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Dave Smith
Years of Experience44Dave Smith has been an Industrial Maintenance Electrician since 1975. He has taught maintenance, troubleshooting and safety courses to thousands of electricians in mines, mills, refineries, factories, plants, power stations and offshore platforms throughout North America and the Middle East. Dave is a hands-on guy and teaches from a field perspective with his intended audience being his utmost concern...
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Lee Kocyba, Akita Drilling“Dave was a very good instructor with his knowledge on electrical and how to apply it with common occurrences that you may have on the rig.”
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Greg Baun, Akita Drilling"The instructor, Dave Smith was clear and covered a lot of information in the 4 days. He is very knowledgeable and really knows is stuff."
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Matt Skopyk, Agrium"By far the best speaker/instructor for a training course at VPO. Dave kept the class engaged at all times and gave us a very informative session."
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Dave Wallace
Years of Experience44Dave has worked as an Industrial Electrical electrician and Electronic Technologist for over 40 years, starting his electrical career at the Nova Scotia Institute of Technology in 1975. His main specialty is troubleshooting electrical and electronic systems in various manufacturing plants and marine applications with extensive experience on PLC’s and VFD’s. Dave’s worked nationally...
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Peter Waugh
Years of Experience40Peter Waugh brings 39 years of experience in fields of maintenance and human resources management. Peter graduated in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Brunswick. He started his career with Westinghouse Industrial Field Service servicing power distribution equipment. He then moved to the Pulp & Paper industry where he worked for three companies over the next 30 years working in...
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Wes Palmer, Pretium Resources"Peter was very knowledgeable and explained things with precision and confidence."
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Greg Hogg, Pretium Resources"These 2 days of training have been by far the best training sessions I have been apart of. Peter did a great job of delivering information and aiming it to our needs here with Pretium. Thank you Peter."
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Darren Storm, Pretium Resources"The course was very informative and it has opened our eyes to the potential hazards we work with on a day to day basis. Peter was a extremely knowledgeable."
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Kenny Brown
Years of Experience38Kenny Brown has over 38 years of electrical maintenance experience with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). He started his electrical career as an apprentice in 1980 and joining the IBEW LU-558 at TVA’s Brown’s Ferry Nuclear plant.He led maintenance crews as an electrical foreman soon after receiving journeyman status and was selected to be the sites first Certified Electrical Maintenance...
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Dan Moyer
Years of Experience35Dan is a retired Chief Warrant Officer with 35 years of leadership experience within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).He is a graduate of the CAF Leadership Development Program including the Senior Appointment Program and the Executive Leadership Program. He is a former Faculty Advisor in the Leadership Department at the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy. He has also mentored and instructed...
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Dave Rodda
Years of Experience35Dave Rodda began his career at the age of 7 when he took his father’s HIFI system apart. From there he enrolled in the Electrical Electronic courses offered at Hellgate High School in Missoula Montana. After a career in the US Navy as a 2nd Class Machinist Mate, he returned to the University of Montana looking to becoming a teacher while working summers for an electrical contractor. With the...
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Joe Kiceniuk
Years of Experience51Joe Kiceniuk was educated at University of Alberta and University of British Columbia and has technical training in electronics with over 40 years experience in electronic circuit construction, troubleshooting and service. Joe has a working knowledge of multiple programming languages and extensive experience with quality control in analytical systems. He has designed and built equipment and is the...
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Jeff Ferns, TransCanada PipelinesJoe Kiceniuk is a very good, easy going and very smart instructor. I had fun, thanks for the course Canada Training Group.
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Blaire Burke, Department of National Defense“Joe was very knowledgeable in many aspects of troubleshooting, pertaining to the part that his vast experience in the scientific work that requires you to take notes, plan your direction in troubleshooting. The course required you to think of your comfort zone and to plan your way through troubleshooting...
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Martin Fleming, Irving Tissue“Course was beneficial in that it shows if you take a complex problem and break it down, document the information you have and come up with a plan it makes troubleshooting the problem easier. Instructor, Joe Kiceniuk was knowledgeable and conveyed the intent of the course.”
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Dave Neal
Years of Experience46With 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...
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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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Kenneth Preston, Daishowa-Marubeni“Dave did a great job, he knew his material and related it to scenarios that applied to our plant. Great job!”
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David Maczko, LanxessThis was a great course. I loved how it made me think and problem solve to find the issues within the circuits. I would recommend this course to my other co-workers.
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Edward Rideout
Years of Experience50Ed Rideout has been involved with the electrical field in many ways for nearly 35 years. His electrical experience started when he was just out of vocational school and was hired as the sole electrician at a local fish plant in charge of six fishing trawlers, a power house and a fish plant facility. In 1975 Ed went on to work with Nova Scotia Power, first as an apprentice electrician in a generating...
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,“The instructor, Ed Rideout is very knowledgeable in test equipment, great life experience in all types of test equipment. He is respectful of students and patient.” Ray Vinish, Mosaic Esterhazy
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Sean Callahan, Suncor"The instructor, Ed Rideout was very knowledgeable and easy to get along with."
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Brian Hook, Enbridge Pipelines“This course was excellent. It showed various testing methods, and Ed reviewed the results to help us better understand what we were doing. It was good to have all the test equipment separated into 4 work stations with a discussion area so everyone can be involved. I felt comfortable in the course...
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Jim Roberts
Years of Experience39Jim Roberts brings over 34 years of experience in the electrical field. A graduate from the Georgian College Electrical Engineering program, he started his career at Toronto Hydro Electrical Systems as a High Voltage Underground Cable Fault Technician then proceeded to Toronto Transit Commission where he obtained his red seal 309A electrical license and became a Maintenance/Construction Electrician...
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Andreas Frangias, Toronto Transit Commission“Jim was excellent and provided clear and concise information. He also used multiple ways to convey all the training in a way that kept it interesting.”
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Kaila Stepanic, Pembina Pipelines“I found the instructor, Jim Roberts to be very knowledgeable and professional in his delivery of the course. The course was well organized and very informative.”
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Mike Zahra, Toronto Transit Commission“Good instructor, very knowledgeable.”
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Fred Tanguay
Years of Experience41With 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...
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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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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.”
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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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Alain Tremblay
Years of Experience52Alain Tremblay is an electrical engineer with over 31 years of experience. He is fluent in both French and English and can instruct courses in both languages. He is a consultant on electrical power systems and preventative maintenance such as infrared thermography, transformer oil and gas analysis, electrical course and job supervision. Alain graduated from Laval University in Quebec with a Bachelor...
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Terry Yonkheym
Years of Experience57Terry Yonkheym brings over 28 years experience in training and practical electrical maintenance to Canada Training Group's electrical, safety and high voltage programs. Terry's extensive service record for Ontario Hydro began as a Power Maintenance Electrician Apprentice, progressing through attaining the Inter-Provincial Construction and Maintenance Electrician's license, Journeyperson status and...
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Dana Hawryliw, Syncrude Canada Ltd.“Terry was very knowledgeable and lots of experience. He was able to give detailed examples of applications. Terry kept things interesting and upbeat, everyone got involved in discussions. A+”
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Doug de la Nuez, Ridley Terminals Inc.“Very informative course. Just the right about of fear instilled. Terry is a very good instructor who explains clearly, consciously. He is interested in the material and as a result he is enthusiastic and genuinely interested in you learning the material. Very good course and well taught. Thanks.”
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Bobby Bartlett, Nabors Canada"Terry was a very good instructor. He was very thorough and knowledgeable. He spent lots of one on one time with the students and helped them understand what they were misinterpreting."
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