Charles Arneson has over 25 years of experience leading organizations and managing people, resources, operations, and projects. He has a proven track record of improving efficiency, reducing costs, and increasing performance metrics. His background includes roles in program management, personnel management, training, quality control, and marketing/recruiting for both military and university organizations.

1. CHARLES W. ARNESON JR.
845 Pine Valley Dr 3F (270) 855-9774
Elizabethtown, KY 42701 arnesoncw@gmail.com
DIRECTOR/LEADER/EDUCATOR/ANALYST
Proven high-paced organizational leader with 25+ years of experience with success managing people,
material, and financial resources; hands-on, in-depth background in operations; training, personnel,
marketing, sales, and administrative management in diverse organizations.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Program Management Student Recruitment Leadership Development Quality Control
Organizational Development Team Building Conflict Resolution Public Speaking
Inventory Management Marketing Communications Problem Solving Analysis
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
OPERATIONAL AND QUALITY CONTROLMANAGEMENT
 Successfully led and supervised diverse teams from three to over two hundred personnel.
 Directly responsible for people, equipment and financial management under deadlines and
declining resources in various environments and conditions.
 Developed and monitored various internal control programs which improved operational
efficiency within the organization.
 Effectively managed multi-million dollar projects and organizational budgets.
 Developed plans for synchronizing operations across a multi-state area resulting in a savings of
nearly $100,000 in travel and personnel costs annually.
 Slashed payroll and benefits administration cost by 43% while meeting the program requirement
standards. Ensured 33 deliverables were accurately submitted on time to the government
according to the Program Work Statement generating over $66M in annual revenue.
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 Coordinated work efforts for the executive staff of an organization of one thousand multicultural
men and women.
 Directed the day-to-day personnel and administrative management functions, including all
correspondence,briefings, conferences,and daily tasks.
 Restructured the administrative staff, by eliminating redundancy and reassigning tasks improving
efficiency, morale, and effectiveness of the office.
 Earned a top 10% national ranking among 274 Army ROTC departments.
TRAINING MANAGEMENT
 Directed a team of ten personnel in the implementation of a comprehensive and long-term
multiple million dollar training program under budget.
 Planned, organized and conducted the new equipment training of more than 1,000 personnel
 Evaluated training and implemented improvements resulting in a 98% completion rate.
 Improved training by 25% with 20% less staff.
 Department head for development and implementation of training strategy for a large public state
university for over 100 college students at no cost to the university.
 Resulted in the integration of training programs conducted at several different geographic
locations, improving training effectiveness by 50%.
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
 Researched,produced and directed studies, assessments,and briefings on information technology
(IT) and office automation for national organization of over 370,000 personnel.
 While working closely with private industry, planned and conducted two high level operational
tests and evaluations to facilitate the IT system’s fielding.

2.  Authored a national-level doctrinal manual on the Army’s implementation of information
operations and knowledge-based warfare.
 Co-authored briefings on the same subject that were presented to the CEO responsible for Army
training and doctrine development, and members of the Secretary of Army staff, and the Office of
Secretary of Defense.
 Maintained automated databases,improving database accuracy by 100%.
MARKETING/RECRUITING
 Extensive practical hands on experience in client relations, prospect management and sales.
 Increased student enrollment of a college department by 33% during the first school year and
increased scholarship awards by 300%.
 Proven tactful demeanor and inter-personal skills to get results, build teams,and enhance
productivity of employees while meeting customer’s needs.
 Consistently made or exceeded junior military officer production for a university department for
12 years.
 Leverage social media, cyber recruiting to engage and educate prospects, family members and
Centers of Influence to Army ROTC opportunities.
PROFESSIONAL WORK HISTORY
QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER 11/2012 – 10/2014
ROTC PM Office,Radcliff, KY
MANAGEMENT ANALYST 03/2012 – 11/2012
US Army Cadet Command, Fort Knox, KY
RECRUITING AND ADMISSION OFFICER 07/2000 – 03/2012
ASSISTANT PROFESSOROF MILITARY SCIENCE (2000 – 2011)
Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
CHAIRMAN 07/1996 – 07/2000
Military Science and Leadership Department
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
EDUCATIONS/LEADERSHIP TRAINING/JOB RELATED TRAINING
Master ofArts
Concentration: Public Administration and Affairs
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor ofScience
Major: Geography (Urban and Regional Planning)
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (Graduate-level)
U.S. Army Combined Arms Staff School (Graduate-level)
LANGUAGES
German (Familiar)
AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS
7th Brigade Recruiting Operations Officer of the Year (x2)
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star