Founder and Lead Instructor
Douglas Fenner, CPTM
I’ve been part of bad training. The kind that checks boxes, wastes time, and leaves people unprepared for the job — and for the hazards that come with it.
I started my career on a drilling rig, working my way up from Floorhand to Rig Manager, and later into training and development. Over the last 20 years, I’ve seen what happens when training doesn’t connect to the real world — people get hurt, operations slow down, and competency becomes guesswork.
That’s why I started CDF Training Co. — to fix that.
At CDF, we train with purpose. We focus on hands-on, OSHA-compliant, industry-recognized instruction that actually prepares people to do the job safely and confidently. Whether it’s well control, forklift operation, fall protection, or respirator fit testing — every course is built to deliver real skills in real work environments.
Our motto is simple: “Train like it matters, because it does.” Because at the end of the day, the most important thing is making sure every person goes home safe, every time.
I don’t believe in fluff. I believe in practical training, clear standards, and repeatable results. That’s what we deliver — and that’s why I train.
Co-Founder and Instructor
Christopher Fenner
Like most of us who came up in the oilfield, I learned the hard way — long hours, rough conditions, and figuring things out by watching someone else. Sometimes that worked. Sometimes it didn’t.
I’ve also been on the receiving end of bad training — the kind that talks at you instead of showing you how it’s done. Over time, I realized that the way we train people matters just as much as the job itself. If we want safer rigs and better crews, we have to train like it counts — because it does.
I’ve spent nearly two decades working in drilling operations, and I know what it takes to succeed out there. That’s why I helped create CDF Training Co. — to help bring real-world, hands-on training to the people who need it most. We don’t train from theory — we train from experience.
Whether it’s forklift operation, fall protection, or well control, we focus on giving people what they actually need on the job: confidence, awareness, and practical skill.
Our goal is simple: keep people safe, raise the standard, and do it the right way. I don’t believe in shortcuts when it comes to safety — and I don’t believe in “good enough” when it comes to training.
Like I say sure everyone “Goes home, the same way they came.”