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."