Pete Paladino:  

Catch 'em up on what you've done and who you are: Married in March of 1966 to the girl I took to our Senior Prom. Started a family immediately, a son in October 1966 (Peter Jr.) and a daughter (Rose Ann) in September 1969. Have been blessed with two granddaughters: Brooke 10 and Bailey 8 - the loves of my life. In the photo, Bailey is to the left and Brooke is on the right. Started my corporate career in June 1966 with Air Reduction Co., Inc. in the Office Services Dept. and enrolled at Rutgers University's evening division in January 1967 as an Accounting Major. Promoted to the credit department in August of 1968 and have had a successful 40 year career in the Commercial Credit Management Profession. Advancing to a Director Level, have held the top credit management positions for Apex Records, Inc. (1971-76), GRT Corporation (1976-78), Atari, Inc. (1978-86), Businessland, Inc. (1987-90), Sega of America, Inc. (1991-93) and concluded my corporate affiliation with Youth Entertainment Systems Corp. (1993-99). Of all my corporate affliations, my association with Atari, the company that introduced Pong and TV Video Games was certainly the most exciting - Atari was a wholly owned subsidiary of WCI (Warner Communications, Inc.) and WCI, our parent organization, had a rich tradition in the Music and Movie Industries. I joined the management team that was credited with turning the company around and Atari became the fastest growing company in American Business History at the time. Within a short two year period, Atari's sales went from a mere $90 million to well over $2.5 billion. What a ride and an incredible experience. Atari was a first cabin operation and we spared no expense when it came to advertising, promotion and wining and dining our customers. I advanced to the position of Director, Worldwide Credit Operations & Customer Accounting and managed a department of fifty plus subordinates and had seven direct reports. In June of 1984 when the company fell on hard times and was sold to a group of private investors, I joined the "Transition Team" and managed the liquidation of a $250 million receivable. I also acted as a liason between WCI and the New Investors. These were difficult times and my task proved to be a very challenging assignment! It certainly tested ones resolve and a variety of management skills! Subsequent to my last corporate association with Youth Entertainment Systems Corp., started my own consulting company in the commercial credit management field. Our client list includes several high profile companies - Fritz Companies, Inc., Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc., Adac Labs, Inc., Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. and several small to medium sized firms. Moved to San Jose, California in September of 76' on a corporate promotion/relocation and have been in the San Francisco Bay Area since then. Purchased a lovely, 5 bedroom, 3 bath home with an in-ground pool on a cul-de-sac in the Blossom Valley Area of San Jose and this has been our residence for the past 32 years. Over the years, I've been back to the New Jersey Metropoltian Area on business and vacation no less than 250 times. Am a seasoned business traveler with over 3 million air miles traveling all over North America and have been to Europe (Monte Carlo, Principality of Monaco and Italy: Rome, Naples, Sorrento, Pompei and Capri), the Las Hadas Resort in Manzanillo, Mexico as seen in the Movie "10" with Bo Derek and Dudley Moore and spent two we...Expand for more