About Us
Who Are We?
The Texas Veeam User Group (TX VUG) is a community-driven group designed for Veeam and technology professionals in the state of Texas. The TX VUG holds in-person meetings throughout the year based out of major Texas cities, such as Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. We also organize conference meetups and virtual events in conjunction with other Veeam User Groups.
Meet the Leaders
Jonah is a Product Architect and Product Engineering Manager at CyberFortress, a platinum Veeam Cloud & Service Provider (VCSP). He is also a co-founder of the Veeam Community Hackathon, a Veeam Certified Architect, a VCSP Technical Ambassador, a co-host of the Rebel Devs podcast, and a leader of the Texas and Automation Desk Veeam User Groups. Prior to working at CyberFortress, Jonah worked at another VCSP, Global Data Vault. In his spare time, Jonah is a Scout leader, having earned his Eagle Scout as a youth.
Thomas May is an experienced IT professional who has held key positions in several companies, including Global Data Vault and Baker Botts. He designed Baker Botts’ disaster recovery plan and played a critical role in growing Global Data Vault as a Veaam Cloud and Service Provider during his second stint as CIO. Today, Thomas is the founder and CEO of Different Dev, a company that provides business continuity and disaster recovery solutions. He is also a Veeam Vanguard, recognized for his exceptional expertise in Veeam products and solutions.
Executive Sponsors
Madalina Cristil is a Technical Analyst and Community Coordinator on the Product Strategy team for Veeam Software based in Bucharest, Romania. Madalina is leading the Veeam User Groups community program, alongside with NFR program.
Safiya Mohamed is a Community Analyst on the Product Strategy team based in Columbus, Ohio.
Her responsibilities include managing the Community Resource Hub, Veeam User Groups, and Legends program.
Emilee Tellez is a Technologist for Product Strategy at Veeam Software. She has 10 years of IT experience with over eight years working directly for Veeam®. Based in Mesa, AZ, she supported both commercial and public sector customers in the desert region, spanning from New Mexico to Hawaii. She helps customers work on their data protection and disaster recovery strategies for the ever-changing modern datacenter. She is a graduate of Arizona State University, and holds certifications in AWS, VMware and Veeam.
