Eric Benson

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Jun 1982 - Jun 1992

  Developed manpower standards using classical and non-classical industrial engineering techniques and applied these standards to determine manning requirements for budget estimates; planned and conducted productivity enhancement and management advisory studies to furnish solutions to operational impediments; performed systematic review of organizational structures, position descriptions, and management information systems to ensure optimum design. Assigned, coordinated, and participated in the development and refinement of policies and procedures affecting security issues within the Headquarters Strategic Air Command complex; presented senior management with status updates on security issues affecting the complex during four major construction projects. Responsible for confirming the identity of those wishing to access any restricted area or its alarm system; responded to security breaches to neutralize threats to personnel and/or resources.

  • Manpower Management Engineer

    Oct 1987 - Jun 1992

  • Plans & Programs Department Supervisor, HQ SAC Elite Guard

    May 1986 - Oct 1987

  • HQ SAC Elite Guardsman & Security Patrolman

    Jun 1982 - May 1986
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  Leadership & Management Assistance Center

  Jun 1992 - May 1993

  Professional Speaker & Trainer

  An entrepreneurial endeavor specializing in Supervisor Training: Teaching people how to appropriately apply the 3 Roles of Supervision (Leader, Manager, & Coach) to enhance Team Member performance.

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  Windows Plus of Pensacola

  May 1993 - Oct 1997

  Director Sales Marketing

  Responsible for developing a sales program promoting a unique combination of products and services to penetrate commercial and residential markets to help transform this start-up business into a market leader.

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  PCF - Publishers Circulation Fulfillment

  Oct 1997 - Jun 1999

  Training & Development Manager, Trainer, & Sales Representative

  Responsible for coordinating and conducting new-hire orientation, refresher, and one-on-one coaching for team members in the areas of our organization’s culture and mission, its industry and product, telephone sales and customer service, and the technology supporting their efforts.

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  The Eric Benson Team

  Jul 1999 - now

  Professional Speaker | Workshop Facilitator | One-on-One Coach

  As a speaker, facilitator, and coach, I've seen the high performers and the low performers, the motivated and the unmotivated, as well as the happy and the unhappy. Working with people across the spectrum of industry and position convinced me that people possess a vast reservoir of untapped potential. I now concentrate all of my efforts on providing people with the keys for unlocking their full potential and achieving as never before. I do this through presentations at meetings, conferences, workshops, and retreats for government agencies, corporate clients, and professional associations. Show less

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  Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  Feb 2017 - Jan 2022

  Organizational Development & Training Consultant

  Consulting with organizational leaders on development needs, applying project management skills to ensure the excellent execution of all phases of the learning project leading to enhanced individual and team performance, administering and debriefing assessments with individuals and teams and advising on post-assessment development plans, conducting one-on-one coaching with leaders/managers/staff, identifying opportunities to improve ongoing or existing programs, assessing and reporting the effectiveness of development initiatives, and coaching and mentoring colleagues on areas of expertise. Show less