Technology Developer and Serial Entrepreneur
Columbus, Ohio Area
- Current
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- Technology Development Advisor at Amp'd PC Technologies, Inc
- Founder at FOSSMarket.com
- Co-founder at Performance Horse Airway Specialty Team
- President and Chief Engineer at KappaStone Technology Ltd.
- Past
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- Software Engineer at Aeroflex Test Solutions
- Senior Software Engineer at Accuscan Instruments, Inc.
- Education
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- The Ohio State University
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Derek Edwards’s Summary
Derek Edwards’s Specialties:
Web development, software development and electronic product development
Derek Edwards’s Experience
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Technology Development Advisor
Amp'd PC Technologies, Inc
(Computer Hardware industry)
June 2009 — Present (6 months)
Providing guidance and assistance with new product development. Amp'dPC develops and manufactures high-power PC amplifier cards and accessories. See http://www.ampdpc.com for more information!
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Founder
FOSSMarket.com
(Computer Software industry)
May 2009 — Present (7 months)
FOSSMarket is the first true marketplace for open source development. Developers are encouraged to submit quality re-usable code snippets, libraries and frameworks in exchange for a percentage of sales. Users can be assured of quality code since all submissions are hand reviewed before display on the site. Got code?
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Co-founder
Performance Horse Airway Specialty Team
(Veterinary industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
PHAST is the manufacturer and distributor of the world's first wireless reticulating veterinary endoscope. Targeted for performance race horses, this system promises to offer faster, more reliable diagnoses of airway disorders for a far more competitive cost than existing endoscope solutions.
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President and Chief Engineer
KappaStone Technology Ltd.
(Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
KappaStone is a contract technology development company that works primarily with early-stage and small-scale ventures that lack an in-house engineering team. We help entrepreneurs with solid technology ideas turn those ideas into a reality by offering access to our decades of industry experience in various areas of software development, web development and electronic design.
My role within KappaStone at this point is serving as the primary point of contact for most customers, as well as the chief engineer for larger-scale projects. With the help of my wife and three friends, I launched KappaStone with a budget of $250 and got a 100x return within the first 9 months. Despite recent economic conditions, KappaStone continues to grow at a rapid pace and is always seeking the best and brightest engineers and designers.
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Derek Edwards’s Honors:
Fisher College of Business Top Young Entrepreneur Award, 2006
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