web applications consultant and author
Indonesia
- Current
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- Author at Packt Publishing
- Author at Wiley & Sons
- Partner at Water & Stone
- Past
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- Business Systems Analyst at Peace Dividend Trust
- Independent Consultant at BearingPoint
- Managing Director at The Elite Havens Group
- Columnist at ComputerWorld (Hong Kong)
- Board of Directors at Mambo Foundation
- Columnist at Bangkok Post
- Director of Product Development at Inetasia
- Managing Director at Dots&Loops
- Education
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- St. Mary's University School of Law
- St. Mary's University
- Connections
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- Industry
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Ric Shreves’s Summary
I have been building websites since 1995 and writing about technology for almost as long. During that time I have been fortunate to work with a number of leading brands, including BASF, Tesco, Colgate-Palmolive, CBRE, FPDSavills, and many others.
In 2003, my wife and I started water&stone, a web development company specializing in open source content management systems. water&stone works with clients around the world and provides specialty offshore services for a number of design studios working the U.K., US and Australia. You can learn more at www.waterandstone.com
My professional focus is on web technologies in general and open source in particular. I also do an increasing amount of work in search marketing. Sector specialities include the travel industry and NGOs.
For a number of years, I worked sporadically as a freelance journalist, writing primarily about tech issues. I produced a weekly column and blog for the Bangkok Post for several years and wrote the Back Page column for ComputerWorld in 2006-2007.
I have been involved in publishing since 1987 and most recently published several tech books. "Mambo Visual Blueprint" was published by Wiley & Co in 2006. In 2007, I wrote "Drupal 5 Themes" for Packt Publishing. In September of 2008 we published the follow-up to: "Drupal 6 Themes." At present I am working on a book on the Ubuntu Desktop for Wiley & Co. That title should be on the market in Q1 of 2009.
I speak frequently on the Internet and Open Source at various trade and technology shows, including LinuxWorld, InternetWorld, Linux Business Conference and the Travel Distribution Summit.
Ric Shreves’s Specialties:
Open Source software, content management systems, internet technologies in the context of business applications, travel trade, online marketing, NGO tech, bridging the gap between business people and IT professionals
Ric Shreves’s Experience
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Author
Packt Publishing
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
2007 — Present (2 years )
Authored "Drupal 5 Themes" (published in December 2007) and am currently working on a Drupal 6 title.
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Author
Wiley & Sons
(Publishing industry)
February 2006 — Present (3 years 10 months)
Wrote Mambo Visual Blueprint book for Wiley & Sons. Published July 2006. Currently working on another title, this time on Ubuntu Linux.
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Partner
Water & Stone
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
October 2003 — Present (6 years 2 months)
Web and design and development agency focused on Open Source content management systems.
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Business Systems Analyst
Peace Dividend Trust
(International Trade and Development industry)
January 2008 — May 2008 (5 months)
Developing B2B marketplace systems for post-conflict economies and communications tools for NGOs.
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Independent Consultant
BearingPoint
(Internet industry)
2008 — 2008 (less than a year)
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Managing Director
The Elite Havens Group
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Real Estate industry)
December 2003 — January 2008 (4 years 2 months)
The Elite Havens Group is a BVI company comprised of Elite Havens (a luxury rentals and real estate firm), BHM Villas (a villa management and marketing company) and Elite Events (an events management company). The company is based in Bali.
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Columnist
ComputerWorld (Hong Kong)
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
May 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 4 months)
Write the Backpage column for the computer industry monthly ComputerWorld (HK). This is a Questex company syndicated through the IDG News Wire.
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Board of Directors
Mambo Foundation
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 2005 — August 2007 (2 years )
Lead advocacy & PR efforts on behalf of the Mambo Foundation and sit on the Board of Directors. The Mambo Foundation is a non-profit organization that promotes and protects the award-winning Mambo Open Source Content Management System. http://www.mambo-foundation.org
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Columnist
Bangkok Post
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
June 2002 — June 2006 (4 years 1 month)
IT columnist for the Bangkok Post Database. Author of 2 columns, Web@Work and the Post DB Open Source Project. Also write features and topical IT news.
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Director of Product Development
Inetasia
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
October 2001 — September 2003 (2 years )
Lead development teams in the creation of proprietary content management system. Also responsible for providing usability and design feedback on other applications. This was a .NET studio...
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Managing Director
Dots&Loops
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
August 1999 — September 2001 (2 years 2 months)
Started and ran boutique web design agency. First firm in SE Asia focused on content management systems. Went through the dotcom boom/bust cycle.
Ric Shreves’s Education
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St. Mary's University School of Law
JD , Law , 1984 — 1987
- Activities and Societies:
- Chairman - Board of Advocates
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St. Mary's University
BA , Music , 1980 — 1984
Additional Information
Ric Shreves’s Websites:
Ric Shreves’s Interests:
Open Source, web technologies, web design, usability, online marketing, content managent, content management systems, advocacy, online marketing and communications
Ric Shreves’s Groups:
Mambo Foundation, CM Pros, Open Solutions Alliance, Economist Conferences, IT Journo Asia
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Masters of Digital Assets
Ric Shreves’s Honors:
(1) Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Mambo Foundation in Feb 2007.
(2) Elected by general membership of Mambo Foundation to serve as the 2007-2008 President of the Board of Directors.
(3) Nominated to serve as Chairman of the IT and Telecommunications Section of the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (2002-2003).
(4) Frequent speaker at industry conferences since 2001, including InternetWorld (Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Beijing), LinuxWorld and OSBLOC.
Ric Shreves’s Contact Settings
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