Management Team

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 of delivering superior technical solutions, measurable business outcomes and client satisfaction to Fortune 1000 companies nationally and internationally.

Joseph (Joe) M. Valley - CEO

Joe brings the company over 25 years of experience in the software and services industry. Prior to Bluenog, Joe served as chairman and CEO of NCT, Inc., a networking connectivity services provider, which was acquired by Black Box Network Services Corporation in 2008. Joe has also served as CEO of Seranin Software, a privately held business process software company based in Dallas; president and COO of QueryObject Systems Corporation, an AMEX-traded global business intelligence software company; CEO of MIS USA, a German-based company where he was responsible for gaining global recognition and introducing the first solution for collaborative analytical processing (which contributed to MIS becoming one of the most successful IPOs on the German Market); and Momentum Software Corporation, a middleware company, which he successfully sold to Level 8 Systems. Joe also spent eight years at Computer Associates where he held various senior executive sales positions. He holds an AB degree in economics from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia and sits on the board of Orion HealthCorp in Atlanta.

Suresh Kuppusamy - Co-Founder & CTO


Suresh is a recognized leader in the enterprise software industry and has decades of experience implementing large scale enterprise projects. Suresh has over 17 years of enterprise software development and sales experience. Suresh also heads up the Products division of Bluenog. 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

Sastry is responsible for the Solutions division at Bluenog. 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 newer 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.

Keith Jones - Vice President of Sales

Keith is responsible for global sales at Bluenog. Keith brings the company over 25 years of experience in the software and services industry having served in a variety of direct sales and sales management roles. Prior to Bluenog, Keith was the Area Sales Director at Lumigent Technologies; Vice President of Sales at Inlumen which was acquired by ScreamingMedia/Pinnacor; Area Sales Director at NewsEdge which was acquired by Thomson Corporation; and Vice President of the Information Products Group at Computer Associates joining CA via the acquisition of Cullinet Software. Keith holds a dual degree in Biological Sciences and Chemistry from the University of Delaware.