Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 27, 2004
HARRY RUDA is Chief Executive Officer of Softricity. Mr. Ruda's
prestigious career spans over twenty-five years in the information and
communications technology marketplace. Mr. Ruda joined the founders of
Softricity as its CEO in June, 1999 when the company was still in the
business planning stage and has continued in that role to the present
time. Prior to Softricity, Mr. Ruda was President and CEO of ITS, a
manufacturer of video access equipment for IP and ATM networks. ITS was
acquired by Artel Video in 1999. Previous experience includes positions
as General Manager, US Operations for Tennyson Technology, an Australian
manufacturer of small office, integrated voice and data networking
equipment, VP Sales and Marketing for Bridgeway Corporation, a network
management systems company, and VP Field Operations for Bell Atlantic.
Mr. Ruda also co-founded and was VP Sales and Marketing for Network
Switching Systems, a manufacturer of integrated voice and data switching
equipment which was later acquired by BBN Communications. Post-
acquisition, Mr. Ruda served as BBN's VP for Integrated Network Sales,
responsible for worldwide deployment of integrated T1 networks to
enterprise accounts. Mr. Ruda also founded and operated a global
telecomm consulting business, Global Technologies, whose clients were
composed of many of the world's leading telco's including: Bellcore,
NYNEX, France Telecom, PacBell and GTE Services. Mr. Ruda has a BS in
Management Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an MS in
Operations Research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA
from Boston College. Profile
then give us a picture of things as they are now.
Mr. Ruda: Softricity is a Boston-based company. We were founded in
