Wherever the work
takes you.
Electrical estimating, pre-construction support, and skilled-trades training—grounded in experience across mining, wood products, agriculture, and renewable energy.
Understand the scope.
Prepare the bid.
Electrical estimating, pre-construction site visits, and electrical subject-matter consultation for contractors and engineering teams.
Bring practical field experience to project planning, alongside takeoffs, labour and material estimates, scope review, and bid preparation.
Explore estimating & project support ↗Connect the theory.
Build the understanding.
Practical electrical instruction for training organizations, apprentices, and electricians.
Support your program with contract instruction, or develop your understanding of electrical theory and code as you prepare for your next step.
Explore training & exam preparation ↗Where the work has taken me.
Different environments. Different demands. A practical understanding of electrical work that carries into every estimate and every lesson.
Selected moments from my electrical career, including work before Trade Systems.
Experience that travels
with the work.
My career has taken me where the work is—from electrical work across varied industries to project planning, estimating, and teaching.
Trade Systems brings that experience together to help people understand the work, prepare for it, and move forward.
Based in Thunder Bay. Remote support and travel can be discussed for each assignment.
Meet Shawn ↗Your next step starts with a plan.
Interested in Red Seal or Master Electrician exam preparation? Online sessions are being planned. Get in touch with your exam, the topics you want to work on, and your preferred session times. We’ll let you know when dates are available.
An expression of interest is not a booking and requires no payment.
What are you working toward?
A tender deadline, a training program, or the next step in your electrical career—tell me what you need.