John W. Silcott is an Engineering Associate with Celanese Ltd. working in the corporate Center of Excellence for rotating equipment and is located in Houston, Texas. His primary responsibilities are rotating equipment reliability and technical support, to include project review and support, consulting, problem solving, vibration analysis, lubrication, predictive/preventive maintenance programs and Best Practices. He worked for Dow Chemical from 1970 to 1974 and joined Celanese in 1974 where he has worked in technical and supervisory roles associated with rotating equipment.

Mr. Silcott received a B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering, 1970) from New Mexico State University. He is a member of the Vibration Institute, ASME, Chairperson of the Advisory Committee for the Industrial Maintenance Technology program at Texas State Technical College, and a member of the International Pump Users Symposium Advisory Committee since 1987.