About Us
Located in Winnipeg Manitoba, Hurricane Group has been serving Manitobans for the past 15 years, providing reliable and affordable IT services. Over the years, Hurricane Group has evolved to offer our community more services such as electrical and CCTV camera installations. It is our upmost priority that our clients feel confident that they are being taken care of. We are committed to providing the highest quality of services that exceeds all of your expectations, by integrating honesty, integrity and strong business ethics into all levels of our operations. We continue to achieve outstanding results by taking the time to carefully understand each of our clients’ project objectives, accommodating their needs and making sure that you can count on us for trustworthy advice. Our team of professionals are trained to provide high-quality service with an innovative approach to planning, commitment to working together at every stage of a project and value the importance of our customers satisfaction and safety.
History & Vision
Hurricane Group began in 2006 with a vision to bring a one-stop-shop for local business owners and residential customers who needed electrical, security and IT services. Locally-owned and operated by Jonathon Foster, he found that many of his customers were exerting themselves going shopping for adequate service providers, all while trying to keep a handle on their project costs. With that in mind, Jonathon has built Hurricane Group to include a broad range of products and services to accommodate both commercial and residential clients. Jonathon has always placed great importance on his relationship with our customers, offering support and giving back to our community in a meaningful way. Hurricane Group offers a multifaceted range of experience in the electrical industry as well as, CCTV installations for residential and commercial businesses. At Hurricane Group, we believe that our dedication to customer satisfaction and cost-effective planning ensures the success of our customer’s project, saving you time, money and any hassle.
Meet Our Team
JONATHON FOSTER
Owner
GRADON KULLY
Foreman Electrician
TYREE BEECH-PEARCE
4th year Electrical Apprentice
JONATHON FOSTER
Owner
1(204)800-8472 Ext. 710
Jonathon@hurricanegroup.ca
Jonathon created Hurricane Group in January of 2021. Prior to establishing Hurricane Group, Jonathon successfully started and managed his own IT company out of his garage for over 15 years. Jonathon created his IT company while following in his dad’s footsteps, who also started and managed an IT company for over 30 years. Jonathon grew up in the IT industry all his life, being exposed to the industry as early as 3 years old! During Jonathon’s time running his IT company, he began to realize the difficulty his clients faced with having to deal with multiple companies to finish a single project and felt that he needed to find a solution. This is where Hurricane Group was born.
Jonathon’s diverse and comprehensive background in Information Technology is what sets him apart and provides a solid foundation in providing the right services for our customer’s needs.
Outside of work, Jonathon is a husband to his wife Emily, and a father to his 20-month-old son, Logan. Jonathon can be found spending his free time with his family doing outdoor activities, such as spending time at the pool, spending time at the park and playing on play structures with his son Logan. Jonathon is also an avid Winnipeg Jets Fan!
BRYNN HAAS
Business Development Manager
1(204)800-8472 Ext.711
Brynn@hurricanegroup.ca
Brynn joined our team as our Business Development Manager in March 2021. As our Business Development Manager some of her primary responsibilities include, creating and maintaining long lasting and fulfilling relationships with our clients, developing goals for our development and field team, conducting training to our team to help grow their skills, as well as maintain an in-depth knowledge of all our products and services.
Brynn also assists in our accounting department and is currently taking training at CSAM to help our business achieve our COR certification. Brynn has over four years of experience in Office Management and over six years of experience in Hospitality. During her past work experience in a wide variety of roles she has built self-motivation skills, the ability to multitask, especially while immersed in a fast-paced environment, all while maintaining a detail-oriented atmosphere and demonstrating a high level of professionalism. Brynn has training in an array of different software and thrives on her interpersonal communication. Brynn’s future education and career goals include, completing her Bachelor’s Degree in Business following further certification in Project Management.
Outside of work some of Brynn’s interests include outdoor activities such as, hiking, longboarding, spending time at the beach, doing home DIY’s as well as, attending live music and concerts.
CAETLYN FEHR
Director of Public Relations
1(204)800-8472 Ext.712
Caetlyn@hurricanegroup.ca
Caetlyn joined our team as our Director of Public Relations in March, 2021. As our Director of Public Relations some of her primary responsibilities include, proactively implementing internal and external communications such as, interacting with clients and employees, managing the social media pages, creating content for our social media content and news blog, communicating with company leaders and advancing the company’s branding and social media strategies.
Caetlyn also assists as our Executive Coordinator, some of her duties include, interviewing employees, composing business documents such as company policies, and is in charge of arranging meetings with staff members, appointments with customers, and orders for job sites. Caetlyn has over four years of experience in Office Administration and over ten years of experience in Customer Service. During her years as an administrative assistant for a small locally-owned business, Caetlyn developed strong skills in customer relations, product and services management, social media management, and business operations. Caetlyn is currently attending University of Winnipeg as a second-year student in the Business Administration majoring in Marketing and minoring in Public Relations. She plans to graduate in 2025 and further her education in Project Sales Management.
Outside of the office Caetlyn’s other passions focuses in the arts community, she enjoys visiting art galleries in her spare time.
GRADON KULLY
Foreman Electrician
1(204)800-8472 Ext.714
Gradon@hurricanegroup.ca
Gradon joined our team as a Red Seal Electrician in April 2021. Since that day forward, Gradon has demonstrated strong leadership and team management skills, and as a result, has been promoted to become our Foreman Electrician. Congratulations Gradon!
Some of Gradon’s responsibilities include, reporting project progress to office administration, managing the field team, and assisting in formulating the costs for estimates. Since his adolescence, Gradon has had a knack with working with his hands, and for that reason thought that becoming an electrician would be the perfect fit for his career.
Gradon attended Red River College and graduated from the Construction Electrical Apprentice program with honours in January 2021, obtaining his Interprovincial Red Seal Certification. With over several years of experience as a construction electrician and repair technician, Gradon has developed valuable insights and expertise that has displayed his strong independent problem-solving skills and work ethic. During Gradon’s educational and trades career, he has gained a variety of exceptional skills in, detail-oriented planning, time management, interpersonal communication, team building and customer service. Gradon has worked in construction majority of his life, he takes pride in learning new skills from new day-to-day challenges and has picked-up “tips and tricks” passed down from mentors and co-workers. He has proven to have the ability to fix almost anything he puts his mind to in every situation and takes on new projects with enthusiasm.
When Gradon is not on the job, he either works on his woodworking projects, enjoys going rock climbing or you can find him skateboarding.
ZOË WIEBE
Red Seal Electrician
Zoë joined our team as a Red Seal Electrician in April 2021. She graduated from the Red River Electrical Apprenticeship Program in January 2020, obtaining her Interprovincial Red Seal Journeyman License. The Electrical trade appealed to Zoë because she desired a job that allowed her to work with her hands, to have the freedom of always being on the go and she felt that the trades as a whole did not have enough female representation. Zoë takes great pride in working as team and even met her husband, a fellow electrician on a job site.
During Zoë’s experience in the electrical field her favourite experiences have been working at heights, overcoming new challenges and the feeling of achievement once she’s completed a major project.
Outside of work, Zoë spends her free time, riding horses, playing Ultimate Frisbee and Gardening.
TYREE BEECH-PEARCE
4th year Electrical Apprentice
Tyree joined our team as an Electrical Apprentice in April 2021. Tyree has completed his level three electrical training at Red River College in 2020 and is currently attending Red River to complete the remainder of his electrical training in order to become a Red Seal Electrician.
During Tyree’s experience he has gained satisfactory knowledge and skills to practice electrical safely and effectively. Among Tyree’s extensive knowledge in electrical he is also fluent in French, both Written and Oral. Tyree decided to pursue his career in electrical because he shares a large interest in electronics and loves to work in a hands-on environment. Some of his favourite aspects of his education and work experience was having the chance to work on a control panel, wiring motors and having the opportunity to work with Mineral Insulated copper-clad cable.
Outside of work some of Tyree’s other passions are listening to music and learning about and studying world history.
DANIEL BUENDIA
4th year Electrical Apprentice
Daniel joined our team as an Electrical Apprentice in April 2021. Daniel has completed all three levels of his electrical training at Red River College and is currently enrolled in his fourth and final year of electrical education at Red River College. Daniel loves to be a part of a devoted team and takes great pride in driving past completed projects that he has worked on.
Daniel’s interest in the electrical trades stemmed from enjoying working with his hands, his passion for learning, creating, managing, and simplifying everyday tasks. Daniel’s favourite aspect of his past school and work experience was problem-solving and completing difficult jobs, he finds his job very fulfilling when his customers are left as satisfied as he is on a finished work project. Daniel excels in doing everything in his power in order to achieve the highest customer satisfactory.
Outside of Daniels electrical work, he is found outside all year-round, staying active while playing hockey, golf or riding his bike.