Very Short Tech BIO
Dwight Gilbert Jones
Public Safety Consultant
Disclosure – Jones is CEO of Elevaed Medical Inc., a Northwest life safety company.
Relevant factoids
- Computer assembly 1987-1993
Cardz Computers (Owner, Vancouver)
The largest regional computer retailer in this period, Cardz introduced 386 and 486 motherboards to western Canada. Cardz BBS was the West’s salient bulletin board, and pioneered Internet access.
- Wireless Networks (owner) 1993-2001
Imagen Communications linked the residents of British Columbia’s major Gulf Islands (Saltspring, Galiano, Pender, Mayne etc.) with two wireless networks from local mountains – bringing the Net early to rural citizens,
- Software Development 1989-Present
Imagen Technologies Its Fracterm terminal programs were the first to transmit images in real time (over 14.4 modems) using fractal compression, before the advent of jpeg. Followed by 6 years of network analysis and billing software development.