Forrest has worked in the field of vibration analysis and production maintenance more than thirty years.  Forrest was one of the founding members of CSI and has been very actively involved in the technical and market development of predictive condition monitoring technologies.

In 1998 Forrest co-founded 24/7 Systems.  24/7 Systems’ founders realized that the biggest needs facing industrial maintenance had shifted to the measurement, management, and improvement of plant machinery reliability.  24/7 Systems is focused on the development of strategic equipment management software and services.