A LOOK BACK AT THE ECAA PAST PRESIDENTS FROM THE LAST FIVE YEARS

l Neil Moffatt (2022-23)

Neil Moffatt is a leader and advocate in and for the electrical industry in Alberta. Neil recently retired from Canem Systems, one of Canada’s leading electrical contracting companies, as the Director of the company’s HSE efforts.

Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Neil has been a fixture of the city’s philanthropic community for decades as a perennial volunteer supporting minor hockey and the Calgary Stampede. He has been an electrician since 1983, contributing to this industry for over 40 years. Previous to his 37 years at Canem, Neil also worked for Gendar Electrical Systems in Red Deer.

Throughout his career, Neil has been committed to excellence and innovation. He played a key role in the growth and success of Canem Systems, helping the company become a major player in the electrical contracting industry. He has served on the board of directors of the Electrical Contractors Association of Alberta for the past five years, where he has worked to promote best practices and advance the interests of the industry, specifically in the areas related to Alberta’s apprenticeship system.

In addition to his passion for volunteering, Neil is also an avid golfer and curler who is looking forward to spending this next phase in life travelling and enjoying time with his wife Teraca.

l Scott Hutton

(2021-22)

Scott Hutton is currently the President of Highline Electrical. A diverse electrical contracting company involved in a number of different areas. Scott joined the electrical industry in 1976 working in residential wiring for Brian French at Ardrossan Electrical. He became a Journeyman Electrician in 1981 and began his long standing career at Highline. His move from site superintendent to Junior partner with Highline started in 2000 becoming President in 2010. Scott has enjoyed working in a number of different areas in the electrical industry. Beginning in residential and service work to commercial projects, traffic signals and province wide high mast lighting, street lighting and sign bridges. Scott worked on and managed many school builds across Alberta, Eagle Hardware stores in Edmonton, Salt Lake City and Vancouver, Millennium Place and the Enjoy Centre to name a few. High Mast lighting and sign bridges are evident on the Anthony Henday in Edmonton and the Stony Trail in Calgary.

A philanthropist at heart Scott has assisted a number of football clubs in the Edmonton area with lighting and score boards for their home fields and served on the local Hockey Association as the family grew up.

Scott has enjoyed being a part of the ECAA and has served in a number of positions at the Edmonton Chapter level. He joined the Provincial board in 2014 as Open Shop Chair and was asked to join the executive in 2017.

l Tim Brundage (2020-21)

Tim Brundage is currently the General Manager for the Stuart Olson Industrial Group, where he manages contracts associated with Electrical & Instrumentation as well as Mechanical. Tim joined the Electrical industry back in 1984 with Eldon Dane of Dane Company Electrical. Tim became a Red Seal Journeyman in 1988 and went on to gain his Instrumentation ticket in 1995. Tim has worked in all facets of the industry beginning with commercial and residential, but has spent the past twenty-six years in the Industrial sector.

Tim volunteered on the ECAA board as Fort McMurray Chapter President from 2013 to 2019. He also became the Secretary of the Provincial board in 2017, followed by Treasurer and Vice President.

l Terry Barnett (2019-20)

Terry Barnett has been in the electrical trade since 1986. He started with Bouchard Electric, working for Jim McQuaker and Jim Gamble on oil sites and compressor stations. After that short stay, Terry moved over to Kondro Electric, where he finished out his apprenticeship. Terry admits he learned a lot from Past Provincial President, Willard Kondro, owner of Kondro Electric, as well as Neil Olson, Kondro’s top foreman at the time. Terry also worked for another Past Provincial President, Gord Harris of Harris Electric for a short time. Terry spent four years working on the Bi Provincial Upgrader in Lloydminster for many electrical contractors as a member of IBEW 529 out of Saskatchewan (Comstock, Chemco, Kondro, and Lloydminster Maintenance.) Terry then moved over to K&L Electric in 1997 and became a partner in that firm.

l Tim Tarita (2018-19)

Tim Tarita has been connected to the electrical industry since 1982 starting at Broere Electric (Hans Broere) in Wetaskiwin. After living in B.C. for several years and gaining electrical experience he moved back to Alberta and settled in Grande Prairie in early 2000. Through the years, Tim has worked in various aspects of the trade; residential, commercial, and finally finding his niche as a service electrician.

Upon arrival in Grande Prairie he was hired by Terel Electric (Bill Alloway) as a service electrician and bucket truck operator. He was then employed by Magnum Electric (Frank Biegel) again, as a service electrician, and further to service manager. Mr. Biegel passed away in 2009, and his family offered Tim the opportunity to purchase the company, which he accepted. He credits God for all his opportunities and looks forward to building on the legacy of the great people that have went before him.

l Eric Fadden, PEC (2017-18)

Eric Fadden has been involved with the electrical industry in Alberta since 1986 working with Woodland Electric, Western Electrical and also behind the counter at Westburne until 1990 when he relocated to the Vancouver area. After receiving his Interprovincial Electrician qualification at BCIT, he returned to Alberta in 1997 where he worked with Territorial Electric. In 2008 he founded Electri-Can Installations.

Eric’s expertise covers small to large scale commercial and light industrial both in construction and maintenance work. n