focus: ILS, LORA, LPD, MTA
Nick Stevenson
Focus: LORA, RCM, life cycle cost, modeling
Programs: F-35, E-2, F-18
Rich Hannaman
Focus: RCM
Programs: T-45, C-2A, F/A-18, P-8
Adam Mills
Focus: R&M engineering, RCM, FMECA, Weibull
Programs: FLRAA, C-130, H-60, E-6
Reginald Northecide
Focus: RCM
Programs: CH-53, EA-6B, H-1
Jill Burbank
Focus: ESOH, LPD, maintenance planning, MTA
TFD Europe, United Kingdom
Fergus Hawkins
Focus: Asset management, product support
Simon Pethick
Focus: Supportability modeling, defence logistics, supply chain
The companies behind Pierian Academy
Andromeda Systems Incorporated (ASI)
Andromeda Systems Incorporated helps organizations optimize their physical assets and fleets. Through software tools and expert services, ASI delivers insight into asset performance that supports data-driven decisions, lower costs, and better operations. ASI is an ISO 9001:2015 certified, veteran-owned business serving the Department of Defense, U.S. civilian agencies, and private industry.
TFD Europe
TFD Europe provides analytical methods and software tools for logistics decision support, with over 40 years of experience in the military and commercial sectors. TFD helps planners, providers, and operators of hardware systems make informed decisions on design, cost, and performance across air, land, maritime, and space environments.
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Browse the catalog, check upcoming dates, or tell us what your team needs and we'll put together options.
Questions? Email edu.pierian@androsysinc.com