Ray joined Erect-A-Line in 2009 with 19 employees and has grown the company to 80 employees. Before joining Erect-A-Line, Ray was the Rexel Electrical Supply Regional Lighting Quotation Manager for Texas and surrounding states, supplying all indoor and outdoor lighting for hospitals, schools, high rises, athletic arenas, and casinos. Prior to his role at Rexel, Ray was a multi-store owner in St Louis, MO.

Ray is currently on the Advisory Board of the Dallas County Community College District and is a member of the Independent Steel Alliance and the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Southwest Texas State University and a Master of Fine Arts from Trinity University in San Antonio, TX. Ray and his wife enjoy traveling across the US and overseas together.