Instructors

Jeff Leighton

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Experience

Biography

Jeff pairs operations insight with electrical craft skill, bringing more than three decades in oil-and-gas to the classroom. He broke into the industry at Gulf/Petro-Canada’s Cochrane gas plant, first as a process operator and later as a maintenance electrician. In 1996 he moved to Shell’s Scotford Upgrader as an Electrical Specialist, ultimately becoming the site’s turnaround high-voltage lead and central maintenance planner. There he engineered safe-switching strategies up to 35 kV, built detailed SAP/Primavera outage schedules, and steered multi-million-dollar shutdowns to zero-incident completions. Known for practical innovation—such as the scaffold-and-shrink-wrap roof that cut tank-cleaning downtime—Jeff turns field problems into teaching moments on arc-flash risk, lock-out/tag-out, and troubleshooting. Whether he’s walking learners through a VFD trip or coaching crews on isolation boundaries, his calm, methodical style converts complex electrical theory into procedures technicians can use on the very next shift.

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Upcoming Courses

Dec 01 - Dec 02, 2025	LIVE 2-Way Online Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification	Training 8am-4pm Edmonton Time , AB	OR25854	Register
Dec 01 - Dec 01, 2025	LIVE 2-Way Online Arc Flash & Low Voltage Safety	Training 8am-4pm Edmonton Time , AB	OR25853	Register
Dec 04 - Dec 04, 2025	LIVE 2-Way Online Arc Flash & Low Voltage Safety	Training 8am-4pm Winnipeg time, MB	OR25857	Register
Dec 17 - Dec 18, 2025	LIVE 2-Way Online Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification	Training 8am-4pm Vancouver time, BC	OR25866	Register
Dec 17 - Dec 17, 2025	LIVE 2-Way Online Arc Flash & Low Voltage Safety	Training 8am-4pm Vancouver time, BC	OR25865	Register
Dec 18 - Dec 18, 2025	LIVE 2-Way Online Arc Flash & Low Voltage Safety	Training 8am-4pm Edmonton Time , AB	OR25867	Register
Dec 18 - Dec 19, 2025	LIVE 2-Way Online Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification	Training 8am-4pm Edmonton Time , AB	OR25868	Register
Jan 05 - Jan 05, 2026	LIVE 2-Way Online Arc Flash & Low Voltage Safety	Training 8am-4pm Vancouver time, BC	OR26005	Register
Jan 05 - Jan 06, 2026	LIVE 2-Way Online Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification	Training 8am-4pm Vancouver time, BC	OR26006	Register
Jan 15 - Jan 15, 2026	LIVE 2-Way Online Arc Flash & Low Voltage Safety	Training 8am-4pm Edmonton Time , AB	OR26011	Register
Jan 15 - Jan 16, 2026	LIVE 2-Way Online Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification	Training 8am-4pm Edmonton Time , AB	OR26012	Register
Jan 29 - Jan 29, 2026	In Person Arc Flash & Low Voltage Safety	Edmonton, AB	OR26019	Register
Jan 29 - Jan 30, 2026	In Person Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification	Edmonton, AB	OR26020	Register
Feb 11 - Feb 11, 2026	LIVE 2-Way Online Arc Flash & Low Voltage Safety	Training 8am-4pm Edmonton Time , AB	OR26066	Register
Feb 11 - Feb 12, 2026	LIVE 2-Way Online Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification	Training 8am-4pm Edmonton Time , AB	OR26067	Register
Feb 17 - Feb 17, 2026	LIVE 2-Way Online Arc Flash & Low Voltage Safety	Training 8am-4pm Vancouver time, BC	OR26068	Register
Feb 17 - Feb 18, 2026	LIVE 2-Way Online Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification	Training 8am-4pm Vancouver time, BC	OR26069	Register

All Courses Taught

VFD Essentials: Programming, Maintenance and Motor Control Troubleshooting

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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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Instructors

Jeff Leighton

Biography

Expertise

Upcoming Courses

All Courses Taught

Lights Out Isn’t Power Off

Box Ticked, Risk Unchanged

Beyond the Classroom: Electrical Safety Where It Matters Most

Why a 3-Hour Tape Certification Falls Short

What’s the Real Cost of Downtime? Part 2 of 3

What’s the Real Cost of Downtime? Part 1 of 3

How Troubleshooting Industrial Batteries Has Changed Over Time: A Tradesman’s Perspective

Arc Flash Studies: A Vital Safety Tool for Canada’s Mining Industry

Situational Awareness

What Every Electrician Should Know About VFDs

Lessons from Tragedy – Proactive Measures Save Lives

The Dire Consequences of Neglecting Arc Flash Studies Under the Updated CSA Z462 Standard

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