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Online Since 1991 and Loving It
Welcome to Nano2Sol, my personal web site.
On this site I write about my various projects and share my thoughts on areas that interest me including, but not limited to, commercial space, space policy, space exploration, web technologies, vertical search, business intelligence, economics and sometimes politics.
My background: I discovered I was an entrepreneur in 1991 when I started developing online content and software. My first effort was SportsWorld BBS, a bulletin board system. Some of you might remember those those ancient dial-in systems of the early 90's. SportsWorld morphed into aTerra Technologies Corporation (1993) which morphed into SpaceRef Canada Interactive Inc. (2011). I also went on to create Maple Square - Canada's Internet Directory (1996), which I sold, and then co-founded SpaceRef Interactive Inc. (1999), Moonviews LLC and my most recent endeavour is Hyperix Search, Inc..
Not-for-Profits
I have also helped build several non-profit organizations. These include the Mars Society where I built their online brand and served as a director in its infancy. I also helped found the Mars Society Canada before leaving both organizations. More recently I helped co-founded the Mars Institute in 2002 and the Canadian Space Commerce Association.
Expertise
My background is in brand development and encompasses all areas including, but not limited to, business plan, UI and UX, programming and marketing.
I'm a self-taught programmer and to this day still allocate time to program. I started with scripting in HTML then added PHP, Javascript then added Perl, Java and most recently Python.My programming skills led me to develop software for web crawling which I still use today and is critical for my businesses.
Another one of my primary skills which I've developed over the last 20 years is my ability to analyse data to provide insight and context in various subject fields. I've used these skills primarily in the internet technology domain as well as space systems.
My Most Recent Project
Earlier this year I started planning a new magazine called Space Quarterly. It's focus is the commercial space industry, space policy, military and civil programs and any other timely topic. I launched the first issue on September 1 with two editions. One targeted to a U.S. and international audience and the other for Canada. The digital version of the each issue is available for download for free.
Upcoming Events I Plan to Attend
- Liberal Biennial Convention, Ottawa, January 13-15.
- 28th National Space Symposium, Colorado Springs, April 16-19.
My Current Companies
- Co-Founder & CEO, SpaceRef International Group - Includes SpaceRef Interactive Inc. (USA) and SpaceRef Canada Interactive Inc.
- Founder & CEO, Hyperix Search, Inc.
My Affiliations
- Co-Founder, Mars Institute (Canada and United States)
- Director, MoonViews LLC
My Professional Memberships
- Professional Member, Association of Computing Machinery
- Professional Member, IEEE
- Member, International Astronautical Federation Entrepreneurship and Investment Committee
- Member, Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association
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