Gary Einarson, CRL, CMRP, is the vibration technologist at Yara Belle Plaine in Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan, Canada. He has 40 years of experience in the mining and petrochemical industries and has devoted nearly 30 years to the setup, development and promotion of the condition monitoring program. Gary is a mechanical engineering technologist and a certified technologist with the Society of Applied Science Technologists and Technicians (AScTT). He has completed Level 4 Vibration Analysis and Level 1 Thermography. Gary has been employed at the Yara Belle Plaine plant site since 1991 when the plant was under construction. He has set up and maintains the portable vibration monitoring program and promotes reliability efforts and culture. www.yara.com
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