"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vince Lombardi
Private Consultant, Tampa, FL 2006 - present. Limited number of clients. Must be challenging, rewarding and fun for me. I am a vision, solution, results person, not a day-to-day, grind-it-out manager.
Realtor, Cooper and Associates, Tampa, FL 2004 - 2006. Realtor in Tampa and Odessa, FL. Created lead-generating websites. Sold leads generated to other agents.
Sabbatical/Retired, Odessa, FL 2002 - 2004. Took time to get divorced. Time to visit weekly with a wonderful therapist and grow stronger from within. And a major effort to get healthy, losing over 200 lbs. in 4 years. Holding steady at 190 lbs. from a heaviest-weighed 425+lbs. From a 66 inch waist to a 36 inch waist.
Windows 2000 Show Director, IDG World Expo Co., Boston, MA 1999 - 2001. Show Director for the Microsoft Windows 2000 Launch Event, San Francisco, CA Feb. 2000. Secured Microsoft's participation and endorsement. Chair of Advisory Board and Conference Program Committee. Maintained relationships with: Compaq, Commerce One, Cisco Systems, Unisys, Intel, Dell, 3Com, Mission Critical, Entevo, IBM, Inacom, CommVault Systems, Citrix, JD Edwards, Bindview, Lucent Technologies, EDS, BMC Software, Tivoli, Veritas, Getronics Wang, NCR , and KPMG Consulting. A tightly focused conference program led by industry leading visionaries.
Recruiting Manager, Microsoft Enterprise Partner Consulting, Getronics, Billerica, MA 1997 - 1999. Recruited high-level technical, developers and architects, Cisco and Microsoft certified and other specialists to staff Getronic's 20-office new and existing Microsoft & Cisco Practice offices. Used extensive personal network of IT professionals, developers, and computer professionals to quickly staff positions with top-quality candidates. Extremely proficient with Internet and computer-based sources and systems. Charged with fulfilling Wang's commitment to Microsoft of developing 2,500 MCSEs over a three year period. Awarded maximum bonuses for meeting and exceeding quotas each quarter. Analyst's wrote that most of Wang's $3B value to Getronics was their wealth of technical talent.
Computer Systems Analyst, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA 1989 - 1997. Within the NSF's Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences and the Division of Materials Research, assigned budget and planning responsibilities for the directorate's $700M annual budget; designing, developing, and managing cross-platform intranet/client-server applications; design team for planning and implementing NSF's FastLane--a new line-of-business utilization placing the agencies business on the internet; designing corporate web sites; and pushing the technology envelope whenever possible.
Realtor, Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, Fairfax, VA 1986 - 1988. Residential Real Estate Agent working exclusively in Oakton, Vienna and McLean, VA. Top listing agent in a 50 agent office. Coldwell Banker Chairman's Club and Northern VA Board of Realtors 10 Million Dollar Club.
Director, Real Estate Syndication, De Rand Corporation, Arlington, VA 1985 - 1987. Developed and assembled real estate syndication deals and managed real estate syndication projects, focusing on office buildings, shopping centers, and apartment complexes. Produced several mortgage-�based syndication packages.
Commercial Property Manager, Lincoln Property Company (and then) Paragon Group, Tampa, FL 1977 - 1984. Construction and lease-out management of real estate projects for one of nation's best developers. Projects in the Tampa Bay area I managed included: Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Paragon Center, Concourse Center, Paragon Crossing, Riverside Plaza, and Barnett Bank Plaza (now Bank of America Bldg).
President, World-Wide Association of NT User Groups, Washington, DC 1996 - 2001. WANTUG is a non-profit organization committed to the advancement of Windows NT-based solutions through open forums, user groups, education, and other media. Founded and directed this international association of over 300 NT user groups representing over 450,000 members. Successfully presented WANTUG Business Plan to Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and received funding for the organization. Have developed a world wide network of technical advanced NT and network experts and a wide-ranging set of contacts within Microsoft and Microsoft's ECU, OCU, BandPS units. Presently serving as an advisor in the development and delivery of Microsoft's TechNet program for enterprise professionals.
President, Association of Windows NT Systems Professionals, Washington, DC 1993 - 2001. The world's first Windows NT-based group, NT*Pro was personally co-launched in October 1993 by Microsoft CEO Bill Gates and Charles Kelly. The group currently has over 33,500 members and covers Windows NT, all Microsoft BackOffice products and 32-bit development. The group has an excellent relationship with, and full support from, Microsoft Corporate and both the Microsoft Federal and Mid-Atlantic regional offices. Charles was a member of the Advisory Committee for Microsoft's 1996, 1997 and 1998 TechEd events. This association resulted in high visibility in the technical and developer communities serving Windows NT and BackOffice. Additionally, it has positioned Charles as the source for Windows NT related technical information and news within that community.
Editorial Review Board Member, Windows NT Magazine, Loveland, CO 1995 - 1999. Worked with editorial staff prior to first issue to define direction and topics for this 100,000+ circulation magazine. Reviews submissions of articles, makes decisions on article content, provides technical review of articles, and serves as a technical resource to the magazine's staff. Windows NT Magazine is the magazine of choice for professional systems administrators and Windows NT certified professionals. Authored numerous articles.
Regional Director, Microsoft Developer Days Program, Redmond, WA 1994 - 1998. One of "The Original 8 Regional Directors" selected world-wide to develop this pivotal Microsoft program. Microsoft Developer Relations Group's main point-of-contact for all Internet Platform and Development Tools-related programs in the US Mid-Atlantic Region. Has been associated with Microsoft's developer programs for several years on many different levels. Is a key player at various summit meetings and serves on numerous Microsoft advisory councils. He has been, and continues to be, an integral part of the product-planning cycle for many Microsoft Internet and development tools. Developed a wide-ranging network of contacts and working relationships within Microsoft's Developer Relations Group and among the 3 million+ Visual Basic and Visual C++ developers.
On the Job Column, Government Computer News, Silver Spring, MD 1993 - 1997. Authored a featured bi-weekly column called On The Job for Government Computer News (GCN), GCN is an 80,000 circulation, biweekly, full-color newspaper covering government information systems, the people who specify and build them, and the products and technologies they use.
Board of Directors, Association of PC User Groups, Washington, DC 1992 - 1997. Served for 5 years on the Board of Directors of APCUG, an international association representing over 525 user groups with over 475,000 members world-wide.
Additionally: Charles has been a featured speaker and served on the advisory and program committees of numerous national and international conferences. Windows 2000 Conference and Expo, Microsoft TechEd 95-98, Microsoft Developer Days 94-98, Comdex, Comdex Enterprise, Windows NT Intranet Solutions Conference (San Francisco and Tokyo), Windows World Tokyo, Federal Open Systems Exhibition (FOSE), DECUS, HP World, FedUnix, UniForum, and many others.
Authored articles for: Windows NT Magazine, Visual Basic Programmers Journal (VBPJ), Government Computer News, PC Week, Windows Magazine, Windows Sources Magazine, and numerous others. Featured in Network World and ComputerWorld interviews.