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ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS
Students In The Field- Listed below are some of our 2011 grads who have obtained employment in their field of study.
Student Name
Richard Godbolt
Daniel Pastor Jr.
Alex Folino
Thomas Mays
Arnold Buckman
Eric Bruce
Christy Neff
Shawn McKay
James Sydenstricker
Kyle Merritt
Larry Martin
Employer
Good Year Tire
Firestone
North Star Automotive Gp
Dean Honda, Inc.
Zoll Life
Midas
Bibers Garage
AMSA 105-G
Wright Automotive Group
Wright Automotive Group
Wright Automotive Group
Program
Student Name
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Electric
Auto
Auto
Diesel
Auto
Auto
Auto
Cory Nolan
Tyler Willoughby
William Allen
Edward Hairston
Joshua Scott
Randy Meeker Jr.
Richard Vakulick
Derek Moore
Jesse Montgomery
Aaron Raible
Jacob Druga
Employer
Program
Consol Energy
Micks North Hills Chrysler Jeep
Shadyside Honda
Eddie "Hoss" Construction
PepBoys
Fox and James National Lease
# 1 Cochran Infiniti of SH
PepBoys
New Stanton Mack/Volvo Inc.
Penn DOT
Firestone
Electric
Auto
Auto
Electric
Diesel
Diesel
Auto
Diesel
Diesel
Diesel
Auto
August 2011 Awards
Rosedale Ace - Cumulative GPA of 4.0 after at least one full semester.
Automotive: Alex Coley, Scott Klosky, Alexander Martin, Robert Matovich, David Schmitt, Christopher
Schneider, David Smith, Wayne Zaremba, Jed Christie, Waylan Coleman, David Daffern, Michael Dietrich, Patrick Hill, Liatrail Hopewell, Daniel Horton, Shawn Leoni, David Matovich, Steven Switzer, Omar
Williams-Penix, Ian Wroniak, Tadd Young, Bertram Burrell, Christopher Cunningham, Sarah Dofka, Joshua Henderson, Eric Hoffman, Bradley Johnson, Matthew Linko, William Mansfield, Patrick Metcalfe,
Jonathan Reed, Spencer Ridder, Ernest Riggin, Trumane Rogers, Curtis Smith, Michael Terhorst, Manuel
Vinas.
President’s List – Cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher after at least one full semester .
Automotive: William Allen, Kyle Merritt, Samuel Barkley, Cameron Brown-Butler, Joseph Chiodo, Neil
Hodges, Justin Lavery, Chad Miller, Rammen Payne, Steven Phillips, Clint Sines, Zachariah Smith, Richard
Young, Jacob Beaver, Damean Brannan, Andrew Gmys, William Michalski, Shirley Milligan, Douglas Morgan, Victor Simonelli, Devin Burrell, George Ostermeyer, Yvain Schaffnit.
Diesel: Jesse Montgomery, Aaron Raible, Frank Bialko, Shane Estep, Brendan McGreevy.
Electrical: Keith Burge, Daniel Hutchens, Jason Schall, Charles Williams, William Walters, Marvin Wilson,
John Yedlowski Jr., Marcos Ordonez, Peris Smith, Mark Streily, Cameron Walters.
Instructor’s Choice – Cumulative Perfect Attendance after one full semester.
Automotive: William Allen, Robert Matovich, David Smith, Zachariah Smith, Jed Christie, David Daffern,
Andrew Gmys, Patrick Hill, Daniel Horton, Omar Williams-Penix, Bertram Burrell, Eric Hoffman, Bradley
Johnson, Matthew Linko, Devin McCoy, Jonathan Reed, Trumane Rogers, Manuel Vinas. Diesel: Joshua
Scott, Nicole Salerno, Robert Zientara, William Baird, Michael Bialon, Sean Switzer, Kolby Carr, Eric Fisher, Russell Reed. Electrical: Charles Williams, Anthony Jeke.
Student of the Month -
Matthew Wilson (Electrical), Andrew Gmys (Automotive), Robert
Matovich (Automotive), William Baird (Diesel).
Extra Effort Award – This award recognizes students that consistently give 110%,
arriving to school early, staying late, working on special projects, or going above and beyond. Jeremy Hepler (Electrical), Patrick Metcalfe (Automotive).
Most Improved Award - This award recognizes a student who has made a strong
improvement in both grades and attendance, there is something to be said for making a
comeback. Kolby Carr (Diesel), Thomas Cochran (Automotive).
Helping Hand Award- The helping hand award recognizes students that go out of
their way to offer assistance and support others through tutoring classmates, helping others with shop work and lending a hand to staff members. Anthony Jeke (Electrical), Robert
Zi`entara (Diesel), Brendan McGreevy (Diesel), Manuel Vinas (Automotive).
(Evening Student Awards will be posted in the next edition of “The Circuit”.)
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Welcome
New AUGUST
Students!
Automotive Students:
Brian Bakke, Jonathan Catanzaro,
Mark Freund, Megan Fuller, Anthony
Gavita, Robert Goldsmith, Brandon
Greening, Edward Gregory, Demetrius
Jones, Devin Miller, Evan Parr, Brandon
Quick, Adam Smith, Jay Wolfe, Keith
Youngblood, Dalton Zottola, Joel Carmody, Guy Hutchinson, James Moore,
Joseph O’Brien Jr., Paul Tedford, Thomas Tyler, Joshua Walker, Donald Young,
Christopher Zell.
Diesel Students:
Justin Blakeley, Charles Casey,
Tyler Caughey, Jesse Demchak, Michael
Flook, Michael Foglia, Amanda Hancock,
Matthew Henchell, Donald Higgins,
Maverick Kefover, Christopher Kraeer,
John Macik, Sammy Martinez, Gage
McCartney, Zachary McDonnell, Steven
Neal, Benjamin Orris, Thomas Palmer,
Cody Parish, Brandon Poland, Ryan
Smith, Denessa Jane Stahler, Christopher Staiger, Allan Stewart, Dillon Stolitca, Joshua Stubber, Nicholas Zalepa,
Nicholas Grundy, Joshua Keifer, Jimmy
Moses.
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September 2011
RTI Invests OVER $650,000 into equipment and training tools
Throughout the past year, President Dennis Wilke has been
improving the technology and training equipment that
Rosedale offers. Mr. Wilke states:
“….We’ve been busy enhancing the equipment and facility in our existing campus. We now have Smart
Boards in every classroom and dozens of laptop computers are used by students in various classrooms and labs.
In total, Rosedale Tech has invested over $650,000 in
facilities and equipment just this past school year, not
even counting the new building.”
The purchases include everything from Brake Machines and
Tire Changing Machines (for the Automotive Department),
Diesel trucks, trailers and lifts (for the Diesel Department), the
Mechatronics Unit (for the Electrical Department), and all of
Mechatronics
Unit (simulates
a commercial
conveyor system)
the heating and refrigeration equipment needed to kick-start
the HVAC program. This is just a brief list as the list of items is
over four pages long!
Welcome Congressman Murphy
Recently, Congressman Tim Murphy (R-18)
visited Rosedale Tech to take a look at the
cutting-edge technology and investments
the school has made. President Dennis
Wilke conducted a tour of three areas in the
school, Auto, Diesel, and Electrical. Each
department had an opportunity to showcase
a hands-on activity.
Mr. Wilke started in RTI’s Electrical Department where Instructor Mike Breskovich and
his students gave Congressman Murphy a
demonstration of the new Mechatronics
unit, a commercial conveyor simulator. The
students explained how the unit teaches
them various troubleshooting aspects of
industrial conveyor systems.
Next up was the Diesel Department where
diesel students explained the programming
work they put into DieselZilla, RTI’s drag
truck. Instructor Rob Murphy (no relation to
Congressman Murphy), convinced the Congressman to take a seat in DieselZilla and
start the engine!
ACCSC Accreditation Renewed!
Congressman Murphy and Rob Murphy
fire up DieselZilla!
The tour ended with a stop in Auto Instructor
Paul Danner’s classroom where the Congressman had a chance to see RTI’s state of the art
diagnostic equipment in action. Students
were completing live work on a vehicle in the
class and were able to show Congressman
Murphy their progress.
The students enjoyed showcasing their
knowledge and hope that Congressman Murphy has a chance to return again soon.
Recently the ACCSC (Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges) voted to grant Rosedale renewal
of accreditation for another five years
going forward. This is the maximum
amount of time allowed by the accrediting board.
Executive Director-Michale McComis
states “RTI has continued its partnership with other educators who are
committed to providing programs of
quality and to conducting their affairs
with integrity.”
Keep up the great work RTI!
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New
Staff
TheFaculty
Inside &
Scoop
Voted One
of the Top Places
to Work in
Pittsburgh...
I
MY
JOB
Brandon Danser
Darrin Niemeyer
Brandon joins RTI as a Diesel Technology Instructor with over 25 years of techni-
Darrin Niemeyer joins Rosedale as the Controller.
Darrin attended Washington and Jefferson College
and has his Bachelor Degree in Business Finance.
After college, Darrin spent the next few years
working as an Operations Manager in Maintenance
and Distribution before moving into Finance as a
Controller. For the past few years Darrin was a
Controller for Litigation Solutions LLC, a company
that investigates workers’ compensation claims.
cian experience. Most of his experience came from the Army and the Pennsylvania National Guard. Besides traveling to numerous countries, he also completed
AGAIN!
two tours in Iraq and served in Desert Storm. Throughout this experience, Bran-
Pittsburgh Business Times conducts an
annual survey detailing the best places to
work in Pittsburgh. Every year more than
150 companies apply to participate in the
online survey, conducted by a professional market research company.
Bachelor of Science
The companies are broken down into
three categories: small companies (up to
50 full-time employees), medium companies (51-150 full –time
employees), and large companies (151+ employees). The higher
the number of employees, the lower the percentage of employee
surveys required to qualify. This being said, Rosedale is classified
as a “small company”, meaning the number of employees completing a survey is crucial, as well as the survey results.
Placing again this year is a huge honor for us here at Rosedale;
however, it does not come as a surprise. We as faculty and staff
value our supervisors and their continued appreciation for our
hard work. There are multiple reasons we choose to work here,
Mr. Wilke, the love for having a hands-on occupation and of
course the free maintenance on our vehicles. The main reason
we are passionate about our jobs and we come to work motivated is because of our students. Let’s work together to continue
this unique atmosphere as a Rosedale family.
Success in Safety
A few years back President Dennis Wilke decided that due to
the increasing amount of faculty and staff as well as the nature
of the equipment located at RTI, he wanted to put together
strategic efforts to maintain a safe working environment for everyone. A safety committee was formed to do just this.
The members of the safety committee are: Dennis Wilke, Amy
Pascarella, Mark Simoneau, Dave Sladky, Karl Kruger, Jim
Shore, Ben Moxley, Lee Vineyard, Tim Weleski, and Jennifer
Cox.
The committee meets once a month to discuss all accidents,
incidents, and safety issues and must come up with an action
plan to prevent accidents from happening in the future. Because of the hard work of this committee, Rosedale is a safe
working environment for both students and employees.
Some of the preventive actions that have come from the committee were the purchase of the guards on all grinders, various
fire cabinets, proper waste rag disposal, safety stripes on the
shop floor, the purchase of a defibrillator, as well as high voltage
safety equipment.
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The APSCU
Films Our Students!
New Faculty & Staff
don obtained his
degree from California University of
Pittsburgh.
Upon leaving the
Pictured far right is RTI grad, Ed Hairston being interviewed by
the APSCU crew.
military, Brandon
was self-employed
In late July, the APSCU (Association of Private Sector Colleges
and Universities), visited multiple vocational schools throughout Pennsylvania. The purpose of this visit was to film students sharing the successful impact of the education they
received. These videos will be sent to relevant members of
Congress to continue to reinforce the strong and positive impact of Private Sector Colleges and Universities. We would
like to thank the following students and graduates for sharing
their success stories:
maintaining a fleet of
Ed Hairston - Electrical Graduate/Self Employed,
Ryan Zier - Automotive Graduate/Wright Automotive,
Dan Horhut - Diesel Graduate/Horhut Tree Service,
Charlie Williams - Electrical Student,
Patrick Hill - Electrical Student.
Gena and kids Brandon (16), and Gillian (11), and Golden Retriever Bailey.
Rosedale Tech
has been recognized as one of
the best places to work in Southwestern PA by the
Pittsburgh Business Times. Due to expansion, we are
currently accepting resumes for the following positions:
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Full-Time Instructors-Diesel, Auto, Electrical, HVAC
Part-Time Instructors-Diesel, Auto, Electrical
Sales-oriented-Admissions Representative
Interested individuals should send a cover letter and
resume to [email protected] or call our recruitment business partner, Acuity Human Resources at
724-776-5533 for more information.
*RTI is an equal opportunity Educational Institution and Employer.
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140 Verizon vehicles
and then moved on
to General Dynamics where he repaired military vehicles once again. While at
General Dynamics he was asked to drive military vehicles in the new
“Transformers” movie filmed in Chicago! In his free time he enjoys dabbling with
auto body work on his personal vehicles, riding his motorcycle, and taking his
Mustang to car cruises. Most of all, Brandon enjoys spending time with his wife
Mike Basulto
Mike Basulto has joined Rosedale Tech as
a Financial Aid Officer. Mike started his
professional career at Pennsylvania Culinary Institute where he obtained his Associates Degree in Culinary Arts. While
Mike enjoys the culinary field, he decided
that this was not the career path for him.
While working full time at a Hampton Inn
as a night auditor, Mike continued his studies at CCAC earning a second Associates
Degree in General Studies and Business.
At the Academy of Court Reporting, Mike worked as an Administrative Assistant
learning all facets of the Admissions, Education, and Financial Aid departments. He
continued his experience in Financial Aid at the Career Training Academy in North
Hills, Monroeville, and New Kensington.
In his spare time Mike enjoys watching the Pens and Steelers play and visiting the
family camp near Lake Erie where he races dirt bikes, plays the par 3 golf course,
and does some fishing.
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Darrin currently lives with his wife Karen in
McMurray, PA where they are renovating their
home. Darrin has two sons, Conner (15), and Darrin Jr. (24). In his spare time he LOVES to play golf.
His favorite course to play is Kiawah in Charleston,
South Carolina.
Joni Curl
Joni joins RTI as the
new Student Services Assistant, in
the Placement Department. Joni has
12 years of customer service experience through U.S.
Air, as well as multiple years of experience compiling research and
assisting in a medical office. With this experience
Joni brings a customer oriented and organizational
background.
Joni and her husband Greg enjoy their family time
and are constantly on the go with their sons, Nathan (12), Hunter (16), and Matthew (20). The
boys participate in multiple sporting events such as
baseball, football, and lacrosse. They also enjoy
going to their camp out in Enovon Valley where
they fish, hunt, swim, and have a great time
around the campfire!
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New Faculty & Staff
Robert
Burgy
Brian Strelick
Rosedale welcomes Automotive Instructor
Bobby Burgy to
the evening
automotive program. Bobby
brings to RTI
over 20 years of
experience in
the automotive
field. He has
had the opportunity to work at numerous independent shops,
and dealerships like Century 3 Chevrolet and
West Liberty Dodge. He has also participated in
numerous Chrysler and GM training courses over
the years. Bobby currently works for the Port
Authority maintaining a fleet of over 250 buses.
Andy’s passion is working on drag trucks. He has
his own “project” truck, a 2002 Chevy Crew Cab
Duramax Diesel, with a 6 inch rough country lift,
35 inch tires, 6 inch stacks, PPE tuning, and multiple other mods.
He likes his Diesel work but most of all, Andy enjoys spending time with his wife, Jillian, and kids
Corey (15), Kayla (11), Abbey (5), Shane (4), and a
baby on the way!
You and your students are invited to Rosedale
Tech for an action-packed field trip.
RTI field trips are interactive and include stimulating educational demonstrations and competitions. We would like to take advantage of
this opportunity to showcase our state-of-theart facilities and equipment, as well as introduce you to our staff and experienced instructors.
Throughout his experience he worked at West Hills Honda as a service and parts
director as well as Falconi’s Mazda as a service manager. While at Falconi’s, Brian
decided that he really enjoyed the training and coaching aspect of his position. He
decided to return to school to obtain his teaching degree. He completed LaRoche
College and has two teaching degrees, one in Elementary Education for K-6, and
one in Special Education for K-12.
In his free time Brian loves to restore cars as well as drag racing Mopars. In fact,
one of the people he attends races with is RTI graduate Jim Prantas!
Butler VoTech enjoying their day at RTI
Tim McLaughlin
structor Tim McLaughlin has had a
love for the Automotive field since
he was a teenager. He attended
Beaver County VoTech, and CCAC’s
Automotive Technology student, Robert “Bob” Matovich will
proudly accept his degree on September 30th as an ASE Certified Master Technician, a first in the history of RTI.
Ford Asset Program. After spending
a number of years at Ford, Tim decided that he wanted to teach. Tim was an Automotive Instructor at Bedford
County CTC, and an instructor at Beaver County VoTech for the last few years.In
his spare time Tim worked as a blacksmith, repaired classic cars and tractors, and
participated in demolition derbies. Tim resides in Lawrence County and still enjoys
working on classic cars and attending tractor pulls with his wife Tammy and their
two children, Wyatt (5) and Morgan (1).
Bob started taking his ASE exams in May of this year, and
took four at that time to work towards Master Tech. After
that he followed each class by completing the ASE exam for
that subject. Since May he has completed Tests A1 (Engine
Repair), A2 (Automatic Transmissions/Transaxle), A3 (Manual
Drive Train & Axles), A4 (Suspension & Steering), A5 (Brakes),
A6 (Electrical/Electronic Systems), A7 (Heating & Air Conditioning), A8 (Engine Performance), and X1 (Exhaust Systems).
Upon graduation, Bob
plans on going into
business with fellow
Rosedale Auto student, Dave Smith who
will graduate the
same day. The two
are going to purchase
and repair used vehi-
Jennifer “Jen” Cox
Jen joins Rosedale as the Executive Assistant to President Dennis Wilke. Jen completed her Associate Degree in Business
Management at ICM School of Business.
After college Jen went on to work for XMark, a sheet metal fabrication company.
She held a position as Administrative Assistant and maintained the office as well as
the shipping department for 12 years.
cles and sell them to
the general public.
Congratulations
Bob!
Jen is originally from the Canonsburg, PA area where she attended Canon-McMillan
High School. She ran track for Canon-McMillan while in school, and has been
coaching track there for the past five years.
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If you would like to schedule a visit or
plan a presentation at your school,
contact:
Ben Martin
412-855-4365 (cell)
412-521-6200 (office).
No Compromise
New Automotive Technology In-
Andy Burt
Andy Burt is a new
Diesel Technician Instructor. As a 1999
graduate of RTI, Andy
has been working in
the Diesel field for the
past 12 years. Some
of the companies
Andy has worked for
include Fyda Freightliner, O.S. Hill International,
and Pitt Ohio Express. He currently works at First
Class Auto in Washington, PA performing diesel
repair and performance modifications.
High School Instructors & Counselors:
Brian Strelick joins RTI as a General Education
Instructor. Brian attended Parkway West
AVTS, prior to attending the Chrysler Apprenticeship Program at CCAC. While working at
Beaver County Dodge, Brian sustained a hand
injury that made it difficult to complete repairs
as a technician. Rather than leaving the company, he learned the trade inside and out and
obtained a service manager position.
Bobby is originally from the Pittsburgh area and
lives in Brentwood with his wife, Kim, and his two
children Brandon (8) and Hailey (12). Bobby’s
son Brandon has shown an interest in vehicles
and they work together building Nitro Remote
Control Cars, which they will be racing soon!
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The Inside Scoop
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Snap-On
Tour
Evening Automotive
Instructor, Dan Castelli
took his students on
an educational and
fun field trip in early
August to the No Com- Pictured: Student , Josh Pitz (left) and
promise Snap-On Tour
Instructor Dan Castelli (right)
at Gatto Cycle in Tarentum, PA. The expo
featured the newest Snap-On technology that is built for
durability and ease of use. This included tool boxes, cylinder scopes, diagnostic tools, and impact guns that were basically taken apart so you could see the inner workings.
On display at the expo was the Orange County Chopper bike
that was built exclusively for Snap-On. There was a lug nut
challenge where a single wheel was set up and the individual that could remove the lug nuts in the least amount of
time using the new 3/8 impact gun actually got to take the
gun home. RTI student, Josh Pitz came in second place at
6.74 seconds, the winning time was 6.68 seconds.
Josh said that he was very impressed with the technology
and hopes to purchase some of the additional tools in the
near future.
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Getting To Know YOU!
Aaron Card
Nothing Will Slow
Him Down...
Aaron in the Motor Control Lab
Electrical Technology student, Aaron Card
has faced more trials and tribulations than
your typical student. Shortly after he was
born doctors discovered that Aaron had
transposition of the greater vessels. This
meant that the top two chambers of his
heart were pumping backwards. The doctors were able to temporarily fix this with
an artificial mitro-valve until the age of 12.
At 12, during a dental visit, Aaron was
diagnosed with endocarditis. This is when
a bacteria found in the mouth somehow
enters the bloodstream. He was put on
medication and in the hospital for about
six months before the doctors decided to
put him on the heart donor list. He states:
“at age 12 I had to choose whether I
wanted to take the risk of a transplant or
know that I may not live much longer.”
Aaron’s transplant was a success.
Today, Aaron works two part-time jobs
while attending Rosedale full-time. He is a
Customer Service Associate in the lumber
department at Lowe’s in Bethel Park and
holds multiple positions at the South Hills
YMCA, (including on-site director, lifeguard, and maintenance). He hopes to
join the Bethel Park Fire Department as
well in the near future.
Aaron continues his involvement with the
American Heart Association. He will be
participating in their Heart Walk on October 22nd. If you wish to donate or sponsor
Aaron you can find more information by
visiting: www.heartwalk.kintera.org/
pittsburgh/a_card.
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Moore
than a student...
Manuel Vinas
Finding a secure field...
Lindsay Moore is a Diesel Technology student Manuel “Manny” Vinas is an Automotive
at RTI. She has always had a passion for diesel Technology student that has an exciting path
engines, but going to school is no easy task for which led him to Rosedale. Manny is originally from Puerto Rico, and joined the milia single mom like Lindsay. To make matters
more challenging, her father started to get ill, tary there at age 17. The military led Manny
and she began to take on some of the respon- to the United States, where he decided to
stay. After completing his time in the milisibilities from his business.
tary Manny decided to go to Pittsburgh Dental School. He became one out of seven
Lindsay’s dad has owned and operated his
Master Techs in Dental Technology in the
business, Key Tower Company, for over 15
country.
years. They provide maintenance for radio
towers including but not limited to maintain- Upon graduation, Manny’s entrepreneurial
ing the light bulbs, antennas, and building the
towers as well as taking them down. 90% of
the work they complete is through Comcast;
but, they also provide maintenance for Clear
Channel and other independent stations.
Lindsay has been doing the bookkeeping and
quarterly taxes at the business since high
school, but when her father became ill and
decided to close the business, Lindsay still
received phone calls for service requests.
Lindsay decided that she knew all the ins and
outs of the business, and she already had a
customer base, so she might as well keep the
business going.
Today, Lindsay
has about five
full-time employees and a few
part-time. When
she leaves
school, she
spends time with
her son Nathan
(4 years), and
when he goes to
sleep she spends
time scheduling
Lindsay and her son
employees,
bookkeeping,
Nate
and cutting
paychecks. She said she is now responsible
for “everything up to climbing the tower”.
Lindsay wants to continue to run the business
after she graduates in May 2012, but she
states “I want to be a Diesel Mechanic first
and foremost”. Her goal is to add a fleet of
Diesel company trucks to the business.
Getting To Know YOU!
What I did on my
Break
What Summer Break?
As many of you know, Faculty and Students at Rosedale Tech receive a two
week break from school at the end of July. This gives both faculty and students time to relax and prepare for their fall and winter courses. We have
some exceptional students and faculty members that put a different twist
on “relaxing” . . .
Mike Breskovich, Charlie Williams, & Jason Schall
About a year ago Rosedale’s Electrical students had the opportunity to work on
the outdoor lighting system for the Pittsburgh Mills parking area. Since then,
Pittsburgh Mills will contact our students on occasion when a hands-on opportunity arises. Over the break they requested that we take a look at a few of the
street lamps behind Best Buy. Electrical Technology Instructor, Mike Breskovich led students Charlie Williams and Jason Schall (shown on left) to Pittsburgh Mills, thermal imaging camera in tow. After a careful diagnosis by the
two students, they advised that there was a bad coil in the lighting contactor.
Both students state that it was a very valuable learning experience.
Jeremy Hepler & Anthony Jeke
Manny in the RTI shop finishes some work.
spirit led him to open his own Dental Lab.
He manufactured dental accessories such as
crowns and bridges. He started very small,
working out of his home, and eventually
grew the business to a larger office space
and having seven full time employees.
Around 2004 outsourcing started to take its
toll on Manny’s business. He eventually had
to close his doors because he could not compete with overseas pricing.
Slightly discouraged by the industry, Manny
decided to take this as a sign to retire. After
two years in retirement, Manny decided that
he wasn’t setting the best example for his
children. He wanted to show them that
even when outside situations affect your
success, you should still keep going. Manny
decided to pursue another passion of his,
one that can NEVER be outsourced!
Jeremy and Anthony are both Electrical Technology students. Jeremy’s sister-in-law recently purchased a 75+ year old farm
house in Chicora, PA. She noticed quite a few problems prior to moving in (knob & tube wiring, open wires, switches mounted on window sills, etc.) and consulted Jeremy on these issues. Jeremy called up Anthony and the two went over and essentially started what turned into be a total re-wire of the house.
J.J. Yedlowski
Electrical Technology student, J.J. Yedlowski (Pictured on right), spent his summer break completing business license and insurance paperwork. J.J. is starting
his own business, Yedlowski Electrical Contracting, and hopes to have everything
up and running by September. He will offer Residential and Commercial services
including, but not limited to, new installations, re-works, power installation, and
custom electrical work. J.J. currently works at Accel Electromechanic installing
and repairing industrial process control machines and equipment.
Alan Lee
Alan Lee is an Electrical Technology student that has been golfing for close to 18
years. For the past three years, he has been the member of Sophie’s Saloon bar league. On August 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Alan’s
league participated in a golf tournament that began at Oak Tree Country Club in Sharon, PA and ended at Shadow Lakes Golf
Club in Hopewell, PA. The tournament included stroke play, point, and
mixed round golf. At the end of the third day, Alan’s team took home the
victory with eight points to spare. His trophy proudly sits in Carrick at Sophie’s Saloon!
Manny will graduate with his degree in Automotive Technology in May 2012. He said he
is very excited to start his own business
again, this time in a more secure field. He
currently works at Pep Boys as an Auto Tech
and enjoys his new profession. Manny lives
in the Baldwin/Whitehall Borough with his
wife Kerri, and sons Jordan (15), Zachary (13)
and Lance (8).
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Dan Svitko
Auto Technology Instructor, Dan Svitko (pictured on left) , enjoyed his
vacation in Punta Cana, Mexico. He didn’t leave work completely behind
though, as he is seen brushing up on his Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning knowledge!
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