Social

Interests & Volunteering

  • Royal Glenora Club
    • Elected to the Board of Directors (3-year Term).
    • Chair of various Club committees.
    • Chair, annual Timeless Classic badminton/tennis/squash tournament
  • Volunteer at various Badminton Alberta tournaments.
  • Reading books about history of the computer industry, business, and various novels.
  • Travel, badminton, golf, skiing, tennis.
  • Digital SLR photography.
  • Member of ACM (Association for Computing Machinery).
  • Member of The Planetary Society

Awards & Distinctions

  • Recognized for Outstanding Contribution to the Royal Glenora Badminton Program, 2009
  • Profiled in ‘Birth of the New: University Spin-Off Success Stories’ New Trail Magazine, 2006
  • Top 7 Finalist VenturePrize Business Plan Competition, 2004
  • Top 20 Finalist VenturePrize Business Plan Competition, 2003
  • Selected as a ‘Sizzling 20 Under 30’ Entrepreneur Edmontonians Magazine, September 2003
  • Undergraduate Student Research Award National Sciences & Engineering Research Council, 2001

Communication Skills

Spoken Languages

English, Japanese, French, Chinese

Public Speaking

  • Received excellent ratings on public speaking and training.
  • Delivered numerous presentations.
  • Interviewed for newspaper, radio and television.