Meet The Team
Highlighted team member bios
Joshua Slack
Joshua Slack is an experienced and award winning software engineer and a pioneer in the field of Internet based, 3D interactive graphics. Joshua is the founder and president of Ardor Labs and leads our operations in the United States. Prior to founding Ardor Labs, Joshua was with NCsoft, a world leader in online massively multiplayer computer games, where he developed core technology for their nascent efforts to branch into browser based massively multi-player games. His work there earned him the 2007 NCsoft Technical Innovation award. Joshua is a prominent figure in the Java gaming community and has taught and spoken at several conferences including the Game Developers Conference and JavaOne - where he was awarded with the JavaOne "Rock Star" award in 2008.
Rikard Herlitz
Rikard Herlitz is an award winning 3D programming expert with over a decade of professional game development experience on more than 20 titles for PC, Xbox, Playstation and Mobile platforms. He has made a name for himself in the Java and Open Source communities as a key contributor in the development of the jMonkey Engine and Ardor3D, and through speaking at conferences like JavaOne where he was also awarded with the 2008 JavaOne "Rock Star" award. Rikard is the founder and CEO of our European branch, Ardor Labs AB.
David Bitkowski
David Bitkowski is an experienced software engineer specializing in build management, server and database technologies. He is one of Ardor Labs' star subcontrators. David's most recent roles include senior architect and engineer on enterprise level websites for such companies as Andin International and Frederick Goldman. Prior to that, he worked for a diverse range of companies, including IBM, Aptrix, Etvia, and DrangonLance Interactive, giving him diverse experience in financial applications, game development, content management, and servlet technologies.
Jeni Chiang
Jeni Chiang has more than 6 years of operational experience with project and resource management. She oversees daily operations and accounting needs at the Ardor Labs US office. Prior to joining Ardor Labs, she worked at Dragonlance Interactive, a web design consulting company, also in operations and project management. In her spare time, she enjoys creating custom hand-made greeting cards and taking financial planning classes at University of Texas.
