ACES Int'l S.T.A.R. Partners

S.T.A.R. = Sites for Testing and Administrative Review

Listed below are Professional Trainers and participating Certification Administrators authorized to Certify Utility Locator Technicians as ACES Int'l Certified Damage Prevention Specialists

Utility Training Academy is recognized as the leader of Subsurface Utility Locator and Damage Prevention adult education programs and training materials. Our worldwide clients appreciate the integrity and quality of our training services as well as our employee selection tools and training products.  We listen to our clients needs and have developed custom training programs to meet local, state and federal compliance requirements as well as internal standard operations.

ACES Int'l Certified Administrator

Robert Nighswonger

We are your exclusive online source for high-quality, interactive utility locator training. Covering topics from the One-Call System to Locating Theory and Problem Solving, our program is the result of nearly 25 years of experience in damage prevention.

Our four-part modular locator training program is designed to address the majority of topics included in the NULCA Professional Competence Standard for Locating Technicians. It also includes instruction on the Common Ground Alliance Best Practices for the locator.

ACES Int'l Certified Administrator

Christopher Koch

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Founded in 1911, Woolpert, Inc. is a professional engineering, architectural, geospatial and related consulting services firm that helps public and private sector clients develop solutions to meet their needs.    

ACES Int'l Certified Administrator

Andrew Costell

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The Contra Costa Water District delivers safe, clean water to approximately 550,000 people in central and eastern Contra Costa County in Northern California.

Formed in 1936 to provide water for irrigation and industry, CCWD is now one of the largest urban water districts in California and a leader in drinking-water treatment technology and source water protection.

As a public water agency, the Contra Costa Water District has over the years made a concerted effort to share information about its public services with many and varied audiences.

ACES Int'l Certified Administrators

Shawn Kelly

Steven R. Arnold

Richard W. Reshaw

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The Water Division manages and operates the City of Fresno’s water system.  The City delivers drinking water to about 122,000 urban residential, commercial, and industrial customers in over 110 square
miles of the City of Fresno and some County Islands within the City’s Sphere of Influence. Fresno's primary source of water is an aquifer that was filled over hundreds of thousands of years with geologic material washed down from the Sierra-Nevada. Using nearly 250 wells the Water Division pumps about 146 million gallons of water per day (mgd) into over 1700 miles of water mains.

While groundwater has been the sole source of water for Fresno, the treated surface water supplements our system with water delivered direct from the Sierra to the Surface Water Treatment Facility. The SWTF supplies about 20+ million gallons of water per day. During the peak demand season the facility supplies approximately 15% of Fresno's potable water. During the low demand periods the facility supplies over 30% of the community's supply.

ACES Int'l Certified Administrator

Edward S. Pelkey

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The Sacramento Municipal Utility District was founded with the idea that providing electric power to Sacramento was a job best done by a public utility overseen by an elected board of directors.

For 60 years, we've done just that, providing Sacramento County (and a small part of Placer County) with a reliable source of electricity at competitive rates that are consistently lower than investor-owned utilities in the state.

As the sixth largest publicly owned utility in the country in terms of customers served, our innovative energy programs are known throughout the state, nation and world. SMUD's purpose is to provide solutions for meeting our customers' electrical energy needs. Our vision is to be a leader in customer satisfaction and a positive force in promoting community benefits. 

ACES Int'l Certified Administrator

Emerald S. Cabamalan