Congratulations to Senior Staking Technician Doug Johanns, who was voted by Paulding Putnam's (PP) employees as the 2023 Quarter 4 Rockstar Employee! This internal quarterly recognition program allows employees to nominate and vote on deserving co-workers who they feel have gone above and beyond or deserve recognition.
Doug joined the PP team in May of 1986. His role at the co-op is to communicate and work with members when they need to start a new service or have service upgrades.
Q&A with Doug after receiving the award:
What does the Rockstar Award mean to you?
"It was nice to be recognized by my coworkers; it was a surprise."
What projects have you been working on lately? What do you feel has had the most impact or been your favorite?
"I have been working on a lot of new services being connected. I had over 40 new services within the last quarter. I like working with the members on new services and seeing it from start to completion."
Why do you enjoy working at PP?
"I enjoy being able to help members and playing a role in providing safe reliable service and working with my coworkers to make it possible."