Dec. 17, 2008
 
Bernard Wilson is named RCBI Employee of the Month
 
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
 
Huntington, WV (HNN) – Bernard Wilson Jr. of Worthington, WV, has been named Employee of the Month for November at the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing, RCBI Director and CEO Charlotte Weber announced.
 
Wilson is a machinist technology instructor and CNC machinist at RCBI’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center at Bridgeport, WV He joined the RCBI staff in 2006.
 
“With years of extensive training and meaningful career experiences, Bernie Wilson is an extremely capable member of the RCBI staff,” Weber said. “He has a ‘can do’ attitude that is reflected not only in his work with our clients but also with the students he trains to become highly qualified machinists. We’re pleased that he is a member of the RCBI team.”
 
A 1993 graduate of Lincoln High School in Shinnston, WV, Wilson completed his Machinist Technology Program training from RCBI in 2000 and finished work toward an Associate in Applied Science degree from Marshall Community & Technical College during the current Fall Term. He holds all seven individual certifications offered by the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS).
 
Before joining RCBI, Wilson worked four years as lead explosive machinist and two years as a composite specialist at Alliant Tech Systems in Rocket Center, WV. From 1995 to 2000 he was a machine operator, using both manual and CNC (computer-numerical-controlled) equipment, for UCAR Carbon Co., Inc., at Anmoore, WV.
 
Wilson and his wife, Michelle, are the parents of a son, Jacob, 11, and daughter, Kira, 2. His interests include hunting, fishing and camping.
 
RCBI provides access to cutting edge technology and technical training to manufacturers across the region. Operating from Advanced Manufacturing Technology Centers in Huntington, South Charleston, Bridgeport and Rocket Center (near Keyser in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle), its mission includes developing a quality, just-in-time supplier base for the Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the commercial sector.


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