Trainer Profile – Ken Kavanagh
Friday, 20 May 2011
Ken is Competency Training’s resident HV expert and is heading up the development of Competency Training's new Melbourne HV facility.
For most of the last 28 years Ken has worked in petro chemicals, with the last 15 (prior to joining CT) spent being directly responsible for the management & reliability of a major industrial site’s high energy infrastructure. This challenging & rewarding role allowed Ken to get involved in a very significant way with large LV/HV projects from inception to commissioning. The role also required the planning & implementation of major plant shut down maintenance programs, all of which gives him an enormous depth of experience to draw on in the training room.
An electrical technician and instrumentation fitter by trade, Ken completed his training with BHP in Whyalla, South Australia. Ken thoroughly enjoyed his time with BHP, and credits their training with laying the foundations he has built his career upon.
Outside of work Ken is a proud father of five and grandfather of one, and a husband of 32 years. A self-confessed ‘tragic’ hobby farmer, Ken breeds Dexters, small Irish cattle he dubs his ‘girls.’ With experience handling a crowd like that, his time at CT has been walk in the park.
As well as his technical knowledge and wealth of experience, Ken brings a very personable and approachable personality to his training courses. Feedback for Ken’s training is always very positive and he is a real asset to the CT team. Ken is leading the charge on the establishment of our new HV training centres and is looking forward to the start up of the new Melbourne facility.
