{"id":337956,"date":"2021-02-05T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T20:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=337956"},"modified":"2021-02-05T06:00:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T20:00:56","slug":"castro-wins-otp-pro-of-the-year-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/castro-wins-otp-pro-of-the-year-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Castro wins OTP Pro of the Year Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_337957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-337957\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/McDonalds-pix.jpg\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-337957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jarred A. Castro, fourth from left, has been awarded the McDonald\u2019s Operations Technology Person or OTP, Pro of the Year Award. Joining him at the recognition ceremony at McDonald\u2019s Tamuning on Jan. 28, 2021 is, from left,  McDonald\u2019s of Guam and Saipan owner\/operator Jose Ayuyu Sr., Tamuning general manager Vilmore Santiago, operations director Pacifico Martir, vice president Joe Ayuyu Jr., and owner\/operator Marcia E. Ayuyu. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>TAMUNING, Guam<\/strong>\u2014McDonald\u2019s of Guam and Saipan announced that Jarred A. Castro has been awarded the McDonald\u2019s Operations Technology Person or OTP, Pro of the Year Award for the Walnut Creek Field Office. The announcement was made at the finale of the OTP Pro Virtual CyberConnect Conference on Jan. 27, 2021. Castro is one of only two OTP Pro\u2019s chosen for the prestigious tech award out of the entire Walnut Creek Field Office. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re extremely proud of Jarred\u2019s achievement in winning this national award and representing McDonald\u2019s of Guam and Saipan. Technology is critical to our operations and Jarred plays an instrumental role in the success of our technology systems,\u201d said McDonald\u2019s of Guam and Saipan vice president Joe Ayuyu Jr. <\/p>\n<p>Castro joined McDonald\u2019s Corp. in March 2010. After three years, he was promoted to department manager for McDonald\u2019s of Tamuning. In May 2016, he remained with McDonald\u2019s following owner\/operators Jose and Marcia Ayuyu\u2019s acquisition of all of the McDonald\u2019s Guam restaurants. In early 2019, he entered into the Operations Technology Person program, quickly earning an OTP 1 and OTP 2 certification. In September 2019, he attended McDonald\u2019s \u201cM Tech University\u201d in Arizona, earning an OTP 3 certification. Today, Castro provides high level technology support and installation for McDonald\u2019s of Guam and Saipan. <\/p>\n<p>McDonald\u2019s Tamuning general manager Vilmore Santiago shared his excitement following the announcement. \u201cWhen we started learning about OTP in the restaurant and the company was deciding who will be the best person to be an OTP, right away on top of my mind I suggested my manager, Jarred Castro. Seeing him with a knowledge on technology and having an outgoing personality and that technology is his passion. Having him as an OTP is a big help in the restaurant. We are made aware of any updates\/upgrades. If there\u2019s any maintenance schedule happening on technology side, he also shares the information ahead of time. Also, he supports other restaurants in Guam and Saipan on technology issues and guides other OTPs to continue to learn from him,\u201d said Vilmore.<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of the entire Guam and Saipan McFamily, McDonald\u2019s of Guam and Saipan is proud to celebrate this wonderful achievement and honored that Castro is a part of its team. (PR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TAMUNING, Guam\u2014McDonald\u2019s of Guam and Saipan announced that Jarred A. 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