Kristian Benjamin Email & Phone Number

Guelph, On, Ca

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Property Management (Commercial and Residential) - The KAIN Group owns commercial and residential properties in Canada and the United States. I oversee these properties dealing with the tenants, various vendors, and budgets while managing a cross-functional property management team. Logistics, Warehousing, & 3PL - Assist in managing the operations of a 3PL located in Ontario. Some focuses include driving sales, people management, product management, taking on client projects, and analysis.Private Ventures - Analyzing the viability of new business ideas while proposing new opportunities to drive revenue and growth for the KAIN group. Research and market analysis are key in day-to-day operations.

Greater Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo Metropolitan Area

Key Highlights and Projects - Successfully led and completed an independent production project for a large fast food chain that generated revenues in excess of 170k with a profit margin of over 75%.- Route Check In/ Service Coordinator - Ensured that SSR's were aware of their overall performance. Helped to track and relay key performance metrics for the service team and the location. Managed customer relationships and addressed concerns as they raised. -HR Recruitment - Aided in recruitment and selection of multiple location partners for both our Office and Production departments. Took on the process holistically from start to finish.- Office Administration - Worked as an Accounts Receivable representative to reduce the bad-debt of our location. This involved calling customers to reconcile debt while maintaining a high standard of customer service. Production Supervisor - 3 months as a 2nd Shift Production supervisor overseeing a team of 30+ Cintas partners. I was responsible for a wide array of duties and on the fly problem solving. While in the role I worked to develop many new partners and vastly improve some of our locations processes.Sales B2B - New business sales representative responsible for the wholistic sales process from account identification to close. Also required to manage customer relationships post sale to ensure a smooth transition to service as well as add new products as necessary.

Guelph

As a GTA for six undergraduate courses offered by the Lange School of Business and Economics, I upheld high marking and quality standards. Additionally, I was a seminar leader for a leadership development course where I was required to teach and assess students on a more individualized basis. Additional responsibilities at the university included:• Graduate Research Assistant – Responsible for collecting, managing, and analyzing data that is of publishable quality.

Toronto, Canada Area

As a Technical Recruiter with TEKsystems, my role was to build relationships with candidates, understand their career goals and match them up to opportunities with our 150+ clients in the local market. I worked daily to build a strong network of Technical Professionals, and strived to provide market insight, client updates, and excellent customer service to those Technical Professionals. I worked with candidates in a variety of areas while specializing in End User Services.During my time at TEKsystems also assisted in staffing various deployment projects for fortune 500 clients. I did this while achieving my performance growth and sales targets

Toronto, Canada Area

TekSystems is an industry leader in providing IT staffing solutions for the majority of the fortune 500 companies. As an Intern here at TekSystems Mississauga, I focused on building and maintaining relationships with the best network infrastructure IT professionals on the local market in order to match their skills and interests with customer needs. I was able to complete the internship program with the most placements in North America for the Program.

Master Of Arts, Business Administration And Management, General

Research Focus: Leadership and Technology 90% Average My research in the MA. Management program focused on how technology is augmenting.

Bcomm (Honours) Leadership And Organizational Management, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Activities and Societies: Varsity Track and Field - 4 years & USport National Champion 2017 / Dean's List member in the final 2 years.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Graduated as an Ontario Scholar; Captain of the Track and Field Team for two years. Set school record.