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OUR MILITARY eterans and colleagues from

HEROES Vthe USS Hornet, a World War II USS Hornet, 2020
Rosendin’s IT Department are
working pro-bono to upgrade

aircraft carrier that supported pilots in the
Our Military Legacy
Pacific and transported troops back home
Our company founder, Moses Rosendin, a WWI Navy
after the war ended, to enhance the visitor veteran, was a proud citizen who believed in supporting

experience. the United States’ wartime efforts during WWII. He shifted
his business from serving agricultural customers to
The San Jose-headquartered employee-owned fulfilling contracts from shipyards around San Francisco
electrical contracting company is running cable, adding Bay. Despite being told by government officials that
network switches, and installing WIFI around the ship he was underbidding for jobs, Moses refused to profit
to accommodate visitors. They are also working with from his contracts because he believed he owed it to his
the USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum to upgrade
country to do the work at cost.
its computer network, increase cybersecurity, support
digital media exhibits, and expand wireless access points. Additional Rosendin Projects
“Everyone on our team, especially our Veterans, are so
Veterans working at Rosendin’s Arizona office are
proud to work on this piece of American history and
helping to build the new Veterans Affairs Outpatient
museum that honors those who served in the Pacific in
Clinic to serve veterans in need of healthcare in the
World War II,” said Matt Lamb, Chief Information Officer
Phoenix Metro area. When completed in late 2021, the
at Rosendin. “We first heard about their needs last
5-story clinic will be one of the largest VA outpatient
year, and the team was so excited we started collecting
clinics.
donated equipment and set up a PlanGrid project, which
is like a digital blueprint, to map out the challenges of
I have worked for Rosendin longer than I have been wiring the ship.” As part of coronavirus crisis response efforts, Rosendin
in the military, so this journey started with Rosendin helped the Army Corps of Engineers convert buildings
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supporting me all the way back to my boot-camp days Rosendin has ten (10) employees working on the project into temporary field hospitals. Electrical workers
in 2012. Rosendin has always been very supportive of me pro-bono, including three (3) Veterans. The $20,000 retrofitted power lines, installed LED lighting, fire
"
alarms and HVAC systems, and set up emergency
in my military career and (my) military veteran status. project is being funded entirely through donations backup power to ensure front line medical teams
and volunteer efforts. “USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space
- DAVID SAENZ Museum is grateful to Rosendin for upgrading the ship would have basic systems.
and our exhibitions so we may enhance the educational
General Foreman | US Navy (currently deployed) experience for visitors,” said Sam Lamonica, retired Rosendin’s Renewable Energy Group, led by David
Navy Seabee Battalion Equipment Operator Rosendin CIO and Board of Trustees Chairman for the USS Lincoln, held an annual fundraiser in Anaheim that has
Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum. “Even though I am now
Foundation.
retired, seeing my former team at Rosendin work on this raised more than $1 million to date for the Navy SEAL
project fills me with great pride because it is a promise to
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so future generations will never forget the sacrifices made
for our great nation.”
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