Edward Rideout

instructor years of experience

57

Years of
Experience

Biography

Ed Rideout has been involved with the electrical field in many ways for nearly 54 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 2006. 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.

Expertise

Testimonials

  • Shawn McCarthy, Suncor
    "Ed Rideout did an excellent job at presenting the course material. He also took the time to help anyone that was having trouble. A 1 job!!"
  • Garry Tompkins, Suncor
    "Ed Rideout is a very good instructor. He has a great knowledge in the electrical field and teaches in a very interesting way. You feel like you are part of the team. Thanks Ed."
  • 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...
  • 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."
  • Jen Furrow, McCain Foods Canada
    “Ed was a great presenter! He was very knowledgeable and able to keep everyone’s attention, I really appreciated that.”
  • Jason Manning, Enbridge Pipelines
    “Ed was an excellent instructor for this course. He is very knowledgeable and personable. The course was very enjoyable. I liked that it was mostly hands on instead of in a classroom listening to a speaker all day, all in all a very worthwhile course to take. Ed needs a raise.”
  • Neil Woodman, Newfoundland Power
    “I thought this course was a great approach to improving troubleshooting skills. Ed Rideout did a great job instructing, was very knowledgeable and easy to understand. I could see my skills improving as the week went on. The test sets used for the course were great, as well as the software. All in...
  • Brad Rogers, Enbridge Pipelines
    “I'm very pleased with Ed and the way he delivers the content. I do better when I have minimal class instruction and more hands on and this course really fit the bill in this respect. The labs were laid out quite well and were relevant to the content as well. I would recommend this course to any electrician...
  • Tyler Romanchuk, Suncor
    “The course was excellent overall. The instructor, Ed Rideout was clear and made you feel comfortable with the material. Excellent tools and equipment provided.”
  • 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."
  • Emily Robinson, Capital Power
    Ed was a very good teacher, if anyone had a question he would explain further into detail and didn’t judge me for having lesser knowledge with the switching exercise
  • Don Hetherington, Fredericton International Airport
    “Ed was concise and took the time to answer questions.”
  • Stephen Stone, Newalta
    “I thought this course was very informative and provided everyone with the opportunity to share their experiences. The material got right to the point, and never included fill-in material, which is common to most courses. Ed was able to deliver the material professionally and was able to include his...
  • Nathan Smith, Kraken Robotic Systems Inc.
    Instructor was competent and handled the content in a way that was professional and kept folks as engaged as possible on a online safety course. Ed was able to answer some of my ignorant questions without making me feel singled out or stupid, which helped with understanding and buy in for the course.
  • Philip Newman, Syncrude Canada
    “Ed was very knowledgeable in electrical. He was well spoken, friendly and enjoyable. The power point was good. I would be interested in more courses with Mr. Rideout.”

Upcoming Courses

Apr 07 - Apr 07, 2026 LIVE 2-Way Online
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Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification
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Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification
Training 8am-4pm Halifax time, NS OR26330 Register
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Arc Flash High Voltage Safety Refresher Certification
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Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification
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Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification
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Safe Electrical Switching and Arc Flash Awareness for Operators
Training 8am-4pm Halifax time, NS OR26450 Register
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Arc Flash & Low Voltage Safety
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Arc Flash & Low Voltage Safety
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Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification
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Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification
Training 8am-4pm St. John's NL time, NL OR26473 Register
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Arc Flash High Voltage Safety Refresher Certification
Training 8am-4pm Toronto time, ON OR26501 Register
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Arc Flash High Voltage Safety Refresher Certification
Training 8am-4pm St. John's NL time, NL OR26503 Register
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Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification
Training 8am-4pm Charlottetown time, PE OR26487 Register
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Arc Flash & Low Voltage Safety
Training 8am-4pm Charlottetown time, PE OR26486 Register
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Arc Flash High Voltage Safety Refresher Certification
Training 8am-4pm Toronto time, ON OR26663 Register
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Arc Flash & Low Voltage Safety
Training 8am-4pm St. John's NL time, NL OR26639 Register
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Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification
Training 8am-4pm St. John's NL time, NL OR26640 Register
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Arc Flash High Voltage Safety Refresher Certification
Training 8am-4pm St. John's NL time, NL OR26666 Register
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Arc Flash High Voltage Safety Refresher Certification
Training 8am-4pm Halifax time, NS OR26667 Register
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Arc Flash & Low Voltage Safety
Training 8am-4pm Toronto time, ON OR26647 Register
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Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification
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Low Voltage Circuit Breaker Testing & Maintenance
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All Courses Taught

Advanced Electrical System Testing and Maintenance - includes Medium Voltage

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How To Analytically Troubleshoot Complex Electrical Systems with Deductive Reasoning

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Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification

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Arc Flash & Low Voltage Safety

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Arc Flash High Voltage Safety Refresher Certification

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Power Cable Testing & Maintenance

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Power Transformer Testing & Maintenance

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Low Voltage Circuit Breaker Testing & Maintenance

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Medium Voltage Circuit Breaker Testing & Maintenance

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Fundamentals of Industrial and Substation Battery Testing & Maintenance

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Safe Electrical Switching and Arc Flash Awareness for Operators

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