Commercial

Jay L. Bartelstone
Managing Director

In this capacity Jay and his Associates assist companies in their strategic and capital planning efforts, capital attainment and ongoing management oversight.  Jay has a broad and diverse management background, having held a number of Senior Executive positions in the financial services industry, including the supervision of an array of domestic and international banking operations at Citicorp, New York.  He was responsible for the direction of the investment management, trust and private banking operations at Union Bank, Los Angeles, and held the positions of CEO and Vice Chairman of Columbia Bank and the Bank of Los Angeles respectively.  Jay is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and received his M.B.A with an emphasis in Finance from Fordham University in New York.

David A. Walker

David brings to us over 25 years of financial management experience in the technology, manufacturing and consumer products industries. As a former CFO and Director of Corporate Development, he is very knowledgeable about mergers, acquisitions, strategic partnerships and preparing companies for funding events. David began his career in operations with Procter & Gamble, then transitioned to financial roles as a Division Controller with Unisys, Corporate Controller of TeleTech Telecommunications (nationwide call centers), Corporate Director of Financial Planning and Analysis for MICOM Systems, Inc. (Inc. 500 firm now owned by Northern Telecom) and rising to head of Corporate Development and Strategic Planning for Infonet (NYSE: IN, now owned by British Telecom). As CFO for Ventura Coastal LLC (fruit juice manufacturing) he helped triple the company’s revenues and six fold its earnings in less than three years. His consulting practice today provides our clients with needed financial management direction to best maximize their value and coordinate transaction related events. David holds a BS in engineering from UCLA and an MBA in finance from the University of Chicago.

Harvey Goldberg

Harvey has held senior financial executive positions at several public and private companies.  His broad experience includes all types of transactions, ranging from acquisitions, divestitures, public offerings, private placements, banking arrangements and extensive contract negotiation.  Most recently, he has been a consultant to several start up companies including some involved in the Internet, computer components and direct marketing.  Previously, he was a Senior Executive, Chief Financial Officer and Financial Executive at such public companies as Player International (gaming and marketing), Marcade Group (retail, manufacturing and importing), Revlon and CBS.  Prior to joining the public sector Harvey was employed in public accounting where he became a Certified Public Accountant.  He has a B.S. in Accounting from Brooklyn College (now part of the City University of New York).

Michael Pocaterra

Mike is highly experienced in all phases of business, including strategic alliances and partnerships. Michael has been a founder of several brokerage firms and is a hands-on manager as well as adept at building strong management teams. Major experience in creating and managing new companies. Mike founded Primaterra Capital Corp, a hedge fund, and is CEO investing in companies and real estate. He has made several investments in newly formed companies, among them First Wave, Inc., Phicube, Inc., and Cram 101 Inc. where he is currently president.

Earlier in his career, Mike joined Interfirst Captial Corp. as Managing Director of the Corporate Finance department. He became advisor to several listed corporations. Among these, Westlinks, Inc., a Canadian Oil and Gas company. He became a Principal in H.J. Myers, a NYSE firm in Beverly Hills, CA. The firm was a major underwriter on the West Coast and syndicated 16 companies, raising about $200,000,000 overall.

Later, Mike joined Bear Stearns in San Francisco, later relocating to Chicago, heading up the Syndicate Department. He became an Associate Director in 1984, where he remained until 1991.

Subsequently, Mike founded N.T. Rothschild & Co., one of the first CBOE Member Firms on the west coast, and also headed up West Coast Arbitrations for the CBOE.

He is a graduate of Queens College, has taken courses in Graduate Studies at UCLA and is presently an Arbitrator for the NASD.

Jim Pinto

Jim Pinto comes to us with 25 years of business experience in both the domestic and international marketplace, where he has worked with large corporations and small privately held companies. His area of expertise is business development, with a focus in the high-tech arena. He currently holds a patent for Semiconductor Fluid Systems. Jim has developed international business strategies for GTE and Sylvania, as well as negotiated a joint venture project between the Japanese, Taiwanese and members of the Royal Thai family, which resulted in a Board of Opportunity Investment Package. The success of numerous start-up companies is the direct result of business plans Jim put together. He was appointed to the International University Fund of Development in Moscow, to create business strategies for the east-bloc business community. California State University, Fullerton has recognized Jim's expertise in the international business community by calling upon him to be a guest speaker for The Center for the Study of Emerging Markets. Jim is currently working on a project basis with a major international company to develop a "pull-through" business strategy, which will unite U.S. based companies with a Six-Sigma manufacturing company in China. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Business from Southern New Hampshire University, and his Master's of International Business from Northfield University, Great Britain.