Your Cost Savings Team

Our Mission

Add incremental profitability to our clients by reducing or recovering costs in one or more of the expense categories where we have expertise.

Vision:

Companies will do business with us because there is significant and measureable upside, with no possible downside. Every client can quantify the incremental profitability resulted from having done business with us.

Values:

• We do what we say when we say we will do it.
• We will only profit when you save.
• We will always act in your best interests.

Adam Pflaumer has over 15 years of experience in the merchant credit card processing industry. Adam began his career in the merchant payment industry in 1993, and since he has held sales and management positions for the most reputable firms in the merchant card acquiring industry including First Data, Union Bank of California, Global Payments and most recently Connect Merchant Payment Services where he held the position of President.

Adam is the Founder and President of Electronic Payment Consulting, a consulting firm that helps businesses minimize their merchant credit card processing expenses, usually without the need to change processing companies.

Adam’s expertise includes pricing, interchange compliance, transaction delivery systems, chargeback and risk mitigation, PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance, point of sales equipment and systems, customer and sales support call center management, residual reporting systems, merchant service contracts, and supply management.

Sharon Kim is co-owner and a Strategic-Partner of Schooley Mitchell Telecom Consultants in Los Angeles. She joined SMTC in May of 2007. Previously she was a Program Manager for the U.S. headquarters of Toyota Motor Sales, leading the development effort for next generation systems in the areas of Vehicle Supply Chain and Order Management.

Sharon has more than 20 years experience in consulting, bringing creative technology solutions and services to some of America's most prominent companies including PeopleSoft, Toshiba, Nestlé, Union Bank, Southern California Gas Company, and Metropolitan Water District. With a background that includes a B.S. in Management Information Systems, certification as a Project Management Professional, and extensive education in Management Information and Technology Resources, Sharon understands that unique business needs are influenced by leveraging information and technology to communicate with employees, customers and suppliers.

Memberships and Affiliations:

• NAWBO Orange County - serving on the Membership Committee, and leading the monthly member-only meetings with corporate and business sponsors.
• Leader of Schooley Mitchell Monthly Women’s Teleconference.
• Affiliate partner with Strategic Cost Reduction Group and member of B2B Power Exchange.

Certifications/Additional Training:

• PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) with PMI
• CPM (Certified Project Manager) with PMLG
• Center for Creative Leadership – Leadership Development Program
• UCLA Managing Information Resources and Creativity and Innovation in IT Executives Programs
• USC Building Leaders Program

Sophia Vallozzi has over 10 years of experience in the waste and recycling industry. Sophia began her career in the waste and recycling industry in 1998, and since she has held sales, marketing and municipal contract management positions for one of the largest waste service providers in the country.

Sophia is the Founder and President of Emmy Waste Management, a consulting firm that helps businesses take control of their waste disposal costs and achieve their green initiatives by adding valuable dollars to their bottom line by focusing on the reduce, reuse and recycle method and the “Zero Waste to Landfill Program”. 

Sophia’s expertise includes many years of industry experience in organizational business management training: cost reduction, planning and implementation; budgetary analysis; with the primary focus to reduce waste disposal and collection costs.

Sophia Vallozzi is an approved regional vendor for CB Richard Ellis, Inc.

Randy Ortiz' uniquely diverse background enables him to address clients' needs from a global and strategic perspective. For the past 15 years, he has consulted for companies in several aspects of business included operations, asset management, finance and marketing. Randy's experience spans industries such as distribution, advertising, retail distribution marketing, in-store promotion, merchandising, consumer and industrial packaging and packaging equipment.

With his network of highly specialized auditors and experts, Randy specializes in some of the largest and most commonly overlooked cost reduction and recovery opportunities. Randy and his team of auditors have helped companies recover millions of dollars in overcharges that are the result a complex and error-prone process used to calculate workmans compensation insurance premiums. In addition, Randy’s team consults companies in implementing commonly overlooked tax strategies that have resulted in uncovering millions of dollars in overspent taxes.