Eric Bengston Email and Phone Number

In over 6 years at Deloitte Digital, Eric led cross-functional global teams to design, develop and deliver multiple native mobile apps, responsive websites, kiosks, mixed reality and video experiences. In Eric’s second year and with the ongoing growth at Deloitte Digital, Eric jumped at the opportunity to start the Los Angeles studio in Manhattan Beach. Creating a collaborative and fun environment for teams to do their best work was fundamental to building a team of over 25 user experience designers, user interface designers, developers, videographers and content writers. All of this starts with empathy and understanding, to see the world through different perspectives, to innovate, and to be creative in solving complex problems.Select clients including CVS, FOX, Disney, Taco Bell, LA Rams & Hollywood Park Redevelopment, Toyota, Republic Services, Farmers Insurance, PayPal, State of Colorado.

Swift Communications is the leader for advertising solutions in our communities. As the General Manager for the Digital Marketing Solutions group, we are expanding the products to include digital options such as Social Media, Search Marketing, Reputation Intelligence / Management and Daily Deals advertising solutions.As the leader of the Digital Marketing Solutions division creating and implementing digital advertising, Eric:· Turned around the Digital Marketing Solutions business unit by revising the business plan, increasing revenues, decreasing expenses and responsibly managing the P&L.· Presenting to the leadership team and board of directors at annual meetings and business reviews.· Implemented new cloud based systems and processes to increase efficiency.· Identifying and establishing pricing, revenue goals and rollout strategy of our digital media products including Social Media, SEM, Daily Deals, Reputation Monitoring and Responsive Design Mobile Sites.· Conducting sales training in-person and through webinars for 90+ in-field Account Managers.· Presenting educational lead generation seminars in each of the local markets.· Digital Media panelist and conference presenting speaker.· Developing integrated digital and print media strategies for business to consumer (B2C) businesses aligning with the advertisers goals and expectations to deliver results.· Establishing an Inside Digital Sales Center for new business development.

Visenza is a simple packaged service that gives you the freedom to instantly synchronize your computer and smartphone - anytime, anyplace. With Visenza, you can sync e-mail, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks with no cords, connections, or buttons to press. Ideal for individuals and business users alike, Visenza creates a truly virtual office. Go Wireless. Go Simple. Go Visenza.As a co-founder of Visenza providing enterprise cloud computing solutions for small business, Eric:· Secured financing for the seed money to launch Visenza.· Created and tracked the pricing, revenue, budget and commission forecasting plans.· Recruited the team (15+) for all functions of the business.· Established credibility through presentations to analysts at Forrester, IDC and Aberdeen.· Designed the online sign-up process resulting in faster customer setup with a high level of service.· Increased website traffic by implementing an online marketing strategy including SEO and articles.· Partnered with over 150 affiliates with an implementation of ShareASale. · Featured in the Denver Business Journal, New Business Denver and Telephony Online

Quark was known for their desktop publishing software QuarkXPress. As a Senior Program Manager leading a cross-functional international (Europe, India and US) team developed version 8 in the shortest amount of time and highest quality for a new feature release using a custom software development lifecycle and project control book.Eric led a cross-functional 250+ person International team (Europe, India and US) for the development of new feature releases and maintenance point releases of QuarkXPress.· Shortened the development cycle 50% by implementing a customized Agile methodology.· Presented executive project reviews resulting in faster issue resolution and open communication.· Deployed an online Project Control Book (PCB) tracking system integrated with the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) resulting in consistency of project tracking communication.· Expanded pharmaceutical sales opportunities with an external SDLC audit ensuring compliance.· Released the highest quality new feature release in the shortest time for any Quark product

Lead a team to design, develop and integrate a custom e-commerce solution with the resort POS resulting in significantly increasing customer revenues.RTP was known in the ski industry as the premier software development company for resort point of sale (POS) and website development solutions.

Initiated new opportunities for business consulting and project management services. Led business process re-engineering, customization, data migration and user acceptance testing engagements for ERP software rollouts.

Program Manager leading initiatives for ERM and CRM solutions to reduce costs, improve customer satisfaction and loyalty.

An Engagement and Program leader in the Application Development/Maintenance (AD/M) practice working closely with clients in solving complex challenges and software development solutions. As a high performing leader, was selected for the IBM Leadership Excellence Program.