References

A Bailey Island Girl Remembers

Janet Freeman Baribeau
153 McKeen St.
Brunswick, ME 04011
207.725.9810

Acknowledgement in her book: "To my editor Charles J. Martin - for providing me with the kind of constructive criticism, attention to detail and support that I was so desperately seeking."

Chief Executive Officer
Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Maine
189 Whitten Rd.
P.O. Box 5519
Augusta, ME 04332-5519

"Charlie Martin is a great resource for any business that needs clear, crisp writing. He adds great value to our written communications."

SwimVacation
P.O. Box 40
Bath, ME 04530
207.975.5489

"I asked Charlie to review my website for grammatical errors as well as for style. He combed through every word and phrase and came back to me with corrections and suggestions in a format that was easy to incorporate. My website is now polished and very readable, thanks to Charlie."

Landry / French Construction Co.
68 Mussey Rd.
Scarborough, ME 04074
Phone: 207.730.5566
Cell: 207.838.2792
Fax: 207.730.5667

"Charlie knows the right questions to ask me to get the information he needs. He returns with the information I was struggling to write, worded correctly and in precise English. He has also "cleaned up" many documents I have written and can always find errors I don't see, making my documents look more professional. He has saved me much time and effort, and the finished product is excellent!"

President
D&S Engineering, Inc.
P. O. Box 149
70 Spring St, Suite 3
Millinocket, Maine 04462

"D&S Engineering, Inc. provides a wide array of engineering services to public, commercial, and industrial clients. In early 2010 we realized that our proposals needed to have more aesthetic appeal, and we needed to customize the proposals to be more in line with the expectations of individual clients. Mr. Martin was retained to assist with this effort. He responded immediately and helped us present a professional proposal to a public client in a very limited amount of time."

Chief Executive Officer
Catholic Charities Maine
P.O. Box 10660
Portland, ME 04104-6060 

"Charlie is a great asset to Catholic Charities Maine! Communicating about the good works of our agency is vital in our business, and his talents help to make our content polished and professional."

Vice President
Woodard & Curran
41 Hutchins Drive
Portland, Maine 04102

"Charlie as a writer and editor of Specifications for the Commercial and Industrial Construction industries is a stickler for correct English usage and consistent formatting of specifications. He was beneficial in cleaning up our specification from a collection of independently generated and inconsistently formatted specifications to a set of documents that hang together like chapters in a book."

Fred Hahn
12 Court St.
Bath, Maine 04530
207-443-2276

"Charlie worked with me on the writing for my company brochure and other documents. I thought he did a wonderful job. Charlie is creative with his writing. I especially liked the fact that his writing is simple and does not include any technical jargon. We got exactly what we asked for and got it in a timely manner."

Helen Watts Engineering
455 Litchfield Road
Bowdoin, ME 04287
207-522-9366

"Charlie has experience working with technical people and turning gibberish into useful, easy-to-understand English. Everyone needs an editor; Charlie is a great choice!"

Business Development Coordinator
Capozza Tile & Floor Covering Center
267 Warren Avenue
Portland, Maine 04103

"When we decided that we needed to update our company marketing brochure I turned to Charlie for direction. He helped me to focus on the message we wanted to portray, and he kept me on schedule throughout the process. His professionalism and insight was invaluable in achieving a piece we are proud to distribute in the marketplace."

President and CEO
Atlantic Regional Federal Credit Union(ARFCU)
55 Cushing St.
P.O. Box 188
Brunswick, ME 04011-0188

"Charlie is a trusted partner for editing and proofing our quarterly newsletters and annual report. We appreciate having an external "set of eyes."

Marketing Manager
University Credit Union
Rangeley Road
Orono, ME 04469-5779

"It has been a pleasure working with Charlie on our newsletters. He is prompt, thorough and always takes the extra time to review his feedback with me. I look forward to continuing to work with Charlie in the future."

President
Maine Electric Power Systems
25 Jesse Rd.
Topsham, ME 04086

"I can think of no better writer than Charlie. He has helped me out on many occasions. I would recommend him anytime."

Vice President - Operations
Insurance Trust
Westbrook, Maine 04104
207-773-0925 or 800-287-3379 x307 
207-773-1281 Fax 

"Charlie is a valued resource for Insurance Trust. His proofreading and editing expertise is second to none, and he is a pleasure to work with. We highly recommend his services!

Will Van Mediation
24 Magean St.
Brunswick, ME 04011
Mobile: 207-721-2629

"Charlie had many good ideas for me in re-writing the content of my business brochures and for other marketing materials. It can be hard to condense a description of what I do, and Charlie's expert sense of finding the essential bullet points was key. He really understands how business writings are best assimilated by the target audience! I plan to use his expertise again for other documents and website content."

Project Learning Tree
153 Hospital Street
Augusta, Maine 04330
207 626-7990

"Charlie Martin has been a tremendous support to me as a grant advisor, as an editor, a colleague and a friend. When preparing grants and designing programs and outreach for my Environmental Education program, Charlie offered effective communication tips. On other occasions he provided references within his network that support my mission and goals. His immediate recognition and understanding of that mission was impressive."

From the acknowledgement in his memoir: "To my editor Charles Martin who worked very hard rearranging my ideas, correcting my grammar, and suggesting additions and deletions. Without him this book would not have gotten past the garbled stream of my consciousness writings."