SAN ANTONIO, TX (July 14) – San Antonio College Electronics Engineering Technology student Ryan Gernsbacher took the National Skills USA Bronze medal in the Electronics Technology competition held June 22-26, in Kansas City, MO.

SAC EET recently had produced the Gold and Silver Texas state champions in this competition category. Only state champions from the 50 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands are invited to attend the National Championships.  


 Juan Alvarado, Electronics Technology graduate, received an Honorable Mention Certificate for high scores.  This certificate is awarded to those who receive a better than 80 percent in their total competition score.  Dario Andrade, Engineering Technology Drafting major, placed among the upper 33 percent in the nation for his skill category.


Skills USA competition begins in the spring semester numbering in access of one quarter million contestants nationally. Of those challengers, more than 5,000 students participated in various Skills Competitions at the national level this year.

EET Program Coordinator, David Mochen, who accompanied the Texas State Champions as their technical advisor, reports that the three students worked as a team.

   “Gernsbacher provided leadership guidance, Alvarado exhibited an excellent focused approach to learning new material and Andrade was the ‘sparkplug’ and spirit leader of the group,” Mochen said.

(Left to right):  SAC students Dario Andrade, Ryan Gernsbacher and Juan Alvarado celebrate their accomplishments at the National Skills USA Awards Banquet in June in Kansas City, MO.