QUALIFIED LABOR –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Teamwork A tremendous amount of team- work came together to make this testing a smoothly running event. FromtheCTEFstaff,trainingdirector Scott Carothers, Regional Evaluator coordinator Kevin Insalato and office manager, Cathey McAlister, worked with the installers and Artistic Tile staff to register, schedule and align all of the moving parts. Others drove long distances to volunteer their support of this event. NTCA Member Mike Blasko traveled from Connecticut to volunteer his time with setup and disassembly of the test site and proctoring through- out the test itself. “Mike Blasko is an important member of the NTCA New England team,” Heinlein said. “He does an amazing job supporting all aspects of the CTEF CTI Evaluations and NTCA Workshops. He cares deeply about the performance of our installations and the people taking these tests. He works to make every- one succeed to increase the average for us all.” And NTCA member Salvatore DiBlasi drove from Boston to pro- vide the team with constructive support. “Stephen, Matt, Mike and Sal are key members of our team working to grow the presence of NTCA and the general level of education for all On June 24, Artistic Tile hosted a Certified Tile Installer (CTI) exam for 11 installers at its Nashua, N.H., location. The event was characterized by outstanding support by Artistic Tile. 72 TileLetter | September 2017