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Testimonials
Administrative Support / Professional Support / Communications
Kim Smith - Nebraska Public Power District - Administrative Assistant - "Excellent course."
Shari Harrison - Nebraska Public Power District - Administrative Assistant - " Skip did an excellent job of explaining very complex material on a very basic level. The class was exceptional and I think it should be mandatory."
Vickie McClary - Bonneville Power Administration - Human Resource Assistant - "I would recommend that new employees partake of this class."
Daelan Wood - EPCOR (Alberta) - Graphic Designer - "The instructor kept the very technical material easy to understand and interesting."
Jeri Freimuth - Chelan County PUD - Communication Specialist - "Great course, great presentation!"
Julie Leininger - Orlando Utility Commission - Executive Secretary - "Excellent class. Thank you!"
Justin Miedena - BC Hydro - Senior Analyst - "The course was great. I learned so much these past 3 days. Thanks very much!"
Business / Accounting / Finance / Rates
Angela Phaup - Western Kentucky Utilities - Accounting Manager - "Great class Skip! Thanks."
Doug Rieger - Nebraska Public Power District - Investment and Financial Specialist - " Made technical information into simplified, easy-to-understand information. Learned a lot"
Craig Kunz - Chelan County PUD - Sr. Financial Analyst - "Great Instructor/teacher, great examples & explanations! Best class/instruction ever taken!"
Heidi Gale - Chelan County PUD - Generation Business Analyst - "Great class!"
Mary McArthur - Pacific Power - Business Analyst - "I am so glad I had the opportunity to take this class!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us."
Scott Baird - Bonneville Power Administration - Accountant - "I learned a lot. Great instructor!!"
Roger Lewis - Lakeland Electric (FL) - Business Analyst - "Skip is the best instructor that I have encountered."
Customer Service / Account Executive / Sales
Kelly Huynh - Seattle City Light - Customer Service Rep . - "The instructor and material covered in this class were excellent."
Jane Agatep - Sacramento Municipal Utility District - Account Rep. I - "The instructor is awesome. He simplified what to me is the very complex nature of transmission and distribution of power."
Andre Christian - Sacramento Municipal Utility District - Account Rep. I - "Regardless of the subject, Skip is the best instructor for any class that I have ever had. He made an extremely complex system understandable."
N. Ann Wilson - Georgia Power Co. - Sales Rep - "Skip is great at explaining and answering questions."
Matt Beck - Utility Specialists, Inc - Sales Associates (FL ) - "This is a wonderful course for sales people in the utility industry. I now feel more confident talking to engineers and operations utility employees."
Karen Bennett - Sumter Electric Cooperative (FL ) - Senior CustomerService Consultant - "I enjoyed the instructor. He was knowledgeable and provided a wealth of information."
Raymond Tim Wallace - Sumter Electric Cooperative (FL ) - Senior CustomerService Consultant - "Skip is by far the best instructor I've ever had."
Tina French - Lakeland Electric (FL) - Commercial Accountant Specialist - "This class is great."
Allan Leonard - BC Hydro - Manager, Key Accounts - (British Columbia) - "Great balance between the detail and instruction to convey the 'why,' 'how' and 'what.' It's the second time I've taken it and I enjoyed it even more."
Director / General Manager
Steve Cottrell - Town of Belleain (FL) - Town Manager - "Skip puts complex ideas into terms anyone can understand."
Ken Jahncke - Osage Municipal Utilities (IA) -Assistant General Manager - "The instructor put abstract concepts into practical terms. I enjoyed the class...time well spent."
Engineering
Daniel Sipe - Tennessee Valley Authority - Electrical Engineer, SCADA/EMS - "Instructor gave the best explanation I've ever heard of the electric utility industry. Skip's experience combined with his academic background and interpersonal relations provides a means for an excellent workshop for anyone including myself, an electrical engineer.
Sara Sundborg - Bonneville Power Administration - Electrical Engineer - "Excellent class. The instructor was great at explaining practical uses of the power system."
Christina Schulz - Bonneville Power Administration - Electrical Engineer - "Excellent class! I truly enjoyed it."
Joshua Wooten - Tennessee Valley Authority - Instrumentation and Control Engineer - "I wish that I had taken this class at the beginning of my college career. I really like the book that was put together for the class...very valuable."
Ron Knight - Georgia Power Co. - Engineering Rep - "Skip is very good at bringing the complex concept of voltage, current and electrical system aspects to a level an entry level employee can comprehend."
Todd Aquino - Pacificorp - Substation Engineer - "The class put 2 years of 'power' electrical engineering into 3 days, and made it easy to understand."
Adam Hadley - Bonneville Power Administration - Mechanical Engineer - "Great class. Great instructor."
Annie Tra - Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FL) - Engineer I - "Everything was excellent."
Field Work
Lonnie Starks - Tennessee Valley Authority - Hydro Technician / Outage Leader - "I loved it. For the visual learner, the class was presented in living color."
Michael Gerken - Nebraska Public Power District - Warehouse Attendant - "Instructor did an excellent job!"
Bill Cornish - Nebraska Public Power District - Substation Technician - "Great presentation. Enjoyed it very much."
Roger Krumbach - Nebraska Public Power District - Electrical Maintenance Technician - "One of the best classes I've had at NPPD."
Wayne Nelson - Central Iowa Power Cooperative (Iowa) - Plant Electrician - "The instructor does a very good job of explaining hard-to-understand information in a common sense way."
James Mills - Sacramento Municipal Utility District - Energy Specialist - "I completed an electrical apprenticeship and did not truly understand as much as I do now after listening to Skip and asking questions. Thank you."
Marcus Marquez - Pacific Power - Estimator - "Excellent class. The instructor's explanation of VArs was very useful."
Brad Robinson - Pacific Power - Estimator Trainee - "Excellent class. Everything was awesome."
Bryon Hart - Ocala Electric Utility (FL) - Engineering Technician - "I would highly recommend this course for anyone in the electric field."
Generating Plants
Eric Degen - Algona Municipal Utilities (IA) - Power Plant Superintendent - "Excellent class."
Jeremy Wester - Kentucky Utilities Green River Power Station - Unit Operator Assistant - " The instructor made a very tough subject easy to understand using 'real world' terminology."
James Cheatham, Jr. - Western Kentucky Energy - Maintenance Resource Leader - "Most informative training I've had."
Anthony Osborne - Louisville Gas & Electric - Chemist - "This is the best training I have been to in 14 years."
Mike Waters - Louisville Gas & Electric - I/E Technician - "Excellent class."
Mark Brackett - Kentucky Utilities Tyrone Power Station - Lead Mechanic - "Great job!! Best electrical course I've ever been to."
Randy Phelps - Louisville Gas & Electric - I/E Planner - "I would highly recommend this class for 'all' power gen employees."
Information Technology / Computer
Nikki Schultz - Nebraska Public Power District - Systems Analyst - "Great class. I think all utility employees should participate. Makes a person really appreciate the work that goes into keeping a utility up and running."
Ron Vickers - EPCOR (Alberta) - Systems Analyst - "Outstanding job of information transfer."
Gwen Wolph - Pacific Power - GIS Analyst - "This class should be mandatory for all utility employees, no matter their position!"
Daniel Sipe - Tennessee Valley Authority - Electrical Engineer, SCADA/EMS - "Instructor gave the best explanation I've ever heard of the electric utility industry. Skip's experience combined with his academic background and interpersonal relations provides a means for an excellent workshop for anyone including myself, an electrical engineer.
Legal / Contracts / Land Use
Julee Welch - Bonneville Power Administration - Lawyer - "The diagrams/pictures drawn were great. Visuals of each part of the process helped my mind wrap around difficult concepts."
Craig Knudsen - Dakota Electric Association - Land Use Manager - "Great presentation."
Vicki Griffin - Chelan County PUD - Real Estate Specialist - "The presentation was exceptional. The instructor has a dynamic way of presenting material. Wow!"
Operations / Safety
Joanne Pabian - Nebraska Public Power District - Dispatcher - "Very interesting. I learned things that will help me in my position"
Greg "Lucky" Young - Nebraska Public Power District - System Operator - "This class should be available to all NPPD employees. Actually, it should be mandatory"
Larry Barkemeyer - EPCOR (Alberta) - Operations Analyst - "Best instructor I have had since the university."
Dave Parkhill - Chelan County PUD - Safety Analyst - "Excellent class. The instructor made learning this information very enjoyable."
Transmission
Susan Sanchez - LG&E Energy (KY) - Manager, Transmission Services - "Excellent course."
Kevin Schafer - LG&E Energy (KY) - Transmission Substation Engineer - "Excellent class."
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