Leadership

Bluenog was formed in 2006 to address the growing needs of companies looking to leverage best-fit web solutions using both open source and commercial software. Collectively, the Bluenog management team brings over 50 years of industry experience and a proven reputation for delivering superior technical solutions, measurable business outcomes, and client satisfaction to Fortune 1000 companies nationally and internationally.

Michael Forgash, CEO

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Mike’s thirty-year career has been in the software and services industry, where as CEO he twice led companies to successful acquisitions and also as the founder of a $70 million venture fund. Mike is a founder and managing partner of Zon Capital Partners, an early-stage venture fund located in Princeton, NJ. Prior to the formation of Zon Capital, Mike was an officer and head of the e-Commerce and Software practice area for Safeguard Scientifics (SFE), a publicly traded (NYSE) venture capital holding company.

 

In his operating career, Mike was President of Continental Healthcare Systems of Overland Park, Kansas, a healthcare information systems and services company. Following the successful sale of Continental, Mike became CEO of Creative Multimedia, an early Internet professional services company located in Portland, Oregon, which designed and delivered Internet solutions for businesses. Mike began his career with Shared Medical Systems, now Siemens, in various implementation and sales roles. Mike sits on the boards of several early-stage technology companies and is the former chairman of the Mid-Atlantic Capital Alliance, the Philadelphia-area venture capital trade association. Mike holds a business degree from Duke University.

Suresh Kuppusamy, Co-Founder & CTO

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Suresh is a recognized leader in the enterprise software industry with decades of experience implementing large-scale enterprise projects. Suresh has over 17 years of enterprise software development and sales experience. As Co-Founder of Bluenog, Suresh heads up the Products division of the Company.

 

Before founding Bluenog, Suresh was Solutions Architect for the Eastern Region at BEA Systems. Prior to that he was the Technical Director of Solutions at BroadVision. Suresh played a pivotal role in the sales and product organizations at these companies. Suresh holds a Masters Degree in Computer Science from New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Sastry Taruvai, Co-Founder & CIO

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As Co-Founder of Bluenog, Sastry is responsible for the Solutions division at the Company. Sastry brings a wealth of senior management consulting experience and achievements to Bluenog. Sastry is a seasoned IT Professional with over 20 years of experience providing top-notch technical leadership.

 

Before founding Bluenog, Sastry was a Technical Architect with BEA Systems, helping BEA Professional Services reach new heights in terms of quality consulting and providing customer value. Prior to BEA, Sastry was Technical Director at BroadVision, helping run the Consulting Practice. Sastry holds dual Master degrees in Computer Science and Chemical Engineering from Cleveland State University.

Bob Creegan – Vice-President, Sales & Marketing

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Bob Creegan is Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Bluenog. Bob has 25 years of technology business experience and has built a reputation for building high performance sales and marketing teams.

 

Prior to joining Bluenog Bob was Vice President of Sales for BEA Systems where he played a key role in the companies early, rapid growth. Bob held Sales Management positions with IMC, Software AG, and Sapiens. He started his career with Unisys and held field sales positions of increasing responsibility for 12 years.

 

Bob received his BBA,MBA and J.D. from the University of Miami, and is a member of the Florida bar