Biography
Ed Rideout has been involved with the electrical field in many ways for nearly 35 years. His electrical experience started when he was just out of vocational school and was hired as the sole electrician at a local fish plant in charge of six fishing trawlers, a power house and a fish plant facility. In 1975 Ed went on to work with Nova Scotia Power, first as an apprentice electrician in a generating station, then as a journeyman electrician and then he went on in 1985 to become the leading electrician.
By 1999 he had become supervisor over the electrical department and a year later became supervisor over the entire maintenance department, where he worked until his retirement in 2008. Ed is very knowledgeable about Medium Voltage Switchgear and having run a small business and supervising an Electrical Maintenance Group gives him a better understanding of our client’s needs.
Testimonials
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Greg Brataschuk, Schulte Industries Ltd."Excellent, Ed totally makes the course (PLC course) He makes the course very interesting. Thank You."
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Steven Clarke, Halifax International Airport Authority“Ed was very informative and knowledgeable on what he teaches. His own personal experience and encounters make the material become more of a reality.”
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Hein de Jager, Suncor"Ed Rideout was friendly and a very knowledgeable instructor. He kept the course interesting and makes your head work hard."
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Brent Green, Newfoundland Power“The instructor Ed Rideout, presented the course content in a clear efficient manner. New troubleshooting techniques were well presented and received. By the end of the course I had noticed overall improvement in circuit troubleshooting ability.”
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Rob Clellend, Department of National Defence“The instructor showed a great knowledge of the subject matter. And thorough experience in the industry, was able to answer all questions and promote class discussions.”
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Adam Gould, Enbridge Pipelines“I found this course to be very valuable and informative. The course structure is excellent with keeping the majority of the learning at hands on. Ed, the instructor, was not only knowledgeable, he was also very friendly and presented well. Overall, a good course.”
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Tony Cranford, Newfoundland Power“This was a really good course and instructor(Ed Rideout). I found great improvement in troubleshooting procedures and documentation. It also reduced number of steps to find faults by 50% to 75% (more efficient). I recognized different ways to troubleshoot (both open circuits and short circuits). I...
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Brandon Hunt, Syncrude Canada“Very informal and Ed Rideout kept all participants alert and interested in the knowledge of the course.”
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Bruce Barrett, Lynk Electric"Instructor was very clear and professional about his job and explained course details very well. Ed took the time to go over the details and showed lots of interesting videos."
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John Gazzola, Lynk Electric"I thought the instructor was very good. He had an excellent understanding of the subject matter. And was very open to taking questions and gave good answers. Very good course."
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David Vivian, Deer Lake Power"Ed was very knowledgeable and was very open and helpful in answering any and all questions."
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Martin Stevens, Suncor"The instructor, Ed Rideout was one of the better instructors I have ever had. He made a lot of the material less boring with his sense of humor."
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Eric Feader, TransGas“Ed is a very knowledgeable instructor with a wealth of troubleshooting experience. He kept everyone on task throughout the week to make sure all of the information was covered. It was nice to be challenged on some of the lab work and should prove valuable when I return to work.”
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Steven Robinson, IBEW"The instructor, Ed has lots of good field experience and can relate to the material personally. This experience from a first hand teacher makes it easy to understand the severity and how dangerous arc flash can be."
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Jeffrey Capati, Littlefuse Startco"Ed Rideout has a lot of experience in this field, because of this experience he was able to explain this course very well. He was also very knowledgeable on safety citing and explaining all of the procedures, step by step, with regards to safety of the actual work and the paper work as well."