Kevin Benik Email & Phone Number

Remote

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Owned end-to-end operations and marketplace strategy for $XXM Over-the-Road (OTR) business

Greater Los Angeles Area

As the first non-tech hire, I led all facets of operations as we scaled from 0 to 15 markets coordinating with hardware, product, and engineering teams to refine our operating model and build tech tools to scale aggressively and efficiently.

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Built market launch playbook and retail strategy of Lyft's Express Drive program- Launched first 10 retail locations for Lyft’s Flexdrive fleet, scaling from 0 to 35,000 cars- Secured partnerships with nationwide retailers allowing expansion of retail locations while maintaining an asset light balance sheet for Express Drive

San Francisco

Lyft's Operations Strategy team is responsible for unlocking step changes in Lyft’s growth. - Personally launched Lyft’s very first environmental impact initiative which entailed developing the vision, pitching to CEO and President, and securing $6M funding for Lyft’s Carbon Neutral Rides program mentioned in Lyft’s S1 filing for IPO as a “Key benefit to.

San Francisco Bay Area

- Developed print-on-demand business model by sourcing parts from China, hiring and training watchmakers locally, and establishing in-house drop shipping for all sales- Managed creation of new watch product from ideation to full rate production- Coordinated all logistics integrations with drop ship partners including Kohls.com, MLB.com and more- Coupled.

- Procured and managed $2.5M of materials annually supporting 16 government contracts- Forecasted hardware usage achieving 28% return on sales on a $55M contract with US Air Force

Orlando, Florida, United States

Internship within the Machining Operations Center at Missiles and Fire Control in Orlando where I developed creative solutions to save money and cut production time.