Charlie McHenry

Current

• Founder - Principal Counsel at McHenry & Associates
• Consulting VP marketing at NightHawk Graphics

Past

• President at McHenry & Associates
• Partner at The Vertex Group
• Account Supervisor at Miller Communications

• Director of Marketing at Procom Technology
• PR Manager at AST Computers

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Charlie McHenry’s Summary

Communications Professional, Engaging Writer, Persistent Enthusiast.

Charlie McHenry’s Specialties:

Concept and copy production, strategic planning and crisis response, political communications, social networking campaign design and management

Charlie McHenry’s Experience

• Founder - Principal Counsel

  McHenry & Associates

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  June 2009 — Present (6 months)

  Marketing, Communications and Public Relations planning and support services; including: assessment/audit, strategic planning, project management, materials development, tactical execution, evaluation and reporting.

• Consulting VP marketing

  NightHawk Graphics

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

  Plan and manage company repositioning into the "integrated communications management" space, manage marketing and business development including hub-and-spoke regional expansion; interface with key accounts and vendors.

• President

  McHenry & Associates

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  1990 — May 2008 (18 years )

  PR Agency of record for Quarterdeck Office Systems, COVOX, Paul Mace Software, and Pacific CommWare. Contract projects for Time Warner Interactive and Trilobyte.

• Partner

  The Vertex Group

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  1995 — 1997 (2 years )

  Published award-winning regional travel webzine in early days of the world wide web. Site was several hundred pages deep, edited by an award-winning former AP writer and contained original, in-house developed maps and images.

• Account Supervisor

  Miller Communications

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  February 1989 — February 1990 (1 year 1 month)

  Supervised multiple accounts, including Nantucket Corporation and Quarterdeck Office Systems, and multiple account teams. Managed complex, comprehesive product-based and reputation-management programs for high-tech clients, for Miller's Marina Del Rey, California office. Miller was part of the Shandwick Group at the time.

• Director of Marketing

  Procom Technology

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  January 1988 — January 1989 (1 year 1 month)

  Directed marketing for storage products manufacturer, conducted PR, managed advertising and trade-show appearances, reworked corporate brand/logo

• PR Manager

  AST Computers

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  January 1987 — November 1988 (1 year 11 months)

  Managed product public relations

Additional Information

Charlie McHenry’s Interests:

Writing about anything interesting, new technology, international relations, world music, wildcrafting gourmet mushrooms, cooking

Charlie McHenry’s Groups:

Rotary International; Board of Directors, La Clinica del Valle; Board of Directors, KIDS Discovery Museum; former director of 6 non-profit boards, with an emphasis on health care delivery, children and families, and, civic involvement. Co-founded the Southern Oregon Telecommications & Technology Council. Software Association of Oregon., Bus Project Fan & Supporter

•    Quarterdeck Alumni

Charlie McHenry’s Honors:

Oregon State Commissioner: Oregon Telecommunications Forum Council
Paul Harris Fellow (2), Rotary International

Charlie McHenry’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch