Information Technology and Services Professional
Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area
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- Hearing Office System Adminstrator at Social Security Administration, Office of Hearings & Appeals
- Owner/Cruise Consultant/Travel Agent at Joyous Journeys Travel Services
- Vice-President at Johnson, Bradley and Associates, Inc.
- Volunteer at Kairos Prison Ministry
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- Commercial Account Manager at ADT Fire & Security
- Project Manager at IBM Global Services
- Contract Project Manager at Strategic Staffing Solutions
- Senior Information Resource Management Analyst at Futron Corporation
- Intelligence & Security Officer at US Special Operations Command
- Director of Market Operations at TRADE’ex Electronic Commerce Systems Inc.
- Brigade S-2 at 2nd Infantry Division
- Director of Current Operations at On-Site Inspection Agency
- Company Commander/Staff Officer at 501st MI Battalion
- Chief, All Source Intelligence Center at 1st Armored Division Headquarters
- Training Officer at 902nd Military Intelligence Group
- Training Officer at 902nd MI Group
- Forward Observer at 2/41st Field Artillery Battalion
- Education
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- St. Petersburg College
- The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School
- Eastern Michigan University
- Catholic Central High School
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Charles Bradley’s Summary
Technology Project Manager currently pursuing certification as a Clinical Research Professional and co-founder of Johnson, Bradley & Associates, Inc.. JB&A Inc specializes in providing turnaround services to troubled companies in today's economically depressed market.
I am a former US Army Officer with myriad professional experiences gleaned throughout a diverse military career. These experiences ran the gamut from combat arms organizations to participation on US diplomatic missions to the Soviet Union.
During my military career, I earned a Masters degree in Information Systems Technology from Johns Hopkins University and have applied the knowledge and skills I have gained in a host of areas to include information systems security, information security, networking, database management, and hardware/software project management.
I am currently seeking a challenging assignment as an implementation project manager where my organizational and team building skills can be productively utilized.
Charles Bradley’s Specialties:
Project Management, team organization and development, budgeting, long/short-term planning,
Charles Bradley’s Experience
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Hearing Office System Adminstrator
Social Security Administration, Office of Hearings & Appeals
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)
April 2008 — Present (9 months)
Responsible for management of network and computer operations, supervision of eight CCTV court rooms, and the transition of the office from a paper-based operation to a paperless operation.
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Owner/Cruise Consultant/Travel Agent
Joyous Journeys Travel Services
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year)
Provider for all your travel and vacation needs. You can get cheap prices on the internet, but you won't get personal service. Joyous Journeys gives you the best of both worlds. While there is an intenet search engine on our website, I can ALWAYS get better pricing if you contact me personally. Joyous Journeys is connected to one of the largest travel consortiums on the net and has the connections and buying power to get you great travel at great prices, with personal service!
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Vice-President
Johnson, Bradley and Associates, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year)
Providers of turnaround management consulting to small and medium sized businesses. We provide assistance in developing and implementing financial, managerial and technical controls that help newly formed and other challenged companies become financially stable and operationally efficient.
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Volunteer
Kairos Prison Ministry
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Religious Institutions industry)
May 2002 — Present (6 years 8 months)
I have served with Don on many occasions as part of a team of volunteers serving in the Kairos Christian Prison Ministry. Don's leadership, dedication, attention to detail, and team spirit have helped to make this ministry thrive! These talents are readily transferrable into the workplace and any employer would be blessed to have someone of Don's caliber in their workforce.
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Commercial Account Manager
ADT Fire & Security
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Security and Investigations industry)
October 2003 — February 2008 (4 years 5 months)
Provided corporate and residential clients with technical security services in the areas of intrusion detection, closed-circuit television, access control and electronic article surveillance.
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Project Manager
IBM Global Services
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 1999 — November 2001 (2 years 9 months)
Served as a contracted Project Manager (employed by Strategic Staffing Solutions with duties at IBM Global Services) Strategic Staffing Solutions (in support of IBM)
Achievements included:
· Successfully managed the development, testing, and deployment of multiple infrastructure automation projects with a total annual budget of $700 K.
· Managed the requirements definition/development processes to identify and prioritize efforts to independently and automatically discover existing infrastructure components within IBM server farms, reported that data to centralized and decentralized databases, and facilitated the processing of that data from local and off-site locations.
· Maintained the Web Content Hosting Y2K database and developed automated tools to identify risk and success areas, and facilitate the development of executive-level Y2K briefings. This effort was instrumental in ensuring 100% Y2K compliance readiness for all IBM Global Services and AT&T support on components. -
Contract Project Manager
Strategic Staffing Solutions
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 1999 — October 2001 (2 years 8 months)
· Successfully managed the development, testing, and deployment of multiple infrastructure automation projects with a total annual budget of $700 K.
· Managed the requirements definition/development processes to identify and prioritize efforts to independently and automatically discover existing infrastructure components within IBM server farms, reported that data to centralized and decentralized databases, and facilitated the processing of that data from local and off-site locations.
· Maintained the Web Content Hosting Y2K database and developed automated tools to identify risk and success areas, and facilitate the development of executive-level Y2K briefings. This effort was instrumental in ensuring 100% Y2K compliance readiness for all IBM Global Services and AT&T support on components. -
Senior Information Resource Management Analyst
Futron Corporation
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Defense & Space industry)
July 1997 — December 1998 (1 year 6 months)
Organized the management and oversight of the Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance program for the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO).
· Implemented the BMDO Y2K readiness plan that provided BMDO and its subordinate organizations a detailed framework for achieving Y2K compliance.
· Assisted in the development and implementation of information systems security and data network security policies and procedures within BMDO. -
Intelligence & Security Officer
US Special Operations Command
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
1993 — 1996 (3 years)
Provided staff intelligence and security oversight of sensitive special activities involving US Special Operations Forces worldwide.
· Managed the design, installation, and operation of a secure, Sun Solaris local area network used to ensure the legality, propriety, and accountability of sensitive special activities involving US Special Operations Forces worldwide. This network significantly increased office productivity through increased data sharing and electronic archiving of office files.
· Saved over $100 K in equipment and software expenditures through configuration management activities.
· Developed network software security procedures that identified illegal and unauthorized software use that was adopted for use by the entire headquarters. -
Director of Market Operations
TRADE’ex Electronic Commerce Systems Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
1996 — 1996 (less than a year)
Controlled the acquisition, presentation, and maintenance of computer product data in the company’s electronic Commerce (EC) software applications; identifying new markets and sources of computer products; and provided technical support to all users of the company’s EC software.
· Performed market analyses that identified market and user trends and enabled the company to identify required improvements to its EC software.
· Managed all technical support to users of the company’s three active EC applications.
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Brigade S-2
2nd Infantry Division
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1992 — 1993 (1 year)
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Director of Current Operations
On-Site Inspection Agency
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1990 — 1992 (2 years)
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Company Commander/Staff Officer
501st MI Battalion
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1983 — 1987 (4 years)
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Chief, All Source Intelligence Center
1st Armored Division Headquarters
(Military industry)
1983 — 1987 (4 years)
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Training Officer
902nd Military Intelligence Group
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1980 — 1983 (3 years)
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Training Officer
902nd MI Group
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1980 — 1983 (3 years)
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Forward Observer
2/41st Field Artillery Battalion
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1977 — 1980 (3 years)
Charles Bradley’s Education
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St. Petersburg College
Certificate, Oracle 8i, 2002 — 2002
Completed Oracle 8i Database Analyst Certification Course with 4.0 GPA
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The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School
M.A.S., Information Systems Technology, 1989 — 1992
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Eastern Michigan University
B.S., Sociology, 1972 — 1975
- Activities and Societies:
- ROTC, Scabbard & Blade
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Catholic Central High School
1967 — 1971
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Charles Bradley’s Interests:
Prison Ministry, Information Technology, Corporate Turnarounds
Charles Bradley’s Groups:
Kairos Prison Ministry International
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Economic Meltdown Challengers Network
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