Operating Company Management

Ray Simonson
CEO — Software Innovation/Coreworx

Ray brings a deep technology expertise in enterprise development with a proven serial entrepreneurial approach to Software Innovation. His skills complement the strengths in the rest of the executive team in developing, managing and growing mid stage technology firms to a profitable exit. As a seasoned executive and entrepreneur with a 28 year of track record in mission critical enterprise technology, Ray brings a wealth of experience and skills to the management team at Software Innovation. He has consistently demonstrated an ability to manage delivery and development of mission critical applications in key sectors. Most recently, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of CheckFree i-Solutions from 2000 to 2004. From 1996 to 2000, as Chief Technology Officer, he co-founded BlueGill Technologies and assembled and led the development of the first XML-based internet billing application. The market success of this product led to the acquisition of BlueGill by CheckFree. Prior to his experience with Bluegill and CheckFree, Ray was in a series of senior roles focused on delivering mission critical IT systems primarily in banking and insurance, with a deep expertise in enterprise content. Ray spent his youth in the mountains of British Columbia and is an accomplished lumberjack.