Benjamin Hoekstra, Mba, Usn (Ret) Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

•Sell artificial lift products and services to existing and new customers.•Develops and maintains sales strategies to increase sales and profits through major accounts and complex product lines. •Builds strong customer relationships.•Develop product/service alliances for key customers. •Instrumental in developing cross-divisional sales opportunities.•Handle and manage special projects, as assigned.

University Of Colorado Dnever

• Worked directly for the Executive Director of the J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities; handled the day-to-day operational tasks including meetings, social media, financials, correspondence, etc. • Perform work to ensure that the Center is adhering to contractual agreements• Coordinated the logistics surrounding large-scaled events for the Center• Facilitated cross-functional team meetings to obtain collaborative ventures within the Business School

• Worked directly for the Director of the J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities; assisted faculty members in a research for curriculum in commodities related field. Conducted primary research in developing professional education programs• Performed database development to maintain the Center’s contacts• Utilized project management skills to organize and execute events for the Center• Involved in the research and implementation of commodity trading software for the Center

Pearl Harbor, Hi

• Acted as the Production Controller/Coordinator of “I” Level Availabilities for submarines home-ported or visiting Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and IMF• Assisted the Production Management Assistant (PMA) by providing technical services to accomplish advanced planning, work package development, work package integration and work package execution for submarine repairs and maintenance; provided options available regarding equipment, processes, and other aspects of production. Managed complex… Show more • Acted as the Production Controller/Coordinator of “I” Level Availabilities for submarines home-ported or visiting Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and IMF• Assisted the Production Management Assistant (PMA) by providing technical services to accomplish advanced planning, work package development, work package integration and work package execution for submarine repairs and maintenance; provided options available regarding equipment, processes, and other aspects of production. Managed complex projects of over $18M with teams of up to 100 personnel• Furnished technical information, assistance and advice dealing with the integration of diverse, technically complex systems concerning submarines, machinery, methods, materials, and standards for a full range of industrial production systems Show less

Pearl Harbor, Hi

• Installed, removed, optically aligned, tested, overhauled and repaired ship's main propulsion machinery including steam turbines, internal combustion engines, reduction gears, propeller shafts, pumps, valves, auxiliary engines, nuclear reactor components, and ordnance machinery• Performed primary valve repairs, asbestos handling, and steam plant cleanliness inspections

Uss Wyoming

• Performed operations and basic preventive maintenance of propulsion plant mechanical systems, support systems turbines, pumps, and valves • Monitored operations of the shutdown reactor and propulsion plant; performed advanced mechanical systems operations as well as applying advanced level maintenance practices and supervision to propulsion plant mechanical systems, support systems, turbines, pumps, and valves• Supervised operations, advanced maintenance, advanced testing, and… Show more • Performed operations and basic preventive maintenance of propulsion plant mechanical systems, support systems turbines, pumps, and valves • Monitored operations of the shutdown reactor and propulsion plant; performed advanced mechanical systems operations as well as applying advanced level maintenance practices and supervision to propulsion plant mechanical systems, support systems, turbines, pumps, and valves• Supervised operations, advanced maintenance, advanced testing, and training for over 20 personnel • Drafted correspondence and developed administrative programs to support the division Show less

Uss Wyoming

• Performed basic, intermediate and advanced welding and metal joining techniques to meet ASME and nuclear pressure vessel standards

Charleston, South Carolina Area

• Gained a comprehensive understating of a pressurized-water nuclear power plant, including reactor core nuclear principals, heat transfer and fluid systems, plant chemistry and materials, mechanical and electrical systems and radiological controls• Specific areas of instruction included mathematics, physics, applied heat transfer and fluid flow, fundamentals of nuclear reactor engineering, radiation protection technology, general chemistry and principals of materials, hydraulic systems… Show more • Gained a comprehensive understating of a pressurized-water nuclear power plant, including reactor core nuclear principals, heat transfer and fluid systems, plant chemistry and materials, mechanical and electrical systems and radiological controls• Specific areas of instruction included mathematics, physics, applied heat transfer and fluid flow, fundamentals of nuclear reactor engineering, radiation protection technology, general chemistry and principals of materials, hydraulic systems, power plant systems, basic electricity, electromagnetism and atomic and nuclear physics Show less

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), 11 Month

Bsast, Nuclear Engineering Technology

Activities and Societies: Arnold Fletcher Award for Academic Achievement.

Nuclear Engineering

Activities and Societies: Golden Key International Honour Society, Who's Who Among Students Recipient, Provost's Honor Roll