Ben Kirkbride

Ben Kirkbride's work experience includes:

- Head of Business Excellence at Off the Grid starting from May 2023.

- Principal at Glass City CFO since October 2022.

- Chief Financial Officer at Smitten Ice Cream from September 2022 to May 2023, where they implemented restructuring to transition from investor-backed growth to sustainable operations, saving over $300k in Q4 2022.

- Director of Operational Analytics and Finance at Smitten Ice Cream from June 2022 to September 2022.

- Manager, Business Analytics and Finance at Rivian from August 2021 to May 2022. Ben enhanced and grew financial planning and reporting for the company.

- Manager, Financial and Workforce Management, Operations Division Center of Excellence at Hyundai Capital America from March 2014 to August 2021, where they managed commercial credit department planning and progressed to larger business units.

- Manager, Crew Resource Planning at NetJets from October 2012 to February 2014. Ben forecasted demand and operational coverage for flight operations and managed flight crew staffing and schedules.

- Operational Analyst at NetJets from September 2010 to October 2012.

- Engineer at TS Tech Americas, Inc. from February 2007 to September 2010, where they tested safety and performance of prototype auto seats and became a program manager overseeing new model development.

- Project Engineer at Northwest Pipe Company from May 2001 to April 2004.

Ben Kirkbride has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSMET) from The University of Toledo. Ben also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business Administration from Capital University. In addition to their formal education, they have obtained certifications in "Managing Big Data with MySQL" from Coursera in December 2020 and as a "REM, Rapid Execution Method - Certified Change Consultant" from Hyundai Capital America in December 2015.