Our customers say it best…

Electric utilities have a wide variety of jobs and personnel. See what others have to say about PTS courses from every major department.

Administrative / 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."

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!"

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."

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."