Technician of the Year Finalists

The following service professionals were named as finalists in this year’s Technician of the Year Awards program.

Residential

  • Nick Caudell, East Cooper Termite & Pest, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
  • Mike Fain, Go-Forth Pest Control, High Point, N.C.
  • Dave Gonser, American Pest Management, Manhattan, Kan.
  • William Grey, ABC Exterminating, Monroe, Conn.
  • William Morris, Bug Out Service, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • Robinson Riascos, Massey Services, Orlando, Fla.
  • Michael Sullivan, Orkin, Tyler, Texas

Commercial

  • Steven Daugherty, Orkin, New Castle, Del.
  • Eric Dierking, Arrow Environmental Services, Lakeland, Fla.
  • Paul Dutra, Crane Pest Control, San Francisco, Calif.
  • Marc Piccirillo, Viking Pest Control, Denville, N.J.
  • Dave Simonis, Wil-Kil Pest Control, Chippewa Falls, Wis.

Termite

  • Doug Nold, American Pest Management, Manhattan, Kan.
  • Isidro Ramirez, Orkin, Miami, Fla.
  • Michael Wallace, Terminix, Madison Heights, Mich.

Judges

The process for choosing this year’s winners involved a thorough review of each candidate’s credentials, including materials submitted by their respective companies. A panel of well-respected industry professionals had the difficult task of deciding the winners. PCT would like to thank our panel of judges:

Dr. Robert Corrigan
RMC Pest Management Consulting
Richmond, Ind. 

Dr. Robert Davis
BASF Professional & Specialty Solutions
Pflugerville, Texas

Dr. Richard Kramer
Innovative Pest Management
Brookeville, Md. 

Dr. Fred Whitford 
Purdue University Pesticide Programs
West Lafayette, Ind.

December 2017
Explore the December 2017 Issue

Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.