CADKEY® Students Win the Gold and Silver in Washington

Scott Southwood, Clark County Skill Center student, won the gold medal at the Washington SkillsUSA-VICA Technical Drafting Competition using CADKEY, 2D/3D and Solid Modeling software, and Dimitry Mikailenko took second place earning the silver medal. Scott will be competing in Kansas City, Missouri at the National SkillsUSA-VICA Technical Drafting competition in June.

Tom Whittingham, Clark County Skill Center drafting instructor said, “We were ecstatic when Scott took first place in the Technical Drafting competition. He is a sophomore home schooled student, and this is his first drafting class. We knew he was good, now the State of Washington knows just how good.”

The competition was held in Spokane, at a local community college that is an Authorized AutoCAD® Training Facility. Students who competed were assigned to produce an orthographic fully dimensioned working drawing. Because of CADKEY’s ease-of-use and Solid Modeling capabilities, Scott was able to produce an orthographic fully dimensioned working drawing that enabled him to win the gold.

Whittingham added, “I have been chasing 1st place in Technical Drafting for as long as I have been a teacher (9 years), and the best we could do until this year was second place. So for me it was a double satisfying victory when Scotts name was called. Both Scott and Dimitry are excellent students who have a knack for drafting and design. Dimitry’s 2nd place finish was just as sweet, and I can bet there was not a big margin between 1st and 2nd place in the contest.”

Tech Ed Concepts, Inc., North American Academic Distributor of CADKEY®, and CADKEY Corp., team up to donate software to many state SkillsUSA-VICA competitions located throughout the United States for use at the National Competition.

Richard Amarosa, President of Tech Ed Concepts, Inc., said, “We are pleased that these students were provided with product that gave them the power to win. With the combination of CADKEY, the foresight of their instructor, and the ability of the students, their first and second place standings were inevitable! They used the best tools for the job and came out on top. We’ll be there to support them at the National Competition.”

SkillsUSA-VICA is a national organization serving a quarter-million high school and college students and professional members who are enrolled in technical, skilled, and service occupations, including health occupations. For more information or to become involved in SkillsUSA-VICA, visit their Web site at www.skillsusa.org.

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