Mr. Harold R. Charles is the President and CEO of GREEN ACE, LLC., a Florida based small business specializing in Commercial Building Inspection; Engineering Design; Construction Management; Construction and Facilities Management services.  

Mr. Charles has his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of the District of Columbia (1986) and a M.S. in Environmental Management from the University of Maryland (1994). Mr. Charles also holds the following titles:

• Registered Professional Engineer 
  • District of Columbia:  10625
  • Maryland:  22922
  • Virginia:  0402 039161
  • Florida:  60447
  • Louisiana:  45048
• ICC Commercial Building Inspector No. 8726033
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP)
• Certified Construction Quality Manager with Naval Facilities Command (NAVFAC) and US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE)
• Certified General Contractor
  • District of Columbia:  64004399
  • Maryland:  85934
  • Virginia Class A:  2705115611A
  • Florida:  CGC1524490

Mr. Charles’ credentials also include an exceptional career with the Federal Government.  He served as a Civil Engineer and Environmental Coordinator for the DC Air National Guard at Andrews Air Force Base from 1987 to 1994; as an Environmental Protection Specialist for the US Army at the Pentagon from 1994 to 1995; as a Civil/Environmental Engineer for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from 1995 to 1998; and as an Environmental Engineer for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 1998 to 2006.

Our President worked for FEMA Headquarters in Washington, DC in the late 1990s as a Civil Engineer and Environmental Officer for the Response and Recovery Directorate. He has been deployed to several disaster sites to work with local communities, performed damage survey reports, damage assessments, structural assessment and evaluation of damaged facilities.

Mr. Charles has also been the Principal-in-Charge of CEEPCO Contracting, LLC since 2003 and participates actively in the following organizations:

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Green Building Council Institute (GBCI)

International Code Council (ICC)

Construction Trades Qualifying Board of Miami Dade County

HONORS AND RECOGNITION

• Key to the County – Issued by Mayor Carlos A Gimenez, March 2017
• 2016 Best of Silver Spring Awards - Building Construction
• US Small Business Administration Washington Metropolitan Area District Office 2014 Small Business Person of the Year Representing the State of Maryland
• Montgomery County Council in Maryland issued to Harold Charles a Proclamation in recognition of CEEPCO’s entrepreneurial presence in Montgomery County
• Certificate of Special Recognition for Entrepreneurship and Leadership in the State of Maryland, issued by Senator Benjamin Cardin to Harold Charles, 2014
• Certificate of Special Recognition for Outstanding Performance in the State of Maryland, issued by Senator Benjamin Cardin to CEEPCO Contracting, 2014
• 2014 Caribbean Business & Economic Development Change-Maker award from HRA's Institute for Business Innovation
• Small Business Institute for Excellence in Commerce (SBIEC) 2013 Maryland Excellence in Commerce Award
• Digicel 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year in the Construction sector in Haiti

Harold R. Charles, PE, CGC, ICC, PMP, LEED AP

President / CEO

GREEN ACE