Spotlight on Excellence

Prabha Karan	Scott von der Lieth	Bob Ureste	Chris Brown

Prabha Karan Scott von der Lieth Bob Ureste Chris Brown

Oro Loma prides itself on providing the best possible service at the lowest possible cost. One way the District is able to achieve this is by retaining efficient and well-trained personnel that consistently wins awards for their high performance (see page 3 for an article on CWEA awards).

John Redmond's retirement this spring left vacant the position of Maintenance Supervisor. The position was publicly announced, and over 30 applicants participated in the selection process. One of them was Prabha Karan, who had been with Oro Loma since 1993, starting as a plant operator, and then a plant mechanic. Over the years, Prabha took classes to advance his knowledge in wastewater treatment plant operations and maintenance. He also took college courses in Business Supervisory Management, in preparation for a Certificate in that subject. Prabha was selected from the field of applicants as the most qualified and knowledgeable candidate. His new duties put him in charge of seeing that all plant and sewer collection machinery is kept at a high level of maintenance and efficiency.

Prabha's promotion left open his old position of Mechanic II, which was aptly filled by Scott von der Lieth, who has been with Oro Loma since 2003.

Bob Ureste took over for Scott as a Mechanic I. Bob has been with Oro Loma since 1990, when he started as a sewer collection worker. His new position puts him back in his first love as a mechanic.
Finally, Chris Brown, who was hired as a temporary worker in 2003, now has the job he's always wanted-being outdoors cleaning sewers and using the District's large hydro truck as a Collection System Worker.