Cody Corpe
I spent over a decade in the field — powerlines, civil, heavy construction — working my way from boots on the ground to managing operations across Western Canada. I'm a Red Seal Journeyman Powerline Technician who crossed into safety, fleet, and regional operations leadership before stepping back to ask a harder question: why do the companies that do the most essential work in this country run on the worst systems?
Waypointe is my answer to that. We partner with field service businesses, bring the operational infrastructure they've never had, and build the technology that should have existed years ago. WayOS is that technology.
I believe the trades built the world — and AI is how they'll run it next. That's not a tagline. It's the reason I get up in the morning.
- Red Seal Journeyman Powerline Technician (NAIT)
- Blue Seal — Province of Alberta
- National Construction Safety Officer (NCSO)
- Powerline Technician — Valard Construction LP
- Manager, Support Services — Valard Construction LP (Western Canada)
- Fleet Manager & Safety Manager — TC Infrastructure Services
- Safety Specialist — Kiewit Corporation
Operators First
I've been the guy on the other end of bad software, bad processes, and bad decisions made by people who'd never seen a job site. I build for the operator — the person who has to actually make it work in the field, in the weather, under pressure.
Efficiency as Culture
Operational efficiency isn't a metric. It's a culture — the discipline to build systems that compound over time, to cut what doesn't work, and to give the people doing the work the tools they actually need. That's what I build Waypointe around.
Long-Term by Default
I'm not flipping companies or chasing exits. I'm building something durable — a platform of essential service businesses that compound over decades, not quarters. Capital that goes where returns justify risk, not where it's trendy.
"I've done nearly every job in this industry. I've seen where things fail — and it's almost never the people. It's the systems, the processes, the tools they were handed. Everything I build is about closing that gap."
— Cody Corpe, Founder & CEO, Waypointe
Built from the ground up.
Twenty years of working in the most demanding conditions in Canadian industry. Every role taught me something about how operations actually work — and what breaks them.
Founder & CEO
Building a platform of essential service businesses across Western Canada — partnering with operators, deploying AI-driven systems, and developing WayOS as the operating infrastructure for the trades.
Manager, Support Services — Western Canada
Regional operations leadership across safety, fleet, and support services for one of Canada's largest powerline contractors. Built and managed systems across large-scale utility construction projects.
Journeyman Powerline Technician
Boots on the ground across Western Canada — powerline construction, high voltage energized work, and large-scale transmission and distribution projects.
Fleet Manager & Safety Manager
Managed fleet operations and safety programs across field service operations. Responsible for equipment, compliance, and the safety culture of crews in the field.
Safety Specialist
Safety specialist on a major construction project — embedded in field operations, working alongside crews to build the safety discipline that underpins everything at Waypointe today.
Trades. Leadership. Technology. What's next.
I write about the intersection of field operations, leadership in the trades, and the role AI is starting to play in industries that the tech world largely ignores. The people building pipelines, running utility crews, and operating heavy equipment don't get nearly enough credit — or enough good tools.