Jason Buffington

Jason@CentralizedBackup.com**** Bluffview Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067 214-***-**** (M)

972-***-**** (H)

Oveview

**-**** *******-****** ****** in Windows infrastructure, with additional deep

specialization in data protection, high availability and disaster recovery/business

continuity scenarios. Experienced in product marketing and management, channel readiness

and enablement, and enterprise-direct technical sales across three resellers, two ISVs,

and Microsoft.

Drove technical marketing, evangelism and readiness for Microsoft s data protection

solution from v1 to mainstream within $1B System Center business

Led System Center event strategy and execution across a broad range of Microsoft ITpro

venues

Helped launch 7 Microsoft products between Windows Server and System Center over 5 years

Authored better together solutions with SQL Server, Exchange, SharePoint,

Virtualization and Windows

Revitalized message and content for #1 function of Windows Server file serving

Broadened value-prop by leveraging Microsoft field, MVP and partner solution offerings

Built technical sales engineering team, training offerings and evangelism function for

startup ISV that grew from $1M to pre-IPO $60M

Author of Data Protection for Virtual Data Centers, www.DataProtectionBible.com, ISBN

978-0470572146.

Seeking to help shape and share the next big thing in infrastructure management or data

protection, from a senior-level Technical Marketing/Evangelism or Office-of-CTO role

within a software & services company.

I am a story-teller who helps customers understand the scope of their challenges and how

to be successful in solving them, who helps partners understand why and how to do business

together, and helps my company grow by crafting what stories to tell and how to tell them

for best effect.

Marketing Message Author

Traditional & Digital Content Creator

Better-Together Attach Architect

AR/PR Spokesperson

Recognized Large-Event Speaker & Blogger

Field & Partner Enabler

Technical Trainer

Road Warrior

Professional Experience

SENIOR TECHNICAL PRODUCT MANAGER2005-2011MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Drove evangelism & readiness for both new-market and strategic technologies

System Center Data Protection Manager2006, 2007, 2010 and 2012

System Center Operations Manager2012

System Center Essentials 2010

Windows Storage Server (OEM), including backup & iSCSI

Windows Server 2008 and 2008R2, File Services and Storage Solutions

Authored customer-facing messaging and value-proposition

Created content directly and through vendors, including marketing collateral and

readiness material

Cultivated healthy ecosystem of SMEs and MVPs for broader knowledge sharing and

evangelism

Drove Better Together scenarios and attach-efforts to other Microsoft and partner

products

Spokesperson for Analysts and Press during product launches and ongoing updates

Leveraged digital and social media for maximum reach

Equipped field and partners to deliver the story

DIRECTOR, BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND TECHNICAL MARKETING 1996-2005DOUBLE-TAKE SOFTWARE,,, Formerly NSI SOFTWARE, INC. Now part of VISION SOLUTIONS

Helped company grow from $1M to $60M through a variety of roles over nine years

Director of Business Continuity & Technical Marketing

Primary writer and speaker, serving as company s Technical Evangelist

Drove external messaging for the company and product line

Closing resource for large account opportunities

Solutions architect between company and strategic alliances including Microsoft, Dell and

HP

Mentored 18 pre-sales engineers

Director of Consulting & Education

Launched and was responsible for all training initiatives, including curriculum,

classrooms and certification system, to enable channel partners to deliver solutions to

our customers

Helped create professional services division

Manager of Pre-Sales Engineering

Served ten regional pre-sales SEs throughout the US

Acted as a closing resource for overseas and vendor partners

Established Pre-Sales Engineering team for startup company

REGIONAL SALES & SYSTEMS ENGINEER1994-1996CHEYENNE SOFTWARE (ARCSERVE) now part of COMPUTER ASSOCIATES (CA

)

Top performing sales region --

Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas

Account Manager - Averaged 104% of sales quota, but preferred pre-sales engineering

Pre-Sales Systems Engineer - Assisted enterprise accounts with product evaluations and

deployment strategies. Trained channel and OEM partners

SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER1994-1996

NETWORK ENGINEEERING Regional Systems Integrator

Project Managing Senior Engineer

Led installation teams for new deployments

Pre-sales consulting

Honors, Certifications and Education

CERTIFIED BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNER (CBCP)

MICROSOFT MOST VALUABLE PROFESSIONAL (MVP)

Windows Server -- File Systems & Storage

MICROSOFT CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL (MCP)

Microsoft MCSE for Windows Server 3.5 thru 2003

Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)

NOVELL MASTER CERTIFIED SYSTEMS ENGINEER (MCNE)

Novell NetWare 2.15 through 5

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY 1987-1991

Computer Science major & Criminal Justice minor

Corps of Cadets

The rest of me

Happily married for 18 years with three great kids, ages 7 to 12. Active adult

leader/volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America. My best weekends are either camping with

scouts or gaming with my kids

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