ElecTrain™
ElecTrain was founded in 2017. Our primary mission is to improve safety through knowledge and performance. ElecTrain was established to provide the training and consulting to support organizations that do not have the resources or experience to provide their own. We pride ourselves with engaging students, providing meaningful training, and meeting the electrical safety needs of our customers.
Our experienced instructors have helped improve electrical safety in our industry and continue to support by participating in technical committees for electrical safety standards, electrical safety programs, and forums such as EFCOG Electrical Safety Task Group and IEEE Electrical Safety Workshop. Our quality of training and service has been proven time and time again through customer testimonials and student feedback. We continue to hold ourselves to a higher standard and hope to raise the bar for electrical training across the industry.
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Andrew Olsen, President
Andrew Olsen first completed electrical training from the Electronics Technician program at Bellingham Technical College. He then entered the U.S. Navy as a nuclear trained electrician’s mate and served for 9 years on board nuclear submarines. When he left the service in 2009, he started working as the lead electrical instructor and as an electric shop supervisor for Energy Northwest at the commercial nuclear facility, Columbia Generating Station. He then developed the initial curriculum and instructed for several years for the Nuclear Technology Program at Columbia Basin College. He later worked for Mission Support Alliance, a contractor of the Department of Energy, as the Electrical Program Manager for the HAMMER Federal Training Center for the Hanford Site.
Mr. Olsen has experience in many different fields including electrical safety, batteries, meters, relays, motor-operated valve diagnostics, data recorders, vibration monitoring, and motor diagnostics. He performed instruction and consultation for public organizations since 2014 and later founded elecTrain in 2017. Andrew is a Certified Electrical Safety Compliance Professional through the NFPA. His work in improving electrical safety has been published multiple times and presented in forums such as the EFCOG Electrical Safety Task Group and the IEEE Electrical Safety Workshop.
Andrew currently supports contracts with multiple Department of Energy sites across the country, power generation facilities such as dams, transmission and distribution facilities, and provides training to many construction and operation organizations. His next endeavor is to help update the electrical safety practices in utility applications as he has experience with overcoming these hurdles and understands the limitations of current standards. He currently continues his advancement of electrical safety knowledge through participation in Electrical Safety Focused groups such as EFCOG, NFPA, and IEEE.
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Carling Eliason, Chief Operations Officer
Carling Eliason brings several years of business management and operation experience to the ElecTrain team. Additionally, she has several years of industrial and construction experience supporting government contracts and facilities. During this time, she participated in and managed a variety of safety and health programs.
Ms. Eliason is also an instructor/consultant and is currently certified to provide adult and infant CPR/First Aid/AED training and Bloodborne Pathogens training in all 50 states. Through continuing education and field experience, Carling is working towards certification as an OSHA Instructor and additional certification as a Construction Safety and Health Technician (CSHT), Certified Utility Safety Professional (CUSP), and Certified Electrical Safety Compliance Professional (CESCP).
Carling’s specialized and diverse experience and goals are a perfect match for ElecTrain and will help the business continue to grow and expand our ability to assist and support a broader range of customers.
Jennifer Martin, Instructor/Consultant
Jennifer Martin is a third generation wireman, IBEW Local #112 member that brings enthusiasm and charisma to the formal instruction and application of Electrical Codes and Safety Standards. She has been a vital part of the Volpentest HAMMER training facility within the Department of Energy (DOE). She provides her extensive experience electrical instruction and consultation to local industries and generation facilities for ElecTrain while currently acting as the Electrical Administrator for Federal Engineers & Constructors (FE&C). She manages this workload all the while attending to her amazing children. It goes without saying she is an incredibly busy woman.
A master electrician with electrical contractors’ licenses in multiple states, a certified electrical safety professional (CESCP) and IEEE member that adds to her unbridled dedication to the electrical industry. Some may ask what she prefers to read for enjoyment, she usually responds with “Electrical codes and safety standards” followed by a sincere smile and slight giggle. Through her various industry memberships and representation of building trades there is always an opportunity learning and sharing her passion with others.
- Licensed to provide Electrical CEUs in Colorado, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon.
- Licensed Master Electrician in Colorado, Washington, and Texas.
- Certified Electrical Safety Compliance Professional (CESCP)
- 5 years EFCOG Executive Council Representative
- IEEE Member/Presenter
- EFCOG ESTG Vice Chair
- NQA-1 Electrical QC Inspector