About
July 8, 2008
Welcome to my blog! My name is Zubin Wadia, I am a parallel technology entrepreneur with a passion for Open Data, Gov 2.0 and positive social impact. I am the founder of CiviGuard Technologies, RedRock IT Solutions and a partner at ImageWork Technologies. I enjoy the pursuit of innovation, but value pragmatism over favoritism above all.
I tend to be neutral when it comes to technology selections – the systems I have designed and implemented have leveraged Java, Open Source, .NET or all of the above. I got into mobile development back when Nokia released their first version WAP toolkits circa 2000 – ever since then I have implemented solutions on the Symbian, WinMo, iPhone and Android platforms.
In the summer of 2009, I ended up getting accepted to the inaugural Graduate Studies Program @ Singularity University. The program, sponsored by NASA & Google, has a 3% acceptance rate. If you get accepted though – be prepared for a summer you will never forget! The versatility of education, the quality and accessibility of faculty, the power hitting network, the familial nature of our debates and most compellingly – my fellow colleagues that I got to know, respect and marvel.
I have also co-authored three books:
97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know – O’Reilly
Apache MyFaces & Facelets – Apress
I am also on the Java Content Repository 2.0 Expert Group.
A more detailed professional profile is available @ LinkedIn.
I was born in Mumbai, grew up in Dubai & and work in New York.
Disclaimer: This blog represents my perspectives on a variety of topics and not of my companies. It’s very ADD and deliberately so!