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ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓcongratulated the winners of its 2015 National Craft Championships competition during the March 6 Careers in Constructions awards held during the association’s Workforce Development, March 3-6, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A field of 187 craft trainees competed for top honors in 15 competitions representing 12 crafts, including a new masonry competition and new team competition with journey-level craft professionals from five different crafts working to complete a joint project. Competitors first took an intense, two-hour written exam and then competed in daylong hands-on practical performance tests in: carpentry, electrical-industrial, electrical-residential, fire sprinkler, HVAC, instrumentation fitting, insulation, millwright, pipefitting, plumbing, sheet metal, welding-pipe, welding-structural and masonry. The 2015 winners are: Carpentry Gold: Mark Rineer Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓKeystone Chapter Employer: Wohlsen Construction Company Silver: Daniel Clark Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓNorthern Ohio Employer: Wojcik Builders, Inc. Bronze: Brian Hall Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓEastern Pennsylvania Chapter Employer: Klover Contracting, Inc. Safety: Brian Hall Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓEastern Pennsylvania Chapter Employer: Klover Contracting, Inc. Electrical-Industrial/Commercial Gold: Varand Ghazarian Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓLos Angeles/Ventura Chapter Employer: LAC USC Silver: William Wayne Figgins Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓVirginia Chapter Employer: Beckstrom Electric Bronze: Shawn P. Flanagan Training Sponsor: Gaylor Electric Employer: Gaylor Electric Safety: Andrew Golder Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓEastern Pennsylvania Chapter Employer: The Tri-M Group, LLC Electrical-Residential/Commercial Gold: Jesse D. Babington Training Sponsor: CECA – South Carolina Employer: Watson Electrical Construction Co. LLC Silver: Pete Rauls Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓof Wisconsin Apprenticeship & Training Trust Employer: Faith Technologies Inc. Bronze: Russell H. Johnson Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓof the Carolinas Employer: Watson Electrical Construction Co. LLC Safety: Joseph Emil Zazo Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓGreater Michigan Chapter Employer: Trahan Electric Incorporated Fire Sprinkler Gold: Jordan Bretey Training Sponsor: American Fire Sprinkler Association Employer: Rapid Fire Protection Silver: Robert Taylor Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓBaltimore Metropolitan Employer:Advanced Fire Protection Systems, LLC Bronze: Johnathon Dover Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓFlorida GUlf Coast Chapter Employer: Cox Fire Protection Safety: Jason Rogge Training Sponsor: Florida Automatic Sprinkler Training, Inc. (FAST) Employer: Wiginton Fire Systems
HVAC
Gold: Ty A. Balmer Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓKeystone Chapter Employer: W.C. Eshenaur and Son, Inc.
Silver: Daniel Mercier Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓof Wisconsin Apprenticeship and Training Trust Employer: AMA Heating & A/C, Inc.
Bronze: Parker Reed Lumley Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓCumberland Valley Chapter Employer: RW Warner, Inc.
Safety: Parker Reed Lumley Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓCumberland Valley Chapter Employer: RW Warner, Inc. Instrumentation Fitting Gold: Cody Petersen Training Sponsor: Interstates Construction Employer: Interstates Construction Silver: Gerald Wayne Vick, III Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓPelican Chapter Employer: ISC Contractors, LLC Bronze: Marlen Harris Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓNew Orleans/Bayou Chapter Employer: Triad Electric & Controls Safety: Gerald Wayne Vick, III Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓPelican Chapter Employer: ISC Contractors, LLC Insulation Gold: Mark Koch Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓGreater Michigan Chapter Employer: G.E. Insulation Silver: Noel Ocasio Training Sponsor: Starcon International Inc. Employer: Starcon International Inc. Bronze: David J. Wright Training Sponsor: Starcon International, Inc. Employer: Starcon International, Inc. Safety: Randall Kubin Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓGreater Houston Chapter Employer: Brand Energy Solutions Masonry Gold: Maxwell Bond Kelley Training Sponsor: Masonry Association of Florida and Educational Foundation Employer: Kevin J. Brandel Masonry Construction Silver: Abner Torres Training Sponsor: Masonry Association of Florida and Educational Foundation Bronze: Gatien Cesaire Training Sponsor: Masonry Association of Florida and Educational Foundation Employer: Modern Plumbing Industries Millwright/Industrial Maintenance Gold: Chad Bemis Training Sponsor: Cianbro Employer: Cianbro Silver: Paul Temple Training Sponsor: Cianbro Employer: Cianbro Bronze: Brian Loeb Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓTexas Gulf Coast Chapter Employer: McGill Maintenance Partnership, Ltd. Safety: Chad Bemis Training Sponsor: Cianbro Employer: Cianbro Pipefitting Gold: Jeremy Fisher Training Sponsor: TIC - The Industrial Company Employer: TIC - The Industrial Company Silver: Sean Aho Training Sponsor: Gould Construction Institute Employer: DECCO, Inc. Bronze: Eric Neal Capps Training Sponsor: Zachry Industrial, Inc. Employer: Zachry Industrial, Inc. Safety: Laramie W. Griffin, Jr. Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓPelican Chapter Employer: Performance Contractors, Inc. Plumbing Gold: Matthew Elliott Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓSouthern California Chapter Employer: Wallace P. Johnson Plumbing and Heating, Inc. Silver: Bryan Weaver Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓSouthern California Chapter Employer: Warren Weaver Inc. Bronze: Manuel L. Garcia Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓNew Mexico Chapter Employer: National Heating and Ventilating Safety: Morgan Parks Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓof Iowa Apprenticeship and Training Trust Employer: ACI Mechanical
Sheet Metal
Gold: Brandon Oettchen Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓof Iowa Apprenticeship and Training Trust Employer: B&G HVAC
Silver: Kevin Strahler Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓSan Diego Chapter Employer: West Coast Air Conditioning Co.
Bronze: Nicholas L. Miller Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓKeystone Chapter Employer: James Craft and Son, Inc.
Safety: Frank Hernandez Training Sponsor: Construction Education Foundation Employer: TDIndustries
Welding-Pipe
Gold: Waylin Lynn Brandon Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓNew Orleans/Bayou Chapter Employer: EXCEL - Sponsored
Silver: Joshua White Training Sponsor: TIC-The Industrial Company Employer: TIC- The Industrial Company
Bronze: Timothy Nelson Training Sponsor: Cianbro Employer: Cianbro
Safety: Francisco Ochoa Training Sponsor: Construction Education Foundation Employer: TDIndustries
Welding-Structural
Gold: Brandon Moore Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓGreater Houston Employer: Jacobs
Silver: Joseph H. Matherne, III Training Sponsor: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓNew Orleans/Bayou Chapter
Bronze: Joshua Prater Training Sponsor: Construction Education Foundation Employer: FSG Electric
Safety: Shawn Davis Training Sponsor: Starcon International, Inc. Employer: Starcon International, Inc. Team Competition Gold: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓIowa Apprenticeship and Training Trust Pipefitting: Ben Mollhoff Employer: ACI Mechanical, Inc. Millwright: Ryan Knisley Employer: Keen Project Solutions Insulation: Mike Bradley Employer: Iowa Insulation, Inc. Electrical: Bryan Miller Employer: Price Electric Carpentry: Mitch Plambeck Employer: Frye Builders & Associates Inc. Silver: ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓOhio Valley Pipefitting: Robert M. Kelley Employer: TP Mechanical Millwright: Steve DeAtley Employer: United Group Service Insulation: Brandon Russell Cross Employer: All American Insulation Electrical: Robert A. Davis Employer: Carey Electric Carpentry: Joshua Terlau Employer: Building Crafts Inc. Bronze: Zachry Industrial, Inc. Pipefitting: Chadwick Bass Employer: Zachry Industrial, Inc. Millwright: William Jeff Garner Employer: Zachry Industrial, Inc. Insulation: Fidel Rueda Employer: Zachry Industrial, Inc. Electrical: Francisco Barragan Employer: Zachry Industrial, Inc. Carpentry: Jose Montejano Employer: Zachry Industrial, Inc. The National Craft Championships competition was developed in 1987 to help celebrate and recognize craft training in construction careers. This year, ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓpartnered with the Florida Masonry Apprentice and Educational Foundation to hold the first masonry competition at the National Craft Championships. Each year, the competition draws some of the nation’s most talented craft professionals and highlights the important role that craft skills training plays in the construction industry. The National Craft Championships Committee, which is composed of leading merit shop construction firms, plans all year for the two-day competition.