Ben Kennedy
Kingsford
Summary
Energetic and reliable with strong work ethic and great attention to detail. Familiar with safe handling procedures and manual labor techniques, including basic tool usage and material transportation. Committed to contributing to team success and maintaining productive work environment.
Worker as a Business Development Representative at home in Ireland with PayPal and completed a Masters degree in Economics. Moved into the construction industry since arriving in Australia in October 2024.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Labourer
ETM Group
10.2024 - 05.2025
- Supported construction projects by assisting with heavy equipment operations and manual labor tasks.
- Used variety of hand and power tools to complete tasks.
- Loaded and unloaded materials onto trucks and trailers.
- Followed instructions and safety protocols to prevent accidents and injuries.
- Cleaned and maintained tools, equipment and worksites.
- Loaded and unloaded materials and equipment onto and off construction sites.
- Provided labor support to carpenters, masons and other skilled trades.
- Assisted in digging, trenching and backfilling trenches and foundations.
- Expanded skill set through continuous learning of new techniques, tools, and equipment related to laborer tasks.
- Improved worksite efficiency by maintaining organized work areas.
Business Development Representative
Results CX
09.2023 - 10.2024
- Worked on the PayPal US market campaign.
- Generating leads and prospects for one of the world’s leading online payment platforms.
- Used CRM and Salesforce skills to manage and nurture customer relationships, and my B2B sales expertise to identify and close opportunities.
- Make 60+ outbound calls per day to pitch various PayPal products to merchants and get sales
- Developed successful tactics to sell and upsell products and services to the merchants
- Consistently earned excellent on-call quality evaluations and always achieved 100% or more on targets and KPI’s
Vendor Account Executive
Telus International
09.2022 - 07.2023
- Worked on the Stripe campaign as a vendor account executive
- Focused on utilized salesforce software in order to capture information about potential client’s businesses.
- Built up a database while simultaneously advising high and low volume businesses on how Stripe can benefit their business
Education
Level 9 MSc - Business Economics
University College Cork
01.2022
Level 8 BA (Joint Honours) - Economics & Politics
University College Cork
01.2020
Skills
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Heavy lifting
- Safety awareness
- Attention to detail
- Job site cleanup
- Punctual and reliable
- Physical strength
- Material handling
- Truck loading and unloading
- Safety procedures
Certification
- White Card
Timeline
Labourer
ETM Group
10.2024 - 05.2025
Business Development Representative
Results CX
09.2023 - 10.2024
Vendor Account Executive
Telus International
09.2022 - 07.2023
Level 9 MSc - Business Economics
University College Cork
Level 8 BA (Joint Honours) - Economics & Politics
University College Cork
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