MEC's shareholders don't sit in ivory towers. They are out in the field, brushing shoulders and working with individuals at all levels within the corporation. They are publishing papers, writing articles, and sitting on safety committees mapping out the future of safety legislation. Shareholder involvement is one of the things that make MEC employees proud to have a career at MEC.
Kerry Heid, A.Sc.T.,
President
Kerry Heid is a power house within the electrical industry. He plays an integral role not only in the past, present, and future of MEC, but also in the evolution of safety standards across North America. Kerry Heid is past president and current member of the NETA Board of Directors and chair of NETA's training committee. He is one of 5 members on the executive committee of the CSA Z462 technical standard as well as CSA's alternate representative to the NFPA 70E technical committee. Kerry spends a significant amount of time traveling around North America speaking and teaching on such topics as Maintenance and Acceptance testing, Electrical Theory, HV Safety, Arc Flash Hazards and Mitigation. He also recently developed and implemented a Qualified Electrical Worker training course. Kerry graduated from the Saskatchewan Technical Institute with a diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology in 1988, where he is currently a member of the Electrical Engineering Technology Advisory Board, keeping his finger on the pulse of rising talent among Saskatchewan's technologists. Kerry is a member of IEEE, CSA, NETA, NFPA , and is a NETA level 4 certified test technician. He is currently working on the development of a national standard for Canada on Electrical Equipment Maintenance.
Kerwin J. Boser, A.Sc.T.,
VP of Finance
Kerwin Boser has been a shareholder since 1995 and Vice President of Sales and Marketing since 2001, having spent most of his previous work life in the power system industry specializing in transformers and switchgear. His early management career was spent at Federal Pioneer (now Schneider Electric) in a variety of technical and sales roles, before becoming Operations Manager for their Saskatchewan field service division. Prior to that, he spent 2 years with a manufacturing company in a design and testing role focused on portable power systems and ground fault protection. Mr. Boser graduated with a diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology at STI in 1988.
Curtis R. Brandt, C.E.T.,
VP Business Development
Curtis Brandt has been a shareholder since 2002 and Vice President of Business Development since 2008. He began his field service experience with MEC in Regina, SK in 1996 with commissioning and large industrial plant maintenance. In 1998 he moved to Winnipeg, MB to develop and grow, as Operations Manager, the current MEC organizational structure for Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario. As Operations Manager he specialized in project management of large commissioning and maintenance related projects. Prior to MEC, he spent time in the automation industry performing PLC and VFD programming and plant start-ups. Mr. Brandt graduated with a diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology at the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) in 1995.
Jarret Solberg, A.Sc.T.,
VP Operations
Currently VP of Operations, Jarret Solberg started with MEC in April of 1996 as a Field Services Representative. Since then, he has acted as Technical Services Manager, Special Projects Manager, and Operations Manager in Regina. Jarret started post secondary education at SIAST Palliser Campus in Moose Jaw in the Electrical Engineering Technology program in 1989. During the three year program he worked on terms with SaskPower and Westinghouse Service Canada where, upon completion of the program, he started full time as a Field Services Representative and remained until 1996.
Jarret has been a member of SASTT as an Applied Science Technologist since 1994 and is a NETA Level IV Senior Test Technician. During his career he has focused on electrical preventive maintenance testing and troubleshooting, substation testing and commissioning, as well as large power transformer installation and commissioning. Jarret is currently serving on the CSA Technical Committee for the M421 Standard titled "Use of Electricity in Mines". He has also spent time developing and presenting various training courses over the last 5 years ranging from Electrical Safety for Non-Electrical personnel to the Qualified Electrical Worker training required by Saskatchewan Occupational Health and Safety.