Professional Bio

Strategic Consultant | Business Developer | Technology Executive

Stephen Rowe is an international business consultant with more than 20 years of experience building dynamic technology groups and driving corporate efficiency.

He served as a Vice President technology executive and Regional Manager at Kimley-Horn & Associates, an architectural-engineering consulting firm with 65 offices and 2,500 employees.

His career spans multiple sectors. Beyond Kimley-Horn, where he directed national and regional IT groups, coordinated firm-wide project management, oversaw vendor negotiations, and managed technology budgets; he operated Ensemble Development—a 10-year national consultancy firm delivering custom client/server software to the financial securities industry as well as providing business development and expansion in manufacturing and electronics markets across the U.S. and China.

As an International Business and Technology Consultant, Stephen spent many years working with small U.S. companies to increase profitability and growth potential. He dedicated 50% of his time on location in China cultivating business relationships and identifying quality product sources, conducting cost-benefit analyses for infrastructure optimization, performing personnel reviews, and restructuring product offerings to improve sales margins.

His foundational experience includes seven years at Sony Corporation as a Production Supervisor, where he progressed from technician to production supervisor with involvement in QA, QC, production metrics, facility expansions, and training programs (POP) and was involved in two plant start-ups.

Recently he has become an avid supporter of thoroughbred horse breeding and racing. He currently manages the breeding program for Jazz Racing, LLC.