Benjamin J. Hayford FRSA 韩明豪

Benjamin J. Hayford FRSA 韩明豪

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Experience

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    The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce)

    London, England, United Kingdom

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    Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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    Leavenworth, Kansas, United States

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    Dallas/Fort Worth Area

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    Bentonville, Arkansas

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    Bentonville, Arkansas

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    Dallas/Fort Worth Area

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    Irving, Texas

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    Irving, Texas

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    Irving, Texas

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    College Station, Texas

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    Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China

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    Provo, Utah Area

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    Draper, Utah

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    Provo, Utah Area

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    Shanghai City, China

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    Provo, Utah Area

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    Washington and Oregon Area

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    Taichung City, Taiwan

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    Vancouver, Washington

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    Vancouver, Washington

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    Vancouver, Washington, U.S.A.

Education

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • NAACP Graphic

    Silver Life Member

    NAACP

    - Present 4 years 7 months

    Civil Rights and Social Action

    Founded in 1909 in response to the ongoing violence against Black people around the country, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is the largest and most pre-eminent civil rights organization in the nation. We have over 2,200 units and branches across the nation, along with well over 2M activists. We strive to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and…

    Founded in 1909 in response to the ongoing violence against Black people around the country, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is the largest and most pre-eminent civil rights organization in the nation. We have over 2,200 units and branches across the nation, along with well over 2M activists. We strive to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons.

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    Life Member, National Eagle Scout Association

    Boy Scouts of America

    - Present 7 years 3 months

    Children

    For 50 years the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) has been giving Eagle Scout pride a purpose—because a Scout’s journey does not end at Eagle. Play a critical role in creating a world filled with leaders who are responsible, participating citizens guided by the Scout Oath and Law.

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    Legacy Society, Heritage Member

    Texas A&M Foundation

    - Present 7 years 10 months

    Education

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    Donor

    Be The Match

    - Present 4 years 5 months

    Health

    For the thousands of people diagnosed every year with life-threatening blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, a cure exists. Over the past 30 years Be The Match ® , operated by the National Marrow Donor Program ®  (NMDP), has managed the largest and most diverse marrow registry in the world. We work every day to save lives through transplant.

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    Member

    Project Management Institute

    - Present 5 years 8 months

    Education

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    Jesse & Amanda Knight Society Member

    LDS Philanthropies

    - Present 7 years 10 months

    Education

    Brigham Young University Fund

  • Member

    General Society of Mayflower Descendents

    - Present 4 years 5 months

    Education

    The General Society of Mayflower Descendants, GSMD, is committed to research on the lineal descent of the Mayflower Pilgrims and education about the Pilgrims who travelled aboard the Mayflower in 1620. The Society provides education and understanding of why the Mayflower Pilgrims were important, how they shaped western civilization, and what their 1620 voyage and its impact on the world means today.

  • Biden for President Graphic

    Donor

    Biden for President

    - 6 months

    Politics

  • Kennedy For MA Graphic

    Donor

    Kennedy For MA

    - Present 4 years 5 months

    Politics

    Congressman Joe Kennedy III has dedicated his career to social and economic justice. He is fighting for the basic dignity of every American family and a politics that is inclusive, representative and fair.

  • Donor

    MJ Hegar for U.S. Senate

    - Present 4 years 5 months

    Politics

    A combat veteran, working mom, and Texan, MJ Hegar doesn’t back down from a fight when it means standing up for what’s right.

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    Donor

    The Lincoln Project

    - 7 months

    Politics

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    Blood Donor

    COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER OF THE OZARKS

    - 1 year 6 months

    Health

  • Donor

    Rufus Gifford for US Congress

    - 10 months

    Politics

  • Donor

    Beto O'Rourke for US Senate

    - 1 year

    Politics

  • Roy G. Anderson Visionary Society Member

    Clark College Foundation

    - Present 7 years 10 months

    Education

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    Hillstarter - South Central Finance Committee

    Hillary for America

    - 1 year 8 months

    Politics

    Served on the South Central Finance Committee for the Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign. Fundraised and helped win Democratic Party nomination and general election national popular vote.

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    Donor

    Democratic National Committee

    - Present 10 years

    Politics

    Together, we are the Democratic Party.
    We are fighting for a better, fairer, and brighter future for every American: rolling up our sleeves, empowering grassroots voters, and organizing everywhere to take our country back.

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    Volunteer Member

    National Language Service Corps (NLSC)

    - Present 10 years 4 months

    Arts and Culture

    The National Language Service Corps (NLSC) is a congressionally authorized program that supports Federal Government partners through translation, interpretation, instruction, and cultural advising. Members are highly skilled language professionals who connect, share, and grow through networking, training, and testing opportunities.

  • Director At-Large & Treasurer, Board of Directors

    Northwest Association for Global Affairs (NWA)

    - 2 years

    Education

    Served from 2013 to 2015 as a Director At-Large for the Northwest Association for Global Affairs (NWA). In 2014, assumed responsibilities as treasurer. The Board of Directors partners with the Executive Director of the NWA in achieving the organization's mission. Additionally, Directors set policy which the Executive Director implements and take responsibility for ensuring the Board contributes to and monitors the strategic direction of the organization. Directors oversee annual Northwest Model…

    Served from 2013 to 2015 as a Director At-Large for the Northwest Association for Global Affairs (NWA). In 2014, assumed responsibilities as treasurer. The Board of Directors partners with the Executive Director of the NWA in achieving the organization's mission. Additionally, Directors set policy which the Executive Director implements and take responsibility for ensuring the Board contributes to and monitors the strategic direction of the organization. Directors oversee annual Northwest Model United Nations (NWMUN) and National Model United Nations - Northwest (NMUN-NW) conferences in Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon, respectively.

  • Chairman

    Northcrest Neighborhood Association

    - 1 year

    Led Northcrest Neighborhood Association in Vancouver, Washington quarterly meetings.

  • Donor

    Arkansas Sheriffs' Association

    - 1 year 8 months

    Social Services

    The Arkansas Sheriffs’ Association (ASA) is comprised of 75 Sheriffs from across the state who proudly serve and protect the citizens of Arkansas. Our Association website features up-to-date information on activities and programs of the ASA and relevant issues concerning law enforcement.

    https://arsheriffs.org/

  • Donor

    Levi Tillemann for US Congress

    - 3 months

    Politics

    Levi Tillemann, author, entrepreneur, and energy policy advisor, for Colorado's 6th Congressional District.

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    Shannon Dubberly for US Congress

    - 4 months

    Politics

    Shannon Dubberly, IT project manager, for Texas' 6th Congressional District. Formerly a management consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton, team leader with Sotera Defense Solutions, project manager with Sunquest Information Systems, and senior project manager with ACTIVE Network.

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    Donor

    Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

    - Present 9 years 10 months

    Politics

    The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is the only organization solely dedicated to electing a Democratic Senate. From grassroots organizing to candidate recruitment to providing campaign funds for tight races, the DSCC is working hard all year, every year to elect Democrats to move our country forward.

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    Donor

    DCCC

    - Present 9 years 10 months

    Politics

    The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is the official campaign arm of the Democrats in the House of Representatives. The only political committee in the country whose principal mission is to support Democratic House candidates every step of the way to fortify and expand our new Democratic Majority.

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    Donor

    Democratic Party of Arkansas

    - 1 year 1 month

    Politics

    Let's build a better Arkansas. Our work doesn’t stop until the single mom has health care. Until the teacher gets a raise. Until the senior can pay their electric bill and eat three meals a day. Until the Dreamer has citizenship. Until every child gets a quality education and a safe education, no matter their zip code. And until we can tell everyone regardless of their creed or color that we are not satisfied with saying “we’ve come a long way.” We can’t be the party that we used to be, because…

    Let's build a better Arkansas. Our work doesn’t stop until the single mom has health care. Until the teacher gets a raise. Until the senior can pay their electric bill and eat three meals a day. Until the Dreamer has citizenship. Until every child gets a quality education and a safe education, no matter their zip code. And until we can tell everyone regardless of their creed or color that we are not satisfied with saying “we’ve come a long way.” We can’t be the party that we used to be, because we aren’t the same state we used to be. And we have to have faith that a better Arkansas is possible, if we work together.

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    Democratic Party of Benton County

    - 1 year 1 month

    Politics

    Democratic Party of Benton County (Arkansas). Together, we can create a Benton County that works for everyone.

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    Judge Sergio de Leon Re-Elect

    - Present 8 years

    Politics

    Re-elect campaign for Judge Sergio de Leon to Precinct 5 of the Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Courts in Texas.

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    Donor

    Joaquin Castro for Congress

    - Present 11 years

    Politics

    Joaquin Castro for Texas' 20th Congressional District.

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    Julian Castro for Mayor

    - less than a year

    Politics

    Julian Castro for Mayor of San Antonio (re-election to third term).

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    Member

    Beta Gamma Sigma

    - Present 12 years 9 months

    Education

Courses

  • Academic Internship

    IAS 399R

  • Advanced Mandarin

    CHIN 301

  • Advanced Mandarin 2

    CHIN 302

  • American Foreign Policy

    INTA 605

  • Asian Literary Traditions

    ASIAN 342

  • Asian Religion & Thought

    HIST 349

  • Asian Studies

    ASIAN 200

  • Beginning Mandarin

    CHIN 101

  • Beginning Mandarin 2

    CHIN 102

  • Capstone: China's Rise Through China's Eyes

    INTA 670-604

  • China: Government & Politics

    PLSC 353

  • Chinese Culture

    CHIN 345R

  • Chinese Foreign Policy

    PLSC 388

  • Chinese Literature in Translation-Prose

    CHIN 344

  • Chinese Philosophy

    CHIN 346

  • Christian History

    REL C 352

  • Computer Presentation Skills

    I Sys 101

  • Cultural Survey-China

    IAS 201R

  • East Asian History

    HIST 231

  • East Asian Security

    INTA 689-610

  • Economic Principles & Problems

    ECON 110

  • Energy Policy & Security

    PSAA 640

  • Ethics in Public Policy

    PSAA 642

  • Executive Lectures

    BUS M 380

  • Financial Management

    BUS M 301

  • Fundamentals of the Global Economy

    INTA 608

  • Government & Politics of Asia

    PLSC 348

  • Honors American Government and Society

    HONRS 240

  • Humanities of Asia

    HUM 240

  • Individual Study in Chinese

    CHIN 490R

  • Intermediate Mandarin

    CHIN 201

  • Intermediate Mandarin Conversation

    CHIN 211R

  • International Internship

    IAS 369R

  • International Politics in Theory and Practice

    INTA 606

  • International Relations of Asia

    PLSC 385

  • Leadership in International Affairs

    INTA 689-613

  • Management Information Systems

    SYS 201

  • Marketing Management

    BUS M 241

  • Media in American Politics

    PLSC 321

  • Modern China

    HIST 341

  • National Security Affairs

    PLSC 377

  • National Security Law

    INTA 650

  • Nuclear Deterrence and Coercion

    INTA 617

  • Political Violence and Terrorism in the International System

    INTA 680

  • Quantitative Methods in Public Management I

    BUSH 631

  • Rise of China: Economic Development & Foreign Policies

    INTA 689

  • Role of Intelligence in Security Affairs

    INTA 652

  • State Building and State Failure in the Developing World

    INTA 689-604

  • Technical Collections Systems for International Security

    INTA 653

  • U.S. Military Power

    INTA 631

Projects

  • Flowserve Purpose & Values

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    A diverse group of more than 80 associates at every career level, across geographic regions and business functions came together to articulate Flowserve Corporation’s new purpose and values. Under the direction of CEO R. Scott Rowe, the team underwent an intensely collaborative process to sort through individual perceptions, articulate common threads, and finally deliver a unified purpose and values.

    Other creators

  • Flowserve Global Shared Services - Phase 1

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    Opened global shared services center in Debrecen, Hungary on 4 July 2016. Transitioned accounts payable (AP) for 20 sites in EMEA and the U.S. to global shared services center. On-boarded, trained, and led 75 associates in Debrecen. Began stabilizing and standardizing AP, vendor master, T&E auditing and vendor payments.

    Other creators

  • SAP BusinessObjects Planning & Consolidation (BPC) Global Implementation

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    Implemented SAP BusinessObjects Planning & Consolidation (BPC) globally at Flowserve Corporation for more than 600 finance and accounting users at 125 locations in 77 countries. Provided project deliverables on-time, including development, training, user acceptance testing, and production go-live. Our team's efforts were recognized with the company's 2015 CIO award.

    Other creators

  • Chinese Trade Delegation

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    Provided cultural insight and translation services to a Chinese trade delegation visiting Texas A&M System's Technology Commercialization office. Helped Open Worldwide Innovation Network (OWIN) President Josh Graham and Chinese and U.S. companies communicate and discuss future trade and technology commercialization opportunities.

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  • Capstone Project

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    Member of nine-person Capstone team which, on behalf of a Federal client, researched dominant narratives in China, reviewed how narratives were utilized historically, and forecast how narratives might be applied to potential scenarios. The research culminated in a 142-page paper entitled, "China's Rise Through China's Eyes: Identifying Prominent Narratives Inside Chinese Society and Assessing Their Impact on U.S. Actions."

    Other creators

Honors & Awards

  • Spirit of Flowserve Distinguish

    Flowserve Corporation

    A supply chain strategy manager at worldwide headquarters in Irving, Texas awarded me the Distinguish Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's highest level. The award nominator stated: "Our CEO Scott Rowe selected a team to re-work Flowserve's mission, vision, and values. To ensure that all levels are included in this process, the primary team was tasked with assembling an extended team and leveraging their knowledge of the organization and beliefs to help construct the new…

    A supply chain strategy manager at worldwide headquarters in Irving, Texas awarded me the Distinguish Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's highest level. The award nominator stated: "Our CEO Scott Rowe selected a team to re-work Flowserve's mission, vision, and values. To ensure that all levels are included in this process, the primary team was tasked with assembling an extended team and leveraging their knowledge of the organization and beliefs to help construct the new mission, vision, and values that represent Flowserve while aspiring to the direction in which Scott wants to lead us. Benjamin is a part of my extended team and has been a fantastic sounding board, contributor, influencer, and advocate for the causes he is passionate about and believes will make Flowserve a better place for us."

  • Spirit of Flowserve Celebrate

    Flowserve Corporation

    A Corporate IT Manager at worldwide headquarters in Irving, Texas awarded me the Celebrate Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's second highest level. The award nominator stated: "Benjamin Hayford went out of his way to ensure that business functionality was not impacted by his movement to another group. Working overtime and over the weekend to assist with BPC system password resets, Benjamin and Duncan have made the required security changes for BPC seamless to the…

    A Corporate IT Manager at worldwide headquarters in Irving, Texas awarded me the Celebrate Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's second highest level. The award nominator stated: "Benjamin Hayford went out of his way to ensure that business functionality was not impacted by his movement to another group. Working overtime and over the weekend to assist with BPC system password resets, Benjamin and Duncan have made the required security changes for BPC seamless to the business enabling no impact to our key financial processes."

  • Spirit of Flowserve Distinguish

    Flowserve Corporation

    An IT business analyst at worldwide headquarters in Irving, Texas awarded me the Distinguish Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's highest level. The award nominator stated: "Benjamin Hayford has gone significantly above and beyond expectations during every month-, quarter-, and year-end financial close period. Benjamin has been a critical and valuable BPC IT team member since BPC implementation, and his support has been key to our team's success. Benjamin's attention to…

    An IT business analyst at worldwide headquarters in Irving, Texas awarded me the Distinguish Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's highest level. The award nominator stated: "Benjamin Hayford has gone significantly above and beyond expectations during every month-, quarter-, and year-end financial close period. Benjamin has been a critical and valuable BPC IT team member since BPC implementation, and his support has been key to our team's success. Benjamin's attention to detail, selflessness, and hard work has allowed us to receive clear and accurate feedback from the BPC user community, execute successful testing and migrate objects into production with excellence. His constant availability outside normal business hours to support BPC and other IT Finance projects always played a significant part in maintaining a healthy BPC and other relevant IT Finance systems. Benjamin has demonstrated the spirit of Flowserve through his technical expertise and relibale execution. We could always rely on Benjamin to think innovatively and execute tasks reliably. He is known for building business relationships and driving results in an effective manner."

  • Spirit of Flowserve Distinguish

    Director, Global Tax Reporting, Flowserve Corporation

    The Director, Global Tax Reporting awarded me the Distinguish Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's highest level. The award nominator stated, "Ben is always willing to assist me in whatever capacity he can. He has gotten WebCPS back up and running on more than one occasion. He was instrumental in helping me and the tax department get up and running (and stay up and running) on BPC. He always points me in the right direction if it isn't something he is able to do on his…

    The Director, Global Tax Reporting awarded me the Distinguish Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's highest level. The award nominator stated, "Ben is always willing to assist me in whatever capacity he can. He has gotten WebCPS back up and running on more than one occasion. He was instrumental in helping me and the tax department get up and running (and stay up and running) on BPC. He always points me in the right direction if it isn't something he is able to do on his own. Ben has always jumped in and taken care of any need I have. He has excellent customer service and a great attitude. He is a great asset and Flowserve is lucky to have him."

  • Spirit of Flowserve Applaud

    IT Manager, Flowserve Corporation

    An IT Manager at worldwide headquarters in Irving, Texas awarded me the Applaud Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's third-highest level. The award nominator stated: "Benjamin assisted with the successful finale for Diversity & Inclusion week, by chairing the D&I
    Inclusion Roundtable for the GTTC. He provide keen insight to inclusion as it pertains to the
    Flowserve "Way", how it impacts business, employees, and customers. Benjamin is a true champion
    of Inclusion."

  • Spirit of Flowserve Applaud

    Global Shared Services Project Manager, Flowserve Corporation

    A Project Manager at worldwide headquarters in Irving, Texas awarded me the Applaud Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's third-highest level. The award nominator stated: "Ben was invaluable in helping the Global Shared Services team standardize the IT tracker for granting system access to the new hires in Hungary. His efforts are very much appreciated by our team."

  • Spirit of Flowserve Celebrate

    IT Business Analyst, Corporate, Flowserve Corporation

    An IT Business Analyst at worldwide headquarters in Irving, Texas awarded me the Celebrate Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's second-highest level. The award nominator stated: "Benjamin Hayford went significantly over and above during the 3rd Quarter End Financial Close in October 2016. Benjamin’s partnership with SAP support to resolve system access outage on day one of the Quarter End Close, significantly averted major delays that could have been consequential to the…

    An IT Business Analyst at worldwide headquarters in Irving, Texas awarded me the Celebrate Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's second-highest level. The award nominator stated: "Benjamin Hayford went significantly over and above during the 3rd Quarter End Financial Close in October 2016. Benjamin’s partnership with SAP support to resolve system access outage on day one of the Quarter End Close, significantly averted major delays that could have been consequential to the company’s overall financial productivity. Benjamin’s leadership and ability to take ownership has reinforced business partners’ confidence in the IT team. Benjamin has demonstrated the spirit of Flowserve through his functional expertise and reliable execution. He is an extremely valuable team member for the BPC Technical Support team. The team can always rely on Benjamin to think innovatively and execute tasks reliably. He is known for knowing the business and driving results in an effective manner."

  • Spirit of Flowserve Celebrate

    Finance SVP & Corporate Controller, Flowserve Corporation

    The Finance SVP and Corporate Controller awarded me the Celebrate Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's second-highest level. The award nominator stated: "Without prompting from me or others on the BPC leadership team, Manuel Romero and Benjamin Hayford took the initiative to organize, publicize, and conduct the BPC Lunch and Learn meeting held today in the corporate office. There is a lot of work required to arrange and conduct an effective training session and we want to…

    The Finance SVP and Corporate Controller awarded me the Celebrate Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's second-highest level. The award nominator stated: "Without prompting from me or others on the BPC leadership team, Manuel Romero and Benjamin Hayford took the initiative to organize, publicize, and conduct the BPC Lunch and Learn meeting held today in the corporate office. There is a lot of work required to arrange and conduct an effective training session and we want to make sure we recognize these two individuals for taking initiative, demonstrating leadership and putting forth the effort for the betterment of others in Finance and Flowserve as a whole. The training was very effective and was certainly appreciated by the 20
    people who attended."

  • Spirit of Flowserve Applaud

    IT Manager, Flowserve Corporation

    An IT Manager at worldwide headquarters in Irving, Texas awarded me the Applaud Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's third-highest level. The award nominator stated: "The BPC IT Team worked tirelessly supporting the application 24-7 during a difficult close period in March. Their dedication to the application and to the functional team ensured that the application saw minimal down-time during the critical close period."

  • Spirit of Flowserve Distinguish

    Finance SVP & Corporate Controller, Flowserve Corporation

    The Finance SVP & Corporate Controller awarded me the Distinguish Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's highest level. The award nominator stated: "We just completed the BPC Report Writing pilot training course, which was very successful. Ben was hugely instrumental in the planning, development, communication and delivery of the course. Ben did a great job keeping everyone (course designer, SME's, sponsors and participants) on track over the 4 month period from conception…

    The Finance SVP & Corporate Controller awarded me the Distinguish Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's highest level. The award nominator stated: "We just completed the BPC Report Writing pilot training course, which was very successful. Ben was hugely instrumental in the planning, development, communication and delivery of the course. Ben did a great job keeping everyone (course designer, SME's, sponsors and participants) on track over the 4 month period from conception and planning to delivery. Herding blind cats is easier than keeping this group focused on this project (no offense intended to cats with disabilities!) We could not have done the course without Ben's relentless dedication to the project." – John Atten, Finance SVP & Corporate Controller

  • Spirit of Flowserve Distinguish

    Finance Director, Planning, Flowserve Corporation

    A Finance Director, Planning awarded me the Distinguish Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's highest level. The award nominator stated: "Ben is key member of a team of dedicated IT professionals that support the Flowserve Finance community and our global BPC consolidation and planning system. Over the past several months, he and the team have worked around the clock with external consultants and vendor resources in an effort to diagnose and resolve numerous performance…

    A Finance Director, Planning awarded me the Distinguish Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's highest level. The award nominator stated: "Ben is key member of a team of dedicated IT professionals that support the Flowserve Finance community and our global BPC consolidation and planning system. Over the past several months, he and the team have worked around the clock with external consultants and vendor resources in an effort to diagnose and resolve numerous performance issues and ensure the system remains operational throughout our most critical phases of the monthly accounting and reporting cycle. Ben also keeps a close eye on issue reported in the BPC Support mailbox and responds promptly to assist users who have difficulty with connections, lost EPM add-in, and access
    rights. He has traveled to Europe and China to provide within time zone, real-time user support
    during the close cycle. When not physically at a distant location, Ben often works APAC or
    EMA hours to ensure the Finance user community gets the support it needs as we work through
    the month end close and forecasting cycle. Yes, perhaps it is all just part of the 'job' for an IT professional, but Ben does it well and seems to have a real concern for the Finance users and we
    appreciate that." – Linda D'Amanda, Finance Director, Planning

  • Spirit of Flowserve Distinguish

    IT Sr. Business Analyst, Itzehoe, Germany, Flowserve Corporation

    An IT Sr. Business Analyst in Itzehoe, Germany awarded me the Distinguish Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's highest level. The award nominator stated: "Benjamin did an incredible job with supporting almost all former SIHI finance users during the BPC project. He was always willing and available to support immediately with any technical questions and issues users had related to establish and run their BPC connection and tools. Without his outstanding effort and broad as…

    An IT Sr. Business Analyst in Itzehoe, Germany awarded me the Distinguish Spirit of Flowserve award, the firm's recognition program's highest level. The award nominator stated: "Benjamin did an incredible job with supporting almost all former SIHI finance users during the BPC project. He was always willing and available to support immediately with any technical questions and issues users had related to establish and run their BPC connection and tools. Without his outstanding effort and broad as well as specific knowledge it would have been a much bigger task to achieve the final project go live." – Stephan Goerlach, Sr. Business Analyst, Itzehoe, Germany

  • Flowserve CIO Award 2015

    CIO, Flowserve Corporation

    Awarded the 2015 Chief Information Officer (CIO) Award as a member of the SAP BusinessObjects Planning & Consolidations (BPC) global implementation team. The CIO Award recognizes excellence in IT project management and execution.

  • Dean's Leadership Certificate

    George Bush School of Government & Public Service

    Awarded by U.S. Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker (Retired)

  • Jim McIngvale Graduate Fellowship

    George Bush Presidential Library Foundation

    http://www.georgebushfoundation.org/

  • Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship

    U.S. Department of Education

    Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships are administered by the International & Foreign Language Education Program, Office of Postsecondary Education in the U.S. Department of Education, and support the study of language and culture of foreign countries with strategic interest to the United States. My FLAS Fellowship enabled me to deepen my knowledge of Chinese language and culture.
    http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsflasf/index.html

  • Early Chinese Flagship Scholarship

    National Security Education Program

    The Language Flagship Program, an initiative of the National Security Education Program at the U.S. Department of Defense, aims to create global professionals. I actively participated in the BYU Chinese Flagship Center and studied Chinese culture, history and language.

    http://chineseflagship.byu.edu/

  • Service Commendation

    U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai & USA Pavilion

    For exceptional service as student ambassador. Awarded jointly by Consul General Beatrice Camp and Ambassador Jose Villarreal, Commissioner, USA Pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010.

  • Venturing Silver Award

    Boy Scouts of America, Cascade Pacific Council

    BSA's highest Venturing youth honor.

    http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Venturing/Awards/silver.aspx

  • Penguin Student Leadership Award

    Clark College

    Highest annual honor for leadership in student service awarded to a member of the Associated Students of Clark College.

  • President's Award for Educational Excellence

    U.S. Department of Education

    Selected by my high school principal in recognition of academic success in the classroom.

  • Washington State Honors Award

    Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction

  • Youth Achievement Award - Business Enterprise

    Clark County Youth Commission

  • Eagle Scout Award

    Boy Scouts of America, Cascade Pacific Council

    BSA's highest Scouting youth honor.

    www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/210-516.pdf

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Chinese

    Professional working proficiency

  • French

    Elementary proficiency

  • Arabic

    Elementary proficiency

Organizations

  • National Eagle Scout Association (NESA)

    Lifetime Member

    - Present

    Awarded the rank Eagle Scout in the Cascade Pacific Council in September 2004. The National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) identifies Eagle Scouts and provides a manpower resource for local Boy Scouts of America councils.

  • Democratic National Committee

    Member

    - Present

  • Asia Society Texas Center

    Young Patron

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