Gene Kopetsky learned things in the military that benefit him in his work today. Kopetsky belonged to the U.S. Army Reserves for nine years. A member of the Aberdeen-based 452nd Ordnance Company, he was part of Operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield in 1990 and 1991.
One thing he learned was that you “shouldn’t rely on just yourself.” The military teaches that you also have to lean on the guy in the foxhole next to you.
“That applies to a lot of things, I think.” Self-reliance is good, yes. But, “You don’t put all your eggs in one basket,” Kopetsky said.
That lesson applies to the technology world in which he works today. Kopetsky, 40, is general manager of the Aberdeen Expetec store.
Many of the leadership skills he learned in the military, “I’ve been able to apply in management jobs in the private sector,” he said.
