Nelson Ko
Co-CEO at Synergiq Communities
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Top SchoolNelson Ko is an interdisciplinary technology leader and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience building online communities and web solutions, currently serving as Co-CEO of Synergiq Communities and previously CTO of Synergiq Solutions. An internet pioneer since the dot-com era, he has led technical implementations for large-scale community and multimedia projects—including Firefox Support, Tutela, and Canadian Difference—and architected global solutions for companies like Telstra and Trans World International Interactive. His background spans economics and engineering (M.A. Economics, M.Eng. Technology Innovation Management), giving him uncommon strength in aligning product strategy with measurable business outcomes. Early systems-engineering roles at Singapore Telecom and consulting stints at HP and the Bank of Canada contribute a rare mix of telecom, enterprise, and public-sector experience. Nelson is comfortable moving between hands-on technical leadership and executive strategy, with a track record of shipping pragmatic, market-ready innovations across diverse cultural and regulatory environments.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
M.Eng., Technology Innovation Management, M.Eng., Technology Innovation Management at Carleton UniversityM.A., Economics, M.A., Economics at University of TorontoB.Sc. (Hon), Economics, B.Sc. (Hon), Economics at National University of Singapore
English, Chinese, French, Chinese
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Github Skills (19)
composer10
php9
package-manager8
dependency-manager8
api5
api-client5
tikiwiki5
svn4
chat4
rest4
rest-api4
rocket3
git-mirror3
git-repository2
libgit22
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
citadelrock/syn_organicgrp
Feb 2015 - Mar 2018
Contributions:72 pushes, 3 branches, 1 tag in 3 years 1 month
synergiq/Rocket.Chat
Feb 2019 - Oct 2020
Have your own Slack like online chat, built with Meteor.
Contributions:5095 pushes, 1639 branches, 165 tags in 1 year 8 months
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