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About Charlie Holmes

Born in Columbus, Ohio, I quickly relocated to Florida in the early eighties. With a background in fiberglass repair I adjusted well to the marine industry. I started my own business in North Miami Beach repairing boats. Achieving a high standard of quality I attracted customers the likes of Donald Aronow of cigarette boats. I received an offer to move my company to the Fl. Keys in 1986 to set up shop in a large marina in Tavernier. Growing bored I sold my business in the late nineties to build large boats for builders such as Whiticar, Gamefisher and Cayman Yacht. Having a short stint with Slane Marine of the Hatteras boat fame.




By 2003 I was eager to try something new. Reinventing myself I went back to school for Graphic Design and Web Developement. Working the next 6 years as a general manager and marketing manager for a local retail outlet. Currently I am freelancing website development, graphic design, photography, setting up Search Engine Marketing (SEM) or (SEO) and maintaining Blogs for a few clients. If you are looking for a strong internet presence, please contact me by email charlie.holmes@att.net or call 772-834-9726 for a consultation.




Charles E. Holmes
Phone: 772-834-9726
Email: Charlie.holmes@att.net


Management Professional with Organizational Design, Project Management, Sales & Retail Management, Merchandising, Marine Management, Graphic Design, and Webmaster background including being a member of the management team with progressive experience, green certified, with OSHA Construction, Solar Photovoltaic, and Thermal Systems training.

Selected Areas of Expertise and Leading Initiatives

• OSHA Construction Safety & Compliance
• Budgeting
• Webmaster
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Website Design & Maintenance
• Client Management
• Risk Management & Loss Prevention
• Lean Manufacturing
• Project Management • Yacht Design & Construction (fiberglass)
• Merchandising
• Business & Marketing Strategies
• Leadership
• Sales & Retail Management
• Marine Operations
• Green Environment
• Solar Photovoltaic & Thermal Systems
• Training & Development

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS______________________________________ ______________
Kellogg, Stuart, Florida (South Florida Region) 2011 – Present
Merchandiser. Reports to Regional Sales Manager. Accomplishments include:

• Playing a key role in merchandising products, setting displays for weekly specials, and customer service B2B.

Top Gun Web Design Group, Stuart, Florida 2009 – 2010
Sales Manager. Reported to CEO as a strategic business partner. Carried out and directed all Sales and Web Design functions including being project lead on researching, designing, developing and maintaining customer websites. Accomplishments include:

• Played key role in leading the Sales team in acquiring new clients by researching companies that had no website at all and/or needed help in getting their website revamped and ranked to gain exposure to their target markets.
• Completed project that designed, developed, implemented, and maintained new websites, including requirements gathering.
• Carried out and completed key role in part of project to develop website assessments with regards to ranking, directories, and key words in order to get current and potential client websites the most exposure which landed them on the first page in applicable search engines.

Shell Bazaar, Port St. Lucie, Florida 2002 – 2009
General Manager. Reported to the Co-Owners. In charge of the day-to-day store operations to include product display, staffing, customer service, purchasing, risk and asset management, inventory, safety, marketing, and maintaining the store website. Accomplishments include:

• Implemented a solid loss prevention plan that increased profits.
• Increased net profits 17% over the previous year and an additional 15% the next year.

Charles E. Holmes
Phone: 772-834-9726
Email: Charlie.holmes@att.net

• Reduced redundancies in staffing costs 50% within 2 years.
• Set up a Point-of-Sale system (POS) to track inventory, sales, and product reordering successfully.
• Designed, built, launched, and maintained an e-commerce website, including search engine marketing and optimization.
• Designed and produced all ad copy for local publications.
• Developed and rolled out the employee handbook.

Whiticar Custom Boats 2001 – 2002
Shipwright & Foreman. Reported to the Owner. Responsible for leading the crew in the successful fabrication and installation of custom fiberglass fabricated components.

Cayman Yachts, Inc. 2000 – 2001
Shipwright & Foreman. Reported to the Owner. Responsible for overseeing the successful design and production of a 43 foot prototype express cruiser.

EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES______________________________________

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, anticipated 2012
Indian River State College, Ft. Pierce, Florida

Graphic Design Certified – 2005
Graphic Design Production Certified – 2005
Web Development Certified – 2005
Solar Photovoltaic Certified – 2009
Solar Thermal Certified – 2009
Green Advantage Certified – 2009
OSHA 30 Hour Card - 2009

COMPUTER & OTHER SKILLS_ ___________ ____________ ______

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Point-of-Sale (POS), Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop, Photoshop Lightroom, Quark, Illustrator, Go Live, Front Page, 3D Max, Quicken

COMMUNITY SERVICE_________________________________________________

Port St. Lucie Historical Society

United Way of Martin County, Volunteer