Jim Jackson:
CLASS OF 1980
Mt. Assumption InstituteClass of 1980
Plattsburgh, NY
SUNY College at PlattsburghClass of 1985
Plattsburgh, NY
Jim's Story
Life
Karen and I have been together since 1999, after having known each other many years and working together at CommSoft. We have one son, Brady Lee, born in May of 2007. I also have three teenagers, Spencer, Casey, and Tricia, from my first marriage. They are all very busy freshman at Saranac High School.
As they say, life is good. Very good.
Workplace
After graduating from MAI in 1980, I attended Plattsburgh State and graduated in 1985 with a double major in Math and Physics. It was then that I met Larry Davis, a guy who frequently stayed at the Holiday Inn where I worked as a manager to put myself through school. Larry explained that he had a great idea for a company that created billing software for telecom companies, and his first customer was u...Expand for more
p near Plattsburgh (thus his frequent visits). He asked if I had any interest in computers, and the rest is history. CommSoft was born in earnest.
The company, based in Albany, grew considerably between 1985 and the late 90's, at which time it was sold. After that, it changed hands many times, and eventually was in the process of being dissasembled. Disheartened that customers who I had grown to know personally were being treated badly, I approached Larry in 2000 with a crazy notion of buying it back. Together, and backed by a funding company in NYC, we bought back the company in 2001. I have held many roles within it and am currently Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. Makes for a long commute from Peru, NY, where I live, but it is worth it.
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