Steve McTarnaghan learned valuable skills at 16 while working for his father in the excavation business. His grandfather and father-in-law were also mentors, from whom he learned the value of hard work.He also picked up drywall, carpentry and electrical skills that have come in handy during his 33 years with the Geneseo Village Water and Sewage Treatment Plants in Geneseo, New York.McTarnaghan started at Geneseo in 1982 as an operator trainee and worked his way up through the ranks. Today, as senior water and wastewater treatment operator, he applies his management, budgeting and planning skills in successfully serving 18,000 customers
