Ben Avery

Ben Avery has a diverse work experience history. Ben started their career as an Electrified Powertrain Intern at Chrysler Group LLC in 2013 and then returned as an Electrified Powertrain Calibration Intern in 2014. From 2015 to 2019, Ben worked as a Mechanical Engineer at Schlumberger. In 2016, they co-founded Consignment Garage LLC.

Ben's most recent experience is with Efficio, where they held multiple roles. Ben started as a Consultant in August 2019 and delivered a food packaging category sourcing project for a major food retailer, resulting in $3.4m CAD annualized savings. Ben then transitioned to a Senior Consultant role in January 2022, where they focused on optimizing client cloud costs across AWS, GCP, and Azure. Ben contributed to the development of a product offering and helped develop a managed service model for ongoing cloud support. In January 2023, they were promoted to Manager, leading a team responsible for identifying opportunities, developing strategies, and building client relationships to drive cost reduction initiatives across various cloud-based services, resulting in multi-million dollar annualized savings.

Ben Avery completed their high school education at Hampton Roads Academy from 2004 to 2011. Ben then pursued a Bachelor's of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University from 2011 to 2015.