Pulomena to pursue administrator position BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer John Pulomena NEW BRUNSWICK - Middlesex County Freeholder John Pulomena has resigned from the county board to pursue the position of county administrator. Pulomena has been on the board for 10 years. He chaired the county's Public Health and Education Committee, which created the state-of-the-art Academy of Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies, and the Vocational-Technical School system opened a brand-new school in Perth Amboy. Pulomena also developed the Tech 2000 program, which allocated $1 million a year for five years from the county's operating budget to place a computer in every public and private classroom in the county and raise the level of computer knowledge among faculty and staff in each school. "My 20 years of service in local and county government, along with my extensive business experience in the private sector, have given me the confidence to serve as a county freeholder and have prepared me to take on the responsibilities of county administrator," Pulomena said. "It has been an honor and a privilege to serve the people of this great county. With your support, I look forward to continuing to serve in the position of county administrator." Pulomena served on the South Plainfield Borough Council from 1990 through 1998 and was council president from 1995 through 1997. He served as chairperson of the Middlesex County Planning Board in 1996. He is the vice president of operations for Car-Tech Auto Transport, which he founded in 1998. Before that, he was employed for 22 years at AT&T/Bell Laboratories, working his way up to division manager of customer network operations. He was directly responsible for the implementation of the Local Business Customer Operations centers throughout the nation and oversaw 500 employees. "I am confident that John's proven management skills, his commitment to hard work, together with his intimate knowledge of our county government would serve him well as the county administrator. Therefore, I, as freeholder director, applaud John's decision to actively seek the position, and it is my intention to support his selection as the new county administrator at such time as the freeholder board acts to appoint a new administrator," David B. Crabiel said. The current administrator, Walter A. DeAngelo, is retiring in May.