Noria Corporation, Tulsa, OK, Chairman and CEO (1997-present). Global leader in technical consulting and education in the fields of lubrication, tribology, machine reliability, and oil analysis. Branded, franchise affiliates in twenty countries. Noria is a vendor-neutral organization. For details on Noria Corporation go to http://www.noria.com.

Diagnetics, Inc., Tulsa, OK, Founder & CEO (1982-1997). The company was sold to the Entek Division of Rockwell International, June 1997. Business highlights:

• Developed, manufactured and marketed proprietary of lubricant analysis instruments, software and services for the maintenance technology field.
• Products were sold in more than 40 countries and were endorsed by Caterpillar, U.S. Department of Defense (JOAP), and numerous other major corporations.
• The international market research firm Frost & Sullivan, in their 200-page report on the condition monitoring industry, stated, “Diagnetics is the industry leader world-wide in oil analysis equipment for predictive maintenance.”
• Designed and implemented a full service commercial oil analysis laboratory for industrial customers.

Utica Research and Development Corporation, Tulsa, OK-- Founder and President. General Partner of an R&D limited partnership to develop a hybrid engine producing both hydraulic and mechanical power. 1983 to 1988.

Fluid Engineering Services, Tulsa, OK - Consulting Engineer. 1980-l98l.

Monsanto Chemical Company, Pensacola, FL - Project Engineer. 1978-1980.

U.S. Patent No. 4,588,505, awarded May 13, 1986, “Moisture-In-Oil Extraction Device.” Licensed in 1987 to Polysorb Corporation.

U.S. Patent No. 5,095,740, awarded March 17, 1992, “System for Monitoring and Analyzing Solid Contaminants in Fluids.”

U.S. Patent No. 5,385,043, awarded June 13, 1994, “In-line Contamination Measurement Device.”

U.S. Patent No. 5,388,447, awarded August 30, 1994, “Viscosity Measurement Apparatus.”

U.S. Patent No. 5,708,198, awarded January 13, 1998, “Ferrous Particle Counter.”

U.S. Patent No. 5,540,089, awarded July 30, 1996, “Particle Collection Apparatus.”

U.S. Patent No. 5,563,337, awarded October, 10, 1996, “Moisture Monitor Apparatus For A Fluid System.”

Outstanding Service Award, Korea Plant Service and Engineering Association, 1997.

Outstanding Engineer Award for 1996, Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers.

Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award for 1995, Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers.

Society of Automotive Engineers ( SAE ) Literary Award for Paper No. 861308. By Engineering Activity Board. SAE 1986 Transactions.

International Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML), Director. Volunteer position. The ICML is a non-profit professional organization. Serves as ANSI (American National Standards Institute) TAG member to ISO (International Standards Organization) and is involved in international standards development, professional certifications in lubrication and oil analysis, curriculum development, annual achievement awards, & scholarship. Visit http://www.lubecouncil.org for more information.

International Standards Organization (ISO), Serve as United States Delegate on Technical Committee TC108/SC5. Convenor of Working Group 4 for Tribology and Lubricant Analysis Standards. Visit http://www.iso.org for more information.

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Member NMAC Predictive Maintenance Technical Advisory Group ( TAG), 2003.

Appointed “Expert Referee”, 15 th International Conference on Wear of Materials, 24-28 April, 2005, San Diego, CA USA.

Appointed“Technical Reviewer”, for STLE Publications, Tribology Transactions and Tribology and Lubrication Technology, November, 2004.

17th & 18th Annual Pulp & Paper Reliability and Maintenance Conference and Exhibition. Member of the Board of Advisors.

Journal of ASTM International (JAI), Member of the Editorial Board, joined 2004.

American Society for Testing and Materials ( ASTM ), Founding member of Inter-laboratory CrossCheck Program for In-Service Lubricants. Member of the In-Service Lubricant Testing and Condition-Monitoring, Subcommittee D02.96. Visit http://www.astm.org for more information.

Society for Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), Oil Monitoring Analysis Certification Committee, Past Chairman Educational Programs, member of STLE since 1988. Visit http://www.stle.org for more information.

Society of Automotive and Aerospace Engineers ( SAE ), Member since 1986. Member of the Filter Test Methods Subcommittee of the SAE Engine Committee (1986-1991). Past member of Committee on Diagnostics and Service Equipment (1992-1996). Past member of the Contamination and Filtration Panel, SAE A-6 Committee on Aerospace Fluid Power and Control Technologies (1986-1991). Visit http://www.sae.org for more information.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Member, 1999-2001. Visit http://www.asme.org for more information.

National Fluid Power Association, Member, Contamination Technology Committee and the Hydraulic Filter and Separation Committee (1988-1990). Visit http://www.nfpa.com for more information.

National Society for Professional Engineers, member 1987 to 2000, Registered Professional Engineer, PE 13990. (Registration discontinued due to change in engineering/technical specialty). Visit http://www.nspe.org for more information.

Editorial Board BHRA, The Condition Monitoring Journal, British Hydromechanics Research Association. 1989-1993. Visit http://www.bhrgroup.co.uk for more information.

Fitch, Jim C., Drew D. Troyer, Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing, Chapter, “Lubrication Performance Factors for Chemical Process Plant Machinery,” 2005, Publication Pending.

Jim C. Fitch, Sabrin Gebarin, Martin Williamson and George Arbocus, “Foodgrade and the Food Processing Industry”, Chapter 21, STLE/ CRC Handbook of Tribology, 2005, Publication Pending.

Jim C. Fitch, “Conservation of Lubricants, Materials and Energy,” Chapter 32, STLE/ CRC Handbook of Tribology, 2005, Publication Pending.

Fitch, J.C., Seminar Coursebook, Effective Contamination Control, Noria Publishing, 2005.

Fitch, J.C. and Sabrin Gebarin, Best Practices in Bulk Lubricant Storage and Handling, Noria Publishing, 2004.

Fitch, J. C., How to Select a Motor Oil and Filter for Your Car or Truck, Noria Publishing, 2nd Edition, 2004.

Fitch, J. C. and M. Barnes, et al, with George Totten as Editor, Chapter: “Hydrocarbon Analysis,” ASTM Fuels and Lubricants Manual, ASTM Press, June, 2003

Fitch, J. C. and Drew D. Troyer, Editors, Practicing Oil Analysis Conference Proceedings, 2001/2002, Tulsa, OK.

Bolt, Robert, et al, Chapter: “Particle Counting,” Lubrication Guide, Published by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), October 2001.

Fitch, J.C., et al, with George Totten as Editor, Chapter: “Analysis of Hydraulic Fluids,” Hydraulic Failure Analysis: Fluids, Components, and System Effects, ASTM Press, 2001

Trujillo, G., J.C. Fitch, D. D. Troyer, Machinery Lubrication Coursebook, Noria Publishing, 2001.

Fitch, J. C., Oil Analysis I & II Coursebook, Noria Publishing, 1998-2001.

Fitch, J.C., et al, with Heinz P. Bloch editor/author, book chapter, “Lubrication Analysis for Condition Monitoring,” Practical Lubrication for Industrial Facilities, Marcell Dekker, 2000

Troyer, D. D. & J. C Fitch, Oil Analysis Basics, Noria Publishing, 2000.

Fitch, J. C., et al, with John Mitchell as Editor, Chapter: “Strategies for Machinery Oil Analysis,” Operating Equipment Asset Management Handbook, Penn State Publishing, 2000.

Fitch, J. C., The Lubrication Field Test and Inspection Guide, Noria Publishing, Booklet, 2000.

Fitch, J. C., Sourcebook for Used Oil Elements, Noria Publishing, Booklet. 2000.

Fitch, J. C. & D. Troyer, Editors, Practicing Oil Analysis 2000 Conference Proceedings, Noria Publishing.

Fitch, J. C. & D. Troyer, Editors, Practicing Oil Analysis 1999 Conference Proceedings, Noria Publishing.

Fitch, J.C., How to Develop a “Win-Win” Relationship with Your Oil Analysis Lab, Learning Resource Booklet, LRB.9801.1, Noria Publishing, 1998.

Fitch, J. C., et al, with E. Richard Booser as Editor, Chapter: “Elements of an Oil Analysis Program,” STLE/ CRC Tribology Data Handbook, CRC Press, 1996.

Fitch, J. C., Oil Analysis and Proactive Maintenance, Seminar Course Book, Diagnetics, 1996.

Fitch, J. C., The Ten Reasons Why Oil Analysis Programs Fail and the Strategies That Effectively Overcome Them, Diagnetics, Inc., 1995 (Booklet).

Fitch, J. C. and H. Borden, “Comparison of Particle Counts Between Eight Commercial Oil Analysis Laboratories.” Technical Application Article No.8, Diagnetics, Inc., August, 1992 (Technical Bulletin).

Fitch, J. C., Handbook of Case Studies on Fluid Contamination Control, Published by Diagnetics, Inc., 1991, Booklet.

Fitch, J. C., Course Notes on Proactive Maintenance and Contamination Control, Published by Diagnetics, Inc., 1991.

Interview with Mario Andretti, "The Greatest Racecar Driver of All Times," Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, March-April, 2003

Interviewed by Marian Hookham (Editor) "The Good Oil - Trends in Lubrication in the Mining Industry" Australia's Mining Monthly, October, 2002.

Interviewed by Kathryn Carnes (Editor), “Measure by Measure,” Published in Lubricants World magazine, June, 2001.

Interviewed by Curt Bennink, (Staff Editor), “Maximize Oil Analysis ROI,” Published in Equipment Today magazine, August 2000.

• The Agony of Diesel Engine Oil Particle Counts
• The Perils of Aerated Oils
• The Hazards of Water Handles
• Copper and Your Diesel Engine Oils
• Oil Analysis Reports – What’s Missing in the Comments?
• Sight Glass Oil Analysis
• Lubrication as a Professional
• Reliability's Dirty Little Secret
• Dipstick Oil Analysis
• What is the No. 1 Cause and the No. 1 Consequence of Wear?
• Silent Assumptions of Bearing Reliability
• Which Questions Does Your Oil Analysis Program Answer?
• How to Convince Your Boss to Let you Attend Lubrication Excellence 2003
• Managing Reliability in Real Time-the Risk Management Grid (RMG)
• Clean Oil Reduces Engine Fuel Consumption
• The Surface Tension Test—Is it Worth Resurrecting?
• Spot Check Your Cars Oil
• Today’s Oil Detectives Have a New Bag of Tricks
• The Hidden Cost of an Untrained Workforce
• Fallacies of Sampling Consistently
• How Telephone Poles are Like Filters
• You Can’t Fix a Problem You Don’t Know Exists
• World Class is What This Year's Conference is About-What it is and How to Get it.
• Oil Analysis Economics-Saving and Making Money
• The Six Most Expensive Oil Analysis Tests
• Top Ten Ways to Not be World Class at Machinery Lubrication
• The Augustus H. Gill Award for Oil Analysis Excellence
• Three Important Words for Success in Lubrication and Oil Analysis
• Ten Compelling Reasons to Attend Practicing Oil Analysis 2000
• In Search of a Definition - What is Oil Analysis?
• Why Should Managers Care About Oil?
• Oil Analysis Standards - What Are We Waiting For?
• Oil Analysis and the Lean Organization
• Is Your Oil Analysis Program a Quart Low?
• Oil is Not a Fine Wine
• Adopt a New Philosophy
• Choose Your Weapon
• First an Idea - Now a Reality
• Deploying the Invisible Filter
• Surviving the Data Jungle
• Your Oil Is Talking...But Are You Listening?

• Receive a Contamination Control Transfusion in Three Days
• Lubricant Quality and the Chain of Custody
• Flushing and the Voice Within Your Oil
• Flushing Strategy Rationalization
• Navigating the Maze of Flushing Tactics
• When to Perform a Flush
• Lubrication Genesis
• Lubrication Excellence 2004 - It's All About Learning
• How Grease Kills
• How Your Motives Influence Motor Oil Selection - Have You Heard About the New GF-4 Motor Oils?
• Headspace Management - Are You in On This Best-Kept Secret?
• The Difference Between Good Lubrication and Good Lubricants
• Should New Lubricant Deliveries be Tested
• Ask You OEM to Accessorize New Equipment for Lubrication Excellence
• Wanted: Lubrication Management Professionals
• Aren’t Machines Supposed to Wear Out?
• New Lubrication Commandments, Conserve Energy, Protect the Environment
• Proactive Maintenance's Unruly Cousin
• Lubrication UFOs
• Demystifying Sludge and Varnish
• From Whence Dirt Comes
• The Perfect Storm . . . Are You Secretly Waiting?
• At Last, A Lubrication Magazine for Maintenance Professionals

Gebarin, Sabrin and Jim C. Fitch, “Origin of Spherical Particles in Lubricants,” Practicing Oil Analysis, March-April, 2005.

Troyer, Drew D. and Jim C. Fitch, “Lubrication Training in the Reliability Era,” ILMA Compoundings, February, 2005.

Matthew Dinslage; and Jim Fitch and Sabrin Gebarin, "Bulk Lubricant Storage and Handling", Machinery Lubrication Magazine, September, 2004

Fitch, J. C., “The Basics of Used Oil Sampling”, Practicing Oil Analysis, Jul-Aug, 2004

Fitch, J.C., "Implementing oil and lubrication best practices," Plant Engineering and Maintenance, December, 2003.

Gebarin, Sabrin Khaled and J. C. Fitch, "Determining Proper Oil and Filter Change Intervals: Can Onboard Automotive Sensors Help?" Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, November-December, 2003

Fitch, J.C., "Execute Lubrication," Asphalt Contractor magazine, April, 2003.

Fitch, J.C., "Deploying the Invisible Filter," Fluid Power Journal, September/October, 2003

Fitch, J. C. "Effective Lube Oil Management," Pages 20-25, Power Magazine (Platts), October, 2003.

Fitch, J. C., “Why Lubricant Supply Contracts No Longer Go to the Lowest Bidder,” Machinery Lubrication magazine, Jul-Aug, 2001.

Fitch, J. C., “Scoring the Condition-Based Oil Change Decision,” Machinery Lubrication magazine, May-Jun, 2001.

Fitch, J. C., “Oil and Glycol Don’t Mix,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, Jul-Aug, 2001.

Fitch, J. C., “Troubleshooting Viscosity Excursions,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, May-Jun, 2001.

Fitch, J. C., “Vacuum Distillation for the Removal of Water and Other Volatile Contaminants,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, Mar-Apr, 2001.

Troyer, D. D. and J. C. Fitch, “Announcing the International Council for Machinery Lubrication,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, Nov-Dec, 2000.

Fitch, J. C., “Tricks to Classifying Wear Metals and Other Used Oil Suspensions,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, Sep-Nov, 2000.

Fitch, J. C. “The Enduring Flash Point Test,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, Mar-Apr, 2000.

Fitch, J. C., “Particle Counting: The Invisible Filter,” Maintenance Technology, March, 2000.

Fitch, J. C., “Defining and Executing Excellence in Lubrication,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, Jan-Feb, 2000.

Fitch, J. C., “Sludge and Varnish: Two Puzzling Contaminants,” Hydraulics & Pneumatics magazine, December, 2000.

Fitch, J.C., “Using Oil Analysis to Control Varnish and Sludge,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, May-Jun, 1999.

Fitch, J.C., “Maximizing Fault Detection in Rotating Equipment Using Wear Debris Analysis,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, Mar-Apr, 1999.

Fitch, J.C., “The Influence of Bottle Cleanliness and Sample Agitation on Particle Count Trends,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, Mar-Apr, 1999.

Fitch, J.C., “Oil Analysis for the New Millennium,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, Jan-Feb, 1999.

Fitch, J.C., “Using Oil Analysis to Monitor the Depletion of Defoamant Additives,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, July-August, 1998.

Fitch, J.C., “ What Particles Mean and Why They Need To Be Monitored and Controlled,” Practicing Oil Analysis magazine, Sept-October, 1998.

Fitch, J. C. and V. Porter, “Proactive Maintenance is a Blueprint for Success,” Plant Services magazine, CMMS/PdM, April, 1995.

Fitch, E. C., “Establishing and Maintaining Levels of Cleanliness,” Plant Services magazine, October, 1994.

Fitch, J. C., “Proactive Maintenance is the 90's Cost Reduction Strategy for Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines,” Maintenance Magazine - Australia and New Zealand, July, 1994.

Fitch, J. C., “Proactive Maintenance - A Cost-Reduction Strategy for the 90's.” Diesel Progress, August, 1992.

Fitch, J. C., “Proactive Maintenance - The Cost-Reduction Strategy for the 90's.” Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide, June, 1992.

Fitch, J. C., “Proactive Maintenance Targets Extending Machine Life.” Coal magazine, October, 1992.

Fitch, J.C. and V. Porter, “Proactive Maintenance is a Blueprint for Success.” Plant Services magazine, October, 1992.

Fitch, J. C., “Contaminant Monitoring: The Overlooked Predictive Technique,” Maintenance Technology magazine, January, 1992.

Fitch, J. C., “Proactive Maintenance: The Buzz Word for the 90's,” Utility Construction & Maintenance magazine, September/October, 1991.

Fitch, J. C., “Water Removing Filters -- the Latest Entry Into Hydraulic Filtration,” Hydraulics & Pneumatics magazine, January, 1989.

Fitch, J. C. and J. Allred, “Hydraulic Fluid Analysis: Avoiding the Pitfalls; Part 1: Careful Sampling and
Correct Procedures Are Essential to Exploit This Valuable Maintenance Tool,” Hydraulics & Pneumatics
magazine, January, 1988.

Fitch, J. C. and J. Allred, “Hydraulic Fluid Analysis: Avoiding the Pitfalls; Part 2: Interpreting Test Results,”
Hydraulics & Pneumatics magazine, December, 1987.

Fitch, J. C., “Crucial and Healthy (Real-Time Machine Health Monitoring),” Production Engineering magazine, February, 1984.

Fitch, J. C., “Developing Automation Applications: How to Identity and Implement High Yield Projects,” Industrial Engineering magazine, November, 1981.

Fitch, J. C., "Doubling Diesel Engine Rebuild Intervals," Lubrication Excellence 2004 Conference Proceedings, March, 2004, Nashville, Tennessee.

Fitch, J. C. and Sabrin Khaled Gebarin, "Advances in Automotive Oil Change Sensors," Lubrication Excellence 2004 Conference Proceedings, March, 2004, Nashville, Tennessee.

Fitch, J. C., “Lubrication Strategies for Doubling Diesel Engine Rebuild Intervals,” Lubrication Excellence 2003 Conference Proceedings, April, 2003, Houston, Texas

Fitch, J. C., “Optimizing Oil Change Intervals to Reduce Lubricant Consumption” Lubrication Excellence 2003 Conference Proceedings, April, 2003, Houston, Texas

Fitch, J. C., “Optimizing Oil Change Intervals to Reduce Lubricant Consumption,” Practicing Oil Analysis Conference Proceedings, 2001/2002, Tulsa, OK.

Fitch, J. C., “How to Select an Oil Analysis Lab to Meet Your Needs,” Practicing Oil Analysis Conference Proceedings, 2001/2002, Tulsa, OK.

Fitch, J. C., “The Usefulness of Particle Counting in Oil Analysis,” EPRI/NMAC Lube Notes, November, 2002

Troyer, Drew & J. C. Fitch, “Skills Standards Development and Competency Assurance for Machinery Lubrication Technicians,” 2nd World Tribology Congress, Vienna Austria, September, 2001.

Troyer, Drew, & J. C. Fitch, “Precision Lubrication for the Power Generation Industry,” Electric Power Research Institute, Maintenance and Reliability Conference, August, 2001.

Fitch, J. C., “Sampling Methods for Used Oil Analysis,” Lubrication Engineering, March, 2000.

Fitch, J. C., “Best Practices in Maximizing Fault Detection in Rotating Equipment Using Wear Debris Analysis,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Condition Monitoring, Swansea, Wales, April, 1999.

Fitch, J. C., “Simplify Oil Analysis with Easy Tests and Inspections,” Practicing Oil Analysis Conference Proceedings, Tulsa, OK, Oct, 1999.

Fitch, J. C., “Elements of a Successful Oil Analysis Program-Part II Selection of Tests,” Lubrication Engineering, September, 1998.

Fitch, J.C., “Elements of a Successful Oil Analysis Program-Part I Oil Sampling,” Lubrication Engineering, August, 1998.

Fitch, J.C., “Proactive and Predictive Strategies for Setting Oil Analysis Alarms and Limits,” Joint Oil Analysis Program Conference Proceedings, U.S. Dept. of Defense, May, 1998.

Fitch, J.C., “Proactive Maintenance and Oil Analysis in Mining Industry,” Maintenance 2000 Conference Proceedings, May 1998.

Fitch, J.C., “Strategies for Setting Oil Analysis Limits,” Enteract Conference Proceedings, April 1998.

Fitch, J.C., “What Particles Mean,” Reliability Week Conference Proceedings, Sept., 1998.

Fitch, J. C. and Holly Borden, “Lubricant-Based Techniques For Condition Monitoring,” Maintenance Journal, July, 1996.

Fitch, J. C., “Applying Satellite Communications Technology to On-Line Oil Analysis of Crankcase Diesel Engine Lubricants,” Proceedings, Locomotive Maintenance Officers Association, Winter Meeting, Orlando, Florida, February, 1995.

Troyer, D. and J. C. Fitch, “An Introduction to Fluid Contamination Analysis,” P/PM Technology magazine, June 1995.

Fitch, J. C., “A New Approach To Maintaining Industrial Machinery,” Current Trends in Industrial Tribology, TATA McGraw Hill, 1995.

Fitch, E. C. and Simeon Jaggernauth, “Moisture -- The Second Most Destructive Lubricant Contaminant, Part
One - Its Effects On Bearing Life,” Proceedings of the JOAP Condition Monitoring International Conference.
November, 1994.

Fitch, J. C. and Simeon Jaggemauth, “Moisture - The Second Most Destructive Lubricant Contaminant and Its Effects On Bearing Life,” Proceedings of the Predictive Maintenance Technology National Conference, November, 1994, and P/PM Magazine, December, 1994.

Troyer, Drew D. and J. C. Fitch, “An Introduction to Fluid Contamination Analysis,” Proceedings of the Predictive Maintenance Technology National Conference, November, 1994.

Fitch, J. C., “The Accuracy and Reliability of Optical Particle Counters with Industrial Oils and Hydraulic Fluids,” Diagnetics, Inc., PB No. 9, 1994.

Fitch, J. C. and Stuart Bents, “Applying Satellite Communications Technology to Condition-Based Maintenance for Mobile Equipment,” Condition Monitoring '94 Proceedings on an International Conference on Condition Monitoring, Swansea, U.K., March, 1994.

Fitch, J. C. and H. Borden, “Lubricant-Based Techniques for the Condition Monitoring of Non-Circulating Gear and Bearing Systems,” P/PM Technology magazine, August, 1993.

Borden, H. J. and J. C. Fitch, “Proactive Maintenance - The New Technology For Cost Efficient Contamination Control of Mechanical Machinery,” 47th Meeting of the Mechanical Failures Prevention Group (MFPG), April, 13, 1993.

Fitch, J. C. and H. Borden, “Lubricant-Based Techniques for the Condition Monitoring of Non-Circulating Gear and Bearing Systems.” Proceedings of the National Conference of Preventive and Predictive Maintenance, Dallas, Texas, November, 1992.

Fitch, J. C. and H. Borden, “Interpreting Contaminant Analysis Trends Into a Proactive and Predictive
Maintenance Strategy.” The 4th International Conference on Profitable Conditioning Monitoring, Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK, December, 1992.

Fitch, J. C., “Proactive Maintenance Can Yield More Than a Ten-Fold Savings Over Conventional Predictive/Preventive Maintenance Programs.” 1992 Predictive Maintenance Indaba Proceedings, South Africa, September, 1992.

Borden, H. and J. C. Fitch, “Particle Contamination - Both a Cause and a Result of Mechanical Failure.” Proceedings of 16th Annual Meeting of the Vibration Institute, June 9-11, 1992.

Borden, H. and J. C. Fitch, “Use of Lubricant Proactive Maintenance and Contamination Control to Achieve
Predictable Machine-Life Extension.” 47th Annual Meeting of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication
Engineers (STLE), May, 1992.

Borden, H. and J. C. Fitch, “Extensive Cost Saving Opportunity from Strategic Implementation of Proactive Maintenance in the Iron and Steel Industry.” Association of Iron and Steel Engineers, Spring Conference, 1992.

Borden, H. and J. C. Fitch, “Strategic Implementation and Cost Benefit of Contamination Control,” Proceedings of the International Fluid Power Applications Conference, March, 1992.

Fitch, J. C. and I.T. Hong, Condition Monitoring, Chapter 13, edited by 3. R. McEwan, Published by Elsevier, 1991.

Fitch, J. C., “Contaminant Monitoring Targets Root Causes of Machinery Problems,” P/PM Technology magazine, Volume 4, Issue 2, March/April, 1991.

Fitch, J. C. and I. T. Hong, “Model of a Fuzzy Logic Expert System For Real-Time Condition Control of A
Hydraulic System,” The Condition Monitoring Journal and 3rd International Conference, London, U.K., October, 1990.

Blok, P. and J. C. Fitch, “Concept and Application of a Portable Contaminant Monitor for Hydraulic Systems,” 9th Aachener Conference on Fluid Power, March 1990, West Germany.

Blok, Peter, Jim C. Fitch, and Kim A. Hodgson. "Measuring Contaminant Levels in the Field (Bestimmung des Olreinheitsgrades on Ort und Stelle)." Olhydraulik und Pneumatik, 34. No. 5. 1990.

Fitch, J. C. and D. Dyer, “Model of a Knowledge-Based Expert System for Real-Time Condition Control of a
Hydraulic System,” SAE Paper 891937, International Off-Highway & Powerplant Congress and Exposition,
1989.

Blok, P. and J. C. Fitch, “Filter Konnen das Wasser aus Hydraulikol Entfernen,” Olhydraulik und Pneumatik, July, 1989.

Blok, P. and J. C. Fitch, “Filtreren Van Water Uit Hydraulische Olie,” PT Werktuigbouw, April, 1989.

Fitch, J. C., “Fluid Conditioning of Aviation Hydraulic Fluids,” Proceedings, Commercial Aircraft and Helicopter Panel, SAE Committee A-6, Aerospace Fluid Power and Control Technologies, April, 1987.

Fitch, J. C., “Systems and Methods for Real-Time Condition Monitoring of Mechanical Machinery,” SAE Paper 861308, International Off-Highway and Powerplant Congress and Exposition. Additionally, this paper was selected for and republished in the 1986 SAE TRANSACTIONS.

Fitch, J. C., “Quantifying the Contaminant Tolerance of Hydraulic Systems Using the ‘Contaminant Life Index’,” National Conference On Fluid Power Transactions, 1986.

Fitch, J. C., “Theory, Design, and Performance Characteristics of a Direct-Reading Portable Solid Contaminant Analyzer,” SAE Paper 860738. 1986 Earthmoving Industry Conference. Additionally, this paper was selected for and republished in the 1986 SAE TRANSACTIONS.

Fitch, J. C.; “The Influence of Marketing on the Design of Fluid-Power Products,” The BFPR Journal, October 1982. This article was selected for presentation at the 1981 Annual BFPR Conference.

Fitch, J. C., and E. C. Fitch, “Safety Considerations in Fluid Power Products -- Design Aspects,” The BFPR Journal, July 1979.

Fitch, J. C., “Safety Considerations in Fluid Power Products -- Motivation Aspects,” The BFPR Journal, April, 1979.

EPRI Turbine Generator Users Group Annual Meeting, St. Pete, FL, January, 2005.

EPRI Predictive Maintenance Users Group Annual Meeting, St. Pete, FL, June, 2004.

TAPPI Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, May, 2004

Nuclear Regulatory Inspectors (NRC) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May, 2004

Rio Tinto Asset Management and Reliability Conference, Denver, CO, September 2003

EPRI/NMAC Lubrication and Bearing Workshop, Mystic, Conn., June 2003

IDCON, Predictive Maintenance Conference, Raleigh, NC, Oct. 2002

ACSIM 2002 Conference, Cairns, Australia, Keynote address, September, 2002

Caterpillar, SOS Dealer Conference, Peoria, IL, Sept 2002

EPRI, Predictive Maintenance Users Group, Myrtle Beach, SC, Apr 2002

FOMIS Outage Control Conference, Scientech, Clearwater, FL, Aug 2002

STLE Central Illinois Section Meeting, Mar 2002

World-Wide Contamination Control Conference—Caterpillar, Peoria, IL, Keynote speaker, Mar 2002

EPRI Lubrication and Bearing Workshop, Durham, NC, Jan., 2002

International Paper Annual Maintenance Conference, Shreveport, LA, Jul 2001.

ExxonMobil Lubrication Conference, Atlanta, GA, FEB, 2001

Practicing Oil Analysis, International Conference & Exhibition, Tulsa, OK, Oct, 2000

CSI, Emerson Electric, Reliability Week Conference, Atlanta, GA, October, 2000

International Standards Organization, Plenary Presentation, TC108/SC5, Nanjing, China, Aug. 2000

Mobil Oil Lubrication Conference, Boston, MA, July 2000

International Paper Maintenance Conference, Atlanta, GA, Jun 2000

Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, Conference, July 2000

WearCheck International Annual Meeting, France, July 2000

Exxon Lubrication Conference, New Orleans, May 2000

ASTM Hydraulic Failure Symposium, Lake Tahoe, CA, Dec. 1999

Practicing Oil Analysis, International Conference & Exhibition, Tulsa, OK, Oct, 1999

EXXON Lubrication Conference, Orlando, June 1999

EXXON Advance Lubrication Training Symposium, Houston, June 1999

International Conference on Condition Monitoring, Swansea, Wales, April 1999.

STLE Condition Monitoring Seminar, Swansea, Wales, April 1999.

Oklahoma Predictive Maintenance Users Group, Stillwater (OSU), OK, Jan 1999

EXXON Lubrication Conference, Las Vegas, October 1997.

EXXON Lubrication Conference, Lake Tahoe, June 1998.

EXXON Lubrication Conference, New Orleans, March 1998.

EXXON Lubrication Conference, Richmond, Virginia, October 1998.

EXXON Lubrication Conference, Minocqua, WI September 1997

Technology Showcase, Joint Oil Analysis Program U.S. D.O.D., Mobile, AL, May 1998.

ENTERACT ‘98, Cincinnati, OH, May 1998.

Maintenance 2000, World Mining Conference, Tucson, AZ, April 1998.

Predictive and Preventive Maintenance Conference, Indianapolis, IN, November 1998.

CSI Reliability Week, Nashville, TN, October 1998.

Oil Analysis I and II, Predict Engineering, Johannesburg, South Africa, June 1998.

Mobil Oil Lubrication Conference, Maine, May 1998.

DMSI Predictive Maintenance Conference, Vancouver, B.C., May 1998.

EXXON, Lubrication Conference, Maine, June 1997.

DMSI Predictive Maintenance Conference, May, 1997.

ENTERACT '97, Cincinnati, OH, April, 1997.

LOCOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, Winter Meeting, February 1995, Orlando, FL.

TRIBOLOGY SOCIETY OF INDIA, Principal Speaker, Bombay and New Delhi, September, 1995.

JOAP CONDITION MONITORING INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, Pensacola, Florida,
November, 1994.

PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE NATIONAL CONFERENCE, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 1994.

Courses on Oil Analysis, Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, South Africa, October, 1994, November, 1995
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONDITION MONITORING, Swansea, Wales, UK, March, 1994.

SYMPOSIUM ON PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December, 1993.

ENTERACT '93, Cincinnati, Ohio, September, 1993.

4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROFITABLE CONDITION MONITORING, Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK, December, 1992 (Speaker, Session Chairman, Member of Organizing Committee).

1992 PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE INDABA, Johannesburg, South Africa, September, 1992 (Keynote speaker).

SIXTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE, VIBRATION INSTITUTE, Williamsburg, VA, June, 1992.

PREDICTIVE/PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY, NATIONAL CONFERENCE, Cincinnati, Ohio, September, 1989.

INTERNATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY AND POWERPLANT CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, September, 1989.

JAPAN AUTOMOTIVE PARTS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (JAPIA) Conference, Tokyo, Japan, August 1989.

NATO/ECONOSTO LECTURE ON CONTAMINATION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, Rotterdam, Netherlands, March, 1989.

JOINT INTERNATIONAL FLUID POWER APPLICATIONS CONFERENCE & NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FLUID POWER, Chicago, Illinois, October, 1988.

NATIONAL SAE A-6 AEROSPACE FLUID POWER and CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE, Destin, Florida, April, 1987.

INTERNATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY and POWER PLANT CONGRESS, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September, 1986.

NATIONAL CONGRESS ON FLUID POWER, Detroit, Michigan, May, 1986.

Public Courses. Have trained thousands of people in seminars at public venues (2-4 days in length) in more than 20 countries throughout North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

University of Tulsa, MBA, Business Administration, 1981.