Laboratory Audits and Consulting

CMI laboratory audits and consulting services offer the highest levels of experience and knowledge in the unique talents and international reputations of two of our principals: Jack Poley and Michel Murphy. Their experience in the design, installation, auditing and operation of laboratory test facilities has been sought from worldwide companies and organizations. Their unique experience and services are only available through CMI.

Jack Poley – Managing General Partner and President

Jack has a B.S., Chemistry and B.S., Management from University of California [Berkeley] and New York University School of Commerce, respectively, and has over 50 years’ experience in Condition Monitoring and Oil Analysis.

He was former managing vice president of Staveley Services Laboratories (now ALS), founder and CEO of Lubricon, and former Vice President and Chief Data Analyst, Analysts, Inc. A member of ASTM & STLE for over 35 years, Jack co-founded STLE’s Condition Monitoring Technical Committee and founded the Condition Monitoring Education Course. Jack also co-founded STLE’s successful Oil Monitoring Analyst (OMA) Program.

Jack has authored numerous chapters for various publications, as well as a bi-monthly column, On Condition Monitoring, for STLE’s Tribology and Lubrication Transactions magazine. He has presented over 100 papers and over 100 seminars worldwide on condition monitoring. Jack is technical director of Kittiwake Americas, a company specializing in oil analysis technology, including on-line sensors, and he is managing general partner of Condition Monitoring International, LLC (CMI), a company specializing in helping others implement condition monitoring (CM) programs, including the use of an intelligent agent, Prescient, which Jack designed for auto-evaluation of oil analysis and other CM test data.

Contact: jpoley@conditionmonitoringintl.com

Michel Murphy – Partner and Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Michel was educated at College Jean-de-Brebeuf, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and has over 20 years experience in Oil Analysis and related Condition Monitoring activities, specializing in Marketing & Sales. His past activities include directing marketing and sales efforts for a commercial oil analysis laboratory in Quebec.

In 1998 he formed Michel Murphy Enterprises, a platform for providing test instrumentation as well as consulting to industry in terms of lubrication, filtration, purification and related training, further honing his expertise in oil analysis,.

Michel was the 2000-2001 President of STLE and on the Society’s Board for a period of 12 years, and is a specialist in the area of condition monitoring technology and applications. In more recent years, he has worked with several other STLE leaders to develop a certification program for individuals involved in oil monitoring and analysis (OMA), which he championed and co-founded.

Contact: mmurphy@conditionmonitoringintl.com