Chase Stephen Benjamin

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abodlq@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: Seeking employment utilizing my marketing, logistical, management skills to enhance and benefit a company that is seeking a hard working individual that will be an asset to their company

WORK EXPERIENCE:

o Laserflex Hilliard, OH July 2012-Present

§ Outside/Inside Sales for full service precision laser cutting Company

§ Laserflex is a leading Metal Fabrication Co. Specializing in Laser Cutting, Forming, and Welding in Central, Ohio

o Developed key accounts to drive sales over $50,000 in first two months

o Worked along side Engineers gathering prints design for Military vehicles

o Created relationships with procurement managers with existing customers

o Brickman Group April 2012-July 2012

§ Brickman Group Senior Area Manager For States IN, KY, TN, MS

§ Brickman group is a company that develops customers by Total Quality Management with over 70 years of experience outdoor facility services

o Oversaw 122 accounts such as; Lowes, Speedway, Bob Evans, Macy’s, Big Lots, and PNC

o Managed over 20 Service Providers to provide services with our National Accounts

o Produced Work Orders with National Accounts to increase profitability for the Brickman

o Developed relationships with National Accounts/Service Providers to max customer service

o PPG Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA August 2009-April 2012

§ Olympic Territory Manager at Lowe’s for the Greater Columbus, Ohio Region

§ PPG is a global supplier of coatings located in Pittsburgh, Pa operating throughout 60 countries across the world

§ In 2010 PPG sales had been 13.4 Billion with having a dominant presence in a wide range of coatings

o Managed Ten Lowe’s stores with sales grossing over 3 million dollars a year

o Worked along side Territory Managers at Trade Shows to demonstrate the features and benefits Olympic Paints and Stains

o Introduction of new product Olympic ONE, managed the Springfield, Ohio store to third in the nation out of 1,750 stores

o Demonstrated new marketing techniques to introduce Olympic ONE amounting to 5th TM in the nation out of 160 TM

o Covered ten stores in my territory and conducted meetings with District Managers providing growth in their markets

o Held Level II training classes along with veteran Olympic Territory Managers for the Paint Department at Lowes

o Marmon Keystone Corporation Butler, PA June 2007- March 2009

§ Management Trainee

§ Marmon Keystone is the leading distributor of wholesale pipe/tubular products

§ Marmon Group incorporates 125 different companies with 7 billion dollars of revenue combined

o Generated Gross Profit while customers call in on the inside sales desk

o Acting foreman at the Cleveland branch as they were understaffed and recently purchased by Marmon Keystone

o Trained in Rochester, NY/New Castle, DE/Cleveland, Ohio throughout the warehouse for a nine month period (Saws, Forklifts, Side loaders)

o Created a cut log sheet to track the amount of cutting time from the material

o Sent Test Reports with the orders that defined the ASTM Specifications

o Schedule deliveries in the receiving department in a 235,000 square foot building

RELATED EXPERIENCE:

§ Internship 2007 Spring Semester, (SAC Inc) January 2007 May 2007

o Marketed Laser-Cut 964 coating to potential clients around Western PA

o Worked with Ellwood City Forge in cost saving analysis productivity down time

o Developed a descriptive portfolio defining my internship and clients

§ Marketing Research Class (JDAnthony) September 2006

o Designed format for qualitative and quantitative data for stationary letterheads

o Interacted with interviewees that worked in the Venture Capitalist and Management

o Brought suggestion made by the interviewees to CEO of JDAnthony

EDUCATION:

o Robert Morris University, Moon Township, PA, received BSBA in Marketing, 5/5/07

o Olentangy High School, Lewis Center, OH. Received diploma, 6/2003

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES:

o Won Territory Manager of the month in my region July 2010/August 2011

o Raised funds for Robert Morris University at the Phon-Athon (Over $8,000 raised)

o Played four years of varsity football at RMU under two former NFL coaches

o Dean’s List Spring Semester 2007 at Robert Morris University

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