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Keith Sones

Keith Sones

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Executive Strategist. Connecting People. Purveyor of Good Ideas. Practical Application. Real World Experience.

  • Education

    • British Columbia Institute of Technology

      1989 - 1991
      Diploma of Safety and Health (1st Class Honours)

    • University of Wisconsin-Madison

      2003 - 2003
      High Voltage Substation Design

  • Experience

    • Electric Utilities

      Jan 1991 - Jan 1999
      Safety Professional

      Safety Professional with a focus on construction and utility operations.

    • West Kootenay Power/Aquila Networks

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2003
      Manager, Transmission and Distribution

      Lead a large team of tradespeople and administrative staff to ensure the operations and maintenance functions of this regional utility were performed safely and within budget and schedule constraints.

    • FortisBC

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2007
      Senior Project Manager

      The utility has served customers well for over a hundred years and required a period of asset renewal. In addition to deploying millions of dollars to build new and upgrade existing infrastructure, I worked as part of a professional team to introduce our plans to the general public and community decision makers.

    • BC Hydro

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2010
      Corporate Safety Manager

      This large public electric utility has a diverse workforce and portfolio of operations. Drawing on many years of experience, a new course had to be charted to ensure future generations would be able to work safely. My role was simple - get people to turn their heads, understand the heart of the issue and commence work on a new paradigm of safety and health.

    • Allteck Line Contractors Inc.

      Jan 2010 - Sept 2016

      Responsible for managing and and growing a large, diverse utility contracting company. Oversight of profit and loss, executive management and customer satisfaction for a company that grew from a regional western Canadian contractor to a pan national utility and industrial services company. Responsible for the oversight and management of transmission, distribution, high voltage cable and substation construction divisions. In addition, managed senior client relationships and new business development.

      • President

        Dec 2011 - Sept 2016

      • Senior Vice President, Transmission & Distribution and Business Development

        Jan 2010 - Dec 2011

    • Valard Group of Companies

      Sept 2016 - Dec 2023
      Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development

      Representing the business development interests of the Valard Group of Companies and Quanta Services Power Canada. The Valard Group is a fully integrated engineering, procurement, construction and project management organization with deep experience in the high voltage power sector.

    • Valard Construction LP

      Jun 2019 - Dec 2023
      Vice President, Ontario Operations

      Overseeing the growth and development of Valard in the fast paced Ontario market.

    • AccepTD Utility Strategies Inc.

      Jan 2024 - now
      President and Founder

      Supporting electric utilities, industry vendors, First Nations and manufacturers of leading technology.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Project Management Professional

      Project Management Institute