CTEF's Advanced Installer Certifications (ACT) Listing
Proud to Have Earned the ACT Designation!
The Advanced Certifications for Tile Installers (ACT) program evaluates the skills and knowledge of tile installers and currently offers certifications in seven specific areas of tile installation. An installer may choose to become ACT-certified in one or more of these areas:
- Large Format Tile & Substrate Preparation
- Membranes
- Mortar (Mud) Floors
- Mortar (Mud) Walls
- Shower Receptors
- Gauged Porcelain Tile and Gauged Porcelain Tile Panels/Slabs
- Grouts
ACT certification in each area is granted upon successfully completing a written online test - designed to measure the installer's understanding of applicable ANSI specifications and TCNA recommended methods - and a field test conducted by trained, third-party evaluators who assess the installer's skills under real-life conditions.
On this page, we proudly list all of those who have earned the ACT designation. They are Qualified Labor whose tile installation work exhibits best practices endorsed by the entire Tile Industry.
Large Format Tile & Substrate Preparation (LFT)
ACT # | Name | Company Name | City | State |
1 | Dan Welch | Welch Tile & Marble | Kent City | Michigan |
2 | Tyler Nequist | Welch Tile & Marble | Kent City | Michigan |
3 | Brent Monroe | Artcraft | Glendale | Arizona |
4 | Keith Tavshanjian | KT M&T | Oceanside | California |
5 | Eric Tetreault | EJT Contracting | Saugerties | New York |
10 | Scott Herron | Precision Tile Company | West Columbia | South Carolina |
11 | Joshua Pair | OTP Tile Marble & Granite | Fayetteville | Arkansas |
13 | Mike Gwizdala | Mike's Custom Tile Co. | Bay City | Michigan |
15 | James Carr | California Flooring | Manteno | Illinois |
16 | Rafael Lopez | California Flooring | Manteno | Illinois |
17 | Tyler Krentz | Great Plains Tile & Stone | Lenexa | Kansas |
18 | Mike Sifers | Great Plains Tile & Stone | Lenexa | Kansas |
19 | Eric Lust | Great Plains Tile & Stone | Lenexa | Kansas |
20 | Triniti Vigil | J&R Tile, Inc. | San Antonio | Texas |
21 | Adam Arrellano | J&R Tile, Inc. | San Antonio | Texas |
22 | Woody Sanders | DW Sanders | Marietta | Georgia |
23 | Roswell Perez | DW Sanders | Marietta | Georgia |
24 | Joel Hernandez | DW Sanders | Marietta | Georgia |
25 | Ben Garland | DW Sanders | Marietta | Georgia |
26 | Luciano Perez | DW Sanders | Marietta | Georgia |
27 | Jamie Desarno | DW Sanders | Marietta | Georgia |
34 | Brad Denny | CTEF | Goodletsville | Tennessee |
35 | Kipp Adams | Builditbroz Constrution | Red Wing | Minnesota |
36 | Jeff Occhipinti | Columbia River Tile & Stone, Inc. | Portland | Oregon |
38 | Jake Desarno | DW Sanders | Marietta | Georgia |
43 | Jacob Wiseman | Madison Pro Services, LLC | Madison | Alabama |
44 | Kris Kemp | Kemp Tile, LLC | West Monroe | Louisiana |
50 | Alex Manns | Golden Boy Tile, Inc. | Ocala | Florida |
Membranes
ACT # | Name | Company Name | City | State |
1 | Dan Welch | Welch Tile & Marble | Kent City | Michigan |
2 | Tyler Nequist | Welch Tile & Marble | Kent City | Michigan |
3 | Brent Monroe | Artcraft | Glendale | Arizona |
4 | Keith Tavshanjian | KT M&T | Oceanside | California |
5 | Eric Tetreault | EJT Contracting | Saugerties | New York |
6 | Leonardo Escamilia | Heritage Marble & Tile | Mill Valley | California |
7 | Gabriel Cortez | Heritage Marble & Tile | Mill Valley | California |
10 | Scott Herron | Precision Tile Company | West Columbia | South Carolina |
12 | Juan Saucedo | Neuse Tile Services | Youngsville | North Carolina |
13 | Mike Gwizdala | Mike's Custom Tile Co. | Bay City | Michigan |
14 | John Porter | Classic Stone & Tile, Inc. | Phippsburg | Colorado |
17 | Tyler Krentz | Great Plains Tile & Stone | Lenexa | Kansas |
18 | Mike Sifers | Great Plains Tile & Stone | Lenexa | Kansas |
19 | Eric Lust | Great Plains Tile & Stone | Lenexa | Kansas |
20 | Triniti Vigil | J&R Tile, Inc. | San Antonio | Texas |
22 | Woody Sanders | DW Sanders Tile | Marietta | Georgia |
23 | Roswell Perez | DW Sanders Tile | Marietta | Georgia |
24 | Joel Hernandez | DW Sanders Tile | Marietta | Georgia |
25 | Ben Garland | DW Sanders Tile | Marietta | Georgia |
26 | Luciano Perez | DW Sanders Tile | Marietta | Georgia |
27 | Jamie Desarno | DW Sanders Tile | Marietta | Georgia |
32 | Oscar Delgado | CC Owens Tile Company | Jonesboro | Georgia |
33 | Cleon James | CC Owens Tile Company | Jonesboro | Georgia |
Mortar (Mud) Floors
ACT # | Name | Company Name | City | State |
1 | Dan Welch | Welch Tile & Marble | Kent City | Michigan |
2 | Tyler Nequist | Welch Tile & Marble | Kent City | Michigan |
3 | Brent Monroe | Artcraft | Glendale | Arizona |
4 | Keith Tavshanjian | KT M&T | Oceanside | California |
5 | Eric Tetreault | EJT Contracting | Saugerties | New York |
6 | Leonardo Escamilia | Heritage Marble & Tile | Mill Valley | California |
7 | Gabriel Cortez | Heritage Marble & Tile | Mill Valley | California |
8 | Vladimir Blaschchishchin | Hawthorne Tile, Inc. | Portland | Oregon |
9 | Jason Ballard | Hawthorne Tile, Inc. | Portland | Oregon |
10 | Scott Herron | Precision Tile Company | West Columbia | South Carolina |
13 | Mike Gwizdala | Mike's Custom Tile Co. | Bay City | Michigan |
14 | John Porter | Classic Stone & Tile, Inc. | Phippsburg | Colorado |
17 | Tyler Krentz | Great Plains Tile & Stone | Lenexa | Kansas |
18 | Mike Sifers | Great Plains Tile & Stone | Lenexa | Kansas |
19 | Eric Lust | Great Plains Tile & Stone | Lenexa | Kansas |
20 | Triniti Vigil | J&R Tile, Inc. | San Antonio | Texas |
22 | Woody Sanders | DW Sanders | Marietta | Georgia |
23 | Roswell Perez | DW Sanders | Marietta | Georgia |
24 | Joel Hernandez | DW Sanders | Marietta | Georgia |
25 | Ben Garland | DW Sanders | Marietta | Georgia |
26 | Luciano Perez | DW Sanders | Marietta | Georgia |
27 | Jamie Desarno | DW Sanders | Marietta | Georgia |
30 | Jason McDaniel | Stoneman Construction | Tualatin | Oregon |
31 | Carl Leonard | Cutting Edge Tile | Florence | New Jersey |
34 | Brad Denny | CTEF | Goodletsville | Tennessee |
36 | Jeff Occhipinti | Columbia River Tile & Stone, Inc. | Portland | Oregon |
38 | Jake Desarno | DW Sanders | Marietta | Georgia |
39 | Ben Rivkin | Bellevue | Idaho | |
40 | William Pino | Las Vegas | Nevada | |
41 | Joppe Aguirre | Redmond | Oregon | |
42 | Paul Crawford | Plano | Texas | |
47 | Josh Leavitt | Leavitt Remodeling, LLC | Nampa | Idaho |
48 | Mario Gardia | Perfection Connection | Twin Falls | Idaho |
Mortar (Mud) Walls
ACT # | Name | Company Name | City | State |
1 | Dan Welch | Welch Tile & Marble | Kent City | Michigan |
2 | Tyler Nequist | Welch Tile & Marble | Kent City | Michigan |
3 | Brent Monroe | Artcraft | Glendale | Arizona |
4 | Keith Tavshanjian | KT M&T | Oceanside | California |
7 | Gabriel Cortez | Heritage Marble & Tile | Mill Valley | California |
8 | Vladimir Blaschchishchin | Hawthorne Tile, Inc. | Portland | Oregon |
10 | Scott Herron | Precision Tile Company | West Columbia | South Carolina |
13 | Mike Gwizdala | Mike's Custom Tile Co. | Bay City | Michigan |
28 | Joe Lima | Lima Tile | Oroville | California |
29 | Mike Foster | Idaho Falls | Idaho | |
46 | Ashton Hayes | Tile by Hayes | Reno | Nevada |
49 | Joppe Aguirre | Perfection Connection | Portland | Oregon |
Shower Receptors
ACT # | Name | Company Name | City | State |
1 | Dan Welch | Welch Tile & Marble | Kent City | Michigan |
2 | Tyler Nequist | Welch Tile & Marble | Kent City | Michigan |
3 | Brent Monroe | Artcraft | Glendale | Arizona |
4 | Keith Tavshanjian | KT M&T | Oceanside | California |
5 | Eric Tetreault | EJT Contracting | Saugerties | New York |
10 | Scott Herron | Precision Tile Company | West Columbia | South Carolina |
11 | Joshua Pair | OTP Tile Marble & Granite | Fayetteville | Arkansas |
12 | Juan Saucedo | Neuse Tile Services | Youngsville | North Carolina |
13 | Mike Gwizdala | Mike's Custom Tile Co. | Bay City | Michigan |
14 | John Porter | Classic Stone & Tile, Inc. | Phippsburg | Colorado |
17 | Tyler Krentz | Great Plains Tile & Stone | Lenexa | Kansas |
18 | Mike Sifers | Great Plains Tile & Stone | Lenexa | Kansas |
19 | Eric Lust | Great Plains Tile & Stone | Lenexa | Kansas |
20 | Triniti Vigil | J&R Tile, Inc. | San Antonio | Texas |
22 | Woody Sanders | DW Sanders Tile | Marietta | Georgia |
23 | Roswell Perez | DW Sanders Tile | Marietta | Georgia |
24 | Joel Hernandez | DW Sanders Tile | Marietta | Georgia |
25 | Ben Garland | DW Sanders Tile | Marietta | Georgia |
26 | Luciano Perez | DW Sanders Tile | Marietta | Georgia |
27 | Jamie Desarno | DW Sanders Tile | Marietta | Georgia |
Gauged Porcelain Tile and Gauged Porcelain Tile Panels/Slabs
ACT # | Name | Company Name | City | State |
36 | Jeff Occhipinti | Columbia River Tile & Stone, Inc. | Portland | Oregon |
37 | Pavlo Starykov | Star Tile & Stone, LLC | Lyman | South Carolina |
45 | Joe Macaluso | Modern Room Remodels, LLC | East Hanover | New Jersey |
Grouts
ACT # | Name | Company Name | City | State |
1 | Aldo Trujillo | Master Tile Zac | Atlanta | GA |
32 | Oscar Delgado | CC Owens Tile Company | Jonesboro | Georgia |
33 | Cleon James | CC Owens Tile Company | Jonesboro | Georgia |
To Become ACT Certified, You Must Be Pre-Qualified
Installers wishing to become ACT-certified must be pre-qualified in one of two ways:
- Be a Certified Tile Installer (CTI) through the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation; or
- Be a journeyman tile setter who has successfully completed the apprenticeship program conducted by the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
For more information on ACT certifications, contact CTEF or call 1-864-222-2131. You can also contact the International Masonry Institute (for installer members of IUBAC) or 1-800-JOBS-IMI.