by Win Rosenfeld

To be a great golfer, you need patience and a steady hand. To be a great lawyer, you need to be a shrewd researcher with a sharp, analytical mind. But what does it take to be a great window washer or hot-air balloon pilot? The BPP is launching a new series aimed at getting to the bottom of that question. Introducing:

America's Next Top BLANK

In our quest to separate the good from the great, we start with the Zamboni driver, the person for whom all hockey games and ice capades stand still.

Ron Kraut has been driving Zambonis for decades throughout the New York area, and has established himself as a true ice-maintenance master. We hung out with him at the Bryant Park skating rink, where Ron can be found cleaning the ice all winter. He let us in on what to look for in a great Zambonist.




Camera: Justin Bosch