Jason Matusow is the Shared Source Initiative Product Manager for the Microsoft Corporation. He has worked in the computer industry for ten years, starting with operating his own small PC and networking business. Matusow received his Microsoft Certified System Engineer certificate in 1995 and lead the network consulting group for a Microsoft Solution Provider. He joined Microsoft in 1996 as a network infrastructure Technical Specialist where he worked with Microsoft's enterprise customers on design and deployment issues for Windows-based networks. Matusow was the founding member of the Microsoft Year 2000 core team, representing the company's Y2K strategy and preparedness to governments and corporations globally. Matusow is now working with a cross-company team, setting Microsoft's source licensing strategy and working on intellectual property protection issues worldwide.