 After twenty years building up his locally based financial management software development organisation CEO Rob DeDominicis’s company InfoComp Pty Ltd is well on the way to becoming an established international player with offices in several Australian capital cities and London.
Although the pressures of building a truly international enterprise are great, Rob makes a point of keeping his feet firmly on the ground and always finds the time to pursue the types of things that he feels are important to him.
Despite a hectic work schedule he made time for an interview and in a wide ranging discussion WollongongOnline questioned Rob about his public and private passions:
How long have you lived in the area? All my life except for 2 years overseas
Hobbies / Passions? Bike riding, gadgets, snow skiing
The hardest thing you’ve ever done was: Three different types of challenges:
1. Physical challenge: climbing Gran Sasso in Italy
2. Academic challenge: completing my university degree part time
3. Professional challenge: expanding the business internationally
Your life/business philosophy: Work hard … play hard
At school I enjoyed being there … but for the exams
I wish: I could spend more time skiing and travelling with my family
I’m good at: knowing my weaknesses
I’m bad at: turning off and relaxing
I often wonder: what the future holds and how to influence it
Describe your business … what makes it different/better: Talented people who work together to deliver outstanding results. We focus on what we need to improve on and challenge ourselves to do better
Short term goals? Spend more time with my family and expand the business. Visit a list of ‘places’ I want to see for the first time
Your latest project is: expanding the business via acquisition, new territories and new products
What do you love about your work? It always changes and presents new challenges
What you would improve about Wollongong? The area needs much better transport infrastructure
Who has been a mentor or business influences? Most have been people I have worked with at some time, including clients and colleagues
Has your family/partner been a help? Yes, in fact my wife worked with me until the birth of our first child
What business books do you read? I am reading another book by Ricardo Semler – The Seven Day Weekend
What formal qualifications do you have? A Bachelor of Mathematics from University of Wollongong
Important InfoComp Milestones
• 1988 Established
• 1995 Launched Unison, its first packaged software solution
• 1998 Gained ISO9001 accreditation
• 1999 Opened sales and support office in Sydney, Australia
• 1999 Launched Composer Wealth Management platform
• 2004 Launched Conductor Straight Through Processing and Electronic Messaging system
• 2004 Opened London office
• 2005 Opened new office in York Street Sydney to accommodate for growth
• 2005 Launched UK compliant version of Composer
• 2006 Launched Composer Life for the administration of Life policies
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