His work as elected representative – Chairman of Toronto's Education Finance Committee, personally overseeing a budget of then some $300 million – equipped him with an ongoing appreciation of the need for clear thinking and rigorous discipline in financial planning. Ron was able to expand services while constraining financial growth to levels below the rate of inflation.

In 1994, Ron submitted an outsourcing proposal to the Government of Canada which was subsequently approved, and he became Canada’s first Registrar of Imported Vehicles, serving here for 5 years. This major outsourcing project helped sharpen Ron’s project management and technology skills considerably.

Ron maintains his legal edge through attendance at courses on e-Government, e-Commerce Law, advanced issues in e-evidence, trans-border economic crime and other legal subjects, in England, Austria, the United States, Mexico and Canada. Ron has attended courses at the Institute for Computer Studies, and is well versed in technology issues.