PHOENIX MASONRY SCHOOL / ABOUT

Built on experience. Focused on you.

Meet founder Charlie Cummins and campus director and co-owner Phillip Sin. Phoenix Masonry School was founded in 2019, with hands-on masonry instruction backed by decades of experience.

REAL PEOPLE. REAL PRACTICE.

A school for people ready to build.

Phoenix Masonry School helps people develop the skills, experience, and confidence to take their next step in construction. Our veteran-owned and operated school is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

Training starts with the fundamentals and progresses through hands-on practice. Experienced instructors focus on layout, mortar, level work, finishing, and the habits behind consistent workmanship.

Our open-entry, open-exit approach helps students build an attendance plan around their goals and responsibilities.

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EXPERIENCE PASSED ON, ONE STUDENT AT A TIME

Meet the people
behind your training.

Founded in 2019. Built on decades of masonry, construction, and teaching experience.

OWNER & FOUNDER

Charlie Cummins

Charlie has worked in masonry since 1963 and has taught the trade since 1980. A Vietnam-era U.S. Navy Seabees veteran, he brings decades of practical experience to every lesson.

He spent 20 years contracting in Alaska on city, state, and federal projects, including schools and military-related construction. In 2019, he founded Phoenix Masonry School to pass that experience on through hands-on training.

CAMPUS DIRECTOR · CO-OWNER · JOINED IN 2020

Phillip Sin

Phillip grew up learning construction alongside his father, a general contractor, and developed hands-on experience across many trades. He joined Phoenix Masonry School in 2020, bringing that background to student training and campus leadership.

NCCER Certified Instructor
NCCER Certified Curriculum Performance Evaluator
NCCER Certified Module Test Proctor

KB-2 contractor license application pending approval.

Phillip was part of Phoenix’s YouthBuild program with Habitat for Humanity, in partnership with Chicanos Por La Causa. YouthBuild supports GED completion and hands-on training in the trades.

He also serves on the City of Phoenix Workforce Coalition under Mayor Kate Gallego.