Juan Silva, Senior Developer
Juan Silva, who works out of 3Ci’s Montevideo, Uruguay development center, is one of the company’s senior developers. Juan’s day to day focus is on coding and developing the mobile applications that power 3Ci’s Switchblade mobile platform. His responsibilities range from software and database design to product support, giving him a wide ranging knowledge of the mobile technology environment.
Juan began his development career as a 16-year-old high school student, when he started developing websites on a freelance basis. Years later, at the age of 20, Juan got his first shot as a development team leader at a local technology firm. His early start as a developer and his strong knowledge of mobile technology have made him one of the youngest developers on the 3Ci team.
Juan likes to be up to date with the latest programing trends, enjoying web related languages, especially CSS and JavaScript. In his free time Juan enjoys spending time at the beach and frequenting car racing events. Juan’s family includes his wife Viviana and daughter Avril.
- Jeff Michaud
Juan Nin, General Manager, South America - Development
Juan Nin is the General Manager of 3Ci’s South American Development Office. His daily responsibilities include general management, head of development and server management. He has extensive experience in mobile development and carrier integrations and recently led 3Ci’s SMS integration with Brazilian mobile carriers.
Juan is a leader in the mobile development community and is actively involved in the open source WURFL roject and web neutrality efforts. Prior to joining 3Ci, Juan’s experience included managing international projects for several multi-national corporations and teaching Linux server administration, maintenance and security.
Juan takes great pride in the areas of research, progress and innovation. He is always up to date on the latest technology including UNIX, Linux, Mac devices and mobile technology. He recently picked up surfing as a hobby and is a former drummer in Lapso, a Uruguayan rock band. His family includes his wife Luciana, his mother Susana, brother Massimilano and his father Jorge.
- Jeff Michaud
David Ross, Chairman of the Board
South Florida radio executive and media promotions innovator, David Ross recently joined 3Ci as an investor and Chairman of the Board. Mr. Ross’ highly successful broadcast career includes management, ownership, and consulting to hundreds of radio stations worldwide. He is most associated with Miami legendary top 40 radio station, Y100, which sold to Clear Channel Inc. in 1994, along with other stations from Metroplex Inc. where Ross was an executive officer and partner.
Next, Ross led the consolidation of radio clusters in Florida, amassing 32 Clear Channel Radio stations. David promoted many cutting edge events including the creation of proprietary thematic radio concerts and charitable events. David’s experience as a seasoned deal maker and media executive along with his recently acquired knowledge of mobile brings 3Ci a unique perspective, and ability to relate to brands which are adopting text messaging as the new media of choice. His role as Chairman includes the creation of an all star advisory board consisting of a diverse group of top banking, media, sports and business executives chartered to help guide the company and its management team through the rapidly changing and dynamic world of wireless, where 3Ci is experiencing dramatic growth. David is an avid fan of extreme sports, and spending time in Aspen. His family includes wife Valerie, step-daughter Nicole, son John Paul and new addition, Hartlynn, his first granddaughter.
- Jeff Michaud
Every business needs the right partners to maximize its potential. My objective is to develop the strategic sales, vendor, and partner relationships that help 3Cinteractive to execute its business plan.
Having started in MCI’s corporate accounts organization, I spent the last five years of my career in national account and wholesale account sales management positions. Before reaching 3Ci I transferred to Canada where I helped to build MCI’s wholesale organization.
- Vic Shroff