- Jason Mayberry, Pickerington, OH
- Armand Mayzel Jr., Woodbridge, VA
- Sean McDonough, The Dirty Muffler, Westminster, CO
- Richard McMahon Jr., Charlton, MA
- Clinton Mielke, General Motors, Albuquerque, NM
- Robert Morrison III, First Vehicle Services, Abingdon, MD
- Joe Moyer, General Motors, Rochester, MN
- Mark Munson, E-One, Silver Creek, NY
- Robert Myrick, Lincoln College of Technology, Murfreesboro, TN
- Mark Osoteo, UC Davis Fleet Department, Davis, CA
- Adam Osswald, Hamilton, OH
- Scott Peterson, General Motors, Hesperia, CA
- Karl Poffinbarger, Hamilton, OH
- Safadyn Ramahi, General Motors, Roseville, CA
- Kevin Rulison, Top Frog Diesel, Copperas Cove, TX
- Jacob Sorensen, McNeil’s Auto Care, West Jordan, UT
- Tim Stanford, LAT Automotive LLC, Clovis, NM
- Thomas Tejeda, Anthem, AZ
- Howard Tribby Jr., Toyota, Fairfax, VA
- Bradey Varner, Alamosa, CO
- Daniel Verbeke, Enterprise Holdings, St. Louis, MO
- James Waters, General Motors Field Engineer, Pine, CO
- Richard Whiteman, First Transit, Houston, TX
The Auto Care Association surveyed this year’s ASE World Class Technician award recipients to learn about their career journeys, what motivated them to pursue the goal of ASE World Class Technician and what achieving this status means to them in their own words.
“I viewed the World Class designation as the pinnacle of this profession,” said Verbeke. I wanted to obtain that for myself, and demonstrate that I have the knowledge and skills of what it takes. Becoming World Class puts me in a very select group.”
“World Class Technician status is important to me because it is one of the goals I set for myself early on in my life, a goal that I set in high school,” said Osoteo. “Cars have always been an important part of my life since I was a small child. I knew World Class Technician was one of the most prestigious awards an automotive technician could receive.”
“I wanted to obtain the World Class status to set myself apart from other technicians and to show how seriously I take being a high-level automotive technician,” said Conner.
“As a supervisor with Enterprise Fleet Management, I felt World Class was a difficult yet achievable goal that would continue to support our subject matter expertise,” said Heimerl. “The automotive field is ever changing and studying up to certify and retain ASEs is important to keep up with the times. Showing my team this is accomplishable is a great way to lead by example while supporting our industry.”
“World Class shows the motoring public I am not only serious about my profession, I also believe it sets a standard that can’t be argued. It shows I am dedicated to our industry,” said Stanford.
“I want to be the best that I can at what I do for a living. World Class status represents some of the industry’s finest technicians,” said Brownfield.
For more information about the Auto Care Association’s World Class Technician certification qualifications, timing and recognition, visit the association’s World Class Technician webpage.
For more information about ASE and service professional certification, visit ase.com.
Source: Auto Care Association