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The senior management of Configuresoft consists of a diverse group of talented individuals with a shared commitment to innovation in cross platform Continuous Compliance technology.

Mark K. Ruport
Chief Executive Officer

Mark Ruport brings more than 20 years of software management experience to Configuresoft as President and Chief Executive Officer. Before joining the company, Mr. Ruport was Executive Vice President of operations of Stellent, Inc., a global provider of enterprise content management solutions. Prior to Stellent, he was President, CEO and Chairman of Optika, Inc. a leading provider of imaging and business process management solutions. From 1990 to 1994, Mr. Ruport was President and Chief Operating Officer, and subsequently CEO, of Interleaf, Inc., a public software and services company. Before Interleaf, Mr. Ruport was Senior Vice President of Informix Software; Vice President of North American operations for Cullinet Software and Vice President of the federal region of Applied Data Research. Prior to joining Applied Data Research, Mr. Ruport held various sales and sales management positions with Computer Sciences Corp. Mr. Ruport holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and an MBA from Bowling Green State University.

Michael Dunbar
Executive Vice President, Global Sales & Operations

Michael Dunbar brings over 15 years of industry experience to Configuresoft. Prior to his promotion to head Sales & Operations, Mr. Dunbar led Configuresoft's eastern region where he rapidly expanded revenue, grew the customer base and penetrated the Federal market. Before joining Configuresoft, Mr. Dunbar spent four years at Securify, growing Federal revenue from zero to $14 million. Prior to Securify, Mr. Dunbar served as the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer for the United States Marine Corps Information Technology & Network Operations Center. Mr. Dunbar received the Copernicus Award as one of the top information technology professionals in the federal government. Mr. Dunbar holds a BS degree in management science and information systems from Pennsylvania State University and an MS degree in information and telecommunications systems management from Capitol College.

Steven M. Johnson
Chief Financial Officer

Steven M. Johnson brings more than 20 years of financial leadership as Chief Financial Officer to Configuresoft. Prior to joining Configuresoft, Mr. Johnson served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Optika, Inc, a software company where he raised more than $30 million in multiple equity rounds and piloted the company's initial public offering. Before Optika, Mr. Johnson was Chief Financial Officer at Insurance Auto Auctions, where he helped to grow revenue from $14 million to more than $50 million, participated in negotiations for multiple acquisitions and completed an initial public offering and secondary offering. Mr. Johnson earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from California Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Dennis Moreau, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer

As a Founder and the Chief Technology Officer for Configuresoft, Dennis Moreau is a specialist in the application of leading edge technologies to the solution of complex problems in the Information Technology management domain. Mr. Moreau's primary focus is in developing enterprise scale solutions to improve IT efficiency and effectiveness for systems management, security compliance and configuration optimization. Mr. Moreau works actively with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and MITRE on the development of security configuration policy compliance standards, where he serves on the MITRE OVAL Board of Directors. Prior to founding Configuresoft, Mr. Moreau was the associate vice president and chief technology officer for Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). Mr. Moreau holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science.

Dennis Moreau speaks regularly at IT management and security conferences worldwide.
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Mike Paschal
Executive Vice President, Product Group

Mike Paschal brings more than 20 years experience as a leader with enterprise software companies to Configuresoft. Prior to joining Configuresoft, Mr. Paschal served as Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer for Requisite Technology (acquired by Click Commerce). Mr. Paschal began his management career with Sequent Computer Systems and subsequently held executive positions with Sun Microsystems, Clarify, Inc., and NAVIS LLC. Mr. Paschal earned his Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from the University of North Texas.

Randy Streu
Vice President, Product Direction and Strategy

Prior to joining Configuresoft, Mr. Streu held a senior Product Management position with BMC Software, a leading developer of e-business and distributed systems management software. Before BMC, Mr. Streu held senior positions in Hewlett-Packard's OpenView division where he helped create Application Availability and Performance applications. Mr. Streu has also held senior technical positions with Compaq and The Prudential where he served as a System Architect.

Chris Wilburn
Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Business Development

Chris Wilburn brings more than 17 years of business development, corporate mergers and acquisitions, product management and marketing experience to Configuresoft. Prior to joining Configuresoft, Mr. Wilburn held a senior role in business development at RSA, the Security Division of EMC, managing and planning for RSA's strategic technology partnerships. Before RSA, Mr. Wilburn held senior director roles for BindView Corporation (now Symantec Corporation) across business development, marketing and product planning. Prior to BindView, Mr. Wilburn held positions in product marketing and sales with Mission Critical Software acquired by NetIQ Corporation. Mr. Wilburn earned his bachelor's degree in business from the University of Texas in San Antonio.