Eric Schechter – President
The Plays I run at GAME – Head Duck or President-I have done it all from Duck Tagging to Strategic Planning.
Time in the GAME League – Been putting the FUN in Fundraising since 1988 and Cool In Your Pool since 2001.
Favorite GAME promotion/product – ePOOL® in your merchandising division will be one of the most time-saving, innovative products in the marketplace.
Favorite phrase, quote, cliche – Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered. (Maybe I should change this to a Duck acronym!)
Bob Ives – Vice President of Finance
The Plays I run at GAME – I count the ducks, not the beans.
Time in the GAME League – Since 2000 and too many characters to count!
Favorite GAME promotion/product – The Underwater Light Show™ and all of its variations: large, mini, twister, Kool-Light–A–Scope, fountain and dancing.
Favorite phrase, quote, cliche – I’ve got it covered.
Tony Gurgiolo – Vice President of Sales/Business Development
The Plays I run at GAME – The Playbook
Time in the GAME League – 2009 and on time!
Favorite GAME promotion/product – Water Bomb Factory™ – I use the water balloons to hit the competition!
Favorite phrase, quote, cliche – The only free cheese is in a mousetrap.
Vince Budetti – Director of Operations
The Plays I run at GAME – Team Captain, I make sure my bunch of ducks play nicely together and accomplish our goals.
Time in the GAME League – The new duck on the block.
Favorite GAME promotion/product – ePOOL® of course! Having a high-tech, innovative product development background, it ranks high on my list.
Favorite phrase, quote, cliche – A couple come to mind… “If you don’t have the time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” and “It takes 1/10th the time and money to keep customers happy than it does to find new ones.”
Tom Sollars – Director of Engineering
The Plays I run at GAME – I manage the design/engineering of the more complicated products.
Time in the GAME League – Almost two years. That’s 16 Duck Years.
Favorite GAME promotion/product – Dancing Waters Light & Fountain Show
Favorite phrase, quote, cliche – Don’t try to think outside the box. Instead, only realize the truth: there is no box.
Miriam Hoban – Director of Marketing
The Plays I run at GAME – I ensure that we keep all our ducks in a row!
Time in the GAME League – Swam into the pool in November 2008.
Favorite GAME promotion/product – Anything duck!
Favorite phrase, quote, cliche – It is what it is.
Mitch Smith – National Sales Manager
The Plays I run at GAME – I try to keep us focused on the most important aspect of our business, the customer.
Time in the GAME League – The old timer of the Sales Team. Started in August, 2005.
Favorite GAME promotion/product – ePOOL® – The only Water Chemistry Management System for the residential pool that tells you exactly what chemical and how much to put in the pool.
Favorite phrase, quote, cliche – The road to success is always under construction.
Holly Shimanski – Sales Account Manager
The Plays I run at GAME – I make sure our products are sold in stores all over the world!
Time in the GAME League – Been here a while…July 2005!
Favorite GAME promotion/product – Any product my customers like/buy!
Favorite phrase, quote, cliche – “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Suess
Angela Bramble – Sales Account Coordinator
The Plays I run at GAME – Sales Account Coordinator
Time in the GAME League – November 2007…3 1/2 years and still counting
Favorite GAME promotion/product – Our cute new characters…the whale and the shark and, of course, the ULS Fountain™!!!
Gabe Loncsar – Creative Services Manager
The Plays I run at GAME – I’m the guy that designs the stuff that our stuff goes into and then some. I also design the actual stuff.
Time in the GAME League – Seasoned veteran; free agent out of Chicago in 2001
Favorite GAME promotion/product – Just like the original Coca-Cola® and classic cars, there’s nothing like the original, classic Derby Duck®.
Favorite phrase, quote, cliche – Seek first to understand. Then to be understood.
Mikaleagh Stewart – Graphic Designer
The Plays I run at GAME – design packaging, build mock ups, send out eblasts and ads
Time in the GAME League – about a year
Favorite GAME promotion/product – Derby Duck® Light Up Pals!
Favorite phrase, quote, cliche – “All you really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” – Lucy from Peanuts
Frank Zhang – Supply Chain Manager
The Plays I run at GAME – I make sure that all the ducks don’t get lost or delayed and reach their new homes on time.
Time in the GAME League – Since 2009
Favorite GAME promotion/product – ePOOL® – Now Your Pool Can Talk.
Favorite phrase, quote, cliche – Be like a duck. Calm on the surface but always paddling like the dickens underneath.
Polly Pinder – Purchasing Manager
The Plays I run at GAME – Smooth operator for the administration side of GAME and helper to the bean counters.
Time in the GAME League – Entered the “Duck” world in 2003 and loving it!
Favorite GAME promotion/product – Definitely all the great Turbo Turtle™ merchandise!
Favorite phrase, quote, cliche – “The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” – Groucho Marx
Paul Hughes – Customer Service Manager
The Plays I run at GAME – Watching the flocks leave the nest and find a safe resting place.
Time in the GAME League – March 2008
Favorite GAME promotion/product – ULS Fountain™
Favorite phrase, quote, cliche – Humor is laughing at what you haven’t got when you ought to have it.
Michael Christopherson – Warehouse Manager
The Plays I run at GAME – Manage personnel and the warehouse and distribution of incoming/outgoing orders to the “best of my/our ability” to keep from ruffling any and all feathers.
Time in the GAME League – April 1st, 2010 (and that’s no joke!)
Favorite GAME promotion/product – Dig the light up characters
Favorite phrase, quote, cliche – Remember the three R’s: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.
Denise Garcia – EDI Specialist
The Plays I run at GAME – Intercepting raw data
Time in the GAME League – April 09
Favorite GAME promotion/product – Light Up Characters!
Favorite phrase, quote, cliche – I’d rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I’m not.
Emily Slack – Accounts Receivable Manager
The Plays I run at GAME – Finder of funds
Time in the GAME League – Since 1999
Favorite GAME promotion/product – All our products that light up!
Favorite phrase, quote, cliche – A sale is not a sale until it’s paid for.
Ashley Long – Accounts Payable
The Plays I run at GAME – I pay the duck’s bills.
Time in the GAME League – March 2011
Favorite GAME promotion/product – Dancing Waters Light & Fountain Show™
Favorite phrase, quote, cliche – “Chocolate is cheaper than therapy and you don’t need an appointment.” – Catherine Aitken
Michelle Knapik – Staff Accountant
The Plays I run at GAME – I help count the ducks.
Time in the GAME League – Since July 2007.
Favorite GAME promotion/product – Floating Light Garden™
Favorite phrase, quote, cliche – “A woman is like a teabag – you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.” – Eleanor Roosevelt