Edward V. SzoferMr. Edward V. Szofer is the President and CEO at Seneca Global and he brings in over 25 years of management experience in Information Technology and related industries. Mr. Szofer has built very profitable businesses and has achieved explosive growth for the enterprises he has led. Growth strategies implemented include organic growth via introduction of new lines of business, geographic office expansion, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and diverse business partnerships. He has many years of board level and executive management experience with various publicly held multi-national companies and guided businesses from start up to over $1 billion in revenue and market capitalization of over $4 billion. He has very rich international experience that includes Pacific Rim, India and Europe. Read more...
Mr. Szofer was formerly Executive Vice President at Alliance
Consulting Group, Inc., President, Professional Services
at divine, Inc. (NASDAQ: DVIN), and President and Chief
Operating Officer at Whittman Hart, Inc. (NASDAQ: WHIT).
Mr. Szofer holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Loyola University, Chicago and attended Mainline Masters Consulting Training Program at Arthur Andersen & Co. |
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Rao TummalapalliMr. Rao Tummalapalli is the Managing Director at Seneca Global and he brings in 25 years of technology and management experience in Information Technology. Mr. Tummalapalli has built very successful organizations with (SEI/CMM Level 5 and ISO 9001:2000) global delivery capability and world class management teams. After spending 12 years in USA, he returned to India in 1998 to start his own global IT services firm with operations in Chicago, IL and Hyderabad, India. A successful entrepreneur, his expertise includes change management and delivery of mission critical services with global delivery. Read more...
Mr. Tummalapalli was formerly Managing Director at Alliance Consulting IT Services Private Limited and Divine India Limited (NASDAQ: DVIN). Prior to that, he started his career with Bell Atlantic, Inc. (now Verizon Communications, Inc.) and worked with Automatic Data Processing, Inc. and Dow Jones & Company, Inc. to deliver software solutions for Wall Street..
Mr. Tummalapalli holds a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from Jawaharlal Technological University, India and Masters degrees in Computer Science and Civil (Structural) Engineering from West Virginia University. |
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Bill NolanMr Bill Nolan is the Vice President of Business Development at Seneca Global and he brings in over 20 years of experience in Information Technology sales. Mr. Nolan has extensive experience in sales, sales management and national business development in areas that span hardware, software and services. He successfully hired and trained sales people nationwide, and created strategies that fit local markets. Read more...
Mr. Nolan was formerly Director of Sales at Network Data
Systems, Vice President of Sales at Brigade Solutions, Inc.,
Partner – National Business Development at Whittman Hart,
Inc. (NASDAQ: WHIT) and Director of National Accounts at
Relevant Software.
Mr. Nolan holds a Bachelors degree from Coe College in Iowa and completed the CCP program at DePaul University in Chicago. |
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Swaminathan ManiMr. Swaminathan Mani is the Director of Technology/Delivery at Seneca Global and be brings in over 30 years of experience in Engineering and Information Technology. Mr. Mani has varied experience in delivering mission critical engineering, software and related products and services, with global delivery. He was a big part of many “first in India” Information Technology initiatives over the past three decades. A big practitioner of collaborative software delivery, he built very successful software product delivery teams in India to deliver services to clients in USA and Europe. Being an entrepreneur and being on both sides of software products (buyer, developer/seller) over the years, he is uniquely positioned to appreciate the customer needs better and to provide appropriate technology solutions to meet the customer needs. He has experience in building delivery team with the highest levels of customer satisfaction, lowest levels of attrition and highest levels of quality that includes ISO 9001:2000 and SEI/CMM Level 5. Read more...
Mr. Mani was formerly Director of Alliance Consulting IT
Services Private Limited and divine India Limited (NASDAQ:
DVIN). Prior to that, he started his career with State Government
of Missouri and worked with IFFCO.
Mr. Mani holds a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from Institute of Technology, Benaras Hindu University,, India and Masters degrees in Chemical Engineering and Business Administration from Michigan State University. |
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Murray HorwitzMr. Murray L. Horwitz is the Legacy Practice Leader at Seneca Global and he brings over 25 years of business and programming experience in manufacturing, distribution, and professional services companies. Mr. Horwitz has been Chief Information Officer in a number of companies, both large and small, and has successfully implemented ERP systems each time. His programming solutions in all of the companies, including wire manufacturing and packaging supplies distribution, are still in use and have provided the backbone for revenue and profit growth. Read more...
Mr. Horwitz has been the Chief Information Officer for Scrip Companies, Uline, Sammons Preston, Whittman-Hart, and Coleman Cable, and started his career programming systems for Arthur Andersen and Beatrice Foods. He has managed programmers in all of these companies.
Mr. Horwitz holds an MBA in operations and production management from Loyola University, a BS in accounting from University of Illinois – Chicago, and is a Certified Public Accountant. |
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Sarma ManthravadiSarma Manthravadi is the Senior Vice President, Operations at Seneca Global and has over 27 years of versatile leadership and management experience in the information technology sector. Sarma has proven leadership and management team player capabilities in directing organization efforts to grow successfully with customer focus. Sarma has managed corporate development initiatives for process improvement and learning, contributing towards achievement of business goals. He has directed deployment of customer-centric, scalable, and secure process infrastructure complaint with standards such as SEI CMMI Level 5, ISO 9001 and 27001, etc. He is proficient in management of global delivery of products and services thru collaborative program and project management. He has implemented innovative learning and competency development initiatives in delivery management, technology, and software engineering. Sarma was formerly, a Vice President and Head, Quality at Satyam Computer Services Ltd., Hyderabad. Prior to that, he worked as Director, Quality and Training at Alliance Consulting IT Services Pvt. Ltd, and held key executive positions at divine India Ltd, Satyam Computer Services Ltd, and Institute of Public Enterprises. Read more...
Sarma holds a bachelor degree in electrical engineering from REC, Durgapur and a master’s degree in industrial management from IIT, Mumbai. He is a member of the Governing Council of CR Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Sciences (AIMSCS), University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad.
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Ronald C LaveryMr. Ronald C Lavery is the Vice President at Seneca Global. He has over 30 years of business and software experience in a wide variety of environments. Mr. Lavery has a deep background in technology, and held executive positions in small, mid-sized and large companies - - where he has played a leading role in helping his companies and clients achieve dramatic growth. He has worked throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Mr Lavery brings an entrepreneurial and optimistic approach to all of his assignments. Mr. Lavery holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University, and an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. |
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