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Omega Products International | 8111 Fruitridge Road Sacramento, CA 95826
Kid's Corner
We will also have a fun area for the Kiddos called Kid’s Corner from 8am to 12pm. Bring the whole family for some great fun, delicious food, music, prizes, and more. Most importantly come and find out Who Will WIN 1st Place and $3,000 in this amazing Masonry Veneer Competition.
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Judges
John Brackenbury
Company Name: Hirschi Masonry
Years in Business: 21 years
Notable Customers/Projects: UTAH and Las Vegas- City Creek, NuSkin, NSA Data Center, Las Vegas master planned communities Reverence, Custom home communities- The Summit and Escaya.
Specialties or Qualifications: Experience in CMU Block Walls, MSE Walls, Natural and Manufactured Stone veneer, Thin and Full bed Brick, Tile, and fiber cement siding.
John Chrysler
Company Name: Masonry Institute of America
Years in Business: 53 years
Specialties or Qualifications: Chair of TMS 402/602, the referenced Standard by the International Building Code and California Building Code. ICC Certified Structural Masonry Inspector, also on the ICC SMSI (Structural Masonry Special Inspector) Exam Development Committee. DSA Certified Structural Masonry Inspector, also on the DSA SMSI Exam Development Committee.
Val Murillo
Years in Business: Mason Tender 7 years & Bricklayer 42 years
Notable Customers/Projects: Worked for Stone Manufacturer Eldorado Stone for 17years as a Technical Field Service Coordinator. Was involved with MCA San Diego Chapter Helped in building large scale booths at the International Builders Show in Las Vegas and Orlando FL shows.
Richard Rydel
Company Name: Masonry Institute of America
Years in Business: Over 20 years, 6 months with MIA
Notable Customers/Projects: Masonry industry in California including: Masonry contractors throughout the state and beyond and Masonry products manufacturers.
Specialties or Qualifications: Over 20 years of structural engineering design in concrete, masonry, steel, & wood.
Ron Bennett
Company Name: E&S Masonry (Ret), No California Mason Contractors Assoc, California Masonry Council
Years in Business: 54 years
Notable Customers/Projects: Subcontracted with more than 75 general contractors, municipalities, and specialty owners Specialties / qualifications: entered brick apprenticeship in 1970, first place winner of the Western States Apprenticeship Contest in 1973, started in the masonry business in 1975, presently President of the NCMCA and Co-Director of the California Masonry Council.
Julie Trost
Company Name: Mason Contractors Association of California (MCAC)
Years in Business: 20 years
Specialties or Qualifications: Current member of the American Subcontractors Association of California (ASAC) Government Affairs Committee and 2-term President of the Construction Industry Legislative Council (CILC) in 2008 and 2009, Co-Chair of the California Construction Silica Coalition in 2006/07 and 2016/17. Obtained the IOM (Institute for Organization Management) designation in 2016 from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce nonprofit management program. Has advocated on behalf of the masonry industry on such issues as silica, heat illness, prompt payment, retention release, and fire resilient construction.
Doug Mantell
Company Name: Mantell Masonry Construction
Mantell Masonry Construction has developed a history of successfully completing challenging projects in the greater Sacramento area since 1983. Our market focus on natural stone installations combined with architectural precast concrete detailing has earned Mantell Masonry Construction a reputation of being an industry leader.