Our People

It is a pleasure to introduce to you the members of our senior personnel team.  As explained by our Giving Values, the honesty and integrity of our people is our first priority.  Our team members bring valuable skills and experience to the table for every project.  They are also good people.  You can count on that.

In addition to our operations staff, we continue to seek new professionals who can join our team without abandoning their current professional networks and support systems.

Vaughn A. Hromiko
Vaughn A. Hromiko

Principal & Director of Client Services

Vaughhn Hromiko began his career in tax incentive services in 2002 with KPMG, LLP's Business…
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Jim Cusick
Jim Cusick

Projects Coordinator

Jim Cusick is a 30-year veteran of the restaurants industry. His broad experience provides a rich…
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Dustin Cobb
Dustin Cobb

Principal, Midwest Sales Coordinator

Dustin Cobb is a veteran of marketing and business development. His primary role at Zone…
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Peter Frangel
Peter Frangel

Senior Consultant

Peter Frangel is Zone Centrix' Senior Consultant overseeing our national Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)…
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Dawn Blaser
Dawn Blaser

Senior Eligibility Analyst

Dawn Blaser is Zone Centrix' Senior Eligibility Analyst, specializing in the U.S. Work Opportunity Tax…
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Duane Jess
Duane Jess

Marketing & Technology Advisor

Duane Jess has a exemplary professional history during which he has melded together the very…
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Eileen Hromiko
Eileen Hromiko

Administrative & Business Management Services

Eileen Hromiko provides general administrative and business management support for the Zone Centrix team.  She…
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Everyday Successes

Quick Serve Chain
With 650 to 700 new hires annually, this highly respected restaurant group generated more than $630,000 in CA state tax credits for 2008. On the federal side, it also generated another $165,000 in combined Work Opportunity Tax Credits (WOTC) and Empowerment Zone Wage credits.

Mortgage Lender Saves Hundreds of Thousands
We recently completed a retroactive tax credit analysis under the California enterprise zone program for this lender in southern Callifornia. With a pool of 30 employees to evaluate, we secured tax credits of $170,000 from 2008 and 2009 and anticipate more than $100,000 in additional tax credit to be generated by wages paid to qualifying employees in upcoming years.

Small Chain - Big Tax Refund
One of our very first Taco Bell clients, this regional group of restaurants enjoyed two locations within a California Enterprise Zone. They were located within this zone for years before one of our representatives stopped in to talk about the benefits they were missing.

Within a few months, we completed a full retroactive tax credit analysis covering the prior four tax years. Soon after that, the owner of this group received four large tax refund checks totaling more than $100,000!

We have been very happy with the results of Zone Centrix' tax credit services. One year, they documented federal employment-based tax credits for us averaging almost $170 per new employee!

Dale Seale, Chief of Operations, Santabell, Inc. (Multi-unit Taco Bell)