Evan Taylor

Background

About Evan Taylor

I attended the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) where I obtained my Diploma in Instrumentation Engineering Technology. I am currently employed by NAIT in the Instrumentation Department. I have spent the past 10 years instructing a variety of process measurement courses for technologists and apprentices. I also had the opportunity to organize and attend a learning abroad trip across Germany with 10 students. I was previously employed by ATCO Energy Solutions, where I was responsible for managing the Measurement Department. In my 15 years of experience, I oversaw the installation of SCADA and HMI systems, managed many measurement/instrumentation projects, coordinated and performed the repairs and routine inspections on numerous instrument related equipment. This also included being part of the Pipeline Operations Department, where I assisted with many construction and integrity projects. I've also been heavily involved in athletics my entire life. I've competed at high levels in Hockey, Fastball and Olympic Weightlifting. For 10 years I owned and operated Farm Strong Athletics, which is an Olympic Weightlifting Sports Performance Club, I’ve developed athletes from numerous sports to the provincial, national, and international levels. I’m a level 2 NCCP Weightlifting Coach, and have also coached Soccer, Hockey, and Fastball at the minor sports levels. Through my experiences as an owner and coach, I’ve developed seminars, financial plans, training camps, as well as acted as team lead handling budgetary issues and scheduling for athletes travels across locations throughout Canada and the US.