President and CEO at CREATIVE PRODUCTS, LLC - www.CProducts.com
Greater New York City Area
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- Executive Consultant at Independent Consulting (Self-employed)
- President and CEO at CREATIVE PRODUCTS, LLC - www.CProducts.com
- Past
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- Director/Co-Founder at NetworkOSS
- Program Director, Northeast Region at Capgemini (formerly Beechwood)
- Various management roles at AT&T
- Manufacturing Project Engineer/Production Engineer at ITT Avionics
- Education
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- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
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Charles A. Kush III’s Summary
Charles Kush is the Founder, President and CEO of CREATIVE PRODUCTS (CProducts.com), a business-to-consumer Internet retailer that markets and sells As Seen on TV products, nutritional supplements, gifts, apparel, housewares, and electronics through e-commerce.
Charles is an accomplished executive who combines broad vision, bottom-line focus, and decisive leadership with an insight into markets, multi-industry experience, a mastery of technology, and a commitment to excellence and life-long learning.
Among his various professional experience, Charles has held senior roles at Cap Gemini Telecommunications (formerly Beechwood), where he was responsible for creating, growing, operating, and sustaining the Northeast professional services practice. He directed all aspects of consulting, systems integration, and custom IT development work, from qualification of accounts through implementation and support of projects.
Before joining Beechwood, Charles spent over seven years at AT&T in a variety of telecommunications and IT management positions, ranging from software development to process management to customer care. While at AT&T, Charles received several awards for his accomplishments. Some of his key accomplishments include: the development and implementation of a key executive information/management system for tracking service performance on critical business systems, and the creation of the customer care processes in support of AT&T’s network services.
Prior to working at AT&T, Charles served as an engineer for ITT Avionics, where he helped produce some of the electronic equipment which keeps the US military safe in the skies during combat. In this capacity, he received two Presidential Citations for his work.
Charles was educated at Rutgers University, from which he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He also is certified by Yahoo! as a Search Marketing Ambassador, and is published in Marquis Who’s Who.
Charles A. Kush III’s Specialties:
Decision making, planning, communications, developing business relationships, negotiating, marketing, sales, organizational design, customer service, telecommunications business operations and operational support systems (OSS), professional services / consulting, software development and systems integration, e-commerce, Web hosting, search engine marketing, online marketplace distribution, affiliate marketing, e-mail marketing, Web analytics, Internet technology, networking, security
Charles A. Kush III’s Experience
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Executive Consultant
Independent Consulting (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)
2003 — Present (5 years)
Provide expert-level strategy consulting to financial/investment organizations, hedge fund managers, and venture capitalists in areas of technology, communications, Internet, and media solutions.
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President and CEO
CREATIVE PRODUCTS, LLC - www.CProducts.com
(Privately Held; Consumer Goods industry)
2001 — Present (7 years)
Direct all aspects of operations for leading consumer e-commerce shopping site. Leverage emerging technologies to streamline business practices, from transaction processing to order fulfillment to financial reporting and analytics. Cultivate relationships with key vendors/suppliers to introduce new products. Forge strategic alliances with channel partners. Devise/execute strategic business plans and comprehensive marketing initiatives, to include channel advertising, brand identity, product messaging/positioning, and special promotions. Negotiate sales/legal agreements with partners.
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Director/Co-Founder
NetworkOSS
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year)
Built organization to design and deliver Operational Support Systems (OSS) to clients in telecommunications using the application service provider (ASP)/software as a service (SaaS) model. Evaluated and established relationships with technology partners and software vendors. Directed IT project implementations, to include designing solutions, determining scope/deliverables, managing third-party development teams, and coordinating testing/rollout. Devised sales strategies and provided customer sales/technical support.
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Program Director, Northeast Region
Capgemini (formerly Beechwood)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CAP; Information Technology and Services industry)
1997 — 1999 (2 years)
Orchestrated 100+ person teams to sell and support technology and telecommunications services across the Northeast United States. Crafted regional sales strategies and managed relationships with high-profile accounts. Developed custom technology solutions aligned with organizational objectives for leading telecom companies.
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Various management roles
AT&T
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; T; Telecommunications industry)
1990 — 1997 (7 years)
Initiated concept for comprehensive performance management solution, tracking mission-critical business systems. Created solution prototype, presented to senior management, and directed planning/development. Led teams of project managers in planning/executing strategic initiatives. Trained and mentored project managers, as well as technical/quality team members.
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Manufacturing Project Engineer/Production Engineer
ITT Avionics
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ITT; Defense & Space industry)
1987 — 1990 (3 years)
Coordinated transition of advanced military radar jammers from design phase to production. Designed wiring and supervised development of all assembly processes for special military test equipment program. Provided engineering support for manufacturing operations, ensuring outstanding production quality to keep the US Military safe in combat.
Charles A. Kush III’s Education
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
BS, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 1983 — 1987
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Charles A. Kush III’s Interests:
building and growing businesses, investing, technology, travel, exercise, health, nutrition, automobiles, boats, motorcycles
Charles A. Kush III’s Groups:
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Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (23,000+ members) -
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Helping Friends Career Network (LI2HF) -
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eMarketing Association Network -
CXO (CEO, COO, CKO, CFO, CMO, CAO, CVO, CDO, CRO, CLO, CSO & CTO) Community -
FastTrack 100 (4,150+ members!) -
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Network -
Chief Information Officer (CIO) Network -
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AT&T Alumni -
E-Commerce Solutions -
Telecom Executives Business Network -
Business Development Institute (BDI) -
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Senior Executive Network -
Technology Executives
Charles A. Kush III’s Honors:
• AT&T Corp ITS Second Mile Award
• AT&T Corp ITS Applause Awards
• AT&T MSSS Silver Harp Award
• AT&T MSSS Harp Award
• ITT Avionics Presidential Citations (2)
• George R. Bolmer Memorial Scholarship
• Fisk Associates Engineering Scholarship
• Carl Rabke Award for Citizenship and Scholarship
• Profiled in: Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the East, Who’s Who in Science and Technology, Who’s Who in Media and Communications, Who's Who in New Jersey, Who's Who Worldwide Registry
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