Course Instructors
Allison Toms – Mrs. Toms is the technical director of GasTOPS Inc. With more than 30 years as a chemist, Allison has extensive knowledge and experience in machinery condition assessment including her position as the Chief Chemist and Physical Science Dept. Head for the DOD Joint Oil Analysis Program Technical Support Center (JOAP-TSC) and as the former co-founder of Lubrication & Fluid Power Inc. She has performed and published development and application work on evaluation of hydraulic fluid particle counting; evaluation and comparison of scanning electron microscopes (SEM) and x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) for filter debris analysis, wear chip analysis and in-line wear debris sensing; monitoring techniques for degraded oil in aircraft; and pioneered FT-IR for laboratory oil analysis. Her algorithms are utilized for laboratory FT-IRs and on-line IR oil sensors. Mrs. Toms work in used-oil infrared analysis represents a milestone in condition monitoring. Allison has published numerous articles and training materials. Mrs. Toms has published numerous articles and training materials. She is the co-author of Machinery Oil Analysis – Methods, Automation & Benefits: A Guide for Maintenance Managers, Supervisors & Technicians, 3rd edition. Ms. Toms is the Chair of the STLE Florida Section, an STLE Editorial Director and an instructor for the STLE Condition Monitoring 202 Training Course.
Darrell Churchill – Mr. Churchill is currently the director of Business Development at GasTOPS. He has more than 29 years of experience in providing Condition Based Maintenance solutions for a wide variety of applications including: military, aerospace, railways, manufacturing and mining. Prior to joining GasTOPS in 1992, Mr. Churchill was the Deputy Condition Monitoring Officer for the Canadian Forces (CF). At the Aerospace Maintenance Development Unit (AMDU), he was responsible for the development, implementation, training and continuous program support for all CF aerospace Integrated Health Monitoring (IHM) programs including rotor dynamics track and balance, shaft alignment, vibration and fluids analysis.
Aiden Donahue – Mr. Donahue is currently the program manager, Condition Based Maintenance with GasTOPS. He has 22 years of aircraft mechanical systems experience in the Canadian Airforce and 9 years of industrial experience specializing in vibration and oil analysis. He is a certified ISO Category III vibration specialist and teaches vibration and various oil analysis courses to a wide variety of industries across North America. Mr. Donahue has been directlyinvolved with Defense Research personnel in the development ofFilter Debris Analysis programs for almost 20 years. Aiden’s most recent position with GasTOPS was the Integrated Health Monitoring Manager for the Canadian Airforce Sea King helicopter fleet. In that position, he successfully implemented a complete condition-monitoring program and was awarded the Canadian Aeronautic and Space Institute’s Romeo Vachon award for his success.