Environmental Market - Staff Experience & Background

Before launching Benkovich & Association in 1981, Jim Benkovich had an extensive background in sales and marketing of environmental products and systems in North America. In 1975 he was one of several co-authors of Pollution Engineering Practice Handbook.  He participated in the first White House sponsored Environmental Conference in 1974. While Vice President Sales & Marketing of Hycor (Hydrocyclonics), he authored several trade magazine articles. As president of Benkovich & Associates, he has co-authored several articles in trade magazines with our clients. Benkovich has hands-on sales and marketing management and has been a key player in go-to-market programs for several rapidly growing and start up companies who compete in both national and global markets.

Benkovich held the following sales and marketing positions before starting Benkovich & Associates.     • Sales engineer - Welles Products, innovator of the first floating high speed aerator     • First national sales manager, Aqua-Aerobic Systems, manufacturer of wastewater treatment       systems     • Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Hycor (Hydrocycloinics). Started company with owner,       Don Welles and  launched new fine screen technology, Rotostrainers®, which practically       replaced most conventional vibrating screens in the food (beef, pork, poultry and seafood)       processing industries for waste water solids reduction and by-product recover.  Recruited over 30       outstanding independent sales representative covering the US and Canada.