Biography
With 30+ years of knowledge and experience gained from working in a variety of areas including power apparatus maintenance and commissioning, power engineering and design as well as training seminars for industrial and utility clients, Fred has a lot to offer students.
In addition to an in-depth background in these areas, Fred also has qualifications in the following:
- Occupational Health & Safety Act
- Arc Flash Hazard Assessment
- Substation and Electrical Safety Awareness
- Toronto Hydro Work Protection Code
- Utility work protection code
Testimonials
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Trudy Boomstrom, Syncrude Canada“Very well laid out. Fred is very knowledgeable and I've learned lots in this course. A small class ensured more explanation and demonstrations. Thanks Fred.”
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Duncan Paridaen, Syncrude Canada Ltd.“Fred Tanguy was a very knowledgeable instructor; he could answer all the questions. Good course I learnt a lot.”
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Tony Fiore, Phazer Electric“Fred was a great instructor; he had his audience of students very involved. His knowledge of the electrical field was very, very up to date. I enjoyed his techniques. Great instructor and job well done.”
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Gerry Favis, Suncor Energy“Fred is an excellent instructor, very knowledgeable with many years of experience. He took the time to explain in details and made sure that we understand everything. ”
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Sam Butterfield, Imperial Oil, Esso“Fred was extremely knowledgeable; most instructors are not. He was able to go above and beyond my expectations when answering questions. The material taught was honest and contained just the facts. I would highly recommend this course.”
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Justine Rogers, Syncrude Canada“Fred is very knowledgeable and can instruct a course whether from a schedule or fly by the seat of his pants, lots of hands on time.”
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Matt Wetzel, City of Ottawa“Fred the instructor knows his stuff inside and out. Excellent teacher and his patience is high. The course was very relevant to our plant and we will now apply several items to our procedures. I would recommend this course for others for sure. The training trailer was very impressive.”
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Jeff Gillespie, Enbridge Pipelines“Fred was an excellent instructor. The course material was delivered in an efficient manner and was very beneficial. Overall, I was very happy with Fred as an instructor and the learning opportunity this course delivered.”
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Shaun Jones, Enbridge Pipelines“Fred was knowledgeable, practical and thorough. The instruction was great, showing different troubleshooting techniques was definitely useful. Answered a lot of the theory by participating in experiments. I thought the course was beneficial.”
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Lewis Wong, University of Toronto“Fred is very knowledgeable. The material is very useful; I would recommend this course to any of my co-workers.”
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Ryan Bell, Renewable Energy Corp“Fred was very, very involved in the industry and his experience shone through throughout the class. I've already recommended it to others.”
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Justin Lynch, Syncrude CanadaInstructor was very helpful and knowledgeable. Course was very good and lots of hands on work. Learned lots and opened my eyes in a few things. I would recommend this course.
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Ron Kitchen, Syncrude Canada“Fred is extremely knowledgeable and willing to explain anything. He explains very well, is very amicable and very safety conscience. I enjoyed the course immensely and will be able to apply some of the aspects to my job.”
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Cam Rands, Mosaic Potash“Fred was a very good instructor that can explain stuff in a way anyone could understand. He kept us interested on the topics and the hands on work. I would like to see him at more of our courses.”
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Brent Devoe, Syncrude Canada“Fred is a very knowledgeable instructor and explained things in a very simple way to try and get everybody to understand.”