sHeli-Port founder and president Ben Hanafin is an entrepreneur, business owner and successful businessman.

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Ben was president of PyMaH Corporation, an international manufacturer of diagnostic medical devices that literally started in a basement. As president of PyMaH, he developed a distinctive planning process that propelled the corporation to a $40 million international business with facilities in New Jersey, California, and Europe.  As a direct result of Ben’s distinctive planning process and leadership, 3M Health Sciences Division acquired PyMaH Corp in the third largest acquisition 3M had made as of that date.

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Ben went on to found Carova Management, where he’s developed a successful consulting business sharing his interim executive leadership and strategic planning skills.

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A helicopter owner and pilot, Ben recently put his entrepreneurial skills and know-how to work in aviation. While learning to fly, he noticed a significant need in the helicopter industry – a safe, portable and affordable storage solution for light helicopters that protected the aircraft from damage, weather and tampering. He founded sHeli-Port, designing and manufacturing the solution, a self-contained, portable, fiberglass helicopter storage shell and launched the product in March 2011.

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Ben currently serves on the board of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen, and the St. Peters Hospital Foundation, as well as several privately owned companies. He is a 1976 graduate of Georgia Tech’s Milton H. Stewart Industrial and Systems Engineering School with an MBA from Lehigh University.

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Ben currently resides in New Jersey with his wife Laurie and four daughters.

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Contact Ben via email at info@sheli-port.com.