Bridgestone Americas’ company owned store group has named Bill O’Hara as its ASE Master Automobile Technician of the year. Additionally, Glenn Dahl, then unit’s senior coordinator, technical education, was named ASE board chairman for 2014.
O’Hara was recognized at an awards ceremony during ASE’s fall board meeting in Newport Beach, Calif.
O’Hara works at the Firestone Complete Auto Care location in Fairfield, Calif., and has been an automotive technician for 36 years.
Dahl will lead the ASE board of directors in its mission to improve the quality of vehicle repair and service by testing and certifying repair and service professionals in 2014. He is a 33-year industry veteran.