Full Name: Curtis Bremer Alliaume Jr.

Former Nickname: "Chip," used to differentiate me from my father. It’s pretty much fallen into disuse.

Birth Date: November 26, 1962, in Newark, NJ.

Parents: Curtis B. Alliaume (now deceased) and Elizabeth Perkins Alliaume.

Siblings: Elizabeth Grace Alliaume, born April 28, 1965.

Current Residence: Naperville, IL.

Marital Status: Happily married to Karen Anne Trimble, as of October 19, 1991.

Children Status: Daniel Curtis, born September 27, 2003.

Pet Status: Milo (16-year-old orange tabby cat), Fiona (1-year-old tortoise shell cat).

Grade School: Split between Hillview and Salt Brook schools in New Providence, NJ.

High School: New Providence High School, Class of 1980.

College: Cornell University, Class of 1984, majoring in American History.

Occupation: Estimator, Quebecor World, Schaumburg, Illinois. I work primarily on magazines, and on a few catalogs. Also, division leader, Primerica Financial Services (part of Citigroup). Building a business as well.

Other Than That: Senior print buyer, Sourcebooks, 2002 to 2005 (let go in company reorganization). Project manager, The Quarasan Group, 2000 to 2002 (a great place, but lured by a shorter commute). Book production (job titles ranged from production assistant to assistant director, trade production), St. Martin’s Press, October 1985 to July 1991, October 1993 to March 1999, October 1999 to July 2000 (I liked the place; what can I say?). Managing director of production at Henry Holt from March to October 1999 (too much stress, and my wife’s career made us aware of our eventual move out of town). Production manager at Orchard Books from July to October 1993 (nice people, but overqualified for the job). Proofreader at Rockett, Burkhead, Lewis & Winslow, Raleigh, NC, from February 1992 to July 1993 (I prefer publishing to advertising, and New York to North Carolina). Weekend air personality at WNND-FM, Cary, NC from August to November 1991 (hard to support yourself and your wife on $5/hour). Reporter, Rome Daily Sentinel, from October 1984 to May 1985 (I don’t have the necessary nosy curiousity for journalism).

Places Lived: East Orange, NJ from 11/62 to 1/64; Summit, NJ from 1/64 to 10/84 and 5/85 to 11/85; Rome, NY from 10/84 to 5/85; Jersey City, NJ from 11/85 to 8/88; Brooklyn, NY from 8/88 to 8/91 and 5/94 to the present; Durham, NC from 8/91 to 8/93; New York, NY from 8/93 to 5/94; Brooklyn, NY from 5/94 to 7/00, Wheaton, IL from 7/00 to 5/05.

Famous People I Have Met: MacDonald Carey, Magic Johnson, Don Drysdale, Howard Cosell, Bobby Bonds, Jenny McCarthy, Bob Eubanks. And I went to high school with Andrew Fastow, who was the Enron CFO.

Game Show Personalities With Whom I Have Exchanged E-Mail: Ralph Andrews, Stu Billett, Laura Chambers, Geoff Edwards, Merv Griffin, Art James, Jim MacKrell, Jim Peck, Ron Greenburg.

Famous People Whose Books I Have Worked On: Jim Backus, Don Baylor, Delta Burke, MacDonald Carey, Don Drysdale, Eileen Fulton, Sam Huff, Monica Lewinsky, Leo Mazzone, Jerry Springer.

Famous Authors Whose Books I Helped Make Bestsellers: Stephen Coonts, Janet Evanovich, Sue Grafton, Thomas Harris, Robert Jordan, Rosamunde Pilcher, Randy Shilts.

Hobbies: Television history, game shows in particular. Record collecting and music trivia. Baseball cards. Reading. Writing. Not arithmatic.

Goals In Life: Improve mind, body, and soul, and be of comfort to those around me.