CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. – Delmar, part of Cengage Learning, and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) have announced that Harlan Wawrzyniak has been named the Cengage Learning/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year. Delmar sponsors the national award, which recognizes the automotive technician who earns the highest composite score on the ASE certification exams, the industry standard for automotive professionals. Delmar awarded Wawrzyniak a cash prize and an all-expenses-paid trip to the ASE’s annual Board of Directors’ Industry Awards Dinner for achieving such notable scores on his ASE exams. 
At left: Pictured from left to right: Tim Zilke, President of ASE; Harlan Wawrznyiak, Award Winner; Kristen Davis, Director of Professional Transportation Industry Solutions, Delmar and Joe Torchiana, ASE Board Chairman. Photo courtesy of Peter Jordan Photography of Scottsdale, Ariz.
“Delmar and ASE are dedicated to improving and supporting professional education for all automotive technicians,” said Kristen Davis, director of professional transportation industry solutions, Delmar. “Mr. Wawrzyniak’s dedication to his own professional education and certification reflects that same commitment and we are honored to present him with this award.”
Wawrzyniak has been an automotive technician for 40 years and is the owner of Harlan’s Auto Repair in Silver Lake, Minn. Along with his passion for cars and sports, Wawrzyniak takes pleasure in owning and operating his own business, and says he is pleased with his accomplishments on the ASE exams. “I enjoy the challenges of being a technician and I take pride in being ASE-certified,” said Wawrzyniak.
Delmar has a wide variety of learning solutions designed to help automotive technicians prepare for the ASE exams. These solutions, including ASE test preparation materials, are available in print or electronic format to best address different learning styles, and are available in both English and Spanish. For more information, please visit www.trainingbay.cengage.com.
