Biography
With 33 years of on the job experience at Hydro One, doing consulting work for McGregor Allsop, Trow Engineering Consultants and Dillion and Associates, Dave has acquired extensive knowledge of electrical equipment, installations and legislative requirements.
While with Hydro One, Dave was involved with many projects including:
- Held the lead role in the implementation of the new Training Development System (TDS), the Hydro One Documentation System (HODS), and E-learning programs now used by the company
Additionally, Dave’s other achievements are:
- assisted in the development of work procedures and tools for the overhaul of Delle SF6 Breaker rams
- preparation of Work practices and procedures, and the development of training material for Hydro One staff
- provided training to Hydro One personnel in a wide range of safety, troubleshooting, operations, electrical awareness and a variety of other critical training.
Testimonials
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Mark Wilson, Ozcan Services“I can’t thank Dave Neal enough for all his information and stories. This was a wake-up call to my job. He kept the class very involved and this is a very important course. Thank you very much, this class can help save lives.”
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Chris Page, Cogeco“Dave made the course interesting with many real-life examples and using his experience. He asked appropriate questions of the group and encouraged involvement by all.”
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Steven Brown, Koch Fertilizer“Dave Neal was enthusiastic and provided a wealth of knowledge and experience in the subject. He was able to make the course interesting and informative.”
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Chris Wilkinson, TransAlta“The course had a great detail and brought much more detail than I once knew. Dave did an excellent job bringing important information to us that we will encounter at some point on this job site. Overall, both the course and Dave did A+ job. Thanks.”
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Dennis Lohr, Manning Forest Products“Dave Neal was one of the best instructors I have had for any course.”
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Florian Constantine, Martinrea Automotive Systems Canada Ltd.First of all thanks for sending Dave Neal . He is well versed with subject and kept going 8 hours. All the participants (many are not electricians) were completely glued to the subject and the training. It is indeed a good eye opener for many of us. Dave you are really good in what you are doing : Training...
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John Cyr, Brookfield Renewable“The instructor, Dave Neal presented using great knowledge and personal experience. Dave was engaging and invited participation from the course participants. Thanks Dave for an interesting 2 days.”
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Mike Gavros, Nortown Electrical Contractors“Dave was very informative in this course. He used his knowledge and real life experiences to help us understand the importance of Arc Flash training and PPE.”
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John Slaney, Kiewit Energy Canada Corp.“Dave brought a lot of experience with him to the course. He was very knowledgeable and answered all questions. Dave Neal was a great instructor.”
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Rob Hunter, Inter Pipeline Ltd.“I think Dave Neal was very knowledgeable in the topic with a good background. He also used a lot of real life examples when talking about a lot of the course info.”
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Mike Moura, Inter Pipeline Ltd“Dave was a very good instructor, very knowledgeable. I enjoyed this class.”
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Tom Young, Kiewit Energy Canada Corp.“The instructor, Dave Neal, was extremely knowledgeable and experienced and got the points across very effectively.”
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Jeremy Gutoski, West Fraser Quesnel Plywood“Dave was great, an excellent presentation and knowledgeable. It’s very evident he is extremely experienced and qualified. He was very personable and gave an enjoyable delivery.”
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Michael Chen, York Energy Centre“The instructor, Dave Neal is very knowledgeable and experienced. Hope to see him again in there years for the refresher course.”
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Troy Hinkle, SMS Equipment"Dave Neal was an excellent instructor. He had personal relevant stories to add to the material. I enjoyed the class."