Ben Swenson

Experience

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  Pinnacle Security LLC

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2006

  Promotional Sales Representative

  • Surpassed sales goals and was appointed to a group leadership position as a door to door sales agent.• Achieved personal sales of over $75,000 in annual revenues for ADT. • Confidently represented and sold the product, the service and myself during each appointment.

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  Cintas

  Jun 2007 - Jan 2013

  • Established and launched Cintas’ emerging Deep Clean Division in 2010 to create a thriving and profitable business model that has grown to surpass revenues of $1M annually.• Implemented expansion strategies at Cintas’ largest location in the Northwest that generated 90% growth from FY’10 to FY’12 becoming the second largest UltraClean division in the United States. • Tasked with full P&L responsibilities for Seattle’s Deep Clean Division.• Recognized by the Western Regional Business Director for best Profit Before Sales and operated with the highest Revenue Per Partner in the Western Region FY’12.• Hired, trained, and developed professional team members and successfully generated and maintained lasting relationships with over 600 local businesses in the greater Seattle area. • Dedicated to safety and actively implemented safety improvements to ensure safe working conditions. Safety Committee member FY’07 – FY’10. Exibir menos • Graduated from a two year extensive Business Management and Leadership Training Program and was immediately hired into the Cintas Sales Department.• Performed leadership role in all major company departments including Service, Production, Administration, and Sales.• Elected to Mobile Audit Team for the Northwest region due to exemplary performance and competency as MT.• Evaluated Cintas’ business practices and implemented positive improvements through teamwork and individual projects. Exibir menos

  • Deep Clean Market Manager

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2013

  • Market Development Sales Representative

    Jun 2009 - Jan 2010

  • Management Trainee

    Jun 2007 - Jan 2009
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  Emerald City Moving & Storage LLC

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  Sales Representative

  • Generating new customers for Emerald City Moving & Storage by gaining an understanding of a prospect's business and offering a consultative solution specific to their needs. • Delivering various value propositions for commercial clients regarding relocation, installation, storage and project management. • Reducing client's overall spend by decreasing downtime and minimizing overall impact to day to day operations. • Prospecting new customers through cold calling, prospecting, networking and client extensions.Responsibilities include cold calling, prospecting, setting appointments with prospects, sales presentations, transitioning the account from prospect to customer and delivering a sales quota. Exibir menos

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  AmeriCom, Inc.

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  Sales and Project Manager

  Specializing in commercial audio visual integration, AmeriCom uses a unique design process to create an end-to-end solution. Our team of certified experts will design, install, and calibrate a system that works for all users and provides ROI for years to come. Most importantly, AmeriCom can be trusted for all service and training needs after the sale.

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  Apex Facility Resources

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  Sales Representative

  • Project liaison for the client, external vendors, internal project team and relocation/installation crew. • Generating and executing project schedules/ budgets for internal teams and subcontractor scope to meet project deadlines and budgets. • Managing teams of installers and vendors while coordinating complex projects from inception to completion.• Leading project pre-planning, permitting, budgeting, bid packets, quality control and billing for all aspects of projects including subcontractors.• Closing ratio of over 75% totaling $750,000.00+ in gross sales since February ’15.• Managing over 100 customers and nearly 200 significant projects that require bid packets and programming.• Delivering various value propositions for commercial clients including relocation, installation, disposition and storage. • Prospecting new customers through networking and client extensions. Exibir menos

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  Regus

  Jan 2016 - Nov 2016

  Manager

  •Handle all vendors including improvement projects dealing with drywall, patch/paint, carpeting, and furniture orders to refurbish commercial office spaces.•Manage all customer accounts and requests for 130+ individual subtenants at two separate Regus centers averaging $125,000.00 in monthly revenue. •Institute process improvement, efficiency and organizational plans to improve profit/productivity for 3 Regus centers.•Develop relationships with customers and gained trust to act as extension of their business. Exibir menos

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  Howard S. Wright

  Nov 2016 - Mar 2018

  Project Engineer
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  Rainier Custom Homes in Washington State

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  Project Manager

  • Acquire and track performance of subcontractor resources to identify skills, quality of work and timeline necessary to complete projects• Conducted duties including pre-construction, scheduling, weekly client meetings, safety program, managing in-house labor, site management, document organization, materials procurement, RFI process, closeout of each project. • Managing communication with subcontractors and owners/architects in a fast pace work environment. • Oversight of multiple coinciding projects throughout all project phases to accomplish project goals and objectives.• Organizing and analyzing custom home project budgets averaging $100K to $6M by conducting data entry of all invoices/change orders to track progress. • Manager of RCH’s highest value custom home project in company history. Completed 3 projects in the last 10 months.• Maintained profit margins and held to construction schedules. • Weekly evaluation score is in the high 97 out of 100 and earned full bonus. Exibir menos

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  Venture General Contracting

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  Project Engineer
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  Pacific Program Management

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

  Assistant Project Manager
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  Hudson Pacific Properties

  Jan 2021 - now

  Construction Project Manager