Buccino & Associates owes its success to hands-on involvement. Working with your company on-site gives us insight into your current corporate culture, financial structure and methods of operation. Trust that our experience, guidance and full engagement will help lead you out of trouble, toward solutions and into success.

Senior Management

Our senior management team is supported by staff professionals, and has hiked the rugged terrain of management, operations and bankruptcy at the highest levels in the most perilous of environments.

Gerald P. Buccino—Chairman and CEO Download Bio
As founder of Buccino & Associates Inc. and one of few founders of the Turnaround Management Association, Jerry Buccino is considered one of the deans of turnaround management. For more than 30 years, he has consulted with CEOs, boards of directors, lenders, creditors, and other economic stakeholders on turnaround strategies to improve cash flow and enterprise values. His business experience and comprehensive understanding of the turnaround process has led to an array of successful business turnarounds and reorganizations.

Harry R. Novak—Senior Vice President and Managing Director Download Bio
Harry Novak is a financial and operating professional with significant experience in restructuring and turnaround situations. His business career encompasses over twenty-five years in executive management positions and in commercial lending and financial advisory assignments.

Christopher L. Picone—Senior Vice President and Managing Director Download Bio
Following a twenty-five year legal and business career, Chris Picone brings significant experience to Buccino in real estate development, asset management, financial restructuring, operations, turnarounds, bankruptcy and expert-witness and litigation support. Following a decade of private practice, Mr. Picone served as COO/General Counsel for several top Chicago real estate development and construction firms, as well as one of the nation’s largest, privately held real estate brokerage firms.

Robert M. Blumenfeld—Senior Vice President and Managing Director Download Bio
"Bobby" Blumenfeld is a respected industry veteran having worked with over 450 domestic and international businesses providing restructuring, turnaround, workout, mediation and arbitration services, strategic consulting, capital raising and acting as CRO (Chief Reconstructing Officer). His vast experience includes a cross-section of US industries, including: retail, manufacturing, financial services, apparel and many more. He is currently President of the New York Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth and on the Executive Board of ACG Global.

Gerard J. Buccino—Senior Vice President and Director Download Bio
Gerard Buccino has over 20 years of financial management experience in financial services and public accounting. He brings significant experience in capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, funding, investment portfolio management, as well as residential and commercial real estate lending from his various executive positions with a large publicly traded financial institution.

Other Professionals

James J. Dietrich—Senior Associate
Jim is an experienced turnaround professional with over 30 years of business management and consulting experience with public and privately held companies. He has strong experience in operations, profitability improvement, strategic planning, financial management, mergers and acquisitions, creditor issues, labor negotiations, and bankruptcy estate administration.

Ronald F. Jodlowski—Senior Associate
Ron is an experienced turnaround professional with over 25 years of broad-based corporate experience in the control, development, manufacturing and distribution of products and providing operational results. He has strong experience in leadership, business planning, performance measurements, negotiations, and continuous improvement.

Frank Musso—Senior Associate
Frank is an experienced turnaround professional with over 20 years of experience. He has worked on many bankruptcy cases and has significant experience and knowledge related to preparing companies for Chapter 11, tax issues, creditor issues, accounting, cash flow management, and financial modeling.

Bryan S. Peregoff—Senior Associate
Bryan is an experienced turnaround professional with 25 years of professional management and consulting experience including change management, profitability and operational improvement, inventory management, logistics, and financial controls.

Judith E. Ruffolo—Associate
With over 25 years of property and project management under her belt, Judy is at home with commercial real estate issues. Her impressive track record with construction, renovation, security and environmental projects opened the door for her as Vice President of Office Services for the largest independent real estate firm in Chicago. Her considerable skill in commercial leasing negotiation, due diligence, and asset management matters have made her most welcome at Buccino.

Carrie L. Pogose—Associate
Having graduated Cum Laude from Robert Morris College on a full volleyball scholarship, Carrie's self-discipline and commitment have never been in doubt. Her multitasking talents run the gamut from administrative duties to financial recordkeeping to senior level documentation maintenance to productivity reporting to marketing and advertising orchestration to Human Resources processing. On her break, she manages the Buccino website.