We’re proud to highlight two of our military veterans, on Veterans Day and every day
This Veterans Day, along with every other day of the year, UG2 shows a commitment to supporting our country’s military—not just during active service or when they’re deployed, but also through recognition of the skills developed during their time in the military.
We’re proud to support our veterans, for their service and for their areas of expertise which make our workforce stronger and better. With that in mind, we offer these two outstanding examples of putting military-honed talents to use at UG2:
Matthew Randall
Account Director, New York City
For nearly four years, Randall served in the Marine Corps, leaving with a rank of NCO-Corporal. Although he worked in the civilian world for years before joining UG2, he still brings skills developed in the military to his work here.
“Accountability is at the top,” he says. “You hold yourself to the highest standards first. You lead through that example and then you expect those around you to do the same.” In the Marines, Randall learned to take care of those working for and with him every day, and he brings that same mindset to UG2.
“We called it mission accomplishment and troop welfare, and it comes in that specific order,” he says. “Serving as a Marine is where I started to see the real difference between influencing people to follow over telling them what to do.”
Jeff Jensen
Regional Engineering Manager, Washington D.C.
On the very first day of Marine Corps bootcamp in 1992, Jensen was assigned the position of Guide, and held that position for 103 days until graduation. The Guide is the highest spot a Marine recruit can hold and signifies leadership of the entire platoon. That experience helped Jensen realize he possessed the character and discipline to be an effective leader, and those are attributes that deepened during his four years in the military, and in his professional career afterward.
“The Marine Corps prepared me to be a leader and taught me how to delegate authority under intense pressure,” he says. “I felt that UG2 would provide me the opportunity to utilize those skills and help me grow as a leader, manager, and as a person. I don’t think I would have achieved as much as I have if not for the core values I learned in the Marine Corps.”
To these and the other veterans who provide amazing service at UG2 and at all companies and organizations, we offer a happy Veterans Day, and we thank you for all you’ve done for us and for our country.