My background:
I started as a shop tech in 1978, in 1980 I became a road tech. 2 years ago I became a team leader and trainer, and now manage a satellite office.
My definition of a good tech is; someone who is reliable, trustworthy, able to adapt to different work environments, able to adapt to different people, able to diagnose and repair in a reasonable time or know when to ask for help, not afraid of something new, someone who wants to learn and shares what they know, a sense of humor but knows when to be serious.