Werner de Jong: FirstClass Online

Biography:	Born in 1965 in Hoofddorp, The Netherlands. In 1989, achieved a BSc in Technical Computer Science. Moved to England in 1997, then to Vancouver, Canada in 1999, and back to England in the summer of 2000. Married to Lisa since Christmas Eve 2007. My favourite pass time is playing bass in my rock band. I also enjoy directing, shooting and editing film and video, sound mixing, kayaking, dragonboat racing, mountain biking, general fitness and many other sports. I am a 2008 and 2009 graduate of two courses at the London Film Academy. At work, I have been involved in innovative technology since the start of my career, mostly web-based since the late 1990s. I am currently the social media and mobility expert within Open Text EMEA.
Expertise:	Mobility, Social Media, OpenText Everywhere, OpenText Mobile Wave, OpenText Social Workplace, OpenText Social Communities, FirstClass
Education:	BSc Technical Computer Science (Amsterdam 1989)
Language:	English, Dutch, French, German, C++, Perl, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, FCAS, SH
Groups / Associations:	Audiomotive (funk rock band), Circles of Confusion (classic rock band), London Film Academy
Awards / Honors:	OpenText Field of Excellence 2010, Nominee 1995 Profitable Growth Award at Cap Gemini, Silver Medallist 2006 European Championships Dragonboat Racing in Prague, Double Bronze Medallist 2009 European Championships Dragonboat Racing for Clubcrews in Budapest
Previous Positions:	Fokker Aircraft (software developer 1986 - 1987), Tektronix (software developer 1988 - 1989), Royal Dutch Army (soldier and software developer 1990 - 1991), Cap Gemini (software developer and technical consultant 1991 - 1997), Infonet Software Solutions (software consultant 1997 - 2000), ipulsys (pre-sales manager 2000), thus (pre-sales manager 2000 - 2001)
Other Interests:	Musician, bassist, film director, film editor, cinematographer, sports