March
2011 Section Meeting
Sponsored by Industrial Welding Supply
Held at Cafe Hope in Marrero.
Our Sponsor Group: Left to Right Front Row:
Jeffery Lingenfetter, Garrett Reynold, Mike Massicot, Jerry Falterman
and Cindy Aucion. Back Row Left to Right: Bruce Hallila, Aldo
Duron (1st Vice Chair), Mousey (IWS) and DJ Berger (Section Chairman)
Left to Right: Bruce Hallila, Aldo Duron,
Guest Speaker-Brian Willingham and DJ Berger.
Left to Right: Aldo Duron our March 50/50
Winner Michael Hale and Section Chairman DJ Berger. Michael
donated his winnings back to the section for the student scholarship
funds. Thanks Michael.
February
2011 Section Meeting
Sponsored by Airgas Southwest
Left to Right: Aldo Duron (1st Vice Chairman),
Mike Davis (Guest Speaker-Airgas Soutwest) and Section Chairman DJ
Berger
Left to Right: Jude Piot (AGSW), Aldo Duron
(1st Vice Chairman), Garith Horn (AGSW), Mike Bertucci (AGSW), Mike
Davis (AGSW), Percy Price (AGSW) and DJ Berger (Section Chairman)
Left to Right: Our 50/50 winner Johnny
Fulco accepts the "Money" from DJ Berger Section Chairman.
January
2011 Section Meeting
Sponsored by Inspection Specialists Inc.
Left to Right: Travis Moore with Inspection
Specialists, Heather Couture (Inspection Specialists-Sponsor), George
Fairbanks Distrcit 9 Director and New Orleans Chairman DJ Berger.
Left to Right: D9 Director George
Fairbanks, Guest Speaker Jimmy Cochran with Kiewit and DJ Berger
Section Chairman.
Left to Right: D9 Director George
Fairbanks presents the 50/50 winner Melissa Wainwright the "Money" and
DJ Berger Section Chairman
6th Annual Student Welding Winners
Begineers Division
Left to Right: Back Row-Aldo Duron, Paul
Deslatte, Brian Moody (1st Place), Craighton Smith (4th Place), David
Haar (5th Place), Chris Fernadez, Jimmy Goodson, Dustin Rodrique (2nd
Place), and DJ Berger Section Chairman.
Left to Right: Front Row- Judge Travis Moore, Judge Tony DeMarco and
Titus Turner (3rd Place)
Advanced Division
Left to Right: Bruce Hallila (Judge)
Jontrell Jeffery (1st Place), Matthew Blackwell (2nd Place), Chris
Fernandez (Judge), Jimmy Goodson, Bryan Abadie (5th Place) and Chairman
DJ Berger.
Front Row Left to Right: Tony Demarco (Judge), Eroll Laviere (3rd
Place). Not pictured is David Shields our 4th Place winner.
November 2010 Section Meeting
Sponsored by South Louisiana Technical College
Left to Right: N.O. Chairman DJ Berger,
Jimmy Goodson, Cynthia Posky (South La. Technical Director) and
presenting her with the "Sponsor Plaque" is AWS President John
Bruskotter.
Left to Right: N.O. Chairman DJ Berger
presents the "Speaker Plaque" to David Hernandez with the AWS Sense
Program, next to David is AWS President John Bruskotter
Left to Right: N.O. Chairman DJ
Berger presents the "Money" to our November 50/50 winner Johnny Fulco
with NOPT.
Left to Right: N.O Chairman DJ Berger
presents the Welding Instructor Competition Winner plaque to Chris
Fernandez with NOPT. Next to Chris is AWS President John
Bruskotter.
October 2010 Section Meeting
Sponsored by Dynamic Industries
Our October Sponsor Group Picture: Far
Left Chairman DJ Berger, Far Right Aldo Duron First Vice Chairman and
in the middle holding the plaque is Robbie LaChute with Dynamic
Industries.
Left to Right: Chairman DJ Berger,
Robbie LaChute "Guest Speaker with Dynamic Ind. and First Vice Chairman
Aldo Duron.
Left to Right: Michelle Toups
(Dynamic Ind.) our October 50/50 raffle winner accepts the "Money" from
Past Chairman Travis Moore.
September 2010 Section Meeting
Sponsored by New Orleans Pipe Trades Local 60
Left to Right: Section Chairman DJ Berger
Presents the Sponsor Plaque to Mark Bingham with Entergy. Standing to their right is the guest
speaker David Lindsay.
Guest Speaker David Lindsay with Entergy.
Left to Right: Our September 2010 50/50 winner
Jonny Fulco receives the "Money" from our Chairman DJ Berger.
May 2010 Section Meeting
Sponsored by Wesco Gas & Welding Supply
Left to Right: Section Chairman DJ
Berger, Todd Taranto, AWS President John Bruskotter. DJ presented Todd
(Wesco Gas) with the "Sponsor Plaque"
Left to Right: AWS President John
Bruskotter, Matt Howerton and Section Chairman DJ Berger. Matt is
shown accepting his "Speaker Plaque" for this May Meeting.
Left to Right: Section Chairman DJ
Berger hands over the "Money" to our
May 50/50 Raffle winner Landry with AB Manufacturing.
Left to Right: Aldo Duron (Local 58),
Elliot Hardin with (Local 58) and Section Chairman DJ Berger.
Elliot was awarded $450.00 for attending every section meeting this
season. Half of the money goes to further his welding education
and the other half is for him. Congratulations Elliot.
There were (3) students tied for this award and his name was picked at
random.
March 2010 Section Meeting
Sponsored by Industrial Welding Supply
Centered is Rickey "Mousey" Chaisson
with IWS accepting his sponsor plaque from Travis Moore. The other
gentlemen are employees at IWS.
Far Left is Kevin Cuevas with
Thermadyne our guest speaker for this section meeting.
Our March 50/50 raffle winner was Ken
Jobes with AWS-Miami. Presenting the "Money" is Travis
Moore an Executive Board Member with N.O.
February 2010 Section Meeting
Sponsored by Airgas
Chris Pietraroia in center is holding
his "Sponsor Plaque", next to him
is Mike Davis with Airgas. Far left is Section Chairman DJ Berger
Left to Right: Our February 50/50
winner Ashton Gray receives the "Money" from our Section Chairman DJ
Berger. Ashton is with Irowworkers Local 58
February Section Meeting Crowd
Touring the shop at Airgas
January 2010 Section Meeting
Sponsored by Inspection Specialists
AWS President John Bruskotter speaks to
the section about welding on offshore platforms.
Left to Right: Section Chairman
Presents the "Money" to Ricky Duet our January 50/50 Winner.
Congratulations Ricky. He is with New Orleans Pipe Trades.
2009 Student Welding Competition
This year's event was another great
success. The students did a great job. We had 32 in all
competing for prize money and scholarship money. Total prize money for
the students were $3,000.00. Our instructor winner received
$100.00 and keeps the plaque at his office until next year's
event. Special Thanks to New Orleans Pipe Trades for Hosting this
event and cooking for this event.
Beginners: Left to Right:
1st Place-Josh Roy (LTC), 2nd Place-Joey Perez (LTC), 3rd Place- Davis
Tate (NOPT), 4th Place - Zachary Honsinger (NOPT), 5th Place - Michael
Carpenter (LTC)
Advanced Welders: Left to Right
1st Place - Matthew Blackwell (NOPT), 2nd
Place - Jontrell Jeffery (LTC Reserve), 3rd Place - Donald Murray -
(NOPT), 4th Place - Leroy Hughes (LTC Jefferson), 5th Place - Leon
Howard (Local 58)
2009 Instructor Winner:
Presenting the Plaque to our 2009 Winner is
Paul C. Hebert, accepting the Plaque is Chris Fernandez (NOPT).
This is the 2nd year in a row he has won this honor. This plaque
will stay at NOPT Local 60 until the next event.
Standing from left to right: Jimmy Goodson (LTC Reserve), Paul,
Chris, ED Dixon (NOPT), DJ Berger (NOPT), Behind DJ is Lance
Cambre (NOPT),Aldo Duron (Local 58)
Al Theriot (NOPT), Owen Brown (LTC)
2009 Judges: Left to Right:
Travis Moore, John Pajak, Paul C. Hebert and
Tony DeMarco. They are all current CWI's and Executive Board
Members on the New Orleans Section.
October 2009 Section Meeting
Sponsored by New Orleans Pipe Trades Local 60
Left to Right: New Orleans Section Chairman DJ
Berger Presents the "Speaker Plaque" to Kevin Ford with D9 Director
George Fairbanks
New Orleans Pipe Trades accepting their
"Sponsor Plaque" from D9 Director George Fairbanks
Left to Right: DJ Berger (New Orleans Section
Chairman) hands over the "Money" to our 505/50 raffle winner Neal
Keller an Instructor with NOPT.
Our 2009 October Meeting Group
September 2009 Section Meeting
Sponsored by Dynamic Industries
Guest Speaker Joe Tortomase (VP-Dynamic
Industries)
Left to Right-John Bruskotter
(AWS-Vice-President), Joe Tortomase (VP-Dynamic Ind) DJ Berger (AWS New
Orleans Chairman) and the crew from Dynamic Ind.
Left to Right- Past Chairman Travis
Moore hands over the 50/50 Raffle Money to Tony DeMarco also a Past
Chairman.
May 2009 Section Meeting
Sponsored by Wesco Gas & Welding Supply
Left to Right: DJ Berger (1st-Vice
Chairman), Todd Tarranto (Wesco), Vic Schmitt (Branch Manager-Wesco)
receives his "Sponsor Plaque from Matthew Howerton (New Orleans
Chairman)
Left to Right: Tom Cooper (Gas
Innovations) receives his "Speaker Plaque" from Matthew Howerton
(Section Chairman)
Left to Right: Matthew Howerton
(Chairman), Alex Wise with Local 60. He was awarded $450.00 for
the most attended section meetings for this season, he attended all
meetings, Paul C. Hebert (Past Chairman), DJ Berger (Incoming Chairman)
February 2009 Section Meeting
Sponsored by Lincoln Electric
Left to Right: Matthew Howerton
(AWS-New Orleans Chairman) "Guest Speaker" receives his plaque from
Past New Orleans Chairman Travis Moore. Matthew is also employed
by Lincoln Electric this month's sponsor.
Left to Right: Tony DeMarco our
February 50/50 raffle winner accepts the "Money" from Travis Moore Past
AWS New Orleans Chairman.
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