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Management Team

Brian Lee, Chief Everything Officer, Principal Nerd

Forte was founded by Brian in 1985 after senior executive positions with Synapse Software and Broderbund Software.  He is co-author of the 1990 best-selling "The New Print Shop".  With an MBA in Finance, he brings a comprehensive business perspective to projects.  He holds numerous technical certifications that include Microsoft MCT / MCSE, Cisco CCNA / CCNA-Voice / CCDA / CSE / UCTDS / UCTSS / IPCX, VMware VCP / VTSP / VSP, SonicWALL CSSA, A+, N+, and Security+ and is the solution architect on complex enterprise engagements.

When not geeking out, Brian serves as a nationally certified High Performance Driving Instructor for the Porsche Club of America and BMW Car Club of America, and is an avid photographer and cook.

Dane Bigham, VP and General Manager

Dane is in charge of operations for Forte, a role he has held for over 15 years.  Author of the best-selling "Where In the World is Carmen San Diego" and other titles, he was a principal at Presage Software before joining Forte.  Dane has extensive experience with large scale software development projects in addition to the core technologies used by businesses of all sizes.

Aloka Arachige, Director of Enterprise Services

Aloka leads our engineering team focused on the full spectrum of technologies employed by our Medium and Enterprise clients.  He is an expert in network architecture, security, high performance computing, virtualization, storage area networking, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, and telecommunications.  Prior to joining Forte he founded Catapult Integrated Systems, one of the first ISP/Telecom companies in Silicon Valley.

Matt Raymond, Service Manager

Matt joined Forte over 15 years ago as an engineer and now supervises the delivery of technical services.  His extensive experience working directly with clients in a technical capacity allows him to quickly assess situations and accurately match an engineer to the need.

Forte's Certified Experts

Our team of engineers have earned many technical certifications, but more importantly each brings an average of over a decade of IT experience to each engagement. 
 

Microsoft MCT

Microsoft MCSE

Microsoft MCSA

Microsoft MCITP Enterprise Administrator

Cisco CCNA

Cisco CCDA

Cisco CSE, Cisco IPCX

Lifesize Technical Expert  Lifesize Sales Professional

VMware VCP

VMware VTSP

VMware VSP

Network+  Security+

 

Contact Us

Forte Systems Inc.
3260 Blume Dr., Suite #324
Richmond, CA  94806

 

  Main

510-525-3000

  Toll Free

877-367-8348

  North Bay

707-260-0030

  Santa Cruz

831-740-4710

  Email

info@forte-systems.com

 

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CEO's Corner

"Forte is founded on a deep, genuine, personal interest in the success of our clients. 

It is as much about doing the right thing as it is doing things right.  We cherish the long lasting, trusted relationships we develop with our clients and our staff.

It's no accident that some of our earliest clients are still with us 27 years later and that most of our engineers have been with us for more than a decade."

- Brian Lee


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