Few former oilpatch workers find new jobs in Alberta's growing high tech sector

Image Courtesy of Jeff Mcintosh/Canadian Press
Image Courtesy of Jeff Mcintosh/Canadian Press

By Dan Healing, The Canadian Press, August 4, 2016 

Catch is not all laid-off energy employees have transferable skills

When Jeff Forsyth was laid off by Cenovus Energy during a company-wide downsizing last fall, he had an advantage over the hundreds of fellow employees who also found themselves out of work.

His experience with a successful oilfield technology startup, along with expertise in chemistry and project management he honed at Cenovus, helped him land a new job as CEO of nFluids Inc., a five-person research firm developing new industrial products based on nanoparticle technology.

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