Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, McMaster University, 1995.
Career
Software engineer Bell-Northern Research (now Nortel Research and Development). Lead java scientist Nortel Computing Technology Lab. Software engineer CrossWorlds Software.
Senior software engineer Netscape Communications, 1996—1998. Founder, Chief Executive Officer HotLinks Network Inc., 1998—2001, chief technical officer, 1999—2001, acting vice president, engineering, 1999. Lead, engineering group Bitfone Corporation, 2001.
Founder, Chief Executive Officer Friendster Inc., Sunnyvale, California, 2002—2005, Socializr, Inc., since 2005. Owner Slide Nightclub, since 2006. Advisory board member Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs.