Tag: Technician of the Year

Maintenance

Alligood Wins AEMP Technician of the Year: “There’s Nothing This Guy Can’t Figure Out”

David Alligood of Manatee County, Florida, has been named the 2020 Technician of the Year by the Association of Equipment Management Professionals Education Foundation. Supervisors and coworkers described Alligood as able to surmount any challenge, always looking for ways to save costs and improve efficiency, as well as being reliable, honest and hardworking. “There is […]

October 15, 2020

Construction Equipment

Welding skills and innovative thinking earn John Kelchner AEMP Technician of the Year award

“I always had a lot of interest in mechanical things, even at an early age. I was curious about how things worked. If it had moving parts, I wanted to fix it,” says John Kelchner, advanced level maintenance welder at Schlouch Incorporated, a diversified earthmoving, utility and site development company in Blandon, Pennsylvania. “It is […]

December 25, 2019

Maintenance

Who’s the country’s best equipment tech? AEMP names finalists in annual competition

The Association of Equipment Management Professionals announced on Thursday the finalists in its Technician of the Year contest. They include: James Blake, Kiewit Infrastructure, New York City A third-generation equipment technician, Blake served as a first responder at the World Trade Center after 9/11. He started as an apprentice in 1996 and draws on his […]

February 16, 2018

Maintenance

A Desert Storm vet and 2017 AEMP Tech of the Year, Lee Manzanares’ skill is battle-tested

Lee Manzanares, the lead mechanic for RMCI General Contractor in Albuquerque, New Mexico, started on his career path at his father’s side. “Dad was a heavy equipment mechanic who worked in the mines. We also had a farm and we were always fixing stuff,” Manzanares says. “Dad moved quickly. You learned fast.” Manzanares learned well. […]

June 16, 2017

Construction Equipment

AEMP names 2017’s top equipment technicians

The Association of Equipment Management Professionals named its top technicians for the year in a ceremony in Las Vegas on Sunday. The ceremony was part of AEMP’s 35th Management Conference and Annual Meeting held March4-6. Lee Manzanares of RMCI General Contractors in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was named the 2017 AEMP Private Fleet Technician of the […]

March 7, 2017

Workforce

Lifetime of learning brings Travis Elliot to top of his profession, AEMP Tech of the Year finalist honors

Travis Elliot, equipment technician for the Virginia Department of Transportation, learned a lot of what he knows at his father’s side. His dad worked as a diesel tech from more than 30 years and as Travis says, “For as long as I can remember I was outside in our home garage with him when he […]

December 5, 2016

Business

Nominate your best for AEMP’s Technician of the Year Award; deadline Sept. 15

Everybody complains about the shortage of qualified technicians in the construction industry. So let me ask you a question: How many of you do anything to recognize or reward the technicians you have? For all the griping about the labor shortage, there are few fleet managers or construction companies that do the most important thing […]

September 7, 2016

Dealers

This diesel tech finds intuition, experience and a bit of Googling helpful in move to management

Richard Waitz got his first taste of equipment repair tinkering with tractors and four-wheelers at his grandfather’s ranch in Cotula, Texas. And after blowing the engine in his first pickup truck, he learned some automotive skills the old fashioned way. But Waitz took a shine to diesel equipment when he attended Texas State Technical College […]

August 12, 2016

Business

AEMP names public and private fleet 2016 Technicians of the Year

The Association of Equipment Management Professionals named its Technicians of the Year last week at the organization’s 34th Management Conference and Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas. Taking the top honor for private sector fleets was Christopher (Chippy) Flood, of the Pennsylvania-based Glenn O. Hawbaker company. Dave Irwin, shop supervisor at Hawbaker said, “Chris has the […]

March 25, 2016

Construction Equipment

THE CHOICE: Young heavy equipment technician follows love of machines instead of finance degree, earns AEMP’s top honor

You don’t find many young guys with college degrees working as heavy equipment technicians. But the Association of Equipment Management Professionals’ Technician of the Year Brent Schroder found out quickly that working on equipment is far more satisfying and lucrative than what he could be doing with his bachelor’s degree in finance. Growing up in […]

July 6, 2015

Construction Equipment

Who is the nation’s best equipment technician? AEMP accepting nominations for top tech

The Association of Equipment Management Professionals is now accepting nominations for its Technician of the Year Award. The award will be presented to two technicians, one from the private sector and one from the public sector, who exemplify the best attributes of top-notch technicians: a high regard for safety, use of technology, mechanical mastery, innovation […]

December 17, 2013

Technology

AEMP to hold management conference and annual meeting

The Association of Equipment Management Professionals’ management conference and annual meeting will take place at the Doubletree Paradise Valley resort in Scottsdale, Arizona on March 18-21. AEMP will offer daily seminars for essential, executive and professional development tracks. Attendees may visit the exhibit hall March 18 and 19 for industry exhibits, demonstrations and events. The […]

December 9, 2011