ESN’s Dennis Groh Joins Board of the Independent Telecommunications Pioneer Association (ITPA) National Capital Chapter
ARLINGTON, VA – Dennis Groh, chief marketing officer at Engineering Services Network, Inc. (ESN), a leading provider of professional engineering and technology services for military and government customers, has been named to the Board of the Independent Telecommunications Pioneer Association (ITPA) National Capital Chapter.
ITPA is the volunteer organization created by and for the independent telecommunications industry. Dedicated to community service, ITPA says it has been serving the public on behalf of telecommunications companies for over 88 years. ITPA represents over 9,000 telecommunications employees and retirees nationwide.
The National Capital Chapter of the ITPA is the Washington, DC, metropolitan area association of telecommunications professionals. Officers and board members are telecommunications and IT professionals from industry and government. The group’s focus is to serve its communities through good work, add value to sponsor companies and organizations, preserve its industry history and provide leadership and networking opportunities.
“I have been a member of this group since 1989, and I am honored to be a board member on the ITPA National Capital Chapter,” said Mr. Groh. “We’re a fraternal organization of trusted advisers and confidants. We provide a sounding board for industry and a guiding light for charities, from walk-a-thons for cancer, to the Capital Area Food Bank.”
ESN President and CEO Raymond F. Lopez, Jr. said he encourages all his employees to represent their industry and give back to their community. Mr. Lopez said he is especially delighted to see Mr. Groh as a board member of the ITPA National Capital Chapter.
Mr. Groh, who joined ESN in 2007, has more than 35 years of experience in managing acquisition and information technology resources in the public and private sectors. At ESN, his duties include helping generate business development initiatives and opportunities to lead ESN toward achieving its new business growth goals and objectives. He leads ESN’s growth, sales and marketing strategy through business development activities and strategic planning.
Mr. Groh is instrumental to ESN’s effort in establishing new business alliances, cultivating strategies for establishing partnerships, and forming business relationships. He participates in deal negotiations, contract development and leading new business expansion projects.
Before joining ESN, Mr. Groh was executive director of business development for federal civilian programs at RS Information Systems in McLean, VA. His extensive background includes senior-level management posts at STG Inc.; Siemens; Computer Sciences Corp; and Boeing Information Services.
As a member of the Senior Executive Service, Mr. Groh is the former Deputy Assistant Commissioner at the Federal Technology Services, General Services Administration. In this position, he was responsible for managing the Federal government's billion dollar plus FTS2000 and FTS2001 long-distance telecommunications programs providing voice, data, video, wireless, and satellite services to more than 150 government agencies around the world, as well as assisting with the coordination of restoring services at the Pentagon, and New York City after the September 11th terrorist attacks.
As the former Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Information Technology Procurement Organization, he was responsible for more than 90,000 information technology and telecommunication contracts with a life cycle value in excess of $12 billion for the Department of Defense and sixty five (65) Federal Agencies providing support that ranged from traditional government procurements, natural disasters, and providing Desert Storm support.
About Engineering Services Network, Inc.
ESN is a trusted leader in engineering and technology solutions. For 20 years, ESN has been proudly standing “Shoulder to Shoulder®” with our military and government customers, delivering critical services for missions that matter. ESN provides our military and government customers with mission-critical services in the areas of: 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 regional and field 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, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, Military Sealift Command, Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies. Visit ESN at esncc.com. ESN is a VA-Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.
In 2014, ESN ranked among HispanicBusiness.com’s 100 fastest-growing Hispanic-owned companies in the nation. In 2010, the Federal Times ranked ESN No. 53 among the contracting firms owned by service-disabled veterans that are contracting with the federal government.
ESN Company Contact:
Dennis Groh, Chief Marketing Officer at ESN
2450 Crystal Drive, Suite 1015
Arlington, VA 22202
Office: 703-412-3640, Mobile: 703-909-3914; DGroh@esncc.com
ESN Public Relations/Media Contact:
Carol Castaneda
Castaneda Global Communications for ESN
Office: 703-369-0414, Mobile: 703-863-9960; Castaneda@cgcprmedia.com
