1. To Whom It May Concern:
I am writingtowholeheartedlyendorseTimPaladinoforanypositionof supervisoryorsales
management.He wouldmake anoutstandingleader, be itmarketgrowth,bottomline contributionor
improvingthe skillsandproductivityof histeam.
I firstmetTim whenIwas assignedasDivisionManagerforsevenMarketTerritories forSafelite Glass
Corp.Tim had justbeenpromotedtoGeneral Managerfor the Charlotte Marketarea whichcovered
portionsof Northand SouthCarolinaundermysupervision. We workedtogetherforfive yearsuntil I
leftthe company to joinmywife’sfamilybusiness.
In mycareer as Executive Vice Presidentof twonational companies,WesternAutoSupplyandCash
AmericaInternational,alongwithSafelite,Ineverhada betterGeneral Manager.
Tim isan energetic,hardworking, reliable anddedicatedmanager.He increasedourmarketshare in
excessof fiftypercentwhile consistentlyrankinginthe topfive percent,oftennumberone,of the fifty
plusMarket TerritoriesSafelite hadnationwide,incontributionperunit.He didthisinall clientlevelsof
cash, insurance andcommercial entities.
Tim wasalwaysveryflexibleandeagertotake on new challenges.Forexample,whenthe company
wantedtoexpandto additional daily hours,Timwasthe firstto volunteer.He thensuggested we
expandtoSundayopenings, whichhadneveroccurredatSafelite.Bothaddedtomarketshare growth
and profitability.
Organizedanddiligent,Timquicklylearnedtechnologysystemsandsoftware thatwere unfamiliaror
new.He was a” guineapig”for newcompanyprograms.He alsowasamong the firstto setup a local
technical trainingcenterforall newtechniciansinthe Division.
Althoughareal taskmaster,Timwouldpersonallyspendhisowntime andmoney beyondthatof the
company,to helphisassociateswhentheywereinneedprofessionallyorpersonally.Thiswasan
attribute Irarelyfoundinmy entire career.
He didnot knowthe meaningof toomanyhours or dayswhen it came to the successof hismarketor
hisstaff’sneeds.
I’mconvincedTimwill be asgreat an assetto yourcompanyas he wasto Safelite.Please feelfree to
contact me if you’dlike anyadditionalinformation.
Sincerely,
Terry Kuntz
Owner,Vice PresidentandGeneral Manager
SamsonFuel andTrucking
2285 RidgewayAve.
Rochester,NY14626
585-254-6010 Cell 704-236-1323
