TEMPE, Ariz. (Dec. 12, 2023) – Sundt Construction’s craft talent development team recently hired craft training instructors Odin Bartlett and Patrick McCarron.
“Odin and Patrick bring invaluable field experience to their new roles,” said Josue Ponce, Sundt’s craft training manager. “They will support our growing apprenticeship programs at Sundt’s new Center for Craft Excellence.”
Bartlett comes to Sundt with over 10 years of experience in welding and welding instruction. He completed the Welding AAS degree program at Central Arizona College and will teach Sundt’s pipefitting apprenticeship courses.
McCarron has 18 years of experience as a carpenter and foreman, six of which have been with Sundt. He completed Sundt’s carpentry registered apprenticeship and moved into a foreman role before becoming an instructor. McCarron will teach Sundt’s carpentry apprenticeship courses.
Sundt’s craft training and apprenticeship programs utilize nationally recognized curriculum from the National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) for all of its training programs including heavy equipment operation, industrial carpentry, pipefitting, welding and ironworking. Sundt is certified NCCER as an Accredited Training Sponsor and Accredited Assessment Center.
Sundt has been building critical infrastructure across Arizona for more than 90 years. Headquartered in Tempe, the company continually ranks in the top five of ENR Southwest’s Top Contractors and Phoenix Business Journal’s Largest Phoenix-Area Commercial Building Contractors. Recently, the company completed the award-winning Gila River Hotels & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass and is currently working on the Gilbert North Water Treatment Plant and semiconductor, data centers and manufacturing projects across the Valley.
About Sundt
Sundt Construction, Inc. (www.sundt.com) is one of the country’s largest and most respected general contractors. The 133-year-old firm specializes in transportation, industrial, building, concrete and renewable power work and is owned entirely by its approximately 2,500-plus employees. Sundt is distinguished by its diverse capabilities and experience, unique employee-ownership culture and depth of self-perform expertise in nine major trades. Much of Sundt’s workforce is comprised of skilled craft professionals who, together with the company’s administrative employees, enable Sundt to fulfill its mission to be the most skilled builder in America. Sundt has 13 offices throughout California, Arizona, North Carolina, Texas, Utah and Florida and is currently ranked the country’s 62nd largest construction company by ENR, the industry’s principal trade magazine.
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