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Klein Tools Announces 2015 Electrician of the Year Regional Winners

Sept. 18, 2015
Klein Tools, Lincolnshire, Ill., has selected six regional finalists for its annual Electrician of the Year award. The finalists were selected from nearly 600 applicants and were recognized for their commitment to professional achievement, safety excellence and community dedication.

Klein Tools, Lincolnshire, Ill., has selected six regional finalists for its annual Electrician of the Year award. The finalists were selected from nearly 600 applicants and were recognized for their commitment to professional achievement, safety excellence and community dedication. On Oct. 5th during this year’s NECA conference and trade show in San Francisco, the regional winners will be awarded with Klein Tools’ Ultimate Garage Package, and one deserving finalist will be named the Electrician of the Year receiving a customized 2015 Ford F-150 XLT Crew Cab.

The regional Electrician of the Year winners were selected by a council of Klein Tools employees who evaluated 586 submissions. Winners were chosen in six different regions across the U.S. (Northwest, West, Great Lakes, South, Southeast and Northeast). The winners will be flown to San Francisco for a special event on October 5th, where they will be awarded Klein Tools’ Ultimate Garage Package including a 41-piece Klein Journeyman Tool Set and other Klein gear. During the same event, the grand-prize winner will receive a 2015 Ford F-150 XLT Crew Cab customized by off-road specialists Addictive Desert Designs based in Mesa, Arizona.

The 2015 Electrician of the Year Regional Winners are:

Region 1 – Northwest

Mike Scott

Sole employee of a cable system business in Friday Harbor, Wash.

Region 2 - West

Robert Stuart

Journeyman electrician, Strong Hold Engineering , Riverside, Calif.

Region 3 - Great Lakes

Joey Hall

Diamond Electric, Somerset, Ky.

Region 4 - South

Nathan Guerrero

Journeyman electrician in Local 1141 in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Region 5 - Southeast

David “Keith” Taunton

Owned his electrical company since 2007 in Cherry Log, Ga.

Region 6 - Northeast

Jason Robinson

Construction engineer and safety leader at BCM Controls, Derry, N.H.