CEO – John Hudson, P.Eng.
Prior to purchasing DETAC in 2011, John was Vice President of HSE & Risk Management at Peak Energy Services. In a career spanning over 30 years, John has held operational management positions in Energy and Utilities organizations. His experience includes leading safety, training, information technology and risk management functions, along with engineering, research and construction projects. A registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Alberta, John has been passionate about leveraging online learning over the last 13 years to achieve safety and operational excellence.
Senior Consultant – Barry Ellis, PhD.
Formerly Director of Distance Learning at the University of Calgary, Barry founded DETAC in 1983. Since that time Barry has been at the forefront of industrial online learning. He has worked with a wide cross-section of industrial clients in the energy and construction sectors. Barry’s focus at DETAC has been competency systems analysis and process modeling/ mapping. With a Masters Degree in Industrial Training, Barry’s career focus has been skills improvement in technical workers.
Online Course Developer – Laurie Hudson
After a twenty year career in oil and gas exploration and exploitation which included technical writing and training roles, Laurie has spent the last 11 years developing online courses. Her focus is developing practical, engaging training that links corporate requirements to the skills that leaders and workers need to be successful.