The contributors of this project get questions many times about who they are, where they come from and maybe where they’re going. Here is a brief snapshot of each and if you wish to contact that individual, just feel free to click on their name.
Dave, having left his successful startup CodeCircus, Ltd., currently works for McCann Erickson Advertising, Ltd. in London, England. Dave (formerly Shanners) is the Head of Development in their web application department designing, building and implementing various web based technologies and systems. Always seeking out new methods of delivery in social-networking he has been a visionary behind sites like AlterHit and ZipMyURL and is also noteworthy as an entrepreneur/innovator in web-application architecture, deployment and renovation.
Jon, leaving private sector spanning two major ISPs, a telecommunications manufacturer, a pharmaceutical insurance heavyweight and a digital print firm, currently serves abroad in a branch of the US military as a Comptroller (Financial Manager/Budget Analyst), ensuring fiscal sustainment of operations on mission - on time - on dollar. Jon (formerly ShizNiz) also operates as a in-house market researcher and platform systems analyst. He is pursuing two degrees in Financial Management and Computer Science and is concentrating on fraud prevention and financial data security/integrity.
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Adam, having left his successful startup 780Inc, currently works between San Francisco, California and New York, New York for a Disney subsidiary as a Senior Technology Officer. Adam (formerly Dr. Altomo), who is paranoid about privacy, is a notable researcher in the fields of IDS/IPS and network forensic analysis. Adam currently writes part-time for InformationWeek on security-relavent topical content. He is also currently developing three separate web service platforms in the communications realm in his spare time.
Gerard, a former naval officer sailing in regions of Singapore, New Zealand, Australia and Indonesia, exchanged the seas for a consultancy position in business applications with a prominent firm located in Holland. Gerard (formerly Chiraz), a meticulous software engineer, developed several bleeding-edge applications generating/manipulating raw packets on Microsoft Windows 98 and an applet for the Mixmaster II protocol, offering government-strength encryption for secure messaging. Further, he has been recently involved in telecom industry with a provider in Holland, a global billing software provider in Cambridge, United Kingdom and an innovation institute in sunny Recife, Brazil. Currently, he is a software architect on Java-related technologies with a consultancy firm in Holland and pursues interests in artificial intelligence computing and sciences related to cognition.
David Quinn, a former business-to-business (B2B) web application engineer for enterprise-level clientel abroad, currently works for CDG in Dublin, Ireland as the Head of the Web Applications division. David (formerly Cobra), known for his intuitiveness in .NET framework and C# development, is also a resident expert on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and is currently managing development of a commercial suite of SEO tools for integration into native web-application frameworks by license.
Daren, having moved on from Northrop Grumman as a Senior Security Analyst, currently functions abroad as a Senior Sales Engineer for Reflex Security from the greater Boston, Massachusetts area. Daren (formerly ProtocoLD) has been noted for his demonstrated ability in implementing innovative security programs that establish awareness, decrease exposure and strengthen organizations.
Nick, having served honorably with the United States Navy, currently operates as a Consultant in the greater Washington DC area. Nick (formerly SnapBack) is continuously seeking the specifics as a well-rounded editorialist and in-depth researcher/analyst.
