Mark K. Ruport

Mr. Ruport brings more than 30 years of public and private company experience in the software sector to his position at Sigma Labs as executive chairman.

Prior to joining Sigma Labs, Mr. Ruport served as Executive Chairman of Content Analyst Company, a leading developer of advanced analytics software for searching and analyzing unstructured text until its acquisition by its largest customer in 2017. Previously, he served as President and CEO of Configuresoft, a venture-backed Enterprise Systems Management company where Mr. Ruport orchestrated an OEM contract that later led to the acquisition of the company by EMC.

Prior to Configuresoft, Mr. Ruport served as Chairman and CEO of Optika, a venture-backed Enterprise Content Management Company that he led from a start-up of 30 employees through an Initial Public Offering, international growth and a successful transaction to merge with Stellent, Inc., which was subsequently acquired by Oracle. Mr. Ruport was also CEO of Interleaf, a public software company, and held senior executive positions at Informix (later acquired by IBM) and Cullinet (later acquired by CA, Inc.).

Mr. Ruport received a Bachelor of Science in Business and an MBA from Bowling Green State University.