Jason Buffington

Pagemunk allows Shopify stores to stop guessing at which product content best converts and start working with their shoppers—using their own purchase data and reviews—to discover what content ignites their interest and gets them to click the buy button more often. With Pagemunk, teams spend less time cutting, pasting, uploading and guessing and more time crafting content they know inspires their customers.

Talkoot is the best product information management software for businesses looking to create lasting connections with customers on every product page. Content produced in Talkoot helps drive billions of dollars of revenue for many of the worlds most loved brands.

SUMMARY: On Demand Analysis is a Portland-based business intelligence software firm focused on delivering powerful analysis and reporting tools integrated with the Microsoft BI platform. Discover Analytics™ connects directly to and delivers company's business intelligence data into a custom Microsoft Excel application. Provides consulting services to established companies including software development, systems analysis, business intelligence solution implementation and development, operational solution implementation and development, database design and analysis, and reporting solutions. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: • Development utilizing C#, VB.Net, ASP.NET, HTML5, MVC, JavaScript, Silverlight, MVVM, RIA Services, Entity Framework, SQL Server, IIS, Web Services, Integrative Services, Reporting Services, Analysis Services, Visual Studio, and SharePoint. • Full architecture, development, and implementation of applications utilizing several technologies into processes of multiple industries and business silos. • Focused on improving business intelligence technologies, collaboration, applications, skills, and practices to help companies acquire a better understanding of their commercial context. • Participated in long-range strategic planning to establish the foundation to reach the company milestones and vision. • Development focus on user experience enhancing visual aesthetics and intuitive design. • Incorporation of big data BI in high-level decision making processes.

SUMMARY: Startup financial systems consulting firm providing a broad range of products and services for investment advisors. Provides consulting services for financial advisory companies including financial analysis, financial systems analysis and development, database maintenance, and investment reporting solutions. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: • Performed complex data migration services, incorporating SQL, FoxPro, XLS, MS Access, flat files, and other proprietary database systems. • Provided financial reporting solutions including investment performance, asset allocation, and tax lot accounting. • Automated maintenance and data migration processes to improve efficiency. • Established alliances with leading companies and journalists nationwide to advance operations.

Talkoot is the world’s first agile product storytelling application built for DTC (Direct-to-consumer) brands. Created to help the world’s most loved brands tell real-time, brand-right, shopper-friendly product stories at scale. Faster. Together. The result is more engaged and loyal customers, higher sales, lower returns and a clear and measurable Return on Story.

SUMMARY: Conducted financial, economic, market, and competitive analyses to determine corporate strategy. Managed professional services department responsible for new client data migration to company’s proprietary asset management software and provided tax accounting and performance reporting services. Worked in conjunction with software development team in designing, coding, and debugging processes. Interacted with cross-functional teams and departments in the administration of objectives, vision, and strategy. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Designed, proposed, established, and managed data migration, tax accounting, and financial reporting business units to support client needs and organizational success by creating a revenue stream two fold larger than software sales. • Conceived and implemented innovative processes and systems to streamline operations and increase productivity. • Communicated effective solutions to multi-level staff in the areas of finance, software development, sales, and associated functions to drive corporate goals. • Leveraged financial expertise to aid in design and development of source code and algorithms for financial software as well as offer strategic advice for the corporation. • Learned and built upon working knowledge of Visual Studio, Visual Basic, .NET, Crystal Reports, SQL Server 2000, Access, and many other operational software and database systems. • Recognized as Most Valuable Employee for superior performance and company dedication.