• Oil Analysis Programs
• Machinery Lubrication
• Condition-based Maintenance
• Maintenance Management
• Predictive Maintenance

• Reliability Engineering
• Lube Contamination Control
• Wear Debris Analysis
• Lubricant Selection
• Lubrication Management

• Lubrication Procedures
• Lubricant Failure Investigations
• Analytical Spectroscopy
• Maintenance Training
• Chemical Analysis

Noria Reliability Solutions (a Division of Noria Corporation) , Tulsa , OK
Noria Reliability Solutions (NRS) is the global leader in education and technical consulting in the fields of machinery lubrication, contamination control and oil analysis within the context of reliability engineering and machinery maintenance management and strategy. NRS service deliverables include designing lubrication programs from conceptualization to deployment, presenting regularly scheduled public seminars, teaching customized on-site seminars, performing program audits, providing oil analysis diagnostic services, providing lubrication engineering support and conducting lubrication and mechanical failure investigations.

Vice President, Noria Reliability Solutions (NRS) – March 2005-present
Responsible for strategic technical and business management for NRS service deliverables throughout North America ( U.S. and Canada ) and for technical service deliverables globally. Serve as a senior member of the NRS consulting team and as an associate editor for Noria publications on an ad-hoc basis.

Director, Noria Reliability Solutions (NRS) – January 2004-March 2005
Responsible for strategic technical management for NRS service deliverables throughout North America ( U.S. and Canada ). Serve as a senior member of the NRS consulting team and as the technical editor for Practicing Oil Analysis magazine.

Director, Oil Analysis and Contamination Control, Noria Reliability Solutions (NRS) – January 2003-January 2004
Responsible for oil analysis and contamination control service deliverables. Serve as a senior member of the NRS consulting team and as technical editor for Practicing Oil Analysis magazine.

Senior Technical Consultant, Noria Corporation, May 2001-January 2003
Responsible for teaching oil analysis courses from 1-4 days in duration, providing consulting support in the areas of oil analysis and contamination control and as an associate editor to Practicing Oil Analysis magazine.

The Fluid Life Corporation, Edmonton , AB , Canada
Fluid Life is an independently owned medium-sized full services provider of lubricant analysis services, tribology, filtration products and oil analysis instrumentation. Fluid Life serve numerous large companies including Syncrude Canada , International Paper, Weyerhaeuser, Dofasco Steel , BC Hydro and CN Rail.

Manager, Fluid Life - Noria Educational Services - January 2000-May 2001
Responsible for developing business activities and relationship with Noria Corporation. Serve as the lone instructor for Noria training classes in Western Canada .

BC Regional Manager March 1996-May 2001
Develop business and provide field sales and engineering customer support to Fluid Life’s corporate clients in BC, including pulp and paper, forestry, mining and transportation companies. Provide oil analysis and lubrication surveys and audits and oil analysis program design services.

Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia , Molecular Spectroscopy Group
The Molecular Spectroscopy Group, under the guidance of Professor Anthony Merer conducts fundamental research in the area of gas molecular spectroscopy. The group’s principal interest is in small unstable gas phase molecules formed from first- and second-row transition elements and their interaction with hydrocarbon ligands. Research techniques include laser ablation, pulsed and cw laser fluorescence, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and sub-Doppler intra-cavity laser spectroscopy.

Research Associate - January 1995-March 1996
Responsible for conducting fundamental research, equipment and experimental design and fabrication and teaching undergraduates, post-graduates and postdoctoral fellows in all areas of research.

Post Doctoral Fellow November 1991 - January 1995
Responsible for conducting fundamental research, equipment design and fabrication and teaching undergraduates and post-graduates. Presented at numerous international conferences and published more than 35 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals including Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, Journal of the American Society of Chemistry, Chemical Physics Letters, Journal Physical Chemistry and Nature.

Routinely provide consulting services to clients worldwide. Consulting activities include general lubrication and oil analysis, training program development, troubleshooting and failure root cause analysis, financial justification for program deployment, audit for best practices, gap analysis, product and instrument development and marketing, etc. Below is a select client list.

Public Education Courses . Educated thousands of people on the subjects of oil analysis, machinery lubrication, reliability engineering and contamination control at public venues. Courses varied from basic to highly advanced, lasting from one to five or more days. CO-developer of all Noria training materials.

Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) , Individual member. Visit www.stle.org for more information.

Published Books, Manuals and Chapters

M. Barnes with George Totten as Editor, Chapter: “Lubricant Handling and Storage” CRC handbook – in press

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.

Articles and Technical Papers Published in Periodicals

Barnes, M. (2004) “Designing a World Class Oil Analysis Program.” Practicing Oil Analysis, Jan/Feb.

Barnes, M. (2003) “Lubrication Training Goes High Tech.” Practicing Oil Analysis, Nov/Dec.

Barnes, M. (2003) “Molecular Spectroscopy – A Precision Lubrication Tool?” Practicing Oil Analysis, May/June.

Barnes, M. (2003) “Squeezing Every Last Cent from Your Oil.” Practicing Oil Analysis, Mar/Apr.

Barnes, M. (2003) and D. Doyle “Understanding Machine Metallurgy Helps Identify Problem.” Practicing Oil Analysis, Mar/Apr.

Barnes, M. (2003) “Using Oil Analysis to Drive Key Performance Indicators.” Practicing Oil Analysis, Mar/Apr.

Barnes, M. (2003) “Reality Check: Time to Retool Your Test Slate.” Practicing Oil Analysis, Jan/Feb.

Barnes, M. (2002) “Viscosity – How It’s Measured and Reported.” Practicing Oil Analysis, Nov/Dec.

Barnes, M. (2002) “Silicon Doesn’t Always Mean Dirt.” Practicing Oil Analysis, Sept/Oct.

Barnes, M. (2002) “Wear Analysis.” Practicing Oil Analysis, Sept/Oct.

Barnes, M. (2002) “Gas Chromatography: The Modern Analytical Tool.” Practicing Oil Analysis, Jul/Aug.

Barnes, M. (2002) “Particle Counting – Oil Analysis 101.” Practicing Oil Analysis, July/Aug.

Barnes, M. (2002) “The Beer and Peanut Test.” Practicing Oil Analysis, May/June.

Barnes, M. (2002) “Water – Oil Analysis 101.” Practicing Oil Analysis, May/June.

Barnes, M. (2002) “Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy.” Practicing Oil Analysis, Mar/Apr.

Barnes, M. (2002) “Elemental Analysis.” Practicing Oil Analysis, Jan/Feb.

Barnes, M. (2002) “The Mysterious Red Fibers.” Practicing Oil Analysis, Jan/Feb.

Troyer, D. and M. Barnes (2002) " Statistically Derived Rate-of-Change Oil Analysis Limits and Alarms." Practicing Oil Analysis, Jan/Feb.

Troyer, D. and M. Barnes (2002) "Goodbye Oiler, Hello Skilled Lube Tech and Lube Analyst." Practicing Oil Analysis, Jan/Feb.

Barnes, M. (2001) “How to Implement and Effective Lubrication Management and Oil Analysis Program.” Practicing Oil Analysis Magazine, Nov/Dec.

Barnes, M. (2001) “Charting the Roadmap to Success.” Practicing Oil Analysis, Nov/Dec.

Barnes, M. (2001) “Photoacoustic Spectroscopy – The Future in Contamination Monitoring?” Practicing Oil Analysis Magazine, Nov/Dec.

Barnes, M. (2001) “Water – The Forgotten Contaminant.” Practicing Oil Analysis Magazine, July-August.

Barnes, M. (2001) “Collect and Analyze Particles with Weartrap TM. Practicing Oil Analysis Magazine, March-April.

Articles and Technical Papers Published Conference Proceedings

Wooton, W and M. Barnes (2004) “Monitoring Additive Depletion.” Lubrication Excellence Conference Proceedings, 2004 Nashville , TN , March 23-25, 2004 .

Barnes, M. and M. Williamson (2004) “Optimizing Lubricant Cleanliness Targets for Financial Gain.” Lubrication Excellence Conference Proceedings, 2004 Nashville , TN , March 23-25, 2004 .

Barnes, M. (2004) “How to Create Effective Lubrication Performance Metrics.” Lubrication Excellence Conference Proceedings, 2004 Nashville , TN , March 23-25, 2004 .

Barnes, M. (2003) “Extracting Every Last Cent from Your Oil Analysis Program.” Lubrication Excellence Conference Proceedings, 2003 Houston , TX , April 1-3, 2003 .

Barnes, M. (2001) “Reality Check: Time to Retool Your Test Slate.” Proceedings of the Practicing Oil Analysis 2001/2002 International Conference and Exhibition, Tulsa, OK, March, 2002 (rescheduled from September 2001).

Barnes, M. (2000) “Advanced Strategies for Selecting Oil Analysis Alarms and Limits.” Practicing Oil Analysis Conference Proceedings, 2000 Tulsa , OK , October 24-26, 2000.

Other Publications

The electronic spectrum of gaseous CoO in the visible region, M. Barnes, D. J. Clouthier, P. G. Hajigeorgiou, G. Huang, C. T. Kinston, A. J. Merer, G. F. Metha, J. R. D. Peers, and S. J. Rixon, J. Mol. Spectrosc.186, 374-402 (1997).

Optical-Optical Double Resonance Spectroscopy of Jet-Cooled TiO. New 3Ф and 3П States near 4 eV M. Barnes, A.J. Merer and G.F. Metha, J. Mol. Spec., 181, 180-193 (1997).

High Resolution Laser Spectroscopy of Titanium Methylidyne; TiCH M. Barnes, A.J. Merer and G.F. Metha, J. Mol. Spec., 181, 168-179 (1997).

The Near Infra-Red Electronic Spectrum of Tungsten Methylidyne; WCH M. Barnes, A.J. Merer and G.F. Metha, J. Chem Phys., 105, 6168-6182 (1996).

Rotational and Hyperfine Structure of some low-J lines in the A 3Ф-X 3Δ (0,0) band of TiO M. Barnes, A.J. Merer and G.F. MethaJ. Mol. Spec., 180, 437-440 (1996).

Optical Spectroscopy of the Niobium Methylidyne Free Radical, NbCH, David A Gillett, M. Barnes, G.F. Metha, K. Athanassenas and A.J. Merer, Proceedings of Ohio State International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, 1996.

Isotope and hyperfine structure in the " Orange " system of FeO: Evidence for two 5Δ 1 excited states M. Barnes, M.M. Fraser, P.G. Hajigeorgiou, A.J. Merer and S.D. Rosner, J. Mol spec. 70, 449-465 (1995).

Laser-Induced Fluorescence of Gaseous Vanadium Methylidyne, VCH; a Triatomic Organometallic Molecule, M. Barnes, P.G. Hajigeorgiou, R. Kasrai, A.J. Merer and G.F. Metha, J. Amer. Chem. Soc.,117, 2096-2097 (1995).

Electronic Transitions of Cobalt Carbide, CoC, near 750 nm: A Good Example of Case (b ΒS) Hyperfine Coupling, M. Barnes, A. J. Merer and G. F. Metha J. Chem. Phys. 103, 8360-8371 (1995).

Rotational and Hyperfine Analysis of the A 3Ф 4-X 3Ф 4 Transitions of CoH and CoD, M. Barnes, A.J. Merer and G.F. MethaJ. Mol. Spectrosc.,173, 100-112 (1995).

Rotational and Hyperfine Structure in the B 4П-X 4Σ - (0,0) Band of VO at 7900 Å Perturbations by the a 2Σ +, v = 2 Level, A.G. Adam, M. Barnes, B. Berno, R.D. Bower and A.J. Merer, J. Mol. Spectrosc.,170, 94-130 (1994).

Rotational Analysis of the A 5Δ-X 5Π Transition of CrO, M. Barnes, P. G. Hajigeorgiou and A. J. Merer, J. Mol. Spec. 160, 289-310 (1993).

A Study of the S 2 (X 3Σ - g) molecule by multiphoton ionization spectroscopy, M. Barnes, J. Baker, J. M. Dyke and R. Richter, Chem. Phys.166, 229-239 (1992).

A study of the F 2Δ Rydberg state of NS by resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization spectroscopy, Chem. Phys. Lett. 185, 433-439 (1991).

A Study of the SO (X 3Σ -) molecule by multiphoton ionization spectroscopy, M. Barnes, J. Baker, J. M. Dyke and M. Feher and A. Morris, Mol. Phys.74, 689 (1991).

Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) , SMRP # 04349 – December 2004.

Formal and continuing education includes study in machinery lubrication, oil analysis, machinery maintenance, reliability engineering, technology management analytical chemistry. Select highlights (in reverse chronological order) include:

University of Southampton , Southampton , UK – Ph.D. “Multiphoton Ionization Studies of Some Small Combustion Intermediates in the Gas Phase.” September 1991

• Born December 3, 1966
• Married (Allison)
• Enjoy rock climbing, skiing and other outdoor sports and the culinary arts