30 Years. One Discipline. Real Results.
Danny Stephens is a Certified Lubrication Specialist (CLS), credentialed by the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), and the founder of Environmental & Lubrication Solutions, Inc. Over a 30-year career he has built lubrication programs for some of the most demanding manufacturing operations in the country — food and beverage, packaging, paper, building materials, and industrial manufacturing — and managed enterprise accounts spanning 60+ facilities. He has trained hundreds of maintenance and reliability professionals and consulted with organizations ranging from single-site plants to Fortune 500 national accounts.
Danny is based in Kerrville, Texas and works with clients across the United States.
About Environmental & Lubrication Solutions, Inc.
Environmental & Lubrication Solutions, Inc. (ELS) is an independent lubrication and reliability consulting firm serving industrial organizations across North America.
ELS is manufacturer-neutral. Our recommendations are based entirely on your operational needs — never on product margins or distribution agreements.
What We Do
We help operations and maintenance leaders turn lubrication from a routine task into a strategic advantage for reliability, cost control, and asset performance.
ELS delivers three core services:
Lubrication Program Assessment & Design Whether your program is nonexistent, neglected, or in need of a strategic upgrade, we assess your current state and design a structured program built around your equipment, your people, and your reliability goals. Services include site audits, gap analysis, lubricant standardization, contamination control strategies, oil analysis integration, CMMS alignment, and total cost of ownership reduction.
Workforce Development & Lubrication Training We design and deliver manufacturer-neutral education programs that transform how maintenance and reliability teams think about and execute lubrication — from foundational principles through advanced reliability topics. Programs range from focused single-facility workshops to comprehensive multi-site development series, all designed to build sustainable capability, not short-term fixes.
Sales Organization Training For lubricant manufacturers, distributors, and specialty chemical companies — we train your sales teams not just in product knowledge, but in how to deliver customer-facing lubrication education. The most powerful tool for building trust and driving long-term account retention.
Who We Serve
- Multi-site manufacturing organizations seeking consistency, governance, and scalability
- Large, complex single facilities requiring precision, reliability, and accountability
- Lubricant manufacturers and distributors building technically credible sales teams
- Any organization ready to elevate lubrication from a liability to a strategic advantage
Our Commitment
Every ELS engagement begins with a genuine effort to understand your operation, your challenges, and your goals. We build internal capability that sustains results long after the engagement ends.
Contact
830.777.4453
danny@lubesolutions.com
linkedin.com/in/dannynstephens
We reply within 24 hours.