Thomas Sutton
Director of Wind Energy and Technical Training Services
- Role
- Instructor Trainer at Ensa North America
- Location
- Kalamazoo, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Thomas Sutton
Director of Wind Energy and Technical Services, KVCC/Groves Campus. Manager of the ISO 9001:2015 certified Quality Management System. Developer of the Wind Turbine Technician Academy with an emphasis on compliance with MI-OSHA and OSHA regulations for the wind industry. Authorized OSHA Outreach trainer for General Industry. Responsible for delivering work force training to entry level service technicians and advising wind farm operators of needed maintenance and repairs on a wide range of wind turbines. Responsible for developing and maintaining training standards for entry level wind turbine technicians using direct feedback from industry leaders in Europe and the Americas. Recognized as an electric/mechanical specialist with extensive experience in job site safety compliance, aerodynamics, electrical systems, power converters, pitch systems, hydraulics, rotating equipment, blade repair, rigging, fastener technology and work at height. Active on two ANSI Standards committees and one ISO Technical Committee as well as the Chair of the Safety Steering Committee of the American Clean Power Association.
Experience
Instructor Trainer
Jul 2014 — Present · US
Senior Work at Heights Trainer and Operations Advisor – ENSA North America – Deliver training in safe access and rescue to the wind industry, telecommunications industry and general industry end users. Recognized instructor trainer within the ENSA Quality Management System responsible for developing new trainers and evaluating trainer skills and teaching performance. Member of the Quality Management team developing and reviewing best practices and incident investigation. Travel to wind sites and deliver on site training to technicians working in the wind turbines to include work at heights and rescue, trauma at height and confined space emergency rescue practices from areas of the machine hub, tower, nacelle and basement.
Education
Western Michigan University
B.S., Automotive Engineering
1986 — 2006
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