Name: Tom Palange
Title: Director of Marketing
Company: J.C. Cannistraro, LLC
Location: Watertown, Mass.
Your hometown: I grew up in Reading but now live in Chelmsford.
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Marketing from Bentley University; will completed Master's in Marketing from Southern New Hampshire University by July 2013.
First job unrelated to your current field: I worked as a weekend manager and cook at my family's lobster company in Boston.
First job in current field: I wrote advertising copy and worked in promotions as an intern for Radio Disney in Allston, Mass.
Hobbies: Cooking (in the kitchen and at the grill), Playing Basketball
Favorite novel: The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
Favorite film: A Few Good Men, The Godfather and My Cousin Vinny.
What do you believe the keys to success in your industry? Building lasting relationships built upon trust.
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? I'd want to own/operate my own restaurant.