M·CAM - Jason O. Watson

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Jason O. Watson

Chief Technology Officer and M·USE Division President

Education:

M.B.A., George Mason University, 2005

B.A., University of Virginia, 2001

Biography:
Jason Watson joined M·CAM, Inc. as Director of MIS in February 2000. In 2001, he was promoted to the position of Vice President of Information Systems and has been employed in his current capacity as CTO & M·USE President since 2004. Prior to working at M·CAM, he was the Team Leader for the University of Virginia's Department of Computer Science Web Team. While at UVa., he directed undergraduate students in the creation and maintenance of large-scale web sites for the Department, School of Engineering, University of Virginia and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Mr. Watson has worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Security Division Operational Training Unit, providing development and technical support at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. and the FBI Academy at Quantico, VA.

Mr. Watson earned his Bachelors Degree from the University of Virginia in Cognitive Science with a concentration in Computer Science and minor in Astronomy in May 2001. He completed his Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Information Systems Management from George Mason University in January 2005. In conjunction with his duties at M·CAM, Mr. Watson is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Virginia. His Ph.D. advisor is Dr. Gabriel Robins.

Mr. Watson's interests include running, cycling, skiing, golf, sports photography, and playing the cello. As a cellist he has performed with the Charlottesville-University Symphony Orchestra, the University-Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra, the Richmond Philharmonic Orchestra, New Lyric Theatre, Four County Players and Heritage Repertory Theatre's summer musical productions.

Publications:

Winer, David S.; Martin, David E.; Pratt, David J. and Watson, Jason O., "Method and System for Graphical Representation of Multitemporal, Multidimensional Data Relationships", U.S. Patent 6,665,670

Martin, David E.; Watson, Jason O., "Patent Valuation: Is Fair Market Fair?" presented at FOSSTEC/WMSCI, July 2005

Watson, Jason O. "A History of the United States Patent Office", April 17, 2001

Watson, Jason O. "Intellectual Property Analysis of Symantec's Virus Definition Update Technology in U.S. Patents Nos. 6,052,531 and 6,167,407"

Watson, Jason O. "Litigation Report: British Telecom's Claim to Hyperlink Technology in British Telecom, PLC v. Prodigy Communications Corp."

Personal Links of Interest:

Virginia's Historical Markers

Jason O. Watson Photography