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Work References

A Sample of Charles E Bradbury's References
Quotes from former managers, peers, direct reports, consultants, business partners and customers

"His broad knowledge of Information Systems and Technology, experience in large scale IT shops, his thirst for current technology, techniques, coupled with good management skills makes him uniquely qualified to assume responsibility for management in the Information Technology discipline" .... My former manager (Senior VP) at CareFirst 

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"Charlie's career focused in management information systems, innovation, merger environment, and leading the business & technical project to redefine the core business direction from indemnity to a leader in managed care. Charlie was instrumental in expanding the knowledge of personal computer technology and applications throughout the company" ... A marketing executive (Executive VP) 

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"I have worked with Charlie for four years and have found him to be extremely customer focused, whether it be his internal customers in the operations area or our external customers." ... A VP of Customer Implementation

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"Charlie inherited a mess .... [he] confronted these problems head on, often working against the preconceptions of some of the less "enlightened" interests in the company ... He successfully developed a strategic vision ... replaced the company's obsolete hardware ... hired key staff and began the evolution of culture within the IT organization that are needed to be successful. He initiated and led efforts to successfully ensure that our systems were Y2K compliant ..." a VP of Underwriting and Pricing  

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"Charlie also excels in his customer focus. The IT organization he inherited had strayed from their internal/external customer orientation and Charlie successfully transformed them into a service organization. Charlie pioneered IT retention and recognition programs that were effective at dramatically reducing IT turnover and significantly improving IT morale. As a consumer of IT services, I felt supported by Charlie and his leadership team and knew that I could walk into Charlie's office at any time to discuss any business or IT related issue and gain his support "... An internal customer (Director) Back to Top
"Charlie has been instrumental in improving the IT infrastructure and capabilities of CareFirst....  Charlie is a well skilled and very experienced executive. He has managed large teams, is proficient and up-to-date in the new technologies, understands health insurer / managed care systems and operations, and is experienced in infrastructure replacement, including core systems. 
In addition to technical skills and experience, Charlie is intensely loyal, provides a tireless commitment to achieving established goals, and is a fiscally prudent manager" ... A Partner at a Big 5 consulting firm

"Mr. Bradbury is an effective executive leader. He is a committed individual and a man of his word. His knowledge of the Information Technology and Healthcare Industries is outstanding. He has the skills and experience as a Chief Information Officer that would add value to any senior executive business team" ... A Business Partner 

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[ Re: Merger of two BlueCross & BlueShield Companies] "Charlie came into the process not only with the prior experience of what works and does not work, but also having researched the issue. This was my introduction to how Charlie approached every new situation. He always does his research, bringing information about what other leading organizations have done about the issue.

Charlie is a strategic thinker and planner. In his organization he was instrumental in developing an IT Blueprint. The Blueprint addressed all the key technologies that all healthcare organizations had to have. The technologies included Internet, core managed care systems, care management systems and data warehousing. Most importantly, the Blueprint’s strongest backers were business leaders.

On a personal note, Charlie was a pleasure to work with. He has a great sense of humor and uses it to great effect. He always maintains a positive viewpoint, regardless of the difficulty of the present moment" ... A Peer (VP)

"Charles’s knowledge of information technology has great breadth and depth.  He fully comprehends all aspects of information technology; both large and small.  He has the innate ability to grasp new technology concepts and apply those to the business needs of an organization.  I have seen him operate in the boardroom and in the computer room.  He is at ease with executives and with programmers.  He as the ability to lead deep business discussions with executive level officers or give direction to technical personnel.  He understands how to apply information technology toward sound business solutions.  His ability to balance business needs with information technology allows him to achieve success in the delivery of technology based business solutions" ... A former direct report  (Director) 

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"Charlie is very results oriented, creative, and dedicated.  His professionalism is unmatched. Charlie’s leadership and technical skills were evident by his ability to shift the organization from a mainframe-centered organization to a more contemporary technical application infrastructure. "  A Senior Technology Executive. 

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"Under Charles' leadership the system that was put in place was without a doubt superior to anything any other related business had" ... My manager (VP) at Marriott's Great America 

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[Charlie is] "a very capable, strong, intelligent, data processing executive." ... "one of the things I  liked was that Charlie seemed to be able to communicate better than almost any other data processing person I have ever been around. Most data processing people think and speak in data processing terms. Charlie was able to translate those terms for other members of the organization." ... A Peer at Marriott's Great America (Director) 

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"Charlie is a very good planner, he has very good people skills and he is very strong technically ...   He is a first class person, who got along with everyone including the officers and his employees. He has a very strong work ethic. He probably worked more Saturdays than anyone else here. He came early and left late. He's morally very strong and I would certainly recommend him to any other organization." ... The CEO at California Vision Service Plan. 

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