Paul Edward Coletti xxxxxxxxx@aol.

com
34 Columbia Ave. home: 617-xxx-xxxx
Newton, MA 02464 mobile: 617-xxx-xxxx

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Bay Community College, Wellesley, Massachusetts 1973 - 1974

A.S. Business Administration / Accounting

Honors: Phi Theta Kappa, Dean’s List: Fall 1973, Spring 1973, Fall 1974, Spring 1974,
elected President of 1974 Class, Most Outstanding Graduate awarded by faculty
and administration, 1974 Silver Key recipient, “Who’s Who American Colleges
and Universities - 1974 edition”, Appointed Board of Trustee member (1981 -
1987); Facilitated 1973 legislative appropriation of $5.5 million to purchase the
present 98 acre Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley campus

Northeastern University - Lincoln College, Boston, Massachusetts 1967-1970

Three years academic credits toward B.S. Math Physics (incomplete)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

City of Newton, Newton, Massachusetts 1984-present

Chairman of Finance (Alderman at Large - Ward 5; appointed and confirmed)
• Responsible for annual $300 million City Budget including Legislative Budget Review,
Approval Agenda, capital improvements, and Water and Sewer Dept. Enterprise Funds
• Oversee annual real property valuation, assessment and taxation of greater than $15 billion
in commercial, residential and industrial property in Newton
• Oversee City Comptroller, Treasurer, Human Resources, Information Technology,
Purchasing Functions including procurement and purchasing of vendor services
• Establish investment guidelines for $240 million City of Newton independent Pension
Trust Fund and monitor quarterly performance to meet annual goals
• Lone aldermanic liaison between Mayor, Executive Officer, Chief Administrative Officer
and Budget Director for consult on capital improvements, legal settlement approvals,
collective bargaining, budget/income forecasting, etc.

City of Newton, Newton, Massachusetts 1978 - present

Alderman At Large - Ward 5
• Elected sixteen consecutive two-year terms (thirty-two years); Second longest consecutive
serving elected official in City of Newton history
• Member: Finance Committee (1978 - present), Public Safety (1979-1996), Programs and
Services (1996-present), Audit Committee / Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (1996
- present)
• Awards: 2006 Myra Award by Citizens for Affordable Housing in Newton Development
Organization, Inc. for “demonstrating the most courage in standing up for affordable
housing in the face of adversity”

National Environmental Services, Inc., Newton, MA 1999 - 2006

Vice President Finance and Business Development
 • Independently capitalized, formed and developed Massachusetts-based regional start-up
environmental company to $3.5 million in annual sales with licenses in all New England
states and New York
• Directly responsible for all financial operations including: accounts receivables, accounts
payable, capitalization, procurement, payroll, negotiation with vendors, subcontractors and
real estate leases, orchestrated mergers and acquisitions, human resources, employment
contracts and management of health insurance plan, growth strategy and business
development

World Realty and Development, LLC, Newton, MA 1998-1999

Vice President
• Oversaw multi-million dollar construction of commercial and residential developments in
Massachusetts including conceptualization and start-up of Massachusetts-based
restaurant chain

ERA Wellesley / Wellesley Development, Wellesley, MA 1996-1998

Realtor (Licensed 1996 - present)
• Real estate development of high-end residential real estate in Wellesley and Weston
• Site management, including interaction with contractors and compliance with
construction specifications for real estate development

Paul E. Coletti Contracting, Newton, MA 1989-2009

Independent Services Consultant
• Independently provided consulting and management services in small business
management, real estate development, residential renovations, residential leases, personal
income tax preparation and personal wealth management and investment

Microwave Associates, Burlington, MA 1978-1989

Engineer I
• Design and fabrication of electronic devices for U.S. Department of Defense
• Design and construction of Class 1 clean room facilities for production of defense
electronics at former Wang Laboratories Production Facility in Lowell, Massachusetts
• Managed high volume defense electronics product line and processed materials for GaAs
IMPATT devices and silicon Cermachips line used in defensive radar systems and missile
guidance systems

Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA 1970-1978

Device Operation Design Engineer I
• One of only five people in the United States of America to develop the technology for
processing gallium arsenide for defense electronics technology
• Lead team of six engineers to develop manufacturing and methods technology to produce
sophisticated gallium arsenide technology for United State Air Force and Navy missile
programs
• Acquisition of national competitors and documentation of technology and process
technique with re-establishment of processes for application in Waltham based special
microwave operations and research division requiring consolidation of new products in
Massachusetts from New York, New Jersey and California

PUBLICATIONS
Heaton, J., Coletti, P., Park, J., et als. “Hermetic Packaging of Series Combined GaAs L-H-L
Profile IMPAAT Chips.” (1979) presented at Cornell University and various publications