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Wednesday, April 22, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
ENERGYneering Solutions, Inc.
operates out of Sisters Airport.
The company is comprised of
23 percent U.S. military veterans.
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AWARD: ESI one of
just five companies in
Oregon to be honored
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new hires for the year must be
comprised of at least 7 per-
cent veterans. ESI new hires
were 18 percent veterans.
Second, the retention rate of
veterans hired must be at least
75 percent over the year. ESI
retained 100 percent of their
veterans. Third, the company
must have a minimum 7 per-
cent veteran representation in
their overall employee base.
ESI veterans comprise 23
percent of their total employ-
ees. And fourth, the company
must have a Veteran Resource
Group, which ESI provides
for their veteran employees.
ESI actively recruits vet-
erans, which are employed in
every department of the com-
pany. In particular, ESI values
the discipline and hands-on
skills learned in the military.
Pete Terzo, ESI9s Director
of Operations, explains why
ESI prefers to hire veterans.
<Veterans have to perform
their jobs under some of the
most stressful situations imag-
inable,= he said. <Military
personnel are required to set
priorities, accomplish mis-
sions, and meet schedules
on a daily basis. With this
responsibility comes added
pressure and stress, but veter-
ans are trained to handle these
factors in a constructive way.
This special training con-
sists of inspiring leadership,
motivating others, setting
examples, delegating tasks,
and giving clear and detailed
directions. We call upon these
assets every day in our line
of work. We are very fortu-
nate to have these veterans as
employees.=
Elysia Zarate, the Health
and Safety Officer for ESI,
says of the veterans: <Key
phrases that spring to my
mind are strong work ethic
and integrity. Two qualities
the military strives to instill,
and ESI appreciates.=
In addition to the National
HIRE Vets Gold Medallion,
ESI has received the National
Guard Seven Seals Award
from the U.S. Department of
Defense, the Best of Business
i n R e n e w a b l e E n e rg y
Award from the Oregon
Small Business Commerce
Association, Oregon Business
100 Best Companies to Work
For Award, Sisters Country
Business of the Year, and
Sisters Pioneering Spirit
Award.
Benny and Julie Benson,
both mechanical engineers,
started ENERGYneering
Solutions in a spare bedroom
of their home in Sisters in
2007, and have grown the
company to over 50 employ-
ees. ESI is an engineering and
operations firm specializing
in renewable energy from bio-
fuels. ESI has done projects
in 23 states and territories,
including the biomass heating
at Sisters High School. Their
projects collectively offset
the equivalent greenhouse
gas emissions of 1.5 million
vehicles, and generate power
for over 150,000 homes.
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