David Rosen begins his first season as the Director of Football Operations on Jason Woodman’s staff at Fairmont State. Rosen will assistant administratively in all aspects of the Fairmont State football program, including team travel, recruiting, game day and compliance.
Rosen joins the FSU staff after a four-year tenure at Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I., where he served in the same capacity. While at Bryant, Rosen was a vital part of team travel, recruiting, training camp, spring game planning, compliance issues and practice planning/scheduling.
Rosen joined the Bulldogs in 2013 after spending three years as the VP of Business Development at Metro Area Sports LLC in Vienna, Va. While there, Rosen identified potential investor candidates and conducted meetings to secure equity capital for an Arena Football team in Washington, D.C. He also developed a business plan showing return on investment potential of a franchise over a three-year period.
Prior to his position in Virginia, Rosen spent three seasons as the Director of Football Operations at Northwestern State University. While there, he managed all aspects of the football recruiting process and helped the program garner the top recruiting class in the Division I-AA in 2009. Rosen also oversaw compliance issues, prospective student-athlete visits and spearheaded Northwestern State University’s relationship with the NFL and pro scouts. He worked with the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach during practice and was able to reduce travel expenses by 20% for the 2011 season.
Rosen worked in the Arena Football League for five years prior to his post at Northwestern State University. He began as a player personnel and offensive quality control coach with the San Jose SaberCats. Rosen was the lead scout for 15 NFL teams and helped put together a team that would Arena Bowl XXI in 2007. He also handled the breakdown of film and in the gameplan for each week. He would then spend the 2008 season with the Arizona Rattlers, working in player personnel and as a regional scout. Rosen was the lead scout for five college football conferences in the eastern region of the U.S., recruited and signed five players to the Rattlers roster.
Rosen earned his Bachelors Degree in history from Arizona State and his Master’s in Sport Management from Northwestern State University.
