Chief of Staff

To whom this may concern: I am applying for the General Office Position as posted in the Sundays Newark Start Ledger. While working in the government and state environment, I have gain a broad range of skills from developing leadership abilities, to being able to work under pressure and within time lines. Do to the nature of working in government and working with all types of outside organizations and groups, excellent written and verbal communications skills are well used. I have been responsible and assigned special projects which required effectiveness and efficiency. At times I had to take appropriate correction and / or preventive measures based on the project at hand or until the assignment was completed or mandated. As a chief of staff, I was responsible for the training of our staff, and the completion of management goals and directives. Working with community district leaders and multiple social services organizations and corporate representatives. I have received an Bachelors of Arts Degree in Business Administration and an Associate Degree in Computer Networking, and I am very familiar with graphic settings, network maintenance and computer generated reporting. I believe that I will be an excellent employee because I am dependable, hardworking, open to learn new techniques, and I work very well individually and as a team member or working with groups of people. I am requesting an interview with your company at your earliest convenience. Thank you for your time and your consideration. Charles E. Johnson Jr. 119 Linden Avenue, Irvington, New Jersey 07111 (201) 532-2198 Cell : (201 ) 532-2237 ( cejj333@yahoo.com ) Career Objective: To obtain a position where US. Government, State Assembly, Management and Computer Support experience can be utilized. Professional Experience: Chief of Staff, : ( March 2005- March 2007 ). New Jersey State Office of Legislative Services, Office of Assemblywoman , 28th Legislative District Newark, New Jersey. Responsible for 8 staff members, training, payroll and statistical analysis, computer equipment updates and assigned special projects. Conducted political seminars, responsible for a broad range of constituent services. Represented Assemblywoman at press conferences, served on and conducted several political events, community district liaison. Responsible for identifying and resolving difficult and sensitive issues, identified constituent’s need’s and develop appropriate solutions. Coordinated and monitored work plans. Performed security details and performed personal bodyguard assignments. Director of Casework Operations (Hudson County) ( November 2000- March 20005 ). Office of Congressman Donald M. Payne, 10th Congressional District Newark, New Jersey. Served as Director of the Jersey City Congressional Office. Responsible for 4 assigned staff members and training, special projects, plan and completed executive orders, troubleshoot computer equipment and services. Provided a broad range of constituent services at improving effectiveness and efficiency for Housing, Immigration issues, Veteran Affairs, Social Security and governmental mandates. Represented the Congressman at political events, press conferences, local schools and conducted community seminars. Performed security details and performed personal bodyguard assignments. Distributed Systems Specialist / Systems Administrator : ( August 1999- October 2000 ). PA State Department of Health, Southwest District Office, Pittsburgh PA. Served as Systems Administrator for local and wide area network, responsible for the assistance and support to District Office, responsible for (12) State Health Centers, (2) Nursing Care Facilities and (69) Long Term Care Office Staff. Provided advanced PC’s and network troubleshooting, and problem resolution for staff, assist’s and trained staff in the use and maintenance of software packages including network and communication hardware and software applications. Assist DDP ( Division of Data Processing ) staff in the design, acquisition, installation, operation and maintenance of networks. Worked with consultants and contractors providing specific network services, provided monitoring data transmissions and detecting, troubleshooting, wiring and correction of data transmissions errors. Installed, upgraded, configure and test PC’s operating systems, replaced defective hardware and state applications. Performed file recovery and maintain file backup systems. Regional Sales Manager- Pittsburgh Region: ( November 1985- March 1997 ). Dudley Products Inc. Highpoint North Carolina. Developed regional sales territory and office distribution of professional hair products and skin care cosmetics. Supervised 30 technical support personnel and 60 door to door consultants. Charles E Johnson Jr. Page Two Dudley Products Inc. Cont: Provided customer services, sold products directly to clients, beauty supply stores, beauty colleges and schools, department store chains and prison systems establishing strong customer base. Performed daily inventory and responsible for customers budgets and accounting practices. Established call center departments for credit and collection of accounts and disbursements Usage of Compaq laptops and held hand computers, setup desktop’s Pc laser printers and other peripheral devices. Assisted in the development and installation of multimedia software for computer - based systems, and technical support Responsible for help desk support for field representatives. Developed training programs and conducted management seminars and workshops. Computer Analyst / Programming Scheduler: ( June 1983- November 1985 ). Internal Revenue Service ( IRS ), Cincinnati, Ohio. Implemented maintained and modified daily computerized scheduling and computer operation and programming functions. Prepared disk and tape preparations for technical runs. Supervised eight CRT operators. Assisted in the programming projects, equipment usage CDC 3500, Sperry Univac 9040, Honeywell 2050, General Electrics operating systems and IBM 360 Mainframes, performed services help desk duties. Computer Analyst/ Military Pay Analyst: ( June 1979- June 1983 ). US Army Finance and Accounting Center, Indianapolis, In ( Transferred in gov’t service ). Analyzed documents and reported pay of military accounts for the US Army, US Marines, US Air Force and US Navy. Performed research, updated master computer files and backup programs. Reported statistical data and computer generated reports, performed batch files for other computer linked operations and performed help desk support. Education: New Horizons Computer Learning Center ( December- 1999- July- 2000 ) Completed 96 hours. Pittsburgh, PA. Associates Degree, Network Management Program ( March- 1998 - June 1999 ). Computer Tech, Pittsburgh, PA Management Development (Supervision) Continual Education Program. ( 1979 ). Indiana University, Bloomington Indiana . Bachelors of Arts Degree in Business Administration ( Minor in Arts & Humanities / Computer Science ) 1976 Wilberforce University, Wilberforce Ohio

Government Service Executive

Irvington, NJ