CEO, Founder, Advisor
Alexandria, Ohio, United States
General Electric-Consumer Products- Lighting
CO-OP Student
May 2002 to August 2004
Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
RainSoft
Sales Manager
January 1997 to October 1999
CSA International
Field Service Representative
August 2004 to October 2007
Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
BSH Home Appliances Corporation
Head of Innovation
April 2014 to December 2015
Columbus, Ohio Area
BSH Home Appliances Corporation
Head of Business Development, Digital
December 2014 to September 2015
Irvine, CA
BSH Home Appliances Corporation
Smart Grid Coordinator
March 2010 to September 2015
BSH Home Appliances Corporation
Environmental Innovations & Standardization Manager
February 2011 to April 2014
New Bern, NC
Cres Cor
Engineering Compliance Manager
October 2007 to March 2010
Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
Singularity University
Sr. Director, Corporate Innovation
October 2017 to July 2019
Columbus, Ohio Area
Singularity University
Sr. Corporate Innovation Consultant
2016 to July 2019
Singularity University
Guest Lecturer
1487 American Brewing Company Ltd.
Chief Executive Officer
Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area
Reaching The Future Faster, LLC
Founding Partner
Columbus, OH
What company does Benjamin King work for?
Benjamin King works for General Electric-Consumer Products- Lighting
What is Benjamin King's role at General Electric-Consumer Products- Lighting?
Benjamin King is CO-OP Student
What industry does Benjamin King work in?
Benjamin King works in the Internet industry.
Who are Benjamin King's colleagues?
Benjamin King's colleagues are Anders Hvid, Marijke Kirstein, Habib Frost, Lasse Olesen, Meng Lung (Kevin) Liu, Jonathan Bryant, Erez Livneh, Prasad Kondamarri, Fabricio Guimaraes, and Peter Wicher
💼 Past Experience
Benjamin King's career path began with a job as a sales representative at Rainsoft, where he lasted two years (from January 1997 to October 1999) within the company's sales team. He then moved on to a position as a field service representative at CSA International, where he worked forthree years (from August 2004 to October 2007) within the company's field service team. Additionally, he was also the head of innovation at BSH Home Appliances Corporation for one year (from April 2014 to December 2015), and the head of business development, digital at BSH Home Appliances Corporation for 10 months (from December 2014 to September 2015). He then transferred to Singularity University as a guest lecturer, and then as a senior corporate innovation consultant at Singularity University. In addition, he was also the founding partner at Reaching The Future Faster, LLC. From March 2010 to September 2015, Benjamin King held the position of environmental Innovations & Standardization Manager at Cres Cor. From October 2007 to March 2010, he was the Sr. Director, Corporate Innovation at Singularity University. And from October 2017 to July 2019, he held the position of Senior Corporate Innovation Consultant at Singularity University.
🎓 Education
After completing his Bachelors of Science at Cleveland State University in 2002, Benjamin King then continued his education with an Associate of Science at Lakeland Community College in 2001. Benjamin has worked as a contract teacher in the Cleveland area since 2003. During his time as a contract teacher, Benjamin has had the opportunity to teach students of all ages in a variety of settings including public schools, private schools, and even one-to-one homes. In his time as a teacher, Benjamin has seen first-hand the different needs of his students and has found that he settings are most successful in teaching young children to read and do math. His students have been extremely happy with the way he has treated them and he has been able to provide an excellent education to his students regardless of their grades or ethnicity. Despite having many years of experience in the teaching field, BenjaminKing still has a lot of growth left in him and he is eager to learn more about education and how to best provide an education for his students. In addition to his love for teaching, Benjamin King is also a self-taught musician and has released two albums recordings through his own recording company.
💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills
Characteristics of Benjamin King's Professional experience:Benjamin King is a Founding Partner at Reaching The Future Faster, LLC in Columbus, Ohio. He has a background in business development, engineering compliance, and environmental innovation. King has also been a Sales Manager, Field Service Representative, and Engineering Compliance Manager at several companies. He is currently the Sr. Director, Corporate Innovation at Singularity University. King is also a Guest Lecturer at Singularity University and leads the efforts to audit and improve the research and development efforts of Singularity University. King holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Akron and has experience as a Sales Manager, Field Service Representative, and Engineer Compliance Manager.
Extraversion (E), Intuition (N), Feeling (F), Judging (J)
2 year(s), 8 month(s)
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