RESUME

Ken Paton

11389 NW Ridge Road, Portland, OR 97229

503-645-5630 • 503-805-0772 (cell)

Bowling Experience

Twenty years as financial advisor to the bowling industry

    • Placed more than $160 million in more than 100 funded bowling loans primarily with SBA guaranteed loans
    • Negotiated funding for 42 ownership changes
    • Negotiated funding for 28 refinances
    • Represented buyer or seller in 18 ownership changes
    • Advised lender on 9 distressed loans with recovery in excess of 95% of lenders’ loan balances
    • Partner in a 24 lane bowling based family entertainment center in Beaverton, Oregon and a 32 lane bowling based FEC in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Speaker

    • Bowl Expo national bowling convention
    • East Coast Bowling Centers Convention regional convention
    • West Coast Bowling Convention regional convention

Contributing Writer

  • International Bowling Industry magazine 2000 – 2010
  • The RMA Journal (banking) November/December 2012 issue
  • Bowling Center Management magazine 2018 – Present

Education

  • University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    BA 1972
  • Lewis and Clark Law School, Portland, OR
    Law courses 1973 – 1975
  • Portland State University, Portland, OR
    MBA courses 1976 – 1977

Licensing

  • CPA – 1978 to 1990
  • Real Estate Broker – 1985 to present