“Charlie has been one of the best managers that I have had the pleasure of working with. Charlie has a natural tendency to draw out the best in his employees and works hard to capitalize and develop their strengths. He fostered trust and confidence in me by giving me the latitude to do my job as I saw best and backed my decisions and initiatives. Charlie helps everyone work towards success and is always candid with feedback and advice. Without knowing it he naturally takes on the role of mentor to those that work for him and does so without any ego or power trip. Charlie is all about developing relationships and helping them grow for long term sustained growth. Charlie is also quite amazing with clients. He provides a safe and open forum for them to share their wants, fear, concerns and goals. He always wants to know what keeps them up at night so that he can explore how technology can be aligned to help assuage those fears and help drive the business forward. Charlie was a tremendous catalyst for our team and he would be a major influence in any organization that brings him on.”
Charlie E. Melidosian
Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
Activities and Societies: Alpha Delta Phi, President, Vice-President
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ITIL v3 Foundations (Certified)
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Six Sigma Quality (Certified)
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Volunteer Experience
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Alderman - City Council
City of Park Ridge
- Present 8 years
Responsible for being a fiduciary steward for residents in the day to day management of the City of Park Ridge with a focus on Police, Fire and Library operations.
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Board Member
Regional Emergency Dispatch (RED) Center
- 4 years 3 months
Regional Emergency Dispatch (RED) Center a combined fire and EMS dispatch center, was established in 1977 through the cooperative efforts of 16 fire departments and their parent municipalities.
RED Center operates one of the most sophisticated and technically advanced fire communication centers in the Chicago metropolitan area. Utilizing a computer-aided dispatch system, once an address is entered, the computer determines the location of the alarm and the closest appropriate emergency…Regional Emergency Dispatch (RED) Center a combined fire and EMS dispatch center, was established in 1977 through the cooperative efforts of 16 fire departments and their parent municipalities.
RED Center operates one of the most sophisticated and technically advanced fire communication centers in the Chicago metropolitan area. Utilizing a computer-aided dispatch system, once an address is entered, the computer determines the location of the alarm and the closest appropriate emergency vehicle. If a vehicle is unavailable due to another alarm, it is automatically replaced with the next closest vehicle. -
Volunteer/Team Lead
Solid Rock Carpenters
- Present 19 years
Disaster and Humanitarian Relief
Building and improving housing for those in need - serving domestically in Illinois, Louisiana and Tennessee and internationally in Mexico and Guatemala. Active participant from 2006 through present day with organizations like Habitat for Humanity and Appalachian Service Project.
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Board Memeber
Mission Zero Hundred Hours
- Present 5 years 10 months
Social Services
Mission Zero Hundred Hours is a non-profit organization and supports at-risk vets with culinary arts programs, job placement, competition BBQ cooking team excursions, and culinary business related services and support.
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Chairman
Fair Housing Commission - City of Park Ridge
- 7 years
Human Rights
Leading a volunteer commission that is charged with the duty of enforcing the city of Park Ridge’s Fair Housing Ordinance, which prohibits discrimination in the area of real estate practice.
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Cisco ICND1
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Cisco ICND2
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MS Project 2010
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PMP
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SharePoint Foundations 1
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VMware
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Honors & Awards
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2014 CIO’s Most Effective Team of the Year Award
Society of Information Managers (SIM) & Association of Information Management Professionals (AITP)
The CIO’s Most Effective Team of the Year Award is presented annually by AITP and SIM and recognizes the accomplishments of the team reporting directly to the CIO.
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Spanish
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German
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Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
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Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP)
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American Society of Association Executives
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