Joel Thomas, Technician | Mansfield ISD, Texas
from ASE. This year, only five school bus technicians in the entire country earned that recognition, and
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Joel Thomas is one of them. In addition to the honor, he holds four master certifications and two advanced level recognitions. “Joel is an anchor of stability in the shop and provides
leadership through his vast knowledge and expertise to a department responsible for almost 300 school buses,” David Walker, director of transportation at Mansfield Independent School District in Texas, said in his nomi- nation form. “Joel is the department’s go-to technician for heavy and complicated jobs.” Thomas started working on cars at a young age. As he became older, he started to work on a delivery vehicle
little over 2,000 tech- nicians have achieved the “World Class Technician” status
owned by the company he worked for, even though it wasn’t in his job description. In 2014, he began working on school buses and has been in the industry for the past seven years. “My favorite part of the job is the challenge, I love to
figure out the solution to a problem,” Thomas said. “An- other part of my job that I like is the camaraderie with the other personnel in the shop.” His co-workers
describe him as a “machine” in the shop and someone who loves
the getting his hands dirty on the job.
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