Experience

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  Carmel Realty Company

  • Broker Associate

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  Carmel Realty Company

  • Carmel, CA

  • Broker Associate

    • Jan 1986 - Present
    • Carmel, CA

    Paul has specialized in the Monterey Peninsula since he entered the business in 1986. Although he has listed and sold properties in all ten of the Peninsula markets, he has focused principally on Carmel, Pebble Beach, Carmel Valley, Pacific Grove and Monterey..He has distinguished himself as the only regular newspaper columnist publishing quarterly reports on both the single family home and the condominium markets. Both of these reports, current and past, can be found on his website at www.carmelabodes.comPaul s especially adept at working with out-of-town buyers. He is excellent at helping them get an understanding of locations and values prior to making offers

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  The Pewter Shop, Inc.

  • Carmel, CA

  • President

    • Aug 1979 - Dec 1985
    • Carmel, CA

    With my wife Nellie as working partner opened the Pewter Shop in The Barnyard in Carmel, CA. This business started in March 1978 when Nellie, the family and I were still living in Rio de Janeiro. We hired a local manager to run the business until we could get relocated to Carmel. This business specialized in marketing, both in the store and through direct mail campaigns, John Somers Pewter which we imported from Brazil. Nellie ran the retail and I managed the wholesale aspect as we were agents for John Somers in the United States.Nellie ran retail full time until we closed the shop at the end of 1993. After I entered real estate in 1986 I did double duty by running the wholesale business at night.

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  Ouro Preto Collection

  • Rio de Janeiro Area, Brazil

  • Managing Partner

    • Oct 1974 - Jul 1979
    • Rio de Janeiro Area, Brazil

    Managing partner of a direct marketing firm in Rio specializing in the creation and marketing of collections of medallions in gold and silver commemorating famous eras or personalities in Brazilian history. These collections included Brasil Imperial, Os Bandeirantes, Os Presidentes, Os Orixas and Os Profetas de Aleijadinho. The firm also developed numerous campaigns to market John Somers Pewter.

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  Murden and Company

  • New York City

  • Public Affairs Specialist

    • Jul 1970 - Oct 1974
    • New York City

    Speech writing, brochure preparation, publicity campaigns, business liaison and meeting planning in the United States, Latin America and England. Clients included H. J. Heinz Company, The Fidelity Bank in Philadelphia, The Agribusiness Council, ADELA, EXXON, and numerous prominent individuals including H. J. Heinz II, Senator Jacob Javits, Miriam Javits, Arthur H. Dean, chief U.S. negotiator at Panmunjeom where he helped negotiate the treaty that ended the Korean War, General Lucius Clay, known for his administration of occupied Germany after World War II, Israel Klabin.

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  Sterling Drug

  • New York City

  • Public Relations Manager _ Latin America

    • Jul 1968 - Jun 1970
    • New York City

    Worked on promotions and conferences in Latin America relating to Sterling Drug's huge over-the-counter drug business and large ethical drug business under the Winthrop Laboratories label. An interesting aside is that David Corcoran, who was president of Sterling's international division, was a brother of Thomas Corcoran, the famous "Tommy the Cork," a notable and witty personality in the Franklin Roosevelt administration. Got to meet Tommy at a party in Washington D. C., a thrilling experience for a lad from the flat lands of Oakland, CA.

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  W.R. Grace

  • New York City

  • Public Relations - Latin American Division

    • Jul 1966 - Jun 1968
    • New York City

    Traveled extensively in Latin America preparing company literature on Grace's vast and varied interests. Countries visited included Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and Brazil.

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  United States Information Agency

  • Bogota and Cartagena, Colombia, Sao Paulo, Brazil and Washingto, D.C.

  • Foreign Service Officer

    • Feb 1962 - Jul 1966
    • Bogota and Cartagena, Colombia, Sao Paulo, Brazil and Washingto, D.C.

    Worked mostly with students, identifying student leaders in Colombia and Brazil. Also worked on a lot on cultural exchange programs including Fulbright Scholarships.

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  Exeter Union High School

  • Exeter, California

  • Spanish Teacher

    • Sep 1960 - Jun 1961
    • Exeter, California

    High school Spanish teacher.

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  United States Army

  • Fort Sill, OK and Fort Ord, CA

  • Second Lieutenant

    • Jul 1958 - Jan 1959
    • Fort Sill, OK and Fort Ord, CA

    Trained at the Artillery School at Fort Sill, OK and then was posted to Fort Ord, CA as a training officer for recruits.