The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) today announced Garrett Syfrett joined the team as video production manager to enhance the school’s online video imagery.
A native of Washington state, Syfrett and his family moved to Texas in 2020 so he could attend NRVTA training classes to become a certified RV technician. He also served as a Workamper at the Texan RV Park to help cover the costs of attending classes.
As the video production manager, Syfrett is responsible for producing Tech Tip Tuesday video clips for YouTube, creating course-related videos, and working on projects with RV manufacturers and suppliers to produce training videos.
Syfrett will be reporting to Tony Flammia, NRVTA’s director of sales and marketing, and together they will work with YouTube influencers to help promote the academy and its courses.
“Tony is the visionary and I figure out how to make it happen,” Syfrett said. “He is one of the best directors I have worked with. Tony knows what he’s doing and that helps me to trust his judgement. He instills confidence by encouraging me to experiment with ideas to make videos even better.”
His first project with NRVTA was to develop the 2022 RVTechCourse.com home-study course, which sold more than 400 copies of either the digital online class or physical home-study kit in the first 15 days following its release in April.
“Garrett is a naturally-talented videographer,” said Flammia. “We call him ‘the golden boy’ because he has a knack for making anything he touches look even better. We are fortunate to have him on our team.”
For the past four years, Syfrett, his wife and three children, ages 5, 7 and 10, all live in a 40-foot Grand Design Solitude fifth wheel. A former traveling nurse, his wife now homeschools their children who have developed a fondness for national parks and the Junior Ranger program.
“We love the RV lifestyle and hope to keep traveling because there is so much yet to see,” he explained. “When the opportunity to work for NRVTA came up, my wife and I decided it was worth pursuing because we both believe in the school’s mission and the way it’s changing so many lives.
“When I wanted to become an RV technician, I had several choices as to where to complete training,” Syfrett added. “I think the school really stands out because of it’s mission, purpose and goals. This job allows me to tap into all the staff’s knowledge and transform it into video content.”
