Experience

The Vericom Group, LLC

• Operations Director

  • Jun 2012 - Present

  Management of all the operational aspects of the telecommunications services provided to our clients, including negotiating, recommending and managing provider service contracts for our clients; auditing of client's bills and services; verification of our client's bills; trouble tickets, moves, adds and changes; and overall client account management.

• Controller and Senior Consultant

  • Jul 2010 - Jun 2012

  Manage accounting functions for the company, and additionally manage the telecommunications management services provided to our clients such as trouble tickets, moves/adds/changes, and special projects.



GreenBuilt Contractors LLC

• United States
• Construction

• General Manager and Owner

  • Mar 2008 - Dec 2010

  As General Manager and Owner, Ben oversees the day-to-day operations of the company and provides the strategic direction for the company. GreenBuilt Contractors is a handyman and home repair and remodeling company located in North Raleigh, NC, and serving the Triangle Area. As General Manager and Owner, Ben oversees the day-to-day operations of the company and provides the strategic direction for the company. GreenBuilt Contractors is a handyman and home repair and remodeling company located in North Raleigh, NC, and serving the Triangle Area.



Beacon Business Advisors LLC

• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Analyst & Partner

  • Aug 2004 - Aug 2010

  Since 2004, Ben has served as Senior Consultant and Partner with Beacon Business Advisors LLC in Raleigh, NC. In this role, Ben has served as the practice’s financial and accounting expert. In this role, he developed and implemented comprehensive financial and accounting systems that allowed his clients to more effectively manage their businesses financials. Working closely with his client’s CPA firms, Ben’s focus was to develop quality financial reporting for the management team while improving access to outside funding sources. Ben's areas of experience and expertise include: ·Financial Analysis / Due Diligence in support of business success ·Small / Medium Business Accounting Processes and Systems ·Both Simple and Complex Pricing and Costing structures, levels ·Small / Medium Business Advisory Services across a wide range of regional businesses ·IS including PC applications, network and web site training and maintenance



Sprint

• Non-profit Organizations

• Enterprise Account Manager

  • 2002 - 2004

  Senior Account Manager, Major Accounts with their PCS (digital cellular) division. In this position, he was responsible for managing all sales account activity with the largest PCS accounts in central North Carolina and the North Carolina state government. Senior Account Manager, Major Accounts with their PCS (digital cellular) division. In this position, he was responsible for managing all sales account activity with the largest PCS accounts in central North Carolina and the North Carolina state government.



Gartner

• United States
• Information Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Consulting

  • 1998 - 2002

  Director, Consulting with Gartner, Inc., in Raleigh, NC. In this role, Ben specialized in developing and implementing the following solutions for his clients: · Business Planning and Market Viability Analysis often targeting the costs associated with telecom / IT services · Analyzing and building Best-in-Class Market Benchmarks for outsourced services and Life Cycle Cost studies · General small – medium business consulting and advisory services focused on cost avoidance / reduction and adherence to generally accepted accounting practices (GAAP)



Nortel Networks

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager, Pricing

  • 1985 - 1998

  Senior Manager, Strategic Pricing and Pricing Process, where he was responsible for developing pricing strategies for major new products, for their $4B North American business unit and was responsible for the pricing process for the business unit. Senior Manager, Strategic Pricing and Pricing Process, where he was responsible for developing pricing strategies for major new products, for their $4B North American business unit and was responsible for the pricing process for the business unit.