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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
Christa BrownFiix Community Team
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❄️ Click to watch our holiday greeting card

And see @Justine Rae and I wear some silly hats to get into the festive spirit    Read our holiday message instead @Justine Rae: Hello everyone. As 2021 winds down, Christa and myself wanted to take a moment to thank all of you for helping make our first year in The Fiixers community such a success. We've accomplished a lot together in the past 12 months and really appreciate each and every one of you who logged on and got involved.@Christa Brown: Already our community is over 1000 strong with new members joining each week. It's been so  inspiring to see how you're showing up for one another, sharing your experiences and how you do things and Fiix. Over 90% of the time, member questions are being answered directly by other members! Which means we're learning too. Because we all know that there's more than one way to do things in Fiix. So sharing our collective knowledge and learnings with each other is really valuable. It's one of the main reasons that we launched The Fiixers. We also

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
2 years ago
Christa Brown
Team Fiix
Christa BrownFiix Community Team
published in Fiix news
🎁 Unwrap templates for 2022 planning

Keeping things running is a non-stop job. And it’s easy to see all the breakdowns instead of all your progress. That’s why as the year comes to a close a few of our Fiixers have some words of encouragement. We hope our pep talk reminds you to take a step back and reflect on all you’ve accomplished with your maintenance program this year before leaning in to keep planning your big ideas for 2022.  To help you with those big ideas, 🎁 unwrap our package of handy templates 🎁 and make 2022 a great year for your maintenance teamThe package includes:A template for establishing goals, KPIs, and metrics for your maintenance team. A checklist of activities to help you purchase, organize, and track parts and supplies so you can cut costs and boost efficiency. A template to design a maintenance budget from scratch and track all your costs. A presentation template to build a case for your next big maintenance project so you can secure budget and buy-in. A framework to prioritize deferred maintena

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
2 years ago
Christa Brown
Team Fiix
Christa BrownFiix Community Team
published in Fiix news
🏁 Fiix Forward 2021 🏁 ON-DEMANDFiix Forward 2021

The checkered flag has waved and all the champagne has dried up from this year’s conference. Thanks to everyone who joined us for the live sessions to ensure Fiix Forward 2021 was a podium finish! Please take a few minutes to share your conference feedback (good, bad, and indifferent) to help us improve our performance for future events. You can now access all 16 hours of virtual learning, across 20 educational sessions with 25 expert speakers, by simply visiting this page →  

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
3 years ago
Christa Brown
Team Fiix
Christa BrownFiix Community Team
published in Fiix news
SAVE THE DATES Fiix Forward 2021 is happening Sep 27-28Conference

We know your calendars fill up quickly so we’re excited to announce that Fiix Forward 2021, our annual user conference, will be taking place Monday September 27 & Tuesday September 28, 2021. We’re going virtual once again, featuring 20 educational sessions and 25 expert speakers over two action-packed days of learning, sharing ideas, and networking with hundreds of other maintenance professionals. All the sessions are available at no cost to ensure you keep building your skills and unlocking more CMMS value. This year it’s all about how maintenance drives performance...Watch the video below for more details ⤵  On your mark, get set, go!REGISTER NOWP.S. Please share with your teammates so they can register too 😉

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
3 years ago
katie.allen
katie.allenRetired Team Fiix
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Fiix's Fifth Annual Sustainability & Social Impact Report

We hit a major milestone recently and released our FIFTH annual Sustainability and Social Impact report. 🎉Like most, we produce a PDF report once a year, but this year we wanted to switch it up!We created a webpage that you can access all year round with no hidden PDF and no downloading We’ll be updating our page with data as they come in to be as up to date as possible The page highlights the hard numbers and we will supplement it with regular stories outlining how we did it and why (so that way, you might actually read it 😉) For the first time, we are reporting against the World Economic Forum to help standardize our disclosure and create consistency with other companiesIt’s important for us (and all companies) to disclose our impact — positive AND negative. We want to ensure we are communicating it in the best way possible. Take a look for yourself and visit https://fiixsoftware.com/impact/. We highlight the impact we have through our customers (that means you!) and all the work o

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
Christa BrownFiix Community Team
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Fiixer Friday: Meet Joe McVay, Implementation Consultant

 This week, we’re shining the spotlight on Joe McVay, Implementation Consultant here at Fiix 🛠 He is an early bird that loves coffee, and has a sweet spot for smoked brisket, dogs, fall and football!❓What was your "I need to work at Fiix" moment? ✨During the interview process it was overwhelmingly clear that Fiix was very employee and community focused.  If a company is willing to invest that much in their employees then I knew I'd have all the motivation needed to go the extra mile for our customers 👏.  ❓What do you love most about your role/ the work that you do?✨There are times during a training where you have some pushback initially from a technician and then you'll see them start to realize how much easier we could make their job with our software.  I have seen complete 180s on starting to use a CMMS in the span of a two hour training and that is pretty gratifying 🛠.❓What motivates or drives you?✨My family 💕.❓Tell us something fun that you do in your spare time or any hobbies

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thao.nguyen
3 years ago
Justine Rae
Justine RaeFiix Community Team
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Fiix It Launch 🛠 for the Troubleshooters and Tool HandlersNew Group

In The Fiixers we’re always striving to find new ways to unlock more value for everyone who uses Fiix. So, building off the collaborative success of our CMMS Q&A forum, today we’re launching a new group, Fiix It.  This is a dedicated group for technicians, electricians, millwrights...essentially anyone on your team who fixes equipment. The forum will focus on asking questions, posting photos, seeking advice, and sharing expertise specific to maintaining and repairing assets, machinery, and equipment.  We have an incredible depth of expertise across our global user base and want to test if this new group enables you or your team to share all the “fixing” knowledge you’ve built up during your careers.For quick context, we reco posting pictures to get help with problem-solving issues that surface daily, or something cool that others could benefit from. If you’re repairing and maintaining equipment, assets, and machinery we invite you to click here to join AND also ask that you please

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Justine Rae
3 years ago
Christa Brown
Team Fiix
Christa BrownFiix Community Team
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Fiixer Friday: Meet Neeraja Vinoba, Senior Software Developer & Yogi 🧘‍♀️

This week, we're shining the spotlight on Neeraja Vinoba, Senior Software Developer who is a yogi at heart.❓ Tell us something fun that you do in your spare time/ any hobbies that you have!✨ I live my life on yoga and a day without my practice is a day wasted for me 🧘‍♀️. I also enjoy reading 📚, cooking 🥘 and making itineraries to the places that I wish to travel to some day ✈️.❓ What motivates or drives you?✨ Practice. The knowledge that no matter how bad I am at something today, if I put my mind to it and keep at it I will definitely be good at it some day.❓ Are you an early bird or a night owl? Why?✨ Definitely an early bird 🐦 mainly because I like to finish my yoga practice before I start my day.❓ What is something interesting no one knows about you? ✨ I solo backpacked across the islands of Oahu and The Big Island of Hawaii a couple of years ago 🎒. Had some pretty good adventures on that trip 🌎.❓ What's your favourite thing to do on the weekends?✨ My husband and I try to sta

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
3 years ago
katie.allen
katie.allenRetired Team Fiix
published in Fiix news
Happy Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day Fiixers! 🌍While Earth Day is everyday, we take this opportunity to acknowledge all the great work we’ve done and reflect on what is still left to do.For the past five years we have operated as a net zero company by offsetting our scope 1, 2, 3 emissions and constantly strive to mitigate our impact. ☁️We are also on a mission to measure the impact good maintenance can have on sustainable outcomes — read more about that in the Sustainability Group.Maintenance is the best way to keep materials in use. Did you know a preventive maintenance program can result in 20% savings in raw material usage?  Take today as an opportunity to assess how your work might be contributing to a more sustainable world… 😊

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katie.allen
3 years ago
Christa Brown
Team Fiix
Christa BrownFiix Community Team
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Fiixer Friday: Meet Patricia Calderon, Technical Support Specialist who's lived in 🇻🇪 🇮🇪 🇪🇸 🇨🇦

This week, we're shining the spotlight on Patricia Calderon, Technical Support Specialist.❓ What made you decide to work at Fiix?✨ The work culture, Corporate Social responsibility policy, transparency, and the opportunity to use my customer skills, maintenance, and instrumentation background, all in one place 🌱 🛠.❓ What has been the highlight or your most proud moment since starting at Fiix?✨ How efficient and easy was the transition to working remotely in response to the pandemic was. It is easy when the people around you are so professional, prepared, empathetic and organized. I am so proud to be part of this team. I love being a Fiixer!❓ What motivates or drives you?✨ My family and the opportunity to grow personally and professionally 🌱.❓ Tell us something fun that you do in your spare time/ any hobbies that you have!✨ I love going to the movies, experimenting in the kitchen and going to the gym 📽💪.❓ What is something interesting no one knows about you?✨ I have lived in 4 diff

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
3 years ago
Christa Brown
Team Fiix
Christa BrownFiix Community Team
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Fiixer Friday: Meet Mohammad Esmalifalak, Machine Learning Engineer & Boating Enthusiast 🚤

This week, we're shining the spotlight on Mohammad Esmalifalak, Machine Learning Engineer that helped to bring Fiix Foresight to life!❓ What made you decide to work at Fiix?✨ I was an electrical engineer for a long time but always had a passion for software engineering. After I realized that Fiix is a place that I can use my mathematical skills for creating cool software, I decided to join Fiix. I am proud of our first AI product, Fiix Foresight, that was recently released - it helps our customers manage their inventories much better.❓What motivates or drives you?✨ I'm motivated by looking at data. Give me a spreadsheet and questions, and I would be busy for hours to understand the driving forces behind those numbers 📈
.❓How do you think introducing AI into our product will help transform the maintenance industry?✨ Currently our software is leaning towards humans for creating work orders. This for example leads to over or under maintaining assets because of human error. AI will minimi

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
3 years ago
Christa Brown
Team Fiix
Christa BrownFiix Community Team
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Fiixer Friday: Meet Mary Sunitha Joseph, Lead Developer & Banana Muffin Baker 👩‍🍳

This week, we're shining the spotlight on Mary Sunitha Joseph, Lead Developer and owner of over 40 succulents 🌵.❓ What development team are you a part of?✨ Team Luna. I’ve been with Fiix for 2 years now and I’ve loved every moment of it!❓ What made you decide to work at Fiix?✨ When I applied to Fiix I researched the company and found their blogs and a video made by the then 30 or so Fiixers. It was a warm and honest video that gave me a glimpse of what life at Fiix would be like! I felt at home instantly.❓ Tell us something fun that you do in your spare time or something interesting no one knows about you.✨ I bake banana muffins like a crazy person 👩‍🍳.❓ What is one thing you miss now that you are not working in the office? ✨ The people, the warmth of the office environment! A work day at Fiix is a thing to look forward to! 👩‍💻❓ What are you doing for your mental health since the pandemic started?✨ It has been tough, but hobbies, having a schedule, working out and being in touch w

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
3 years ago
Christa Brown
Team Fiix
Christa BrownFiix Community Team
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Fiixer Friday: Meet Morteza Nejad, Machine Learning Engineer & Drone Builder 🛸

This week, we're shining the spotlight on Morteza Nejad, Machine Learning Engineer that helped bring Fiix Foresight to life!❓ What made you decide to work at Fiix?✨ Fiix’s atmosphere and culture. Motivational and inspiring managers.❓ What motivates or drives you? ✨ The type and nature of projects that I’m working on.❓ What fascinates you most about AI?✨ In some cases, our team might be the first in the world that applies today’s science into a product 🧬.❓ Tell us something fun that you do in your spare time! ✨ I build RC planes and drones!❓ If Fiix organized a talent show, what do you think you would do?✨ I would show my handmade AI-enabled drone (which I plan to build) 🛠.❓ What's your favourite thing to do on the weekends?✨ Hiking in the woods, one-night car camping, & reading 📚🌳.❓ What is one thing you miss now that you are not working in the office?✨ Re-gaining energy in afternoons by a chat with colleagues on our coffee breaks ☕️.

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
3 years ago
katie.allen
katie.allenRetired Team Fiix
posted in Fiix news
Fiix's carbon footprint

Fiix is relentlessly committed to sustainability and part of that involves looking after our carbon footprint. For the past 5 years, we have measured and offset our scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, which is a fancy way of saying ALL OF IT.Typically, scope 3 accounts for majority of emissions, which is the case at Fiix (see air travel and data servers). So when you see climate goals and commitments from organizations, it’s important to ask about scope 3 — THAT is where the impact lies. Below is a chart highlighting the composition of our carbon footprint in 2019 and 2020 — and how our emissions have decreased for the first time in five years!! COVID’s restriction on travel had a positive impact on our footprint, which we are hoping to maintain moving forward. Needless to say, when you work with Fiix, you are working with a carbon neutral organization!   

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katie.allen
3 years ago
Christa Brown
Team Fiix
Christa BrownFiix Community Team
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Fiixer Friday: Meet Isabel Jardine, Account Executive & Comedian 😜

This week, we're shining the spotlight on Isabel, Account Executive, who grew up in the US but has now acquired the Canadian “I’m sorry”.❓ What made you decide to work at Fiix? What has been the highlight or your most proud moment since starting at Fiix? ✨ I decided to work at Fiix because it aligned with my values personally and professionally. I love how much opportunity there is in the market for Fiix and the value this brings to our customers. The company being a B-corp was also amazing for me.❓ What motivates or drives you?✨ 
I am driven by the new world for women in the workplace. It wasn't too long ago when women were defined by their role at home or for the family. It limited the career options and pay we could get. We have a new generation of people now coming into the workplace and I believe the actions of everyone help create a world where gender/race doesn't matter. No one can do it alone so I gear my actions and career to help create that equality.❓ Tell us something fun t

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
3 years ago
Christa Brown
Team Fiix
Christa BrownFiix Community Team
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Fiixer Friday: Meet Phillipe Barbosa, Senior Software Developer & Guitarist 🎸

This week, we're shining the spotlight on Phillipe Barbosa, Senior Software Developer and loving Dad.❓ What's your favourite memory or experience you've had since joining Fiix?✨ My first week at Fiix is definitely one of my favourite memories... The people were so friendly, so nice to me that I was almost shocked. After that week, I was sure that I made the right choice joining Fiix.❓ What made you decide to work at Fiix?✨ I received a message from Tham asking if I was opened to new opportunities. When I checked the Glassdoor score for Fiix and saw where the office was, I realized that it would be a great opportunity for me and my family. In the end, I really enjoyed the culture of the company. It was maybe one of the first times I had contact with a company that looked at me not just as a resource, but as a human being.❓ Tell us something fun that you do in your spare time or something interesting no one knows about you.✨ Now that I have a daughter and I don't have a family in Canada,

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
3 years ago
Christa Brown
Team Fiix
Christa BrownFiix Community Team
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Fiixer Friday: Meet Lily Li, Account Executive & Dreamy Traveller 💭✈️

This week, we're shining the spotlight on Lily Li, Account Executive, who cares about making a positive social impact and motivating other women in traditionally male-dominated fields. ❓ What made you decide to work at Fiix?✨ A combination of things: I wanted to be part of a rapid-growth company that would also have a positive social impact within the community that it serves. When I found out that Fiix was a B Corp, instantly I knew that I wanted to get to know Fiix a bit more!❓ What motivates or drives you?✨ I'm motivated to be a trailblazer for women in the workplace, especially in roles and markets that are traditionally male-dominated. I've been fortunate enough to have some amazing mentors (both men & women) who have guided me throughout my career so far to be unapologetically me. I love the energy that being on a team brings -- when everyone is working towards the same North Star 🌟.
❓ Tell us something fun that you do in your spare time or something interesting no one knows

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
3 years ago
Christa Brown
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Christa BrownFiix Community Team
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Fiixer Friday: Meet Leo Tang, DevOps Engineer & Aspiring Dog Owner 🐶

This week, we’re shining the spotlight on Leo Tang, DevOps Engineer. He is a give-me-a-coffee-in-the-morning-so-I-can-get-stuff-done person ☕️, that loves summer ☀ and longs to get a furry friend 🐶🦴, but will settle for the Fiix-dogs Slack channel for now (where Fiix employees share pictures of their best friends).❓ What was your "I need to work at Fiix" moment? ✨ I met the Fiix product team at an offsite event shortly before I started. I asked the question "Is a hotdog a sandwich?" 🌭 and a few of us got into a very lengthy well thought out debate on the topic. That was when I knew Fiix would be a great place to work.  ❓ What do you love most about the work that you do?✨ Even though I have a very technical role, I like that there's a human aspect to it. How do I provide a solution that solves a problem but also has lower barrier to entry and ease of use.❓ What is something interesting that no one knows about you? ✨ I really enjoy hate-watching movies 🎥. My argument has always been

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
3 years ago
Christa Brown
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Christa BrownFiix Community Team
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Fiixer Friday: Meet Nelson Mark, Senior Scrum Master & Car Geek 🚘

This week, we're shining the spotlight on Nelson Mark. Nelson is a Senior Scrum Master.❓ What's your favourite memory or experience you've had since joining Fiix?✨ One of the more memorable experiences was someone adding me as a custom emoji on Slack.  Haha! (I suppose there are some Nelsonisms that can be reflected with an emoji.❓ What is one thing you miss now that you are not working in the office?👨‍💻✨ The 3rd dimension when interacting with people, which allows one to delve into the conversation, be it a strategic planning session, to a heated discussion over lunch, to what’s happening in the world.❓ Tell us something fun that you do in your spare time or something interesting no one knows about you?✨ I create home videos as a hobby, and have a few different cameras such as sports cameras, stabilizers, etc. 🎥 .❓If Fiix organized a talent show, what do you think you would do?✨ I’d probably geek out on cars more than show off a talent TBH.❓What is your dream car to own? Does this

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
3 years ago
Christa Brown
Team Fiix
Christa BrownFiix Community Team
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Fiixer Friday: Meet Grace Yu, Lead Developer & Foodie

This week, we’re shining the spotlight on Grace Yu, Lead Developer for our Applied AI team. She is an early bird that enjoys sipping a warm cup of tea ☕️, watching hockey 🏒& indulging in anything delicious 🍝🥙🍕! ❓ What was your "I need to work at Fiix" moment? ✨ I decided to work at Fiix the moment I got a heart-felt warm welcome message and video from the team before I joined. Definitely it's the company culture and the friendly working environment where everyone is respected. 😊❓ What do you love most about your role?✨ What I love most about the work is endless opportunities to get the product better and better.❓ What is your favourite thing to do on the weekend? ✨ I enjoy cooking with my husband and trying different recipes. 👩‍🍳❓ What is something fun that you do in your spare time or any hobbies that you have. What do you love about doing these things? ✨ I like baking and share it with family and friends. It's fun to try different recipes.🧁🍪 

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
3 years ago
Christa Brown
Team Fiix
Christa BrownFiix Community Team
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Fiixer Friday: Meet Meraj Imani, Manager of Product Management and nationally ranked show jumper

 This week, we’re shining the spotlight on Meraj Imani, Manager of Product Management. He is a night owl that loves getting outdoors for a good cycle session 🚴‍♂️ fuelled by a good cup of coffee ☕️ (jet fuel’s cooler cousin), watching soccer ⚽️ and enjoying a plate of jerk chicken with rice and beans! ❓ What was your "I need to work at Fiix" moment? ✨ When I learned about how Fiix approaches Product Management. We do it the way it should be done! ❓ What motivates or drives you? ✨ It is especially motivating when a user tells me a solution we built for them has made their life easier! We get a lot of it here at Fiix 🛠.  ❓ What is something interesting that no one knows about you? ✨  During my teens I was a nationally ranked show jumper 🏇.❓ What is something fun that you do in your spare time or any hobbies that you have. What do you love about doing these things? ✨ My partner and I have taken to winter hiking. It's a great way to get some exercise outdoors during this season. And we

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
3 years ago
Christa Brown
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Christa BrownFiix Community Team
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✨ Member Spotlight: Meet Ryan Robinson, Shop Manager and conqueror of binders, breakdowns & big change

This week we’re shining a spotlight on member @ryanr who recently shared his big plans with us for improving maintenance efficiency and asset performance at his company, an Oregon-based wholesale tree grower. If you think the idea of pulling data from decades-old equipment seems like a long-shot, Ryan agrees that “it seemed like a very far-fetched idea at the beginning...but then I realized it was a lot easier than I thought”. Thank you @ryanr for sharing this lesson with us! Listen to our full interview with Ryan to learn how his maintenance team is merging new technology with an old-school farming industry 🚜 🎧 The Maintenance Management Podcast with Fiix: Conquering binders, breakdowns, and big change with Ryan Robinson Or read the case study to learn how Ryan and his team went from hundreds of binders to 50% more scheduled maintenance, less idle time, and faster reporting. 📖 Fiix Case Study: How one maintenance team saved hundreds of labor hours with Fiix “Setting up MachineMax a

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
3 years ago
Christa Brown
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Christa BrownFiix Community Team
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Fiixer Friday: Meet Jason Afara, Solutions Engineer

This week, we're shining the spotlight on Jason Afara, Solutions Engineer from a whole family of engineers 🛠.❓ What made you decide to work at Fiix?✨ Fiix gave me an opportunity to leverage my experience from manufacturing to support customers across the world. In this position, I believe I am able to support people and their maintenance teams make a significant impact on their businesses.❓ What has been the highlight or your most proud moment since starting at Fiix?✨ A highlight of mine at Fiix was travelling to Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom in 2019 🌍.❓ What motivates or drives you?✨ Continuing to get better each day, finding the small changes that can eventually lead to a major impact.❓ What made you interested in becoming an engineer?✨ My dad, and 2 older brothers have chemical engineering degrees as well. I was fortunate in my position (as the youngest) to see the success and opportunities they were given with that degree. Luckily I enjoyed and was good with math and scienc

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
3 years ago
Christa Brown
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Christa BrownFiix Community Team
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🎶 The Fiixers Playlist on Spotify

Calling all music fans… We’re building a playlist for all the maintainers of the world and we need your help!  The Fiixers Playlist on Spotify  What are YOUR song suggestions where the title or lyrics are a play on maintenance, repair, fixing, or tools? Do you whistle while you work? What helps you get ‘er done? Sing when nobody can hear you on your commute? What pumps you up for work?  Pop your suggestions in the comments and we’ll add them to our playlist

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
3 years ago
Christa Brown
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Christa BrownFiix Community Team
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Fiixer Friday: Meet Frank Emery, Senior Product Manager of Applied AI

This week, we're shining the spotlight on Frank Emery, Senior Product Manager for the AI team. Many of you already know Frank as the face of Fiix Foresight so here’s a little more about him that you may not know.❓ What made you decide to work at Fiix?✨ The Applied AI project Fiix was working on was extremely unique, I hadn't seen the same approach taken at any other companies in Toronto and I wanted to get in on the ground floor 🛠.❓ What has been the highlight or your most proud moment since starting at Fiix?✨ When we got our first POC out into production, proving out that our AI tools would work.❓ What motivates or drives you?✨ Doing what people say can't be done, solving problems that people say are too complex or too hard to solve 🤔.
❓ How do you think introducing AI into our product will help transform the maintenance industry?✨ As I always tell people, the goal of AI in maintenance should be to make things "easy"; when we’re successful AI should be acting as an aid to the alread

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Christa Brown
Team Fiix
3 years ago

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