About U-Zyn Chua

I am U-Zyn Chua. I am a developer, hacker, entrepreneur and poker player based in Singapore.

I have been programming since the age of 7 and have been a web developer for over 10 years. Currently, most of my time is spent doing the following:

  • PHP, especially CakePHP
  • JavaScript, especially jQuery & node.js
  • Linux in general (networking, system administration)
  • Cloud computing, especially Amazon Web Services
  • Security, especially web

I am the founder and sole developer of Ping.sg – the community-based service for bloggers. I also provide web development and cloud computing consultation services via Zynesis Consulting.

Awards & Recognitions

I have been lucky enough to have received some awards & recognitions along my career. Some of them:

  • The Straits Times’ Singapore Top Successful IT Developer, 2009
  • Zend Certified PHP Engineer, 2008
  • BusinessWeek Asia’s Top Young Entrepreneur, 2007
  • Silver medalist at the Singapore National Olympiad in Informatics, 2002
  • Bronze medalist at the Singapore National Olympiad in Informatics, 2001
  • National top scorer in Intel-TheStar ComQuiz, Malaysia, 1996
  • Selected as one of the pioneer members of Microsoft Malaysian Young Programmers’ Club (MyPC), 1996

Projects

  • Ping.sg — The community meta blog for Singapore bloggers.
  • gladlyCast — The SMS-to-microblog gateway operational in Singapore, Malaysia and Philippines.
  • Widgeo.us — A unified communication gateway and API that works across SMS, Windows Live Messenger, Twitter, Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk, Jabber and web.

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