Chad Jones, Senior Director, Product Strategy, Softricity, Inc.
Chad Jones is one of the creators of Softricity's second generation platform, SoftGrid. As Senior Director Product Strategy, he contributes in several key areas within Softricity including strategic product planning, technical evangelism, systems engineering, market definition and positioning. Prior to Softricity, Mr. Jones was Director of OSS Design at FutureLink, one of the leading Application Service Providers and largest Citrix integrator. In this role, his teams were responsible for designing, building and maintaining data centers in New York, Irvine, Calgary, Tokyo and Newbury, England, which concurrently serviced tens of thousands of users. Mr. Jones currently holds nine certifications including Certified Novel Engineer (CNE), Citrix Certified Instructor (CCI), Citrix Certified Enterprise Administrator, (CCEA), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Softricity Certified Professional (SCP)