Charles Thrasher

Current

• Project Lead at Microsoft

Past

• Senior Marketing Manager at QL2 Software, Inc.
• eMarketing Coordinator at Boxlight Corporation
• Contract Developer at eBid Systems, Inc.

• Web Developer at ByteStudio, Inc.
• Communications Director at Bluewater Books & Charts

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog
• My RSS feed

Charles Thrasher’s Summary

Since 1995 I’ve been intimately involved in almost every aspect of online marketing—search engine marketing (both PPC and SEO), bulk email marketing, copy and technical writing, project and web management, coding (Dynamic HTML, ASP, SQL), and web analytics. Currently I am a Project Lead for middle tier advertising clients of adCenter, Microsoft's search engine advertising platform.

Before that, I was a professional sailor. I delivered yachts between Hawaii and San Francisco, taught advanced courses in damage control and spinnaker handling, ran a charter boat out of Monterey, captained a private yacht from Palm Beach, a dive boat in Key Largo, and managed a marine salvage company in Fort Lauderdale.

Charles Thrasher’s Specialties:

Digital marketing, search engine marketing (PPC, SEO), bulk email marketing, web management, web development, web analytics, copy writing, technical writing.

Charles Thrasher’s Experience

• Project Lead

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  2005 — Present (4 years)

  Project manager for North American Ad Services, servicing SMB clients for adCenter, Microsoft's search engine advertising platform. Additionally, I am the subject matter expert for Project Gatineau, Microsoft’s web analytics service. See http://tinyurl.com/28ausj

• Senior Marketing Manager

  QL2 Software, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  2005 — 2005 (less than a year)

  As marketing manager, I was responsible for digital and print marketing for the eighth fastest growing private business in Washington State (Puget Sound Business Journal, 2005) including search engine marketing (PPC, SEO), newsletter sponsorships, email campaigns (third party and in-house), white papers, webinars, and print advertising. See http://tinyurl.com/yo6k2c

• eMarketing Coordinator

  Boxlight Corporation

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Consumer Electronics industry)

  2003 — 2005 (2 years)

  While with Boxlight I was responsible for all digital marketing, eCommerce initiatives and management of the company’s web properties including project and contractor management, budgeting, reporting, coding (HTML, ASP, CSS, SQL), as well as the in-house design, testing, delivery and analysis of bulk email campaigns.
  See http://tinyurl.com/yo6k2c

• Contract Developer

  eBid Systems, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Industrial Automation industry)

  2002 — 2002 (less than a year)

  Contract web developer responsible for migrating legacy code base for an eProcurement web application from Access to SQL Server 2000 database, customizing the application per client specifications, and supporting major clients such as the Port of Seattle, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, and the City of Portland.
  http://tinyurl.com/2tj7l7

• Web Developer

  ByteStudio, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  2000 — 2001 (1 year)

  While with ByteStudio I developed, tested, and propagated code for web applications that allowed Compaq and Microsoft to submit and approve international marketing initiatives, allocate funds, and track metrics.
  See http://tinyurl.com/yo6k2c

• Communications Director

  Bluewater Books & Charts

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Retail industry)

  1996 — 1999 (3 years)

  I was responsible for Bluewater’s print publications (pre-press and desktop publishing) as well as project manager for their first commercial web site. Dissatisfied with the results, I learned HTML and built a site that eventually offered 4,000 SKUs and dominated its niche market. Several years later I was hired as a contractor to build Bluewater a dynamic site that included content management, internal search, and complex cross-categorization.
  See http://tinyurl.com/yo6k2c

Additional Information

Charles Thrasher’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• My RSS feed

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