LOS ANGELES — Larry Cline of Bolivar, MO, was awarded the PPG/ASE Refinish Technician of the Year award at a banquet held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel & Resort Los Angeles in Redondo Beach, CA. The annual award is given to the collision center technician who receives the highest score on the ASE Painting and Refinish test, which is administered twice each year.

Cline, who has more than 18 years of experience as a collision center technician, has been employed by Bill Roberts Chevrolet in Bolivar for the past 13 years. His current position as an auto body technician involves repairing vehicles from structural to refinishing.

“I guess the best thing about being a technician, is all the cool tools you get to play with,” Cline said. “You’re always faced with new challenges in this ever changing field. Being ASE certified provides professional credentials and helps prove to the customer that you are competent to repair their vehicle.”

“It’s always a pleasure to recognize someone who has achieved this level of success in their profession,” said Bill Troyer, manager of training for PPG Automotive Refinish. “This annual award goes to show that continual training throughout a technician’s career can enhance their performance and keep them abreast of new developments in automotive technology.”

ASE offers testing and certification, and PPG offers a wide range of training courses to personnel in every aspect of the collision repair industry.

For more information about ASE, go to: www.ase.com .

For more information about PPG visit: www.ppgrefinish.com .

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