Direct Leap Technologies, Inc.
| 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. | ||
| Cloud Desktop | ||
| We've developed an inexpensive, cloud-based laptop computer for developing countries. | ||
| Telecom Product Development and Network Engineering | Link | 2001 | |
| A mix of developing electronic products, and designing services for telecom operators like Primus and Lavalife. | ||
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Older Stuff I've worked on over the years
Aerospace...
| TransOrbital, Inc. | Link | 1997 | |
| One of the founders of a company that launched a 440-kg test satellite into orbit in 2001. | ||
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Politics...
| 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 | Link | 2000 | |
| Candidate website from the 2000 Federal Election. | ||
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Engineering Research and Mission Designs...
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
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Publishing and Events...
| 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. | ||
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Toronto Events Listings...
Public Speaking...
There's an Seminar and Article Topics page at Direct Leap.
My Studies...
Family...
| Wade Rowland | Dad | |
| Author of eighteen books, journalist, television news producer, now humanities professor at York University. Wikipedia. | ||
| Christine Rowland | Mom | |
| Rock photographer, artist, graphic designer for television, and Internet marketing pioneer. | ||
| Hilary Rowland | Sister | |
| My serial entrepreneur sister has bios at Project Migration Foundation, Hilary Magazine, and New Faces Talent. | ||
Be grateful for the people in your life! Some fantastic friends and mentors are on Direct Leap's | ||