ANN ARBOR, MI, JANUARY 6, 2017 – UniFi Equipment Finance announced two team members: Laurie Blazek, Collections  Manager in the UniFi portfolio team and James Paszko – Credit Analyst in the UniFi credit team.

Ms. Blazek comes to UniFi with over eight years of experience with Arrow Uniform Rental where she was most recently the Corporate Accounts Receivable manager and was responsible for a wide-range of duties including managing staff and special accounts.  Laurie is a graduate of Michigan State University where she earned her BA in Social Sciences with a major in Human Resources and Psychology.

James Paszko adds over 20 years experience from Key Bank, Serwin Williams and Shrader Tire and Oil to the credit team at UniFi. Paszko was most recently the Credit Manager for Shrader Tire and Oil where he managed a 60 million dollar accounts receivable portfolio, worked with both sales teams anf his own staff to both increase sales, while managing risk and company cash flow.  Mr. Paszko is a graduate of University of Toledo with a BA in Business Administration and holds fianance and leadership certifications from Skillpath, Leadership Management International, Inc., and University of Michigan.

 “We are very fortunate to attract professionals like Laurie and James to support the growth that UniFi has had over the past three years. UniFi’s focus on personalized service has resonated in the marketplace. It is the passionate team that has driven the success in meeting our customers’ expectations,” said RJ Grimshaw, CEO of UniFi Equipment Finance.