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Dave Cox

instructor years of experience

46

Years of
Experience

Biography

Dave began his career in commercial high rises in Calgary. He then spent time working industrial oilfield maintenance electrical in Alberta followed by General Motors in Oshawa Ontario, Koch fertilizer and Husky Oil in Manitoba, Baffin Island at an iron ore mine and commissioning in the Alberta oildsands sector.
Dave is also an avid whitewater rafting professional, and has served as a guide in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest territories, Yukon, Africa and North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia in the United States.

Testimonials

  • Amanda Cardinal, Syncrude
    Dave has a fantastic demeanor, and his relaxed teaching style made the class enjoyable while learning his troubleshooting style. I appreciate his methods and will be adopting his style in my work. I would be interested in taking any class he instructs.
  • Joel Simpson, Frontier Electrical Services
    I feel like David has a lot of experience and many nuggets of information that would be helpful to anyone involved in the maintenance of electrical systems. I only wish I had come into the class with more knowledge so I could have picked his brain more.
  • Carmelle Smyth, Centerra Gold
    The information was well laid out and delivered, lots of time for interaction with the instructor and fellow students. The slides are esthetically pleasing, with some great documentation examples. The instructor is well-versed in electrical equipment, safety, and good business practice. While also being...
  • Tejpal Bhinder, International Paper
    Dave, having more than 40 years of experience in the field, had a great teaching method by only giving us hints when we needed them to troubleshoot in the field.
  • Brad Moon, Sherrit
    David was very knowledgeable, I really appreciated him expanding on the curriculum with his own experience.
  • Ravi Ludu, Global Container Terminals
    Dave is a very good teacher, making sure everyone understands the info in the course. 2 Thumbs Up!
  • Amendeep Rana, Global Container Group
    Dave was a great teacher. He had great communication with students and listened very well to what we had to say. He answered any questions we had. Very organized 10 out of 10, I definitely recommend him.
  • Adnan Farooq, City of Ottawa
    Dave is well equiped with course materials and has hands-on practical field experience on how to troubleshoot VFD. That helped me to learn lots of practical problems we usually run into.
  • Aaron VanHooren, Capstone Infrastructure
    David was excellent; knowledgeable on subject matter and conveyed material in a very engaging manner.
  • Gerry Bell, Cummins
    Dave was engaging and kept everyone focused. Enough personal, relevant examples were applied to the materials.
  • Ryan Taylor, Global Container Group
    I found Dave very calm, professional, and patient.
  • Heinrich Penner, Lode King
    Dave was polite and willing to answer any and all questions that came up. He was also very knowledgeable in everything electrical.
  • Mike Mckay, Department of National Defense
    Dave is a very knowledgeable instructor with a lot of real world experience. He is easy to relate to and approach with questions. I liked how he would point you in the right direction if you were struggling with a problem rather then solve it for you.
  • Jordan Bell, Department of National Defense
    Dave was knowledgeable about the subject matter and helpful when students were having difficulties.
  • Scott Hay, International Paper
    The instructor was willing to help out and point you in the right direction if you had any problems. I highly recommend this course.

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CSA Z463 Maintenance of Electrical Systems 		Training 8am-4pm Vancouver time, BC OR261142 Register
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Arc Flash High Voltage Safety Refresher Certification 		Training 8am-4pm Saskatoon time, SK OR261245 Register
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CSA Z463 Maintenance of Electrical Systems 		Training 8am-4pm Vancouver time, BC OR261234 Register
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Arc Flash High Voltage Safety Refresher Certification 		Training 8am-4pm Toronto time, ON OR261255 Register
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Arc Flash High Voltage Safety Refresher Certification 		Training 8am-4pm Vancouver time, BC OR261540 Register
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CSA Z463 Maintenance of Electrical Systems 		Training 8am-4pm Edmonton Time , AB OR261469 Register
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CSA Z463 Maintenance of Electrical Systems 		Training 8am-4pm Toronto time, ON OR261471 Register
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Arc Flash High Voltage Safety Refresher Certification 		Training 8am-4pm Winnipeg time, MB OR261546 Register
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Arc Flash High Voltage Safety Refresher Certification 		Training 8am-4pm Toronto time, ON OR261562 Register
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CSA Z463 Maintenance of Electrical Systems 		Training 8am-4pm St. John's NL time, NL OR261477 Register
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CSA Z463 Maintenance of Electrical Systems 		Training 8am-4pm Vancouver time, BC OR261473 Register
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Arc Flash High Voltage Safety Refresher Certification 		Training 8am-4pm Winnipeg time, MB OR261566 Register
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Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification 		Training 8am-4pm Winnipeg time, MB OR261511 Register
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Arc Flash & Low Voltage Safety 		Training 8am-4pm Winnipeg time, MB OR261510 Register
Dec 29 - Dec 29, 2026 LIVE 2-Way Online
CSA Z463 Maintenance of Electrical Systems 		Training 8am-4pm Toronto time, ON OR261481 Register
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Arc Flash High Voltage Safety Refresher Certification 		Training 8am-4pm Toronto time, ON OR261572 Register
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CSA Z463 Maintenance of Electrical Systems 		Training 8am-4pm Edmonton Time , AB OR261479 Register
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CSA Z463 Maintenance of Electrical Systems 		Training 8am-4pm Vancouver time, BC OR27027 Register
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Arc Flash High Voltage Safety Refresher Certification 		Training 8am-4pm Vancouver time, BC OR27081 Register
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CSA Z463 Maintenance of Electrical Systems 		Training 8am-4pm Toronto time, ON OR27030 Register
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Arc Flash High Voltage Safety Refresher Certification 		Training 8am-4pm Iqaluit time, NU OR27088 Register
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Arc Flash High Voltage Safety Refresher Certification 		Training 8am-4pm Winnipeg time, MB OR27092 Register
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Arc Flash High Voltage Safety Refresher Certification 		Training 8am-4pm Vancouver time, BC OR27096 Register
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CSA Z463 Maintenance of Electrical Systems 		Training 8am-4pm Toronto time, ON OR27035 Register
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CSA Z463 Maintenance of Electrical Systems 		Training 8am-4pm Vancouver time, BC OR27032 Register
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CSA Z463 Maintenance of Electrical Systems 		Training 8am-4pm Winnipeg time, MB OR27033 Register
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Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification 		Training 8am-4pm Vancouver time, BC OR27073 Register
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Arc Flash & Low Voltage Safety 		Training 8am-4pm Vancouver time, BC OR27072 Register
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Arc Flash High Voltage Safety Refresher Certification 		Training 8am-4pm Winnipeg time, MB OR27136 Register
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Arc Flash & Low Voltage Safety 		Training 8am-4pm Vancouver time, BC OR27182 Register
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Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification 		Training 8am-4pm Vancouver time, BC OR27183 Register
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CSA Z463 Maintenance of Electrical Systems 		Training 8am-4pm Winnipeg time, MB OR27162 Register
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CSA Z463 Maintenance of Electrical Systems 		Training 8am-4pm Vancouver time, BC OR27161 Register
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CSA Z463 Maintenance of Electrical Systems 		Training 8am-4pm Vancouver time, BC OR27166 Register
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CSA Z463 Maintenance of Electrical Systems 		Training 8am-4pm Halifax time, NS OR27169 Register
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Arc Flash High Voltage Safety Refresher Certification 		Training 8am-4pm Toronto time, ON OR27142 Register

All Courses Taught

VFD Essentials: Programming, Maintenance and Motor Control Troubleshooting

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How To Analytically Troubleshoot Complex Electrical Systems with Deductive Reasoning

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CSA Z463 Maintenance of Electrical Systems

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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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