Awards represent outstanding achievement by placing among the highest scoring automotive professionals holding ASE credentials
Leesburg, Va.—The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) has announced its award winners for 2024.
“These awards represent outstanding achievement in many areas of ASE Certification,” said Dave Johnson, ASE president and CEO. “The individuals being honored have demonstrated their knowledge by placing among the highest scoring automotive professionals holding ASE credentials. This, along with their exemplary performance each and every day, makes them exceptional examples of our industry to the public we serve. Together with our industry partners and award sponsors, we salute the best of the best.”
Acura/ASE Master Automotive Technician of the Year
Orlando Gonzalez, Doral Acura (Miami, Florida)
Advance Auto Parts/ASE Parts Specialist of the Year
Robert Pyne, Advance Auto Parts (Attleboro, Massachusetts)
Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper/ASE Automobile Technician of the Year
Avery Breneman, Avery’s Auto Repair (Blackfoot, Idaho)
Army/Ford/ASE Master Military Technician of the Year
- SFC Braxton Booker, U.S. Army (Vilseck, Germany)
- SFC Elvin Vazquez, U.S. Army (Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia)
Axalta Coating Systems/ASE Collision Repair & Refinish Technician of the Year
Randy Norris, Ultimate Paint Shop (Lake Bluff, Illinois)
Big O Tires/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Brian Simpson, Wenco Industries-Big O Tires (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
BMW/ASE Master Automobile Technicians of the Year
- Scott Bedo, Fields BMW South Orlando (Orlando, Florida)
- Aaron Happ, BMW of Rochester (Rochester, New York)
- Alex Himes, Sandia BMW (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
- Leif Johnson, Motorwerks Mini (Golden Valley, Minnesota)
BMW/ASE Master Collision Repair & Refinish Technician of the Year
Stark Buckner, Classic Collision (Marietta, Georgia)
BodyShop Business/ASE Master Collision Repair & Refinish Technician of the Year
Scott Evans, Premier Body Shop (Santa Clara, California)
Bridgestone Retail Operations/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Lloyd Kozak, Firestone Complete Auto Care (Carpentersville, Illinois)
Byrl Shoemaker/ASE Education Foundation Instructor of the Year
Brian Manley, Cherry Creek Innovation Campus (Centennial, Colorado)
Car-O-Liner/ASE Master Collision Repair & Refinish Technician of the Year
Sergia Barba, BMW of Riverside (Riverside, California)
CCAR/Electude/ASE Instructor of the Year
John Stratton, Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES (New Hartford, New York)
Cengage/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Jerry Newton, Honest Engine Auto Repair (Henniker, New Hampshire)
Cloyes/ASE Automobile Technician of the Year
Michael Bush, Cosumnes River College (Sacramento, California)
Delco Remy/ASE M/H Truck Electrical/Electronic Systems Technician of the Year
Joseph Urbibe, School Board of Broward County (Oakland Park, Florida)
Discount Tire/ASE Automobile Technician of the Year
Robert Ziolkowski, Dunn Tire/Discount Tire (Buffalo, New York)
Enterprise Mobility/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Derrick Kemp, Enterprise Mobility (Fort Myers, Florida)
First Student/ASE Master School Bus Technician of the Year
Earl Heinrichs, First Student (St. Louis, Missouri)
Ford/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Harold Crenner, Shults Ford Lincoln (Wexford, Pennsylvania)
Freightliner/ASE Master M/H Truck Technician of the Year
David Wager, Truck Country (Shullsburg, Wisconsin)
Garage Gurus/ASE Automobile Master + A9 + L1-L4 Technician of the Year
Brian Atwood, Four Guys Auto (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Gates Tools for Schools/ASE Instructor of the Year
Mark Armbrecht, Des Moines Area Community College (Ankeny, Iowa)
Gates/ASE Master Automobile + L1 Technician of the Year
David Bean, Butler Automotive (Rockville, Maryland)
GM/ASE Service Consultant of the Year
Aaron Hopf, Bob Luegers Motors (Jasper, Indiana)
GM/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Thomas DeZorzi, Lindsay Buick GMC (Warrenton, Virginia)
GM/ASE Parts Consultant of the Year
Anthony Dilday, Rick Hendrick Chevrolet Naples (Naples, Florida)
Honda/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Joseph Conklin, Zeigler Honda (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
I-CAR Platinum/ASE Master Collision Repair & Refinish Technician of the Year
Brad Krause, Faulkner Collision Center (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
Infiniti/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Jeffrey Walker, Circle Infiniti (West Long Branch, New Jersey)
International/ASE Master M/H Truck Technician of the Year
Joseph Behrend, Rush Truck Centers (Idaho Falls, Idaho)
International/ASE Master School Bus Technician of the Year
Nickolas Moreno, RWC Group (Phoenix, Arizona)
KIA/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Nick Roberge, Charlies KIA (Augusta, Maine)
Lexus/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
David Benkert, Performance Lexus (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Lexus/ASE Master Collision Repair & Refinish Technician of the Year
Calvin Beasley, Tom Wood Collision (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Midas International/ASE Master Automotive Technician of the Year
Peter Santovi, Shakopee Midas (Shakopee, Minnesota)
Mitchell1/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Max Caldwell, Pratt Community College AVS (Pratt, Kansas)
Motor Age Training/ASE Master Automobile + L1 Technician of the Year
Raymond Hagemann, Nissan North America (Smyrna, Tennessee)
NAPA/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Logan Tate, Cloverdale Automotive and Tires (Cloverdale, California)
NEXIQ/Snap-on/ASE Master M/H Truck Technician of the Year
William (Zach) Grigsby, Rush Truck Center (Tolleson, Arizona)
Nissan/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Jeremy Cotten, Colonial Nissan (Barboursville, Virginia)
Parts Plus Car Care Center/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Nathan Boyer, Westside Garage (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Pep Boys/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Ravindra Prasad, Pep Boys (Modesto, California)
Pronto/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Jacob Greenwood, Kellys Automotive (Medford, Oregon)
Snap-on/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Christopher Hasbrouck, Quality Automotive Center (Cape Coral, Florida)
SpeeDee Oil Change & Auto Service/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Scott Just, Speedee Oil Change and Automotive (Taunton, Massachusetts)
Stellantis/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Waiokeola Ching, Crown Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram (Dublin, Ohio)
Subaru University/ASE Technician of the Future
Naomi Kraemer, Subaru of Olathe (Olathe, Kansas)
Subaru/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Michael Tarhovicky, Williams Subaru (Sayre, Pennsylvania)
TechNet/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Curtis Morgan Jr., Curtis Morgan’s Garage Inc. (Lamont, Florida)
TechNet/ASE Service Consultant of the Year
Trevor Torgerson, Chapel Hill Tire (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
Toyota/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Steve Newton, Anderson Weber (Dubuque, Iowa)
Toyota/ASE Master Collision Repair and Refinish Technician of the Year
Ruben Tovar, Freeman Collision (Santa Rosa, California)
USAF/GM/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
SrA Bryan Fischer USAF Barksdale Air Force Base (Bossier Parish, Louisiana)
ZF Aftermarket/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year
Chad Zehr, Cantech Automotive (North Syracuse, New York)
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