Experience

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  CharlesWorks LLC

  • Peterborough, NH

  • Owner

    • Jun 1998 - Present
    • Peterborough, NH

    CharlesWorks was founded in 1998 by Charles Oropallo to provide digital marketing consultation, which is actually website development, SEO (Search Engine Optimization), website hosting on our own server infrastructure as well as offsite hosting, web site design, graphic design, logo design, web s...

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  Access-80

  • Peterborough, NH

  • Founder

    • Nov 1977 - Present
    • Peterborough, NH

    Access-80 was started in November 1977 by Charles Oropallo as a hobbyist Bulletin Board System (BBS) site that ran on really old computer systems (Tandy's Radio Shack TRS-80 originally running on a Z80 microprocessor and ultimately on a Z80A and then Z80B microprocessor). Such systems were th...

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  BNI

  • United States
  • Business Consulting and Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • BNI Member

    • Sep 2004 - Sep 2022

    Contact Charles Oropallo at CharlesWorks at 603-924-9867 if you are interested in being a guest at either of the Keene NH BNI meetings. Be Robin Snow's guest at the Thursday morning ABC BNI meeting 7:30-9am: details at https://ElmCityBNI.com or be Evan Cole's guest at the Tuesday morning Elm City chapter meeting 9-10:30am: see https://ElmCityBNI.com for details. Both these chapters are what's called hybrid chapters: they meet in person the first week of each month and over Zoom the remaining weeks.

  • Visitor Host

    • Apr 2011 - Mar 2012

    The ABC (Active Business Connections) BNI Chapter in Keene NH meets Thursday mornings at Bentley Commons on Water Street from 7:30-9am. Call Charles Oropallo at CharlesWorks at 603-924-9867 if you are interested in being my guest at the Keene Thursday morning meeting, or Robin Snow's guest at the Keene Wednesday morning meeting at Bentley Commons. The meetings happen at the same time.

  • Vice President

    • Apr 2010 - Mar 2011

    Contact Charles Oropallo at CharlesWorks at 603-924-9867 if you are interested in being a guest at either of the Keene NH BNI meetings. Be Robin Snow's guest at the Thursday morning ABC BNI meeting 7:30-9am: details at https://ElmCityBNI.com or be Evan Cole's guest at the Tuesday morning Elm City chapter meeting 9-10:30am: see https://ElmCityBNI.com for details. Both these chapters are what's called hybrid chapters: they meet in person the first week of each month and over Zoom the remaining weeks.

  • Membership Committee

    • Apr 2005 - Mar 2011

    The ABC (Active Business Connections) BNI Chapter in Keene NH meets Thursday mornings at Bentley Commons on Water Street from 7:30-9am. Call Charles Oropallo at CharlesWorks at 603-924-9867 if you are interested in being my guest at the Keene Thursday morning meeting, or Robin Snow's guest at the Keene Wednesday morning meeting at Bentley Commons. The meetings happen at the same time.

  • Director

    • Nov 2005 - Dec 2008

    Directed 5 local BNI chapters located in southern and western New Hampshire - Elm City BNI in Keene NH, Twin State BNI in Lebanon NH, Upper Valley BNI also in Lebanon NH, Southern NH Referrals Group BNI in Nashua NH, Greater Peterborough BNI in Peterborough NH.

  • Vice President

    • Apr 2005 - Mar 2006

    The ABC (Active Business Connections) BNI Chapter in Keene NH meets Thursday mornings at Bentley Commons on Water Street from 7:30-9am. Call Charles Oropallo at CharlesWorks at 603-924-9867 if you are interested in being my guest at the Keene Thursday morning meeting, or Robin Snow's guest at the Keene Wednesday morning meeting at Bentley Commons. The meetings happen at the same time.

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  Alternatives to Violence Project NH

  • Peterborough, NH

  • State Coordinator

    • Feb 1993 - Jan 2022
    • Peterborough, NH

    Charles Oropallo oversees the operations of the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVPNH) in New Hampshire. AVPNH organizes and facilitates experiential workshops in non-violent conflict resolution, mostly in the New Hampshire State Prison system. People often forget that violence includes things ...

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  Bond Wellness Center

  • Peterborough, NH

  • Member

    • Jun 2011 - Jul 2016
    • Peterborough, NH

    The Bond Wellness Center in Peterborough NH at the Monadnock Community Hospital was a great place to go to exercise and stay fit. Very positive attitude and plenty of help from all the staff there. Unfortunately, it closed down shortly after the start of the COVID pandemic in 2020.

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  ACN

  • Global

  • Independent Representative

    • Aug 2008 - Aug 2011
    • Global

    Provided dialup services, business & residential telephone services, wireless services, digital VOIP services, digital video phone (videophone) services, wireless broadband services, security system services, satellite TV services.

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  David Cantagallo and RTT Associates

  • Manchester, NH

  • Mental Health Therapist

    • Dec 2000 - Jul 2001
    • Manchester, NH

    Performed duties of mental health therapist: facilitated group therapy for a fifty-two week Social Skills group for Sex Offenders, a thirty-six week Anger Management based Domestic Violence Prevention Group for domestic violence offenders and batterers, and a sixteen week Substance Abuse Group. A...

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  TeleReach, Inc

  • Manchester, NH

  • Telemarketer

    • Jun 1998 - Oct 1998
    • Manchester, NH

    Telemarketer, primarily marketing newspapers, mortgage refinancing

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  Brookstone

  • Nashua, NH

  • System Operator

    • Jun 1998 - Jun 1998
    • Nashua, NH

    AS400 system operator

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  Raytheon

  • Wolfboro, MA

  • Engineer

    • Jan 1982 - Mar 1985
    • Wolfboro, MA

    Missile systems engineer, software & hardware design, Radar Data Processor debugging, technical writer, proofreader, field engineering & support, systems instructor

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  Oropallo Construction & Electrical Contract...

  • East Greenbush, NY

  • CEO

    • Jan 1977 - Dec 1982
    • East Greenbush, NY

    Accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, taxes, computer programmer and operator, human resource management, site supervisor, estimator, carpenter, electrician, plumber

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  Barb's Yarn & Crafts

  • East Greenbush, NY

  • Co-Owner

    • Jan 1977 - Nov 1982
    • East Greenbush, NY

    Accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, taxes, retail salesperson, inventory control, computer programmer and operator, wholesale buyer, human resource management, supervisor

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  Amtrak

  • Rensselaer, NY

  • Field Service Technician

    • May 1975 - Nov 1977
    • Rensselaer, NY

    Diesel electric and jet turbine powered locomotive electrician working primarily on passenger service trains, field service technician, electrical foreman, DOT electrical inspector

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  Conrail

  • Selkirk, NY

  • Electrician

    • Jun 1972 - May 1975
    • Selkirk, NY

    Diesel electric powered locomotive electrician working primarily on locomotives used for freight train service, field service technician, electrical foreman, DOT electrical inspector

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  Norton Company

  • Watervliet, NY

  • Laboratory Technician

    • Apr 1972 - Jun 1972
    • Watervliet, NY

    Laboratory technician testing for proper grit mix composition in sandpaper samples

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  United States Marine Corps

  • Parris Island SC, San Diego CA, Oceanside CA, O...

  • Lance Corporal

    • Apr 1969 - Apr 1972
    • Parris Island SC, San Diego CA, Oceanside CA, O...

    Boot camp in Parris Island, SC Platoon 157, then infantry training in Camp LeJeune, NC. Duties in San Diego, CA included electronics student, electronic repair, telecommunications maintenance, legal investigations, and departmental clerk. Duties in Camp Pendleton, CA included machine gunner, forc...