Biography

Jim Roberts brings over 43 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 responsible for over 67km of subway system and all facilities on a 24/7 electrical emergency response team.

Since 2000, he supervised over 95 maintenance electricians, coordinated major shutdowns to facilities for bi-annual electrical maintenance, assisted electricians on major faults in high and low voltage equipment.

Outside of work, he volunteered as a fire fighter with a local fire department. When he left the department after 20 years, he held the role of Senior Captain and was in charge of day to day operations including organizing firefighter certification training. He spent the past 9 years teaching an in-house 4 year maintenance and construction training program for over 55 electrical apprentices, at the same time responsible for keeping 140 electrical employees updated in new technology, high voltage switching, safety requirements and maintenance procedures.

Jim as expertise in electrical troubleshooting techniques, print reading, lockout tag out, work protection code, HV Switching and the Canadian Electrical Code.

Jim is well versed in low voltage troubleshooting, AD/DC systems, electrical schematic reading, High Voltage Work Protection Code, Canadian Electrical Safety Code, Certified Ontario Occupational Health & Safety Member, Ontario Fire Marshall certified facilitator and a Master electrician.

Testimonials

  • Bernice O'Neil, Lambton Kent DSB
    Excellent course, full of need to know current info.
  • Travis Lewis, Pinnacle Renewable Energy
    Jim was very thorough with his training. I have been to many training courses throughout the years, and Jim engaged with the whole class better than I have ever previously seen.
  • Mike Zahra, Toronto Transit Commission
    “Good instructor, very knowledgeable.”
  • Robert Sorba, Mount Allison University
    Jim was awesome. Very knowledgeable and helpful. He was able to provide really good examples relevant to the material.
  • Maxym Petryshyn, University of Toronto
    Jim is a great teacher. He kept me engaged, took time to explain things properly, and went into more detail when asked. Friendly and approachable.
  • Chris Drdla, University of Toronto
    Jim was an exceptional instructor. It was great to have an instructor with so much hands-on experience. Jim kept me engaged in a course where I would normally be zoning out. Overall I would like to have Jim back to teach other courses.
  • Jordan Winters, Littelfuse
    Jim has a lot of experience and thus a great insight on how to do work safely in a lot of situations and can convey this to people with very different jobs in a way that is easy to understand.
  • Salman Afzal, Syncrude Canada
    “Jim Roberts is a really good instructor; he explained everything in detail and explained the hazards of switching electrical equipment. He has shown us the safest way of switching and what to look for when switching. I would recommend Jim because he is experienced and very safe and he knows the stuff...
  • Colin Aucoin, Blu Earth Renewables
    Jim is a fantastic instructor. He is very knowledgeable and provides practical examples that make the material easier to understand
  • 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.”
  • Paul Steinkey, Daam Galvanizing Ltd.
    “Jim was very knowledgeable with course material. He would also answer questions that were outside of the course and pertained to our own jobs. He engaged all of us at the beginning and said, "No question was a stupid question." Thanks Jim.”
  • Kevin Archambault, Canadian Coast Guard
    “Jim was very informative. He also brought a lot of experience to the course. He was able to relate with what we do on a regular basis.”
  • Parry Arnell, West Fraser
    "Jim is excellent with providing real life examples to help explain the VFD/Motor Troubleshooting is important to maintaining a plant uptime."
  • Steve Fritterer, GCT Deltaport
    Jim Roberts kept the course humorous and interesting. He kept us all under his supervision and helped when needed.
  • Chue Yee Vang, Cummins
    This instructor has a lot of credentials and is very knowledgeable in various types of electrical components. He was able to apply to work-related experiences for us to get a better understanding.

Expertise

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