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

  • Bradley Clark, H&F Electrical Ltd.
    David was very knowledgeable about the course curriculum. He was very interactive with the class and continuously enticed people to ask questions or make any comments they may have.
  • 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.
  • Brad Pendlington, Department of National Defense
    Dave was incredible. He provided excellent instruction and was completely knowledgeable in troubleshooting practices.
  • Carson Jeffrey, Alberta Health Services
    Dave was able to answer any of my questions and did not rush any parts of the course, which gave me the time I needed to understand and complete each exercise.
  • 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.
  • Zach Berthier, Global Container Terminals
    Dave was very clear with instructions and helpful with problem-solving and fault finding.
  • 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.
  • Garryt Sabiston, West Fraser
    Dave is very knowledgeable and can teach very well. He knows the course content is willing and able to help when asked. Very personable.
  • James Collins, Syncrude
    Dave was very knowledgeable in all aspects of the course. He explained every assignment clearly so no one was confused.
  • Joshua Zwinkels, Arlanxeo
    Dave was a good instructor knew a lot of information about topics we discussed about.
  • Gerry Bell, Cummins
    Dave was engaging and kept everyone focused. Enough personal, relevant examples were applied to the materials.
  • Darrin Grone, Global Container Group
    Dave is very knowledgeable in the electrical department. His experience with GM has helped bridge the mechanical side.
  • Ravi Ludu, Global Container Terminals
    Dave is a very good teacher, making sure everyone understands the info in the course. 2 Thumbs Up!
  • 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.
  • Matt Teeuwsen, Sherritt
    David Cox Was a great instructor with lots of electrical knowledge. He conducted his class with ease, and answered all our questions. If he didn't know, he found the answer for us either that day or the next.

Expertise

Deductive Reasoning Electro-mechanical Deductive Reasoning for Heavy Equipment Technicians
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