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CHARLES E. GREENE
6007 STAGG CIRCLE
SHREVEPORT LA 71129
PHONE: (318) 687-3621 (office) and (318) 469-1477 (cell)
 

CURRENT BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

OWNER OF CUSTOM SOFTWARE & SERVICES since 1981. Work experience since graduation from Georgia Tech in 1965 has included numerous opportunities to develop and implement new businesses or divisions of existing businesses. Started as a Consultant in 1985 with AFLAC and as that business grew devoted more time to it. As a Consultant I help many businesses set up or expand systems for their offices, selecting the programs they need or developing custom programs, conduct initial training, and then recommend future training from myself or others as their needs require it. This includes advice and help in securing benefits from other companies for employees. Major emphasis has been on insurance, timber related work, sales, medical, inventory, equipment maintenance, and special accounting needs. Owning all of my past software and developments and a substantial amount of equipment and software from others allows me to create packages that suit the customer needs at a reasonable cost. As a Registered Microsoft Partner I get copies of ALL Microsoft products for use in my own office so I am familiar with and use anything I recommend.

PRIOR BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (1965 TO 1990)

• COMPUTERLAND OF SHREVEPORT- Employee from 1988 to 1990.  Updated training on Computer Systems and Marketing and developed a market for Custom Software and Support by providing equipment and standard software and training through ComputerLand and Custom Designed Systems and training by me.
• SELF-EMPLOYED INSURANCE MANAGER REPRESENTING AFLAC- AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE ASSURANCE, COLUMBUS GA - 1973 to 1987 - Georgia and Louisiana. AFLAC is one of the world leaders in specialty insurance with employees of over 139,000 business and over 28 percent of the Japanese population enrolled in their products through some form of cluster billing. Qualified for numerous Management Awards including all-expense paid trips (one week each) to 12 consecutive National Conventions in places such as Hawaii, Toronto, San Francisco, etc. and three weeks in five European countries 1980 based on recruiting and training (20 qualifiers out of over 14,000 people). In 1981 Developed a computerized office management system for use in my area and AFLAC purchased this system in 1985 for use in all of their state offices nation- wide. Trained two states and AFLAC Home Office Support Staff. Retired from active sales  in 1987.
• DAVCO DIVISION OF DAVIS WATER & WASTE- Thomasville, Georgia. One of the three largest manufacturers of water pollution control equipment in the nation. In a new position as Sales Office Manager my responsibility was to reorganize the internal office sales staff using abilities developed in my previous business experience and develop better procedures for sales coordination with other departments. Within six month after we made these changes the sales more than doubled and I received a modest bonus. At this time I became employed with American Family Life Assurance (AFLAC) as a self-employed sales manager.
• DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION- Maynard, Mass. DEC was one of the largest manufacturing supplier of computer logic modules at that time and one of the larger computer manufacturers in the industry. In 1970 DEC formed a System Engineering Group to take overall responsibility for the large multi- computer systems manufactured by DEC. As System Support Section Manager I defined the work required and grouped the tasks into an orderly organization structure; formulated and implemented methods and procedures to accomplish the tasks of the support section; established accounting and bookkeeping procedures; established and implemented procedures for reviewing and processing all multi-computer system orders, purchasing, inventory control, and production planning. A desire to move back to the south prompted my change.
• APOLLO SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY- General Electric's ASD fabricated and assembled fourteen automatic checkout systems- called ACE - at the Kennedy Space Center to assess the performance of the three Apollo Spacecraft modules. The basic ACE station was composed of Control Data Computers and peripherals and other equipment by 19 other manufacturer including GE and IBM. This combined computer system can check out and locate a defect in any tiny component within the spacecraft in seconds. This equipment was used to check out and launch the Apollo Spacecraft and Lunar Module. As a Computer Engineer and then a Systems Engineer, I was directly responsible for the installation, checkout, maintenance and operation of an ACE station and on the prime Launch Teams of Apollo VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, and XII which included the first two Moon Landings. After the program phased down I moved to DEC.
• LOCKHEED-GEORGIA COMPANY- Design Engineer. Responsible for a analysis of the entire electrical system on the initial design of the Air force C-5A transport aircraft using computer systems to analyze and prepare data for Air Force Reports. After initial design was completed I moved to the Space Center.

PERSONAL REFERENCES
(Supplied upon request).

EDUCATION

• GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY -Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Degree in Dec 1965
• GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY SCHOOLS-Computer School consisting of 548 class hours of training in theory and logical operation of computers, peripheral equipment and programming. Effective Presentation Course and Other Management Training with GE and local schools.
• ALEXANDER HAMILTON INSTITUTE- Business Course. Subjects covered were Economics, Marketing, Salesmanship, Sales Management, Insurance, Business Organization, Plant Management, Personnel Management, Principles of Management, Office Administration, Corporation Finance, Communication, Production Control, and others.
• COMPUTER AND INSURANCE TRAINING- Courses sponsored by numerous companies such as IBM, Compaq, ComputerLand, Hewlett-Packard, Digital Equipment, Novell, Microsoft, Lotus, AFLAC, and many others in continued training and improvement since college.

Personal

As an active member of Emmanual Baptist Church since 1987 I have served on several committees and served as Chairman of the Finance Committee. I am a member of the Gideons International and active in the Shreveport West Camp. For a number of years I  attended a spiritual retreat for men of all denominations with 50 - 60 other business men from the Ark-La-Tex area and have numerous friends in the business sector. During the past I have been actively involved as a volunteer with numerous organizations in the area and served as officers in several including a Board member, Executive Committee Member, and Past President of Oakwood Home For Women in Shreveport. (President during  two very successful years in fund raising. Oakwood is a non-profit organization). I currently try to spend at least one day each week with my only grandchild- John Michael - and we entertain each other. Hobbies include fishing, travel, and a "movie-date" each week with my wife since 1964.