Meet Our Graduates

Peter Brink

I have been an Automotive Service Technician for 35 years and have always enjoyed the electrical part of my job. As electronics has become an increasingly important part of the automobile, I have continued to be interested in advancing my knowledge in this area. In my current job, we usually don’t have a lot to do with “in-depth” electronics but I figured that this program would not only help with my diagnostics skills but with my interest in it as a hobby.

The Electronics program certainly helps with my work and perhaps if I decide on a career change it will look good on my resume!

Regarding the Resource Center and tutorial support, it worked well. Dwayne's response for any questions or concerns that I had were clear and prompt.

As a final note, if this program wasn’t available online, it would not have been possible for me to take it and achieve my goals. Thank you for the opportunity and your help.

Patrick Denis graduated from the Robotics Technician program and is currently taking the Electronics Technician program. He is a Maintenance and Calibration Technician at Maetta Science, a company that specializes in specializes in MIM (metal injection moulding).

While Patrick had an Electromechanical Diploma he felt it was important to understand robotic systems, "Today all types of companies have robotics systems in place and I want to make sure I keep up to date". "With the Robotics program I am able to understand how a robotic system works, from pick and place, to a palletizing system or even a CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machines). In fact I have been able to fix work problems as they come up; for instance one time our palletizing system failed and I was able to correct the program and restart the production line...something I couldn't have done before taking the Robotics program."

"My biggest challenge was to manage my schedule; I work full time so the distance education programs at George Brown College made it possible for me to continue to learn and upgrade my skills."

Roger Allan Jackson needed “a solid understanding of the fundamentals of Electronics to help in the creation of my interactive artwork” and found the Electronics Technician program was a perfect fit. 

“I was most attracted to the self-paced nature of the program. I am self-motivated and was able to schedule my time to work on the course material at a pace I was comfortable with.”

“The Student Forums were extremely helpful and I always reviewed the additional online material before attempting each Module. I was able to see the issues other students encountered and the solutions that were presented to them. .. I ran into very few problems by doing this.”

“I have learned quite a bit in program that will help me going forward and now plan on enrolling into the Electromechanical Technician program.”

Dale Splettstoeszer is a Senior Microelectronics ECAD Designer for a hearing aid company. He works in the development of next generation technologies and platforms, including designing the tiny flexible circuit that is contained in the hearing aid.

Dale`s manager, a George Brown College Electronics Technician Certificate grad, recommended the GBC program to Dale. Supported by his company, Dale enrolled, looking to expand his working knowledge of electronics.

While there were many aspects of the program that Dale enjoyed, he particularly appreciated “the ability to move at [his] own pace.” He also found the textbook “was well written, well designed and really complemented the computer-based material.” When Dale contacted GBC tech support about an incorrectly posted exam grade, “[he] was very impressed with how quickly they responded by phone and email and fixed the problem.”

As a result of the program Dale is more knowledgeable and productive in his job. “Now, when I sit in meetings and listen to the product engineers discussing the hearing aid circuits, I understand far more of what they are talking about”.

Argenis Ortiz is an ASC Electronics Engineering Technician II working for BAE Systems. His interest in Electronics and initial skills were attained in High School, and then self-taught though years of on-the-job training. Argenis enrolled in the Electronics Technician program to expand his skills and to demonstrate his commitment to his company. He also plans on continuing his education to acquire an Electronics Technician diploma online, at George Brown College, with the goal of moving into an engineering assistant position.

‘Being able to work at [his] own pace’ was important to Argenis but he also appreciated the ease of payment with the pay-as-you-go registration option. He found the archived questions and answers in the Discussion Forums helpful in clarifying his questions with more difficult concepts.

‘I have already worked on projects where my new knowledge was used on the oscilloscope and a multimeter to troubleshoot equipment. I hope this program helps others like it helped me!'

Christine Wiskot:

For many years I have been employed in electrical assembly, responsible for building wiring harnesses, soldering equipment and working with circuit boards and solar systems. After all my practical experience I felt I also needed to obtain an academic credential so I enrolled in the Electronics Technician Certificate program.

I thoroughly enjoyed the program; the material was great and liked the fact that I could work at my own pace especially since I already had experience with some of the topics. The staff were helpful and very quick to respond to my questions by phone and email.

I would recommend George Brown College to anyone interested in taking a distance education course.

I thoroughly enjoyed taking the Electronics Technician program.

Andre Lariviere enrolled in the Electronics Technician program ‘to gain knowledge and expertise that would be pertinent to my job as a Motion Picture Conservator at Library and Archives Canada. I was able to apply the theory and put it into practice, most recently in understanding audio frequencies and sine waves in order to work with audio material.’

‘I used the forums for tutorial support and called the Support Center when I needed technical support. All experiences were positive.’

‘I am hoping this program will lead to greater opportunities.’