Entrepreneur and Senior Director at Stepcase Ltd.
Hong Kong
- Current
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- Senior Director, Product Development at Stepcase Ltd.
- Past
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- Founder at Lifehack.org
- Manager, Software Engineering at Red Hat Inc.
- Software Engineer and Team Lead at Red Hat Inc.
- Manager, Web Technology at BeGuide Network
- Education
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- Queensland University of Technology
- Queensland University of Technology
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Leon Ho’s Summary
Leon Ho has a decade of experience in technology and the Internet. As manager of Software Engineering at Red Hat, Inc., Leon led an international team of software engineers to add international support -- including 22 languages -- to Red Hat's Enterprise Linux. In 2005, he founded lifehack.org, a blog committed to sharing what Leon had learned about productivity and personal development as the manager of a team of professionals spanning several continents.
In 2007, Leon left Red Hat to launch Stepcase as an umbrella for both lifehack.org -- by then one of the most popular blogs in the world, ranked in the top half of Technorati's Top 100 Blogs list -- and his new endeavor, Stepcase Apps. Leon's commitment to increasing productivity and individual happiness by leveraging the power of the Internet to make us more efficient, better connected, and more mobile has won him the #4 spot in BusinessWeek's Top 24 Young Asian Entrepreneurs.
Leon Ho’s Specialties:
Startup, Software Development, Product Design, Product Deployment, Automation, Operation, Web technology, Internet, Internationalization, Globalization, Localization, Project management, Open source development, AJAX, Web 2.0.
Leon Ho’s Experience
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Senior Director, Product Development
Stepcase Ltd.
(Internet industry)
August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Responsible for leading development of products with over one million visits per month, includes:
- Stepcase Lifehack (http://lifehack.org): Provides daily content on productivity tips and tricks on personal and professional life.
- Stepcase Apps: A set of iPhone applications that can improve your efficiency. Search for "Stepcase" on iTunes.
Engage media and newspapers. Previous coverages from: BusinessWeek, U Magazine (Chinese), Hong Kong Economic Times (Chinese), The New York Times, Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post -
Founder
Lifehack.org
(Internet industry)
March 2005 — August 2007 (2 years 6 months)
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Manager, Software Engineering
Red Hat Inc.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; RHT; Computer Software industry)
January 2005 — June 2007 (2 years 6 months)
- Managed Red Hat's Internationalization Engineering team throughout Asia (Australia, Japan, India, and China).
- Engaged partners, program and product managers to coordinate product features for international markets.
- Worked closely with QA department to increase the scope of internationalization testing.
- Created metrics and data process for quality and resources management.
- Maintained relationship with local academic bodies on further research and development. -
Software Engineer and Team Lead
Red Hat Inc.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; RHT; Computer Software industry)
April 2001 — December 2004 (3 years 9 months)
- Responsible for leading Red Hat Internationalization team technically.
- Integrated Indic language support to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
- Managed IIIMF open source project schedule and led the migration of IIIMF input method framework from XIM.
- Coordinated and achieved LSB Internationalization Runtime Environment Certification (http://www.redhat.com/about/presscenter/2004/press_lsb.html). -
Manager, Web Technology
BeGuide Network
(Internet industry)
December 1998 — April 2001 (2 years 5 months)
Leon Ho’s Education
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Queensland University of Technology
Gradulate Certification , Human Resources and Management , 2004 — 2006
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Queensland University of Technology
Bachelor , Information Technology , 1997 — 2000
Additional Information
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Leon Ho’s Interests:
management, self-development, software development, startup, entrepreneurship
Leon Ho’s Groups:
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VENTURE CAPITAL USA -
STARTUP ENTREPRENEURS NETWORK
Leon Ho’s Honors:
BusinessWeek Top 25 Young Entrepreneurs in Asia, 2007
BusinessWeek Winning Young Entrepreneurs in Asia, Third Runner-up, 2007
Leon Ho’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- new ventures
- job inquiries
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