Rick Downie, the manager of technical education for Bard Mfg. Co. Inc., has won the runner-up honors in the 2017 edition of The NEWS’ Best Trainer competition. High ratings from multiple nominations helped him secure this position, even if he wasn’t sure it was really happening at first.
“When you first notified me of the honor over email, I assumed it couldn’t be real,” said Downie. “I’m just so humbled that people nominated me and that I am being recognized. It really is a great honor.”