From Bellhop to Team Lead

For the past five weeks I have worked under Wilson Rodriguez and was unsure of how he made his way onto the Dwellworks team.  I recently conducted an informal interview with Wilson and uncovered many oddities throughout his professional career. Wilson, a team lead at Dwellworks, has not followed the prototypical professional employment path that many of his counterparts have. Wilson has bounced around throughout his career and has work extremely hard to achieve the position he holds.

Wilson’s employment history began as a bellhop in Rhode Island after attending “Some College”. He operated as a full service bellhop, checking in new clients, delivering their bags to their rooms, and even meeting customers at the airport in the hotel courtesy van. At this establishment Wilson learned many valuable customer service skills which he routinely uses here at Dwellworks. 

After leaving the hotel business in hopes of obtaining a more rewarding career, Wilson spent a short time in retail working as a store manager for Blockbuster. After the first week he knew that a career in the field was not a viable option. Wilson exited the retail industry short after and actively searched for a fulfilling profession.

In 2000 Wilson landed a job in downtown New York with DJ Knight residential services as a quality assurance coordinator. In this role Wilson facilitated many large scale expo shows and the temporary housing associated with the shows. He enjoyed his time with DJ Knight, but when SIRVA Relocation bought the company he was unsure of his future and decided to leave on good terms. After dabbling in day trading for two years Wilson came across an opportunity at Dwellworks. A career at Dwellworks offered Wilson a fresh start to his professional career along with a relocation from Denver to Cleveland. Wilson began his new chapter in life at Dwellworks is 2011 and has not looked back since.

Steve Freiberg