Karl Ringsdorf Electrical Service Manager Calvert Mechanical Solutions, Towson, Maryland Karl Ringsdorf is one of several nominees for ABC’s National Instructor of the Year for 2020. He teaches ABC Greater Baltimore’s electrical construction course. “He has really gone above and beyond for us. He truly has a passion for giving back to his trade and understand how important it is, …
Bryant Gorrell: HVAC Service Manager – Calvert Mechanical Solutions, Towson, MD When many of his prep school classmates went to college, Bryant Gorrell chose a different path, getting his degree in building maintenance from Cecil College in North East, Maryland. A master HVAC technician for more than 30 years, Gorrell inspires a new generation by teaching ABC’s 3rd year HVAC …
Celebrating Women in Construction Week, ABC of Metro Washington’s Women Building Washington Committee hosted the 2nd Annual SHEbuilds event in partnership with Rebuilding Together. Raising more than $20,000 for the project, 40 women gathered in Takoma Park, MD, to help a woman in need with plumbing, painting, repairs and landscaping. Women are an essential part of the construction industry. They …
Margaret “Peg” Neville, principal environmental health and safety consultant for HazTek, started her career in safety and risk management earning her Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) license and working as a risk reduction manager. Neville earned a degree in environmental and natural Sciences and continued with graduate certificates in construction management and environmental public health. With a residential construction background, she …
At Ariosa & Company, Sara Johnson’s main role is as service department coordinator. An avid learner, Johnson continues to expand into other areas of the construction business, including project management, accounting, and accounting. Johnson also serves on ABC’s Women in Construction Committee (WABC). How did you get involved with WABC? As a former BCPS high school math teacher, I …
While attending Smith Business School at the University of Maryland, Pamela Volm had her mind set on going into real estate development. She worked part time for a developer in Prince George’s County, Md. While going to school. A builder who the firm worked closely with planted a bug in her ear that she couldn’t ignore. “He said ‘Pamela, if …
Project Manager Former JumpStart apprentice Drew Cheezum inspired his son to follow in his footsteps and pursue a career in construction. They both now work for Ariosa & Company. Why and how did you get into the construction trades? I was looking for a job and was working with a temp agency and they called for a laborer and I …
At the recent National Craft Championships, John Davis of Shapiro & Duncan won a silver medal in the plumbing category. Davis has been with the Rockville, Maryland mechanical contractor for nearly 3 ½ years and is now a lead man for the firm. ABC asked him what working construction means to him. How did you get started in the construction …
Electrical Timothy Dixon works in the electrical trade and also serves as an instructor in ABC’s Chesapeake Shores Chapter Apprenticeship Program. Why did you get into the trade? My two years in college didn’t seem to have a promising future: I was trying to balance working full time as a security officer and going to school full time. So I …
Electrical Apprentice James Koontz began his electrical career with Douglas Electric and Lighting in Cockeysville, Maryland in July 2013. He will graduate from the apprenticeship program in May. Why did you go into the electrical trade? I got into the trade because I love to work with my hands. My love for learning how things work evolved into my field. …