Name: Ed Rossi
SPG Career: Vice President of Application Architecture
Professional Philosophy: Work together to find the best solution
Travel Dream: To see an island – I’ve never been to one!

An Aerial Perspective

Ed Rossi is an enterprise architect. In this newly-defined area of executive IT management and resource planning for a major brokerage firm, he comes in contact with every facet of the business -- from financial transactions to data warehousing, Web initiatives, human resources, sales automation, product development and customer service (to name a few). His mission is to ensure that strategic business initiatives are met and supported throughout all enterprise systems. The integration of business goals with complex computer networks is key.

"We analyze where the organization sits at a snapshot moment in time," states Mr. Rossi. "I take a look at the organization from a 30,000-foot view and then zoom in to ensure that both business and technical people understand the objectives." His efforts affect the entire institution; these initiatives cover the company worldwide, across all divisions, across national boundaries and time zones. "It’s like a big spider web," he states. "I need to understand the scope of all problems and be able to express the solutions in business language to high level executives as well as in technical language to programmers and technical managers."

According to Mr. Rossi, his SPG recruiter is among the few recruiting professionals who truly understand the scope and nature of executive-level Enterprise Architecture. "Rich's experience level was very evident in the way he handled himself and my search," states Mr. Rossi. "Rich paid attention to every nuance and development. He was diligent in procuring a very competitive offer. I am very happy with my new position."

Although Mr. Rossi is dealing with business issues in Tokyo time as well as in U.S. time, he still finds moments to pursue his love of music. An accomplished guitar player, Mr. Rossi composes as well as sits in at local clubs with various jazz and rock artists. At one time he was a professional musician, playing in bands at night and working with technology during the day. "Everyone’s got to rest some time!" he laughs, "Now I keep music as a hobby and enjoy it on the side."