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News Release 08-09-2010
Engineering Services Network, Inc. (Corporate Press Release)

ESN names William Valentine VP of Strategic Plans and Policies

ARLINGTON, VA (August 9, 2010) – Engineering Services Network Inc. (ESN), a trusted leader in technology and engineering solutions, announced today the appointment of William “Bill” Valentine as the Vice President of Strategic Plans and Policies at ESN.

Before joining ESN, Valentine was the executive vice president and chief operating officer of American Systems Corp., which is described as one of the largest employee-owned companies in the United States. Based in Chantilly, Virginia, the company provides systems engineering, technical, and managed services to government customers.

“As the former COO of American Systems Corporation, Bill brings a wealth of knowledge that will surely carry ESN to the next level of professional awareness and competency to make us more competitive in the federal marketplace,” said ESN President and CEO Raymond F. Lopez, Jr.

ESN performs, IT, engineering, program management services, and business consulting services for the U.S. military, Veterans Affairs, and other federal agencies.

In his new role at ESN, Valentine will lead the company’s strategic planning efforts as ESN navigates its way away from a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), to a large business. Duties will include strategic planning and ensuring strategic plans, strategies, operational procedures and performance metrics are allocated and totally aligned across the enterprise, upgrading internal control systems and procedures to ensure compliance with the rigorous governance requirements of a large business, and supporting the company’s continuing growth through business development activities, personal networking and the introduction of innovative business models.

Valentine has over 20 years of experience in business operations and engineering consulting services across a broad range of federal government markets, including DOD, DOS and DOJ.

Valentine spent 30 years with American Systems (ASC) where he started as a junior engineer working on the Trident Submarine’s Command and Control System (CCS) Programs. Valentine was tasked to relocate to Newport, R.I., to work in the Trident Submarine’s CCS Land Based Evaluation Facility’s (LBEF) development, test and certification program. Following the successful CCS certification, he provided on-site/at-sea shipboard engineering support for the installation, test and certification of the CCS in General Dynamic Electric Boat Division’s (GD/EBDIV) submarine construction yard, working onboard the lead ship, the USS Ohio, SSBN 726.

Returning to Washington, DC, Valentine took over and expanded the Crystal City operations and, leveraging his unique work experiences, turned his attention winning a $100M NAVSEA engineering services contract. He successfully expanded the existing submarines and NAVSEA HQ support to include tasking from: the AEGIS, Carrier, and Amphib’s LPD-17 Program Offices, as well as, providing in-service engineering activity (ISEA) engineering services by opening another local office.

Following SPAWAR’s relocation to San Diego, CA, Valentine successfully opened a local San Diego Office providing C4ISR support to both HQ and fleet operations. In 1997, Valentine relocated out to ASC’s Headquarters in Chantilly, VA to assume the position of Executive Vice President/ Chief Operation Officer.

While at American Systems, Valentine helped oversee 1,500 employees in 27 offices. He led a corporate collaboration in the development of a five-year strategic plan whose SWOT analysis identified capability opportunities in the company’s enterprise business model. He also spearheaded an initiative to improve customer relationships across multiple divisions.

As EVP/COO at American Systems, Valentine executed a multiyear corporate-wide collaboration to improve efficiency through the development of a unified, web-based strategic management system designed to eliminate traditional “stovepipe” department data systems through integration.

In addition, Valentine has experience in engineering, business development and ISO 9001-2001. He has a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from East Carolina University and is working on completing an MBA. He holds a PMP and a Balanced Scorecard certificate.

Said ESN COO and Executive Vice President Daniel S. Shapiro, “We welcome Bill to the ESN team. He brings subject-matter expertise and dedication to ESN, our customers and their projects.”

Recently, the Federal Times ranked ESN No. 53 among Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned companies contracting with the federal government. In addition, Inc. magazine named ESN one of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. in 2010, 2009 and 2008, and among the top 100 fastest growing defense contractors in the U.S. in 2007. ESN also was listed in 2010, and 2009, among the top 500 Hispanic-owned companies in the U.S. ESN is also ISO 9001:2008 certified and has achieved CMMI® ML 2 for Development Version 1.2.

Based in Arlington, VA, ESN has regional and field offices throughout the U.S. and worldwide. Founded in 1995, ESN has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification. ESN customers include the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, Military Sealift Command, Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies. ESN is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB).


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