Ernie Chartier Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

With over 40 years in the Consumer Electronics industry, Audio Advice has the experience and resources to make your home sound and look great, and simply be a JOY to live in. Come see us in our Raleigh showroom, or contact me to come visit you in your home. Either way, we can start to put together your dream system.

Cary NC

Magnolia Design Center is a specialty AV retailer, inside of the Best Buy store in Cary NC. I help clients in our showroom and in their homes, to find the right solutions.We handle Fully Integrated systems for Homeowners: Enterprise grade IP Networks & Wi-Fi Solutions, Premium TV & Stereo Listening Rooms, High-End Home Theater, Distributed AV, and Control.

France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Iceland....

Took some amazing time off to recharge before transitioning back to my 1st career. Everyone should do this.

Southern Pines, NC And Davidson NC

Multiple locations in NCCommunity Lead Managers Was in charge of Sales & Marketing to prospective residents and their families.Management of 110-124 unit “Independent-Living” senior retirement apartment communities.Provide supervision & training for 20+ staff members and maintain good resident relations daily.

Roanoke, VA

On-site Management of a 109 unit Independent Living senior retirement apartment community. Part of a 4 person Management team who help direct resident services that include Maintenance & Housekeeping, Food Services, Enrichment Activities, out-sourced Home Health Care, and Transportation for 114 residents. These duties are handled while also focusing on.

Lexington SC

Owned and operated a small restaurant/coffee-shop with a European-Bistro style menu. Managed an attached rental venue that we used for concerts, art events and in-house catered business meetings, seminars, and private parties. Handled new lead prospecting & cold calls to corporate & medical accounts and other area businesses including schools and churches..

Formed relationships throughout North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, thus tripling the active dealer count, producing a nine-fold Increase in sales volume in the territory. Trained dealers in a classroom setting on the Colorado vNet product line: Touch Screen LCD panels beautifully controlling digital audio and lighting, IP network cameras, HVAC &.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

Helped to diversify this commercial A/V company’s portfolio by creating a high-end residential division. Helped builders and architects promote a structured whole-house Pre-Wiring Package, to prepare for future technologies. Designed & sold custom systems to their home-owners including: integrated audio, video, home theater, cable/satellite television.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

• Communicated with clients, builders and other subcontractors, to help define & guide the scope of the project.
• Responsible for ordering equipment & tracking Project Installation Timelines
• Directly involved in onsite installation of various electronic systems
• Completed all final testing, system control programming & client training
• Trained & developed install crews to be knowledgeable and efficient, from the pre-wire to the final installation

System Designer Certification, Consumer Electronics

Longstanding member of this International Trade Organization, which provides training and career support to professionals in the consumer.

Business Management

Sound Engineering

Intensive course focused on the art and science of Sound Recording and Mixing, both for Live Concerts and for the Studio.

Computer Programming And Accounting