devCentral AllStar Program

The devCentral AllStar Program is comprised of developers that are moving and shaking the wireless world. They are the experts in their fields and have working applications that are being used by customers in real-life scenarios in both consumer and enterprise environments.

You'll find devCentral AllStars answering questions in the Web Boards, writing Tech Tips, speaking at Webcasts and at many other events! We trust what they say, we learn from what they do, and we hope you do too.

Avis Avis Ng

Current job: Principal Technology Strategist at Autodesk Location Services
Job you'd love to have: Playing Go
Favorite mobile app you've built:WhereAmI (and to do that in 1 hr).
What do you love about it: Use it to show other developers that location enabled apps can be really easy.
Mobile app you wish you'd built and why: None, I'm more interested in enabling others to built apps.
Best mobile resource (outside of devCentral of course!): gsmarena.com (but search using google)
Best Quote: "I think, therefore I am" - Rene Descartes
Personal Motto: "I try harder"

Amitava Amitava Bhattacharyya

Current job: TeleNav Development Lead
Job you'd love to have: I already have my dream job at TeleNav
Favorite mobile app you've built: TeleNav GPS Navigator
What do you love about it: How much muscle it packs in such a small phone and the daily impact I see when people use it and tell me how much they love it.
Mobile app you wish you'd built and why: I am already building the best LBS application. I think it is going to change how we perceive what a cell phone can do
Best mobile resource (outside of devCentral of course!): jbenchmark
Web sites you can't live without: Google News, Slashdot, Google Research, Wikipedia
Claim-to-fame, professional: Building a GPS Navigation application with 3-D Map that runs on low-cost consumer phones.
Claim-to-fame, personal: Trying out new technologies and building stuff that no one cares about today, but will care about tomorrow.

Vivek Vivek Raman

Current job: Director of Operations at Digital Chocolate
Job you'd love to have: Blue Angels Stunt Pilot
Favorite mobile app you've built: Nightclub Empire by DChoc
What do you love about it: Always wanted to run my own bar, this lets me practice.
Mobile app you wish you'd built and why: Halo 2 for mobile
Best mobile resource (outside of devCentral of course!): Phonescoop.com
Web sites you can't live without: Digg.com, YouTube
Claim-to-fame, professional: Helped to build up DChoc's top-notch US porting team from scratch
Claim-to-fame, personal: Have traveled to 6 continents, Antarctica is coming soon...

Alex Alex Poon

Current job: Co-founder, Bonfire Media
Job you'd love to have: NBA All-Star
Favorite mobile app you've built: eBay Wireless
What do you love about it: Getting that last bid in!
Mobile app you wish you'd built: Tetris; just can't get enough of Tetris
Best mobile resource (outside of devCentral of course!): Phonescoop.com
Web sites you can't live without: Espn.com, Digg.com, Yahoo Maps, YouTube
Claim-to-fame, professional: "Crashing" the eBay website with a new UI.
Claim-to-fame, personal: Eating contest champion.

Andrea Andrea Trasatti

Current job: Consulting for M:Metrics
Job you'd love to have: My current job! I loved computers since I was a child.
Favorite mobile app you've built: TimCafe multichannel chat (web, wap, sms)
What do you love about it: It was truly multichannel. Every part of the site was completely accessible from all channels.
Mobile app you wish you'd built and why: An IM for the mobile. I just can't live without ICQ & Co.
Best mobile resource (outside of devCentral of course!): WURFL for its free comprehensive device database
Books you can't live without: The Lord of the Rings
Web sites you can't live without: http://appleinsider.com, http://forum.nokia.com, http://slashdot.org
Claim-to-fame, professional: Developed and currently maintain the only open-source device database.
Claim-to-fame, personal: First basketball player to become a pro after his 31st birthday.
Andrea'sBlog: http://trasatti.blogspot.com

Kal Kal Lyer

Current job: Senior Director of Engineering at Glu Mobile
Job you'd love to have: Member of the PGA tour with exempt status
Favorite mobile app: World Series of Poker
What do you love about it: Lets me play Poker while at work
Mobile application you wish you'd built: Tetris
Best mobile resource (outside of devCentral of course!): Phonescoop.com
Web sites you can't live without: Yahoo, Cricket.org, YouTube
Claim-to-fame, professional: Built Glu's Services group from scratch

Nominate an AllStar

If you know someone (yourself?) who would be a good candidate for the devCentral AllStar program, let us know!

Why be an AllStar?

  • You're featured on the devCentral Web site.
  • Your application or company is featured in a case study.
  • Your Web Board postings are marked "AllStar."
  • You might speak at a devCentral Webcast or event.
  • We'll definitely send you some cool stuff!
  • Hey—it looks good on your resume!

What do you need to do?

  • Post to the devCentral Web Boards at least once a week.
  • Provide at least one Tech Tip per year to be featured in a devCentral article and in the newsletter. (Of course, you'll get the credit!)
  • If you have a blog, allow us point to it for content.
  • When possible, participate in research.