Way To Go, Terry! Certified Master HVACR Educator

Terry Wilson, HVAC Instructor, has become only the 2nd person in the State of Tennessee and 55th person in the nation to receive The Certified Master HVACR Educator (CMHE) credential.  This is the highest credential that can be conferred upon an HVACR educator.

CMHE is conferred upon those who have:

• Met their State's requirements for instructors
• Obtain a passing score of 80% or better on six area specific CSME exams
1. Electrical
2. Air Conditioning
3. Light Commercial Air Conditioning
4. Light Commercial Refrigeration
5. Electric Heat
6. Gas Heat, Oil Heat or Heat Pumps
• Obtain a passing score of 80% or better on the Capstone Exam which covers technical education methodologies, principles, and practices, which attest to their pedagogical skills.

Terry made a personal goal of taking one certification test per week until he passed them all.        
He amazingly passed each exam on the first attempt and scored over 90% on 4 of the 7 exams.

Terry has been the HVAC Instructor at the Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie since December 2005.  He was also a graduate of the HVAC Program at TTC McKenzie.

Randy Dolin (student) is being assisted by Terry Wilson (instructor)

Using Manual Lathe

Ronald Ferguson, 3rd trimester student, in the Machine Tool Program is currently making a Ball Ping Hammer with the assistance of his Instructor, James Tucker.

The Three Musketeers at Work

Mark Rainey, Eddie Wallace and Ray Courtney are in their last trimester of the Machine Tool Program.  They are currently learning to create a geometrical design on the Master Cam Program.  Once this is complete this image will be transferred to the CNC Mill Machine that will cut the steel into the exact part needed for a specific machine or equipment.

All 3 men competed in the recent SkillsUSA competition held in Chattanooga in April.  Mark Rainey received a bronze medal for CNC Milling.





Eddie Wallace, Mark Rainey and Ray Courtney working on the Master Cam Program

Transferring Master Cam blueprint to CNC Milling Machine



Ray Courtney, James Tucker (Instructor), Eddie Wallace and Mark Rainey at SkillsUSA

Solar Project Complete

Both Green Electronics Programs have worked hand in hand on completing a solar install for a private resident living in Milan, TN.  This project took about 4 days to complete.
It was a 10K array install that is expected to produce around $200 per month in savings towards the resident's electric bill (depending upon weather).  The students took a hands on approach throughout the project from digging trenches to electrical work.  Each student gained tremendous knowledge from this project.

Assembling the railing for solar panels

Connecting solar panels to brackets that will be attached to the poles using U brackets

Connecting panels to poles using U brackets

Connecting panels

Electrical panels being connected to the micro inverters and then to main breaker

Our finished product!

WI-FI Installed

Green Electronics completed the installation of all the wireless access points and the POE injectors.

Ladder work

Preparing all the wiring

Power Over Ethernet (POE) Injectors

Wireless Access Points installed throughout the school

Entire Campus soon to be Wi-Fi ready!

Zach Price, Jon McKinney (Instructor) and Eddie Gilbert

 

The Computer Information Technology class at McKenzie is currently building a network to manage and control the new Wireless Access Points to be installed throughout the campus. Wireless Access Points were purchased by the school to allow greater internet availability throughout the facility for the students who use smart devices.  This will allow each student greater access to resources and will facilitate learning when students access online libraries, study resources, and tutor apps that are offered via textbook sites and other online training.

Eddie Gilbert, Bret Bunyard and Zach Price are learning to build a Firewall/Router from concept to implementation. They are building the physical machine from parts, and then installing the operating system to run the network routing, proxy, and filtering.

The CIT class will be working in conjunction with the Green Technology class to complete the installation. The Access Points are powered using a special power adapter called a P.O.E injector, which injects power over the same cable as the data. Green Technology teaches and certifies in Low-Voltage cabling, therefore, they will handle the installation of the APs and the power injectors. Soon the entire campus will be Wi-Fi ready.

Bret Bunyard and Eddie Gilbert

Eddie Gilbert, programming

 

SkillsUSA Results....McKenzie TTC WINS James D King Award, Division III

Our students have brought home the WINS!

4 Gold Winners: 

• Larry Burcham for Welding Sculpture
• Shannon Matz for Job Skills Demonstration
• Cody Scronce for Automotive Service Technology
• Joey Pickard for Sheet Metal

3 Silver Winners:

• Joseph Redmond for Sustainability Solutions
• Curtis Mathis for Electronics Technology
• Troy Herbison for Secondary Electrical Technology

3 Bronze Winners:

• Joey Davis for H/VAC
• Tyler Dunning for Electrical Wiring
• Mark Rainey for CNC Milling

McKenzie TTC was also awarded the coveted James D King Award for Division III. This award is presented to the school with the highest total points at the end of SkillsUSA competition.  Points are awarded based on number of contest entries and level of award earned.

Larry Burcham-Welding Program (Gold)

Shadows of the Deep

Tyler Dunning-Green Electronics Technology (Bronze)

Joseph Redmond-Green Electronics Technology (Silver)

Cody Scronce-Automotive Technology (Gold)

Joey Pickard-HVAC (Gold), Donald Gearin-Electronics Instructor, Shannon Matz-Green Electronics (Gold)