Victor J. Ronder, Founder
Mr. Ronder has his MBA in Finance and Marketing from Northeastern University, Boston, MA. He has worked for several major corporations such as Texas Instruments, Inc., Giant Food Stores, Inc., The Wonder Market Companies and Continental Farms. During his tenure with these companies, he held positions in finance, marketing, information systems and purchasing. As a result, Mr. Ronder has become highly competent and experienced in product development, telecommunication systems and services, financial analysis and most importantly, outsourcing and supply chain management.
Mr. Ronder founded Expense Reduction Coaching™ in 1993. As a result of his leadership, ERC has become one of our nation's most respected expense reduction and supply chain management consulting firms. ERC's client list includes market leaders in a wide variety of industries.
Mr. Ronder has used his experiences and expertise to develop a franchise system, designed to enable other professionals to quickly become and remain successful in this industry. The ERC franchise opportunity affords entrepreneurs the flexibility to remain independent, yet receive the benefits of being supported by and affiliated with a network comprised of like-minded professionals.
Mr. Ronder provides training and operational support to ERC Franchisees.
Peter J. Kowal, Franchise Development
Mr. Kowal earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Thomas University, in Miami, FL. Upon graduation, he began his career in a sales and marketing capacity for Carnival Cruise Lines in Canada. In 1991, he inaugurated his career in franchising by assuming the role of Vice President and General Manager for Cruise Holidays International, a 209-unit franchise system headquartered in San Diego, CA. Mr. Kowal eventually assumed the role of President, focusing his strategic thinking talents on all aspects of the franchise business.
In 1999, Mr. Kowal accepted the position of President for a start-up .COM, technology based, franchise system consisting of 266-franchised locations (through acquisition). Upon the sale of the franchise system to one of the nation’s largest franchisors, Mr. Kowal agreed to launch a new division within the $4.4 billion company, and assumed the role of Senior Vice President and General Manager.
Currently, Mr. Kowal is managing all phases of franchise development at ERC.
Ray Mazzoleni, Operational Support
Ray Mazzoleni has achieved a Lifetime C.P.M. (Certified Purchasing Manager) designation from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM). He has extensive experience in purchasing and contracts management, e-procurement and business development. Most recently, Mr. Mazzoleni served as Vice President of Procurement for Brookfield Financial Properties.
Mr. Mazzoleni has been successful in entrepreneurial and high growth organizations. As Manager of Contracts and Best Practices, he led e-procurement, purchasing card and purchasing process improvement initiatives for The Thomson Corporation. Mr. Mazzoleni established the Purchasing and Contracts function for Iron Mountain Records Management in 1992, and the Corporate Purchasing function for Lotus Development Corporation in 1983.
He is active in purchasing education and training, having been an adjunct professor at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. His efforts have been profiled in Purchasing Magazine and he has written articles for several purchasing publications. Mr. Mazzoleni is the author of a self-study course, "Achieving Success in Purchasing", published by the MGI Management Institute. Currently, he serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for Supplier Selection and Management Report and on the Board of Directors for the Purchasing Management Association of New Hampshire (PMA-NH).
Mr. Mazzoleni provides ongoing operational support to all ERC franchises.
