Data Protection guy - at Microsoft
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
- Current
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- Sr. Technical Product Manager at Microsoft
- Past
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- Director, Business Continuity & Product Marketing at NSI Software
- various roles at Double-Take Software
- Consultant at Aggie Networking (Sole Proprietorship)
- Systems Engineer at Cheyenne Software
- Education
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- Texas A&M University
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Jason Buffington’s Summary
A "Data Protection Guy" with over sixteen years of sales & marketing experience with tape backup and replication technologies, including two ISV's, three channel resellers, and now at Microsoft.
Have been happily married for over fourteen years, with three great kids, and live in Dallas. I bring a deep technical background, along with real-life field sales experience to my role as technical evangelist and product marketer.
Jason Buffington’s Specialties:
data protection, business continuity, centralized backup
Jason Buffington’s Experience
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Sr. Technical Product Manager
Microsoft
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
December 2005 — Present (2 years 8 months)
Responsible for outbound message, evangelism and field/partner readiness for Microsoft's new CDP & backup/recovery product - Data Protection Manager (DPM).
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Director, Business Continuity & Product Marketing
NSI Software
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 1996 — November 2005 (9 years 3 months)
Company now known as Double-Take Software.
DOUBLE-TAKE Replication Software - for data protection and business continuity of Windows Servers. Held a series of positions over nine years, including:
- Regional Systems Engineer
- Systems Engineering Manager
- Training Manager & Director of Education
- Technical Evangelist
- Director, Business Continuity and Product Marketing -
various roles
Double-Take Software
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 1996 — October 2005 (9 years 2 months)
see NSI Software ... renamed in early 2006
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Consultant
Aggie Networking (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1995 — December 1999 (4 years 4 months)
Server and Network consulting - alongside other employers and sometimes full-time. Specialized in 'enterprise solutions' for SMB customers, along with subcontracting larger integrators with deep expertise in storage and data protection technologies.
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Systems Engineer
Cheyenne Software
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)
April 1993 — September 1995 (2 years 6 months)
PreSales SE for Texas-region (TX-OK-LA-AR-KS-MO) at Cheyenne Software, before CA acquisition. Sold primarily ARCserve tape backup software for NetWare and Windows servers.
Jason Buffington’s Education
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Texas A&M University
Computer Science 1987 — 1992
- Activities and Societies:
- Corps of Cadets
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Jason Buffington’s Interests:
Texas Hold'em Poker, Billiards, Movies, Xbox, Xbox360, Dungeons & Dragons Online (MMORPG)
Jason Buffington’s Honors:
Microsoft MVP - Storage
Jason Buffington’s Contact Settings
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