Biography

He began his career in the electrical trade by engaging in construction activities at a potash mine located west of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Since then, he has accumulated experience in various facets of the electrical trade, including construction, commissioning, and maintenance.

Norm has contributed his skills to the commercial, industrial, and mining sectors. Additionally, he successfully managed his own electrical company for several years. Over the course of his career, he has been involved in numerous hard rock mining operations, spanning uranium, gold, and diamond extraction. Throughout these experiences, he has developed a robust understanding of high, medium, and low voltage switchgear, power generation, and the protection and control of distribution systems.

Testimonials

  • Zach Heisinger, Maka Power
    I was very green on all things to do with this course. Norm provides a very good understanding of not only why we are testing but also how each machine works. I feel very confident I will be able to further my knowledge of this with more practice with our own equipment in the shop.
  • Nathan Janz, Inter Pipeline Ltd
    Norm was very knowledgeable. He would throw in an example or have a story about a job he had done, which had helped me understand the material we were going through.
  • Robert Mitchell, Inter Pipeline
    Norm was excellent. He taught well and has great experience with this training. He answered all my questions and was able to help with my lab related issues.
  • Colin Coad, CBO
    Norm was well prepared and demonstrated firsthand knowledge of the course material. He used the time efficiently, and he gave adequate breaks.
  • Dan Sweeney, Keyera
    Norm is a great teacher, his knowledge and experience made learning easy. He is very easy to talk to and interact with.
  • Amanda Cardinal, Syncrude
    Norm is very knowledgeable. He has great experience, and I appreciated hearing the industry stories he shared with us.
  • Kasey Russel, Maka Power
    Norm is awesome. Our crew was green on a lot of the course content. Norm did a great job taking the time to explain all the presentations and all of the questions that came up during the hands-on training. He did a great job explaining things in a way that was very easy to understand explaining things...
  • Doug Power, ChampionX
    Norm was personable and relatable to real life scenarios. He was patient and helpful to those who had struggle and helped along the way to keep everyone up to par.
  • Brad Schaitel, CBO
    Norm is knowledgeable about CSA standards and examples of electrical safety and previous problems.
  • Darren Peddle, Inter Pipeline
    Norm gave an excellent presentation of the material. Lots of experience in the electrical trade made the course flow smoothly.
  • Matthew Lavergne, Maka Power
    Norm was very informative and great at explaining things. The hands-on training will help when I do this in the field.
  • Brian Heaton, CDN Controls
    Norm is a very good instructor, well-educated, and has experience to learn from.
  • Dean Thomas, Inter Pipeline Ltd.
    Norm was knowledgeable. He had stories and experiences that relate to the course.

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