Umeet Bhachu, P.Eng., is the Technical Authority for the rotating equipment Engineering & Turbomachinery Division at Canadian Natural. His work has included reliability simulations, technical assessment and maintenance of plant rotating machinery. Umeet is an ISO CAT II vibration analyst and holds both PMP and CMRP certifications. www.cnrl.com

Ahmed Sow is currently an engineer in training and works with the reliability group at Canadian Natural. His responsibilities include plant equipment performance monitoring and optimizing plant reliability tools. He holds a BASc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Ottawa. www.cnrl.com