Seidman Alumni Board Spotlight - Rick Lopez
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Professional Journey Quick Facts:
- Expansion of roles and responsibilities. GVSU provided the foundation and critical thinking experiences to hit the ground running in industry.
- Rick is a Value Improvement Manager at AirLife.
How has Seidman had a role in your journey?
The faculty and staff genuinely care about their students developing the skill sets needed to operate on a high functioning executive team.
When did you graduate?
MBA - 2019
Where are you from?
I am from Saginaw, and now live in Grand Rapids.
What do you do for fun?
Solve complex engineering and operational challenges, delight customers, inspire teammates, ski, and spend time with family.
Rick's Advice
"Join the Seidman Alumni group. We need to strengthen our professional network."
Tell Us More...
What has been the most significant professional outcome that came as a result of your GVSU degree from Seidman College?
Building confidence to put your education to practical use in the work place.
If you could learn one new professional skill, what would it be and why?
Applications development and IT. Everything is digital and web based.
What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given?
Overcome and embrace adversity. Train yourself to to get excited when things don't go your way. If you keep this mindset in everything you do, you will become so dedicated to the process of overcoming adversity that you will no longer be tied to just the outcome If you keep this spirit you will achieve all of your goals, you will be incapable of giving up.
If you could pick any job, what would it be?
CEO of a consulting company. I enjoy learning new things, applying what I have learned in my career to new challenges, setting actionable challenges, and seeing results. More than anything I love helping people.