Ben Rakow
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Construction |
| Occupation | Flooring Sales - Rieke Office Interiors |
| Location | Elgin, IL |
| Introduction | My name is Ben Rakow and I work for Rieke Office Interiors in Elgin, IL. I have been a happy employee at ROI for 5 years. Prior to my work at Rieke I worked for my Father's family owned business called Excel Commercial Flooring. I've been working as an estimator and project manager in the floorcovering industry for over 13 years now. I started working for my Father's company when I was 17 years old. I began by doing clerical projects and deliveries for various projects. I started learning the ropes of estimating and blueprints when I was 18 years old, and was running my own projects within a year of learning to estimate. I have a beautiful wife of 10 years and 3 wonderful children. I was born and raised in the Elgin area, and have been talking about moving someplace warmer for as long as I can remember! |
| Interests | In enjoy swimming, golfing, raquet ball, spending time with my family, barbequeing, and the occasional beer! |
| Favorite movies | The Matrix, Braveheart, Old School, Dodgeball, Anchorman |
| Favorite music | Constantly changing, but currently Kings of Leon |
| Favorite books | Don't really do much reading. Typically it's industry related reading....nothing fun. |