Bruce Skilliter
Lead Instructor
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Expertise
Utility Hazard & Danger Tree Cutting for Power Restoration
Utility Tree Worker Programing
Tree Biology & Care
Tree Pruning
Chainsaw Safety & Cutting Techniques
Hazard & Danger Tree Felling & Cutting
Technical Tree Felling & Cutting
Chipper Safety & Ground Operations
Aerial Lift Operations & Fall Protection
Aerial Lift Emergency Evacuation & Extrication
About Me
Bruce Skilliter took the Arboriculture Canada Training & Education Chainsaw Train the Trainer program in 2018. He has been a specialist instructor for ACTE in chainsaw operation, tree felling, power line restoration and electrical safety since 2018. Bruce is a Journeyman Lineman and is currently the owner of Ptarmigan Consulting Inc., a powerline and general maintenance consulting business. He is a trainer for chainsaw safety and powerline safety courses for Arboriculture Canada as well as other colleges and organizations in western Canada. We are very pleased to have Bruce bring his years of powerline and chainsaw operation experience to our team of instructors and to our customers in these industries.
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Experience & Industry Involvement
2013 - present
Owner of Ptarmigan Consulting Inc. and PtarmiganLine Solutions Inc., a powerline and general maintenance consulting business.
2019 - present
General supervisor in Substation construction and QEW for Turnor Lake Project QEW for Tree Trimming and Dangerous Tree Removal
2013 - present
Trainer for Chain Saw Safety and Powerline Safety Courses
2010 - present
Designed and deliver initial training for mapframe that was associated with the first rollout of Schedule and Dispatch for SaskPower
2010 - present
Mapframe Inspections Programmer responsible for design and building of forms for the inspections project for Field Services in SaskPower
2008 - 2010
Designed update training for Toughbook and Mapframe
2008 - 2010
Designed and delivered training for Mapframe rollout and Panasonic Toughbook Training for SaskPower District Operations
2008 - 2010
SDR Field Worker 1 Computer Roll Out in the Field Trucks. Supervised the Installations of the Hardware in the Trucks
2000 - 2010
District Operating Supervisor (in-scope), SaskPower, Kindersley, SK
Instructor in Tracess roll out
1994 - 2000
District Operator, SaskPower, Kindersley, SK
D.O.S.E.P. Instructor, Regs and Subs Course, Weyburn, SK
Oct 21, 1991 - Nov. 8, 1991
Instructor for SaskPower apprenticeship selection program, Weyburn, SK
1988 - 1994
Line Foreman, Kindersley Crew - SaskPower, Kindersley, SK
1983
Member of Uranium City Town Council
1990 - 1993
Member of the Board of Directors for St. Paul's United Church, Kindersley, SK
1992 - 1993
Member of Kindersley Minor Hockey Board - President
1994
Sports Chairman for Cross Country Skiing for the Sask. Winter Games, Kindersley
1994 - present
Instructor for Doyle Baseball Schools, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
April, 2015
Canadian Construction Association - Construction Management Certificate
Special Flight Operations Certificate for Operation of Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) Drone
1975 - present
Official for Junion, Senior and Minor Hockey
2000 - present
Supervisor of Referees for Sask. Hockey Association
1992 - present
Coach of Minor Ball
Qualifications & Memberships
1983
SaskPower Journeyman Lineman Certificate
(1979 - 1983)
Four year apprenticeship with North Sask. Electric Ltd. (a former subsidiary of SaskPower) in the line trade learning the construction and maintenance of power and transmission lines.
1977
Attended Hudson Bay Composite High School, Hudson Bay, Sask. Graduated Grade 12
Level 4 Referee for Sask. Hockey Association
Level 3 NCCP Coaching Certification for Baseball