Charles Swegles has an extensive and diverse business background. Currently, he is the co-publisher and vice president of the Santa Barbara Daily Sound, a free 5 day-a-week community newspaper.

His work experience includes the following: He is on the Board of Directors of Conano Corp., a Carpinteria company with patented nanotechnology that improves the characteristics of powder coatings. He was recruited as one of the core members and team leader of EverythingOffice.com, an Internet retailer startup that expanded to 180 employees nationally.

He held a principal position and participated in sales, marketing and business development for Mammoth Financial Services Corporation, an automated collection service for commercial credit. He was market development manager for Alliance Manufacturing Software, a Santa Barbara-based company, which was at one time rated one of the fastest growing software companies in the U.S.

As president and co-founder of Atsoft, Charles initiated an agreement with Microsoft to develop multimedia titles on CD-ROM. He negotiated agreements with AT&T, Micron Computers and Kinko’s to create information dissemination techniques for sales, marketing, product training and instruction.

Charles helped modernize Westerlay Roses, Inc., Carpinteria, CA. As chief information officer at We Care Corp., pharmaceuticals and products distribution, Charles was
responsible for a substantial customer base increase through acquisitions of competing companies.

He also implemented information systems to improve customer service and sales. At OTEC Corp., a San Francisco, Hong Kong and Santa Barbara company, where he was a principal partner, his primary function was selling investment properties to global investors. He managed projects and joint ventures.

And, he was one of the founders of Alpha Catamarans, a Santa Barbara boat designer and builder that became Nacra Catamarans.

Charles Swegles has an AA degree from Diablo Valley College and was a business major at University of California, Santa Barbara, CA. He studied computer science at Bryant & Stratton College, studied cultural anthropology and Spanish at the University of the Americas, Mexico City, D.F. He also studied at Millard School.

Charles served his country in the US Army as a MASH unit surgical technician and medical instructor. He has continued his education in sales and marketing, e-Commerce, business development, computer systems and software as well as other personal and professional interests. He is the father of two and has founded SAC Projects, a 501(c)(3) organization of volunteer seniors who mentor children.

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