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Jim Hill

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Meet National Training Heavy Equipment Operator School’s Graduate of the Month for November 2010 Mr. Jim Hill of Ocala, Florida.

Jim graduated in June of this year and we wanted to make sure he received his just dues by making sure he made the Graduate of the Month page.

Jim is “partially retired”, as he puts it and lives at home with his son, his daughter in-law and his grandchildren.  Jim tells us there is plenty of laughter in his home with his grandchildren around and he thoroughly enjoys the time he gets to spend with them.

An interesting fact about Jim is this isn’t his first time around with us.  .  Jim graduated from our Class A CDL truck driver training program in February 1998 and he was an over the road truck driver and even an owner/operator for a period of time.

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Joseph Cordes

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National Heavy Equipment Operator School Graduate of the Month for October 2010.

Joseph is married and has two kids ages 3 and 7.  Before becoming a Professional Heavy Equipment Operator Joseph worked in construction doing hurricane tie downs for residential housing and commercial construction.  Along with his construction job Joseph also worked and still works as a bartender part time for extra cash and to meet new people to socialize and network.  Great idea Joseph!

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Arthur Harris

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National Heavy Equipment Operator School Graduate of the Month for September 2010.

Arthur is married and as he proudly tells us “I’ve been with the same wonderful woman going on 20 years and who fully supported me in this effort.”  Wow, it seems you are one lucky guy Arthur.  We hope you will bring her down for a visit so we can meet this wonderful lady you speak so highly of.

Along with a “wonderful women” as his wife, Arthur has 2 children and 3 grandchildren to call his family.  Arthur, a man that has this much luck is very blessed indeed.  Congratulations.

Before becoming a professional heavy equipment operator Arthur earned a living as a ceramic tile setter and he also spent some time on a pipe crew in the ditch.  It was at this point Arthur decided that if he was going to stay in construction it would be as an equipment operator.  We can’t blame you for that Arthur.  In fact, we have had many students in the exact same situation; they start out in the ditch doing the manual labor and dirty part of the job and finally realize that the guy up in the equipment looked pretty clean and comfortable.

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Cody Burnsed

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Although Cody graduated in June of this year we wanted to make sure he received his just due recognition.

Cody is from Hawthorne, Florida where grew up.  Before attending National for his Heavy Equipment training Cody worked at a water treatment facility and he was also a mechanic.

Cody told us he always liked heavy equipment machinery and he used to drive his uncles grove tractors when he was little.  After that the closest thing to a piece of heavy equipment he had around was his lawn tractor his parents bought him.  At one point his parents bought him a couple of jet skies when he was 14; by the time he turned 16 he traded them for a 1961 tractor and a box blade.

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Daniel Noguez

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National Training Heavy Equipment Operator School would like to present our Graduate of the Month for July 2010.

Meet Mr. Daniel Noguez.

Daniel came to us from Naples, Florida.  Although Daniel is not married he does a very impressive family.  He has 6 siblings, 4 brother and 2 sisters.  Wow, we hope he isn’t the youngest.  Anyway Daniel’s father worked in the construction industry for over 20 years and his mother, we must say, had the hardest job of the two.  Daniel’s mother was a stay at home mom and as admitted by Daniel…”had her hands full”.  We can only image.  Hopefully, Daniel and his SIX siblings weren’t too tough growing up for her.

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Alonzo Thomas

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National Training Heavy Equipment Operator School would like to introduce our June 2010 Graduate of the Month Mr. Alonzo Thomas.

Alonzo came to us from Melbourne, Florida and he is married to his lovely wife of 22 years and they have two boys age 18 and 9.  Both Alonzo and his wife are retired from the United States Airforce.  Alonzo worked as an Administrative Clerk and his wife was a Physician’s Assistant.

After 20 years of working inside Alonzo decided his love of the outdoors and physical labor are what drove him to become a Professional Heavy Equipment Operator.  He couldn’t have chosen a better field if that’s what he was looking for.  We do need to add one thing though.  We don’t know how much physical labor you’re actually going to be doing besides pushing and pulling levers Alonzo.

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Karl Garrett

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Karl has been selected to be National Heavy Equipment Operator School’s
Graduate of the Month for May 2010.

Karl attended our program in March of this year and we wanted to make sure he received his due recognition.

Karl has 4 children and let us tell you he is one proud father of each one.  Karl has two boys and two girls between the ages of fifteen months to 22 years.  Wow Karl way to go.  Karl went on to tell us his oldest son is close to completing a 4 year tour in the Marine Corp and his oldest daughter is one exceptional artist and his youngest daughter is an outstanding soccer player.  His youngest son is growing so fast and, like his father, likes to play with things that are mechanical.

Karl himself recently retired from the Marine Corp after 20 years working in electronics, radio and computer repair.

Karl, as we do with all of our veterans, we want to thank you profoundly for your service to this country.

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Kevin Lockhart

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Meet National Heavy Equipment Operator School’s Graduate of the Month for March 2010.  Kevin Lockhart.

Kevin is a local to us living in Jacksonville, Florida and he has two wonderful kids and, as he puts it, an “outstanding” mother.  Did you hear that Ms. Lockhart?

Kevin is a recent graduate of our completing our class back in October 2009.  We wanted to make sure we gave him this honor that he earned.

Prior to attending our school Kevin worked various careers such as construction, warehousing and a few temporary jobs.  He chose to become a heavy equipment operator because he wanted to do something more productive and start a career.  While Kevin was with us he learned how to operator several types of heavy equipment machinery such as the bulldozer, front-end tractor loader backhoe, the articulating loader, large excavators, mini Bobcat excavators, mini Bobcat skid-steer loader and various other construction skills such as blue print reader, surveying and how to use LASER surveying equipment.

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Jerry Keach

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Meet National Heavy Equipment Operator School Graduate of the Month for February 2010, Jerry Keach.

Jerry hails from Oak Harbor, WA.  Yes, that’s Washington State.  Jerry is married to a lovely woman named Candace and six children…wow!  Our hats go off to you and your wife Jerry, you’re a lucky man.

Another interesting fact about Jerry is he is the owner/operator of a Gravel Doctor franchise.  What is “Gravel Doctor”?  Well Gravel Doctor is a revolutionary idea in the recycling of existing gravel material found on gravel roads, drive ways or parking lots.  Gravel Doctor’s recondition these surfaces so they become resistant to pot holes and ruts.

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Christopher Kochis

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Meet National Heavy Equipment Operator School Graduate of the Month for January 2010, Christopher Kochis.

Christopher is a local to us living here in beautiful Jacksonville, Florida.  Christopher is married to a lovely woman named Carrie and both of them just moved here from the great northern state of Maine.  We can’t say we blame them with the weather the way it is this time of year.

Christopher has been self-employed for the last 6 years doing finished wood work and remodeling kitchens and bathrooms along with other types of home remodeling.  With the fallout of the housing industry you can imagine what that did for Christopher’s business.

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