CHARLES REID
***** ******* *****, **********, ** 30005
Phone number 513-***-****, E-mail: ********@*****.***
EDUCATION
*/**-*/** ******* Wesleyan University: Marion, Indiana
Master of Business Administration, Elected Class Representative; GPA 3.7 out of 4.0
5/85-5/89 University of Cincinnati: Cincinnati, Ohio, Dean’s List, Bachelor of Science, Economics
1/91-2/92 The American University of Paris, Paris, France
1/91-2/92 The Parson School of Design in Paris, France
06/03/1997 General Securities Principal Examination Series 24
08/31/1994 General Securities Representative Examination Series 7
08/12/1994 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination Series 63
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) & MacBook computers & software
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Milford Psychiatric Practice, Inc., Cincinnati, OH-2009-Present
Executive/Founder of the Group Mental Health Practice
Responsible for maintaining all state required documents and regulations
Responsible for all marketing activities to various agencies, hospitals, and multi-service organizations to generate and maintain a large customer base of referrals
Responsible for training and supervising a staff of 7 licensed therapists and care-providers
Increased revenues by 300% within a two-year period
Responsible for all billing processes
Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses, Inc., Cincinnati, OH-2008-2009
CEO/President
Led this 47 year old, nonprofit organization in the West End Community, which serves 3000 clients annually. Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses, Inc., is a nonprofit organization incorporated in Ohio in 1961. The Agency’s purpose is to provide neighborhood services intended to improve and enhance urban living primarily through senior services, youth services, educational programs, emergency assistance, and crisis intervention.
Notable Accomplishments
Revamped the entire Finance Department. Redesigned and implemented new finance/accounting systems with improved controls and oversight
Launched two new successful programs: West End Arts initiative & Drug Prevention program with the City of Cincinnati
Developed /Secured an additional $100,000 in new funding for the Agency
Redesigned and launched a new multi-media e-commerce website
Successfully launched a new seasonal restaurant/business venture
Successfully applied & secured State and local funding
Increased number of clients served by 25%
Reduced monthly accounts payables by 40%
Successfully completed 2007 Audit
Increased Board membership
Managed a staff of 25 individuals
Indiana Wesleyan University, Graduate Programs, Cincinnati, OH-2005-2007
University Marketing Representative
Responsible for directing and developing all marketing and recruiting activities for the University’s Associate Degree programs in Business Administration, Marketing and Business Information Systems Responsible for forming alliances with corporations and non-profit organizations for business development purposes
Notable Accomplishments
Successfully launched the first Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems program for the Adult Professional Studies in the Ohio division
BDS Marketing, Inc., Irvine, CA-2004-2005
Market Development Manager
Developed, administered, and implemented in-store marketing, incentive, and on site promotional campaigns for digital cable, and wireless internet services for TimeWarner
Managed 6 national retailer outlets in Southern Ohio for TimeWarner
CD Intelligence, LLC, New York, NY-2002-2004
Vice President, Sales
Responsible for all regional sales activities for this start-up’s growing CD Intelligence Bandlink technology from the ground up resulting in over 80 million Bandlink CDs in worldwide distribution within the first 3 quarters of operations.
Responsible for interfacing with partners and large clients, such as Arista Recordings to develop and maintain organizational strategies, operational efficiencies, and industry standards for increasing technical efficiency and improving profitability
Notable Accomplishments
Secured/negotiated the company’s first Software agreement with Arista Recordings
Secured worldwide circulation of 80 million Bandlink encoded CDs within nine months
Secured Bandlink licensed agreements with the following Arista artists, Nora Jones, Carlos Santana,
Nora Jones, Pink, and TLC
B.E.A.M. Encoding, LLC, New York, NY-2002-2003
President / Co founded
Developed/established professional standards, and equipment/technology infrastructure standardization for encoding Bandlink technology
Supervised and managed the encoding of 80 million Bandlink CDs worldwide
Notable Accomplishments
Secured profitability within the first 30 days of operations
Secured Arista Recordings as the company’s first major recording client
Managed a staff 8 individuals
Point D.com, Inc., New York, NY-1999-2003
Founder/President
Founded this online music distribution start-up company from an initial distribution of 1 MP3 file to over 3 million MP3 files for independent artists and independent labels worldwide
Achieved worldwide online distribution for 125 independent labels and artists
Owned the responsibility of forming critical partnerships with high level alliances and vendors relationships with corporations and non-profit organizations for business development purposes
Managed a staff of 5 individuals
New York Stock Exchange, Inc. New York, NY -1989 -1991
Sales Associate, Investment Banking Group
Worked with senior management of client companies to refine financial projections, develop strategic plans, and prepare board-meeting presentations for listings
Drafted selling memorandum documents, IPO Prospectuses, management presentations, for debt and equity listings, financial summaries, internal communications, and various other marketing materials
ACTIVITIES
Board Member and Chairman, Cincinnati Chapter National Black MBA Association (NMBAA) 2007-2008
Board Member, Ballet Tech of Cincinnati, Board Member, Cincinnati, OH, 2007-2008
Board Member, The S.O.A.R Development Corp., Board Member, Cincinnati, OH, 2006-2007
Chairman, Economic Development Committee, City of Forest Park, OH, 2006-2007
Member, The Cincinnati Rotary Club, 2007-2008
Board of Trustees & Chairman, W.E.B. Dubois Academy, Veritas Academy, CSRUC Charter Schools, Cincinnati, OH, 2007-2008
Board of Trustees, Friends of School for the Creative and Performing Arts, Cincinnati, OH, 2007-2008