Ben Sandzer-Bell Email & Phone Number

San Miguel De Allende, Gto., Mx

Vietnam, Philippines

Consult on carbon offset dimension of Bamboo Ecologic business. Created then implemented vision for climate finance supported large scale bamboo reforestation, captured USAID 2 year program to launch bamboo value chain in the Philippines with indigenous communities, then captured 20 year large scale reforestation contract funded 100% by carbon credits sold in the voluntary carbon market.

Asean Region

Sabbatical & global travel with research projects on climate mitigation and climate adaptation in South East Asia. focused of bamboo forestry in Laos and Vietnam on behalf of UNESCAP, climate change related risks in Sri Lanka, waste-to-energy with a group of Chinese Environmental Studies graduate students at Chicago-area universities and plastics pollution in the Pacific Ocean on behalf of a US company with a contract to provide logistics for a scientific research island managed by a US NGO.

Nicaragua

CO2 Bambu is at the heart of a bamboo revolution in Central America. We work with indigenous Mayagna communities which live in bamboo-rich forests to create a bamboo economy that creates jobs across the bamboo value chain, from harvesting to factory work to build pre-fabricated bamboo housing kits, to field assembly. Ben Sandzer-Bell brings a 25 year career in global aerospace to launch a bamboo economy and in the process introduce the notion of environmentally responsible construction in the world of post disaster reconstruction, starting with Nicaragua and Haiti.Inicie la economia del bambu en Nicaragua. Utilizando una materia prima disponible localmente, pero sin ningun valor economica prealable, construimos una fabrica en Nicaragua para construccion de viviendas de bajo costo para victimas del Hurracan Felix. En total, constuimos mas de 300 viviendas para el Banco Mundial y una ONG Espanola.

Greater Chicago Area

As Vice President of Strategy, I advised Business Unit GMs on market diversification and strategic alliances and acquisitions. Also organized a strategic turn toward environmental awareness and differentiation by reducing the company's carbon footprint to become the first aviation company to achieve carbon neutral status. Supplemented internal initiatives with the purchase of carbon emissions credits and speaking at aviation conferences about "green aviation".

Washington Dc & Seattle

As Managing Director of Strategy, I was in charge of organizing aviation industry stakeholders in US and Europe to adopt a "next generation" Air Traffic Management system that would allow more direct flights, thus less jet fuel consumed and lower carbon emissions. Captured US FAA program that became known as Next Gen ATM, which dramatically reduces jet fuel consumption in the US airspace. Largest "green aviation" project to date.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

- Turned around $40M manufacturer of conventional and satellite-based navigational aids ⁃ Re-engineered company through empowerment of self-directed cross-functional teams dedicated to inventory reduction, mfg lead time reduction, G&A cost reduction, product diversification and establishment of a continuous improvement culture from engineering to purchasing, operations and program management ⁃ Orchestrated US segment of strategic merger with 3 European competitors (world market segmentation, product harmonization, post merger integration) ⁃ Managed virtual team in 4 countries to win strategic, highly competitive, multi-year FAA contract for Instrument Landing System ⁃ Led technology transfer and new market introduction of new product line (DME) ⁃ Grew international sales 24% in 18 months, yielding best export performance in corp history ⁃ Refocused int’l business capture to growth targets in South America and Asia Pacific

Alexandria, Va

- Improved Thales Government Relations footprint through stepped FAA and Congressional contacts and creation of network of consultants ⁃ Increased Thales’ U.S. market share penetration through 7 strategic alliances between European business units and US OEMs (Air traffic mgt with FAA, simulators, fingerprint recognition with INS) ⁃ Provided government relations advice for tortuous interference claim on U.S. FAA termination of Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) program awarded to subsidiary.- Facilitated group-wide continuous improvement effort relative to purchase of materials from US vendor base.

Tokyo, Japan

- Grew Thales’ Japanese market share through negotiation and execution of 9 teaming agreements to pursue projects with the Japanese government in the fields of training and simulation, avionics and air traffic mgt ⁃ Refocused historical relationships with Japanese trading companies (Mitsui, Sumitomo, Mitsubishi Corp, Marubeni) - Managed multi-business unit strategic procurement from Japan for non-military technologies⁃ Protected the company from multi-million $ liability and undesirable PR attention by negotiating amicable departure for long term Japanese employees of $100M division after corporate re-alignment (medical imaging, scientific equipment, semiconductors)

Kansas City, Mo

Built greenfield 350 person manufacturing workforce to execute $1B US government multi year contract (Mobile Subscriber Equipment – MSE program), through string of successive positions of increasing responsibility (purchasing > materials mgt > mfg & test) ⁃ Surpassed “sister company” in France, after successful 18 months technology transfer, in terms of quality, cost and production lead time.

Lille Area, France

Organized first wave of complex technology transfer to duplicate French factory in fulfillment of US program requirements. Rationalized sourcing and procurement activities to leverage US-European synergistic spend across US-European vendor base. Led cross-functional teams to extract value out of large annual buy.

Tokyo, Japan

Automated reporting for multi-divisional Japan office of European electronics group ⁃ Significantly augmented financial controls for $100M trading groups (semiconductors, ATM, medical imaging, scientific equipment, broadcasting)

Master'S Degree, International Economics, Security Studies

Focus on East Asia and Europe with functional focus on security studies.

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations And National Security Studies - Asia Focus