Benjamin Hauser Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Directs the user outreach strategies and tactics.Presents value propositions to small and medium sized business owners and facility managers.Creates partnerships with organizations and associations to provide industry insights to their members.Manages company partners to provide the best value to HELIXintel's platform users.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Responsible for consultative sales and business development of Kidde Fire Systems’ and Welker Inc.’s equipment and systems in the heavy industrial industry in the USA, Asia, SE Asia, and the Middle East
• Creates quotations based on technical drawings and specifications, fills out technical bid evaluations, and communicates with Lead Engineers, Purchasing Managers, and C-suite Execs until sales are closed and projects.
• Directly manages manufacturers (Welker, Inc. and Kidde Fire Systems) – evaluates quotations and technical P&ID drawings, deciphers DIOMs, negotiates prices and lead times, purchases, project manages, quality controls.
• Searches for the best international shipping companies and manages all the logistics including the preparation of the necessary documents for customs clearance
• Develops strong, long-lasting relationships with end customers, sub-vendors, engineering companies, agents, and manufacturers from the USA, S. Korea, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Nigeria.
• Culturally very sensitive and aware of different business practices (including local AHJ and Government requirements) based on the country of business

Seoul, South Korea

• Successfully operated all facets of the business: Human Resources, General Management, Finance, Sales, and Marketing
• Scaled and grew the business from 50 – 500 students and from 1 – 3 branches located in and around the Gangnam area of Seoul, S. Korea
• Interviewed over 1,000 candidates and hired over 200 employees
• Created a hiring process and tool to screen for the best candidates
• Directly managed, mentored, and developed 20+ employees at multiple branches
• Created a training program that also included monthly meetings to further professionally develop the employees

Seoul, South Korea

• Sponsored by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, responsible for setting up a program for adult Korean Adoptees to learn about business culture in S. Korea
• Networked and found CEOs and other business leaders to present and share their insights on working in Korea on a monthly schedule
• Coordinated cultural tours to both small and large corporations and organizations: Samsung, Daewoo, KITA, etc.
• Created a small business incubation center
• Set up networking events and career fairs with Korean companies and Korean Adoptees
• Received the best program award in 2006 by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, which resulted in a 50% increase to the budget

Albany, New York Area

• Managed the Eastern NY state territory responsible for selling elevators and escalators into the New Construction Commercial market
• Through a consultative sales approach, set up numerous meetings and presented to key building owners, C-suite personnel, architects, general contractors, and facilities managers
• Deciphered architectural drawings and specifications and prepared bids
• Estimated and quoted multi-million-dollar commercial projects, closed deals, and project managed the installations with the construction superintendent - Projects were completed on time and under budget
• Exceeded sales targets as outlined by the branch manager

Albany, New York Area

• Exceeded all sales goals and quickly became the top producing Account Manager in the branch and was promoted to Senior Account Manager / New Equipment Sales
• Managed the Northeastern NY state territory responsible for building relationships with current customers and adding new ones to the portfolio of accounts – sold elevator maintenance service contracts, individual.
• Built long-lasting relationships not only with the customers, but also with all of the elevator mechanics and Service Manager
• Attended numerous sales and presentation trainings and conferences
• Ran Otis Elevator booths at Universities and Colleges to recruit talent

Syracuse, New York Area

• Co-op program responsible for managing the thermostat logo program by communicating with customers and designing their custom thermostats
• Attended HVAC systems training and conferences
• Increased sales by 100% by developing strong relationships with customers and over delivering on the quality of their designs, lead times, asking for feedback, and asking for referrals

Bachelor’S Degree, Interdisciplinary Engineering & Management

Activities and Societies: Delta Upsilon

High School Diploma, Visual Arts