Simon Rowland - Projects and Personal Links

Popvox Predictive Dialer

The world's easiest to use cloud-based callcenter system.

Telemessaging Service

Send automated notifications and surveys by phone. Available only to non-profits.

Database Brokering

We provide canvassing and fundraising lists to non-profits. We provide contact lists to polling firms.

Telecom Product Development and Network Engineering

A mix of developing electronic products, and designing services for telecom operators like Primus and Lavalife (mostly 2001-2008).

Green Life Power
	Develops solar and biogas facilities. Offers solar systems to homeowners with no upfront cost.
GreenLife Investing
	Retail investment fund that invests in renewable power projects.

TransOrbital, Inc.		Link \| 1997
	One of the founders of a company that launched a 440-kg test satellite into orbit in 2001.

NOROBO.CA		2013
	Awareness campaign to bring attention to telephone fraud in the 2011 federal election.
Economic Returns on Transit City Investment		PDF \| 2010
	Economic analysis on Toronto's transit funding controversy, lead to some public statements and press releases.
Federal Election Campaign		2000
	Stood as a Toronto NDP candidate during the 2000 Federal Election.

Cloud Desktop		2006
	We developed an inexpensive, cloud-based laptop computer for developing countries.
Mars Communication Nanosatellite		PDF \| 2003
	Reduces the minimum size of Mars science missions using tiny radio relays.
Reusable Deep-Space Propulsion		PDF \| 2002
	Dramatically reduces the cost of launching interplanetary spacecraft.
Atlas Handheld		2000
	Designed a 3G touchscreen smartphone, which runs desktop apps on an external monitor.
Cislunar Propulsion Engineering Study		1997
	Radical cost-reduction engineering architecture for cislunar payload delivery.
Artemis Data Book		Link \| 1994
	Led a volunteer team of 30 that created a 2,000 document aerospace engineering reference.
Inorganic Chemistry Research		1994
	Extracting oxygen from moon rocks, asteroid mining, high-performance propulsion, and other interests.
Canadian Aerospace Resources Directory		Link \| 2002
	A very comprehensive list of space organizations in Canada.

Toronto Technology Business Network		Link \| 2001
	Directory of networking organizations that hold events in Toronto.
The Bicycle Source Cofounded with Mike Edmonds		Link \| 1998
	Wrote a couple hundred articles, about two million readers every year. Now derelict.

There's an Seminar and Article Topics page at Direct Leap.

Wade Rowland
	Author of eighteen books, journalist, television news producer, now humanities professor at York University. Wikipedia.
Christine Rowland
	Rock photographer, artist, graphic designer for television, and Internet marketing pioneer.
Hilary Rowland
	My serial entrepreneur sister has bios at Project Migration Foundation, Urbanette Magazine, and New Faces Talent.
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