AITech Interview with Ed Szofer, President, Founder

When one is creating something new, or transforming existing systems, solving complex technology challenges is a must.

With the advent of technological innovations, it is a prerequisite for companies to stay at par with the latest developments. And in order to accelerate success, having a highly skilled technological assistance is the need of the hour. In our quest to understand how creating new technological solutions can fast forward the growth of business, we at AITech Park interviewed Ed Szofer. In the exclusive interview, the President and Founder of SenecaGlobal talks about how the company has resources at its disposal that solve complex technology challenges for businesses on their digital journey.

Below are the interview highlights:

Ed, please introduce yourself to our audience and tell us about your esteemed career so far.

I am the president, CEO and co-founder of SenecaGlobal where I focus on strategic planning, corporate management and operations. Recently, our firm celebrated its 15th anniversary, during which time we’ve achieved consistent growth and built a reputation for creating quality solutions that solve complex technology challenges for our clients.

I’m a lifelong Chicagoan and am very proud of SenecaGlobal and the other Chicago-based firm I helped build and take public (one of Wall Street’s most successful IPOs in 1996) – Whittman-Hart. After the IPO, WH grew from about $50M to nearly $500M within four years with about 5,000 employees worldwide.

How did SenecaGlobal come into existence? What are its key features and services?

The idea for SenecaGlobal was borne over dinner in 2007. Our conversation centered around the question: what if we created an IT services firm with a people-first culture that focused on solving complex technology challenges for growing companies? Along with my co-founders Rao Tummalapalli and Swaminathan Mani, we put the culmination of lessons learned during years of IT and leadership experience to create a SenecaGlobal – a firm that enables innovators in underserved mid-market companies to move forward faster and generate ROIs.

Tell us about the solutions offered by SenecaGlobal. What makes the company stand out in the market?

SenecaGlobal is a leader in innovation outsourcing for complex software development, managed services and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions. The company helps our clients – many in the HealthTech, SecurityTech, FinTech and manufacturing/logistics industries – develop and bring innovative solutions to market faster. Our agile team consists of world-class innovation technologists and business executives who have deep domain expertise.

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