Projects
Active Projects
Jade Networks International Limited
Established Jade Networks International as an Internet services company focused on the design and implementation of highly integrated and scalable web sites. Primary site focus is on collaborative social networking. Other services to be launched soon include Voice over IP (VoIP) services.
Currently invoved in ongoing product and business development. Jade Networks is the parent company for Jade Connections Limited, a Hong Kong Limited company. Jade Networks provides web and email services for several sites, including Jade Connections, RegainAmerica and PinoyTalk.
Jade Connections
Jade Connections is focused on enabling trade between Chinese suppliers and Western markets. The first release of the Jade Connections website is currently under development. We are in the process of building an open community site focused on commerce between China and Western markets. Content and increased functionality will gradually be added over the coming months. In addition to complete information about Jade Connections, the site will eventually integrate the online purchase of selected products, technical support forums, general discussion forums, and community electronic mail mailing lists.
More information can be found in the Jade Connections About Page.
RegainAmerica
RegainAmerica is an open community collaborative/distributed authoring environment dedicated to effecting positive change on the local, state and national levels. The first phase of this free collaborative environment will empower members to freely voice their concerns on issues that are important to them. More importantly the goal of RegainAmerica is to provide a platform where people can not only freely exchange ideas and views, but work together to effect real change.
RegainAmerica began as a memory - of the way things used to be in America, and the belief that by working together we can regain the greatness that once was America. Specifically, RegainAmerica is a new multi-functional community website that empowers all of us working both individually and collectively - to change the present status quo and Regain America.
More information can be found in the RegainAmerica About Page.
Past Projects
PinoyTalk
PinoyTalk was designed with the initial implementation rolled out at the end of 2005. Focused on the Philippine market, it served as a functional prototype for future highly integrated social networking sites. Philippines was chosen due to its close proximity to Hong Kong, very low costs of promotion, maturity in terms fo use of social networks, and existing infrastructure (very low startup costs).
The initial PinoyTalk services included email, chat rooms, forums, distribution lists (currently inactive), games, basic meeting point, and a placeholder for an online store. Future releases were designed to include the following additional services:
- Phase Two
Addition of Image Galleries, 2nd phase meeting point, initial calendaring / scheduling (private data), notepad, and mobile synchronization. - Phase Three
Addition of File Storage, Classified Ads, meeting point (final), calendaring / scheduling (public data).
International Messaging Associates
International Messaging Associates (IMA) was an Internet software company specializing in corporate electronic messaging solutions. I cofounded IMA in 1993 in the San Francisco bay area, moving the company to Hong Kong in May 1994. Philippine operations were established December 1997. IMA's customers ranged from large corporate and government organizations to small businesses and included organizations such as the United States Senate, United Nations, Minolta, Sony, and many others.
Served as Managing Director where I was responsible for market research, product development and daily operations. Acted as chief architect for the Internet Exchange Messaging Server, a corporate server email platform. Guided the company through a successful private funding placement in 1999.
Image galleries for the various offices can be found here: Hong Kong, Philippines, San Francisco
