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