Management TeamPurna BhatCEO & Founder Purnanda “Purna” Bhat is the Founder and CEO of Pinnacle Security Solutions, Inc. based at the company’s headquarters in Atlanta, GA. In this capacity, he is responsible for the overall operations, sales, marketing, business development, and growth activities of the Pinnacle group. Purna has over 12 years of experience in the Enterprise Security space. Prior to founding Pinnacle in 2007, he worked for Rolta International Inc. for 9 years in various technical sales, sales, and business development capacities both in the US and India. He was instrumental in starting and growing Rolta's highly successful Enterprise Security Consulting Practice within the US. Purna brings with him invaluable experience in the field of Enterprise Security along with strong business development skills and acumen. His vision to be an entrepreneur and develop tools for a “better tomorrow” lead to the establishment of Pinnacle Security Solutions. Purna holds a Bachelors degree from the Manipal Institute of Technology, India. Robert J. KostrinskyChief Financial Officer Bob is responsible for the overall finance and administrative operations of the company. He has over 25 years of commercially focused finance and operations experience working with both public and private early stage, and mid-market growth companies where he successfully raised public and private equity (venture-backed) supporting future growth. At Pinnacle, his responsibilities include: directing all accounting; finance strategy and risk; finance planning and analysis; and contracts/customer finance management activities. Prior to Pinnacle, he held CFO positions at various Professional Services, Business Process Outsourcing, Software, and Wireless Telecommunications companies. He started his career as a public accountant with Grant Thornton. Bob has a Bachelors of Business Administration degree in Accounting from IonaCollege is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in the State of New York. Steve JohnsonVP, Sales & Business Development Steve is responsible for leading Pinnacle's sales and demand generation functions, sales strategy, marketing initiatives, and developing and maintaining channel partnership relationships with key technology vendors and distributors. A seasoned executive with over 15 years experience in sales management, partner management, and organizational development, his main objective is to help establish Pinnacle as a leader in the enterprise IT-GRC market and beyond. Steve is focused on ensuring the organization delivers excellence in customer service, customer satisfaction, and customer retention. Prior to joining Pinnacle, Steve held various sales management, sales executive, and business development roles with CA and other organizations. Steve is an alumni of the University of Minnesota and is recipient of various technology and sales certifications. Nagendra KorrapatiVP, Engineering & Development Nagendra leads product engineering and development activities at Pinnacle. He is ultimately responsible for strategic planning, resource planning, engineering, development, and testing activities related to Pinnacle's pinSpark™ and future product lines. He brings over 15 years of experience architecting, implementing, and delivering software solutions that are highly available, highly scalable, and robust. Prior to Pinnacle, he worked extensively within the telecommunications industry implementing network management and security solutions based on multiple protocols. He holds a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, and a Masters degree in Computer Science from Georgia Tech. |
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