
I BUILT THIS! Video Contest
Celebrating Skills that Build the Future!
Designed to promote the value of craft skills and construction as an industry of choice, the annual I BUILT THIS! video contest encourages secondary and postsecondary students and trainees to showcase their building projects.
NCCER and Build Your Future congratulate the winners of 2020’s contest:
- Dylan Buzzard of Carroll County Career and Technology Center (secondary first place)
- Dakota VanCleve of Carroll County Career and Technology Center (secondary runner-up)
- James Snyder of Pikes Peak Community College (postsecondary first place)
- Raul Sanchez of Shapiro & Duncan and Associated Builders and Contractors of Metro Washington (postsecondary runner-up)
- James Amos of William Chrisman High School (People’s Choice)

Congratulations to the 2020 Winners!
1st Place Secondary
Dylan Buzzard, Carroll County Career and Technology Center
Runner-up Secondary
Dakota VanCleve, Carroll County Career and Technology Center
1st Place Postsecondary
James Snyder, Pikes Peak Community College
Runner-Up Postsecondary
Raul Sanchez, Shapiro & Duncan/ABC of Metro Washington
People’s Choice
John Amos, William Chrisman High School
Thank you to our 2020 Prize Sponsors!
More than $20,000 in total prize value! Winning entrants and their programs will receive tools, swag, gift cards and more!
Full Prize List
2020 Contest Categories
Secondary
- 1st Place
- Runner-Up
Postsecondary
- 1st Place
- Runner-Up
Popular Vote
- People’s Choice Winner
2019 Winners
Individual Secondary
Joey Arrington, Carroll County Career and Technology Center
Group Secondary
Jordan Stambaugh & Gavin Rouse, Carroll County Career and Technology Center
Individual Postsecondary
Russ Jackson, Southern Air Apprenticeship Program: Wheels of Learning
Group Postsecondary
Moshe Udy & Curtis Choi, ABC Southern California
People’s Choice
Jose Torres, Virgilio Morales, Eddie Torres, Jose Gomez & Tony Rodriguez, Milby High School
2018 Winners
Individual Secondary
Michael Fulton
Carroll County Career and Technology Center
Group Secondary
Joseph Petrowicz, Dai Wei Chen, Sara Warthen
Carroll County Career and Technology Center
Individual Postsecondary
Tyrique Johnson
ABC of Metro Washington, NCCER HVAC Apprenticeship Program
Group Postsecondary
Russ Jackson, James Kelso, Mike Mann,
Nathan McMurray, Jared Lowell, Southern Air Apprenticeship Program
People’s Choice
Rossy Ballesteros, Columbus Career & College Academy
2017 Winners
1st Place Secondary
Dalton Yingling, Carroll County Career and Technology Center, Welding Technology
2nd Place Secondary
Andrea Nguyen, Jerry Rodriguez, Grant Huber & Carlos Zambrano, Dr. Kirk Lewis Career & Technical High School
1st Place Postsecondary
Russ Jackson,
Southern Air Apprenticeship Program
2nd Place Postsecondary
Alexander Lopez, ABC of Metro Washington, NCCER Pipefitter Apprenticeship Program
2016 Winners
1st Place Secondary
Max Roeder,
Springdale District Television
2nd Place Secondary
Simon Anderson, Mahomet-Seymour High School
1st Place Postsecondary
Sebastian Diffey, North Arkansas College
Honorable Mention
Hunter Alums, Uncommon Construction
2015 Winners
1st Place Secondary
Earl Warren, High School NISD
2nd Place Secondary
Mahomet-Seymour High School
1st Place Postsecondary
Drumright Central Technical College
2nd Place Postsecondary
Monongalia Technical Education Center