Chase Stephen Benjamin
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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