Ray Lopez, CEO of ESN, Featured in Q&A in SmartCEO Magazine
"How Ray Lopez uses Navy leadership lessons to steer his business and life"
ARLINGTON, Va., March 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ray Lopez, CEO of Engineering Services Network, Inc. (ESN), a leader in engineering and technology solutions, was featured recently in a Q & A session in SmartCEO Magazine.
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The article, "How Ray Lopez uses Navy leadership lessons to steer his business and life," was in a new column entitled, "The Human Element."
"The Human Element is a column that aims to know the leaders behind great companies. Rather than talking about business models and growth strategies, CEOs open up about what motivates and guides them in their professional and personal lives," said SmartCEO Magazine.
Among the Excerpts:
Q: How did your career in the Navy prepare you for being a business leader?
Lopez: I came up through the ranks. I started out as a seaman and then was chief petty officer and then I was commissioned into the Navy's LDO [limited-duty officer] program… You learn leadership. I don't think you can get any better training [than to] actively watch and observe the leaders that you want to be... You learn to lead by example, not by fiat, which is great. LDOs were paid to tell the truth. We came up through the enlisted ranks and we were there to support, not to embarrass. Unless it's a safety issue, praise in public and chastise in private.
Q: You co-founded ESN with your wife, Carol, 20 years ago. How have you managed to keep the work-life balance for so long?
Lopez: What we've been able to do from when we started was, I went out and walked the halls and talked to people. If the wall stood still for five minutes, I'd try to have a conversation with it. I am not someone to pay attention to numbers, Carol is. So she was doing a lot of financials and that stuff
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About Engineering Services Network
ESN is a leader in engineering and technology solutions. For 20 years, ESN has been proudly standing "Shoulder to Shoulder®" with military and government customers, delivering critical services in: professional management & systems engineering services; cyber security & information / mission assurance services; network design, integration, & data center consolidation services; enterprise IT ITIL & ITSM services; systems development & life-cycle services; health IT services; and acquisition services.
Based in Arlington, VA, ESN has offices throughout the U.S. and worldwide. Founded in 1995, ESN is ISO 9001:2008 certified and has achieved Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Maturity Level 2 for Services v 1.3, and CMMI Maturity Level 3 for Development v 1.3.
ESN customer experience includes the VA, U.S. Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Military Sealift Command, HHS and other agencies. ESN, esncc.com. ESN is a VA-Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business.
ESN Contact:
Dennis Groh, CMO
2450 Crystal Drive, Suite 1015
Arlington, VA 22202
Mobile: 703-909-3914; [email protected]
SOURCE Engineering Services Network, Inc. (ESN)
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