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Paul J. Carr, PhD                                                   Cell: 646-372-1016 (Primary)

9824 SW 106th Court                                              Business    352-707-9190

Ocala, Florida 34481                                            E-mail: Personal - Historyold@aol.com

                                                                                             Business -  PC@RightTrackAppraisals.com 

Profession Profile:    Experience in valuation of Toy Trains and Hess Trucks, Collectables and Railroad memorabilia. Archivist and Researcher. Proficient in Microsoft office. Owner of PBJTrains.com and Right Track Appraisals. 

Association

Membership:

• Official Candidate, American Society of Appraisers (ASA)

Appraisal

Training:

• ASA - 15-Hour USPAP Course for Personal Property, Gems & Jewelry, Machinery and Technical Specialties (2021).

Principles of Valuation Courses (2022).

• ASA - PP201 - Introduction to Personal Property Valuation.
• ASA - PP202 – Development of Personal Property Appraisal: Research and Analysis.
• ASA- PP203 Communication of a Personal Property Appraisal: Report Writing
• ASA -PP204 Personal Property Valuation: The Legal and Commercial Environments

Education:

Northcentral University, Prescott Valley, AZ.                        March 2017

• Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration - Specialization in Criminal Justice

City University of New York, Queens College, Flushing, NY. June 2005

• Master of the Arts in History                                                                                           

Saint John’s University, Jamaica, NY.                                  June 1986

• Bachelor of Science - Business Management                                                          

Valuation

Experience:            Owner of PBJ Trains LLC                                 September 2017- Present

                                Specializing in the sales of Lionel, HO/N-Scale Trains, Hess trucks, and railroad memorabilia

                                Right Track Appraisals, LLC                            September 2022 - Present 

                               Valuation Services - specializing in Toy Trains (Lionel, American Flyer, Kusan, Marx) , Railroad Memorabilia, Hess Trucks & other Collectables. 

                                 Railroad Museum of Long Island                        January 2018 – Present                                                           

•                       Registrar, Archivist
  •           Currently cataloging the Museum’s Train Collection of approximately 1000 Lionel items.

Work Experience

      Real Estate Agent – Coach Realtors                     October 2018 - Present

• New York State Licensed Real Estate Agent
• Responsible for buying/selling properties.

College Professor                                                                       2008- 2017

• Criminal Justice                     

High School Teacher                                                                2004 – 2009

• Social Studies

New York City Police Department, New York, NY.             1984 - 2004

Detective 2nd grade

• Homicide, Cybercrime, Narcotics, and Internal Investigations
• Computer programmer – Mainframe and personal.

Professional Afflition:              

• Member of The Train Collectors Association #21-75273
• Office of the Riverhead Town Historian - Volunteer
• American Historical Association
• Suffolk County Historical Society
• ACL & SAL Railroads Historical Society

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