Friday, August 23, 2019

Jim Lavorato Bio

I've been authoring this blog for almost two years and several readers have requested I post my bio, here it is:


Mr. Lavorato is currently President of Entertainment Equipment Corp., which he launched in 1988. EEC sells, installs, and services projection, sound and related equipment to motion picture theaters and educational institutions.

Throughout his career he has been at the forefront of cinema technology - working, for example, with the major Hollywood studios and the Texas Instruments Corp. to spearhead the movie industry's transition to digital presentation and distribution with the development of digital cinema and was instrumental in the success of the first commercial release of a digitally screened feature film ('Star Wars: Attack of the Clones' 2001).

In May of 2000, he founded Cinema Training Central, which offered the first training programs devoted to the cinema exhibition industry.  Further expanding EEC's scope, in 2009 he co-founded the Arboreal Group - an environmental consultancy which transforms existing movie theaters into sustainable structures through the implementation of a compliance and certification process.  Arboreal was conceived and developed based upon the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Rating System.


Over his career he gained extensive domestic and international experience, living and working in Boston, Buffalo, Los Angeles, New York City. Phoenix, and Pittsburgh, and holding assignments in Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Singapore, Tokyo, and throughout Central America.

Prior to launching EEC he had a successful career at the Mellon Bank  where he attained the position of Senior Vice President. He also functioned as the Chief Financial Officer of Mellon International, being responsible for all financial activities at the Bank's Wall Street operations.

Previous to Mellon Bank he worked as a Corporate Analyst for the Itek Corp. which developed and manufactured high-tech optical systems and products used by the U.S. Air Force and NASA. Prior to Itek he worked as a Financial Analyst for the United Brands Company in their Chiquita Food Division.

He has authored numerous articles on the entertainment and media industries. His works have appeared in Film Journal International, Boxoffice Magazine, Theatre World, and is currently a contributing editor to ScreenTrade Magazine. He also authors two blogs - Cinema Mucho Gusto, which provides news, information, and commentary on the cinema industry and Launch Pad, a business advisory provided by Fund-House Ventures/4M Performance - cinemamuchogusto.blogspot.comfhventures.blogspot.com

In 1978 he earned a Masters in International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Phoenix, AZ. In 1973 a Masters in Business Administration from Suffolk University, Boston, MA and in 1971 a BA in Accounting from Suffolk University.

Currently he is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council. A certified SCORE Mentor, and a past director of the International Cinema Technology Association.

He resides in Scottsdale, AZ.




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