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Jorg Tonett was born and raised in the mountains of Eastern Switzerland. Jorg has been working with wire ropes, railways, chairlifts, gondolas, aerial tramways, funiculars, rope conveyors and funitels since the mid 1990s.
1992 - 1995
Technical Mechanic - Apprenticeship
Rhaetische Bahn (Landquart, Switzerland)
Studied and mastered a wide variety of technical mechanics including hydraulic and electrical systems
1995 - 2006
Mechanic/ Team Leader/ Construction Site Manager
Garaventa Seilbahnen (Goldau, Switzerland)
Specialised in ropeway systems
Completed multiple internal classes for Rigging, Splicing,
Rope Installations and Wire Rope Inspections
1996
Completed course for installing rope end connections (cast sockets, mechanical sockets)
Swiss College of Technology (Winterthur SFTW, Switzerland)
1998
Installed Funitel at Squaw Valley (California, USA)
2000
Completed Ropeway Specialist Degree
Swiss College of Technology (Winterthur SFTW, Switzerland)
2006
Construction Site Manger - Portland Aerial Tram
Garaventa Seilbahnen - Portland (Oregon, USA)
2007
Completed Epoxy Socketing Course
Fatzer (Romanshorn, Switzerland)
2007 - 2011
Aerial Tramway Specialist
Doppelmayr USA - Salt Lake City (Utah, USA)
2011
Apprentice - Rope Inspections & Splicing
RICHARD RYER, INC. (Nevada, USA)
2011
Completed Splicing Course
Fatzer (Romanshorn, Switzerland)
Jorg and his wife Katharina live and work in Lake Tahoe, California.
When they are not busy managing the day to day operations for
Wire Rope Service, Inc., they can be found hiking, mountain biking and skiing with their daughters Clara and Marie.
2012 to present
Owner, CEO
Wire Rope Service, Inc. - Lake Tahoe (California, USA)
2014
Completed Magentic Rope Testing (MRT) Course
Institute of Mechanical Handling and Logistics (IFT) at the University of Stuttgart
2015
Completed Course for Computerized Visual Rope Inspections
Winspect ®,
Institute of Mechanical Handling and Logistics (IFT) at the University of Stuttgart
2017
Completed Individulized Training for Magnetic Rope Testing (MRT) and Computerized Visual Rope Inspections, Winspect ®
Institute of Mechanical Handling and Logistics (IFT) at the University of Stuttgart
2018
Completed Individualized Training for MRT and Computerized Visual Rope Inspections by Rotec GmbH
2019
Taught Class “Everything About Wire Ropes and Wire Rope Inspections” at The Ski California Lift Maintenance and Operations Education (LMOE) Conference
2019
Completed Individualized Training for MRT and Computerized Visual Rope Inspections by Rotec GmbH
2021
Completed Individualized Training for MRT and Computerized Visual Rope Inspections by Rotec GmbH
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