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Best Hands Compete in 2015 International Apprentice Contest

2015 Issue 4

Apprentices

JOURNAL: ISSUE 4 - 2015

The 2015 BAC/IMI International Apprentice Contest brought together a supremely talented group of 83 Local and Regional winners from across the U.S. and Canada to compete in eight craft categories – Brick, Tile, Stone, Marble, Terrazzo, Cement, Plaster, and PCC/Restoration – at the BAC/IMI International Training Center in Bowie, MD on September 11th and 12th.

Each craft competition had two components: the building of a craft-specific mock-up in accordance with accepted safety practices and a written test on craft-specific procedures, tools, materials, safety requirements, trade math, and labor history.

Said BAC President James Boland at the Flynn Center, “These are the best apprentices in North America. They are the cream of the crop from across the continent. They are getting a chance to exhibit their talents today. We love having them here and it bodes very well for the future of our industry.”

The top three winners in each craft category were announced at an awards dinner on September 12th at the Hilton Baltimore, where the 2015 BAC Convention was also held. To view all of the contest photos and video footage, visit bacweb.org and click on “Apprentice Contest” under “Training, Education and Safety.” A video summary of the contest is also available on BAC’s YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/e9luHZ7r7gw

2015 International Apprentice Contest Winners
Kneeling from left, Timothy Pietrowski of Local 3 NY ( 3rd place – Terrazzo), Artur Wilk of Local 21 IL (2nd place – PCC), Tony Serstad of Local 34 WI (2nd place – Brick), Chase Owens of Local 6 OH (1st place – PCC), Alexander Latanza of Local 18 OH (3rd place – PCC), Mason Cantamessa of Local 5 NY (2nd place – Cement), Efren Beltran of Local 56 IL (1st place – Plaster), Jose Maldonado of Local 1 NY (2nd place – Plaster), Zachariah Combs OF Local 4 IN/KY (2nd place – Tile), Victor Hernandez of Local 1 MD/VA/DC (2nd place – Marble), and Felipe Pinto De Madureira of Local 1 MD/VA/DC (1st place – Stone); standing from left, Matthew Burt of Local 9WI (3rd place – Stone), Zachary Zander of Local 8 WI (2nd place – Stone), Graham Lovelien of Local 19 WI (1st place – Cement), Zachary Zuidema of Local 21 IL (1st place – Brick), James Cerda of Local 4 CA (1st place – Marble), Cody McGraw of Local 21 IL (3rd place – Tile), Brandon Peterson of Local 1 MN/ND (1st place – Tile), BAC Secretary-Treasurer Henry Kramer, Drew Tersinar of Local 15 MO/KS/NE (3rd place – Brick), BAC President James Boland, IMTEF National Director of Apprenticeship and Training Bob Arnold, BAC Executive Vice Presidents Gerard Scarano and Tim Driscoll, Stanley Slawnikowski of Local 56 IL (3rd place – Plaster), Kevin Marcum of Local 4 IN/KY (2nd place – Terrazzo), Joseph Famighetti of Local 7 NY/NJ (3rd place – Marble), Felipe Pineda of Local 7 NY/NJ (1st place – Terrazzo), and Kurt Kazik of Local 3 WI (3rd place – Cement).