Getfugu Appoints NASA Developer John Basile Chief Product Engineer
March 15 2010 - 8:00AM
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Getfugu, Inc. (http://www.getfugu.com/) (OTCBB: GFGU), the next
generation mobile search tool, today announced that John Basile has
been named Chief Product Engineer. An accomplished and experienced
software developer, engineer and co-author of the NASA paper, "DA
White Dwarf Effective Temperatures Determined from IUE Lyman-Alpha
Profiles"; J.B. Holberg, F. Wesemael, J. Basile Astrophysical
Journal, 306: 629-641, 1986 July 15, Basile brings his knowledge
and skills as lead developer to Getfugu's iPhone/Android
application, which uses new Augmented Reality tracking and Voice
and Vision recognition features.
Basile developed software to analyze the UVS Data of the
occultation of Voyager II with the rings of Uranus and several
stars. He also developed software that compared accuracies of JPL
navigational predictions on this occultation and co-authored the
paper.
Rich Jenkins, co-founder and business development executive,
added, "The role of Chief Product Engineer is one that requires a
wide cross section of skills. John's background will serve us well.
His development background includes projects ranging from
large-scale database development to tracking of planetary objects.
He will help Getfugu truly become a global enterprise. We feel we
are the equal in technology to any competitor in the
telecommunications world."
Previously, Basile developed a series of iTunes App Store iPhone
applications, Geek Logik, Geek Logik Lite, Geek Logik Love, Geek
Logik Decisions, and Geek Logik Careers, based on the book, "Geek
Logik," by Garth Sundem. This application highlights development of
an equation parser, and custom Cells that are driven from the data,
allowing any new Questions/problems and automatic updates posed by
Garth to be added directly to the SQLite Database with no
re-programming/compiling of the application.
As Database Marketing Manager for Spectrum Chemical, Basile
Created an Enterprise-wide Marketing Database -- FileMaker 8/9,
integrated with operational - Oracle 11 Database, which included
RFM and LTV Engines to institute Database Marketing cost cutting
functions. Basile provided complete CRM and Sale Tracking and used
his business database of 11 million US Companies to create
marketing segments by SIC Code, Credit rating, and Revenue to
enhance Spectrum's Campaigns. His experience includes development
of scientific and database management software for point of sales
tracking, and bill of materials (BOM) within small business
applications.
Basile was previously Contract Programmer at DBA Numerics in
Culver City, CA; Database Marketing Manager for Spectrum Chemical
& Laboratory Products, Gardena CA; Software Engineer for Mito
Systems, Inc., Santa Monica, CA; and President, Spectra Blue, Inc.,
Tucson, AZ. He holds a B.S. in Engineering-Physics, with a major in
astronomy & physics with a minor in computer science, from the
University of Arizona; possesses a commercial pilot's license with
both single & multi-engine instrument rating, and was an Air
Traffic Controller in the United States Air Force.
About Getfugu
Getfugu, Inc. (OTCBB: GFGU), based in Los Angeles, California,
is the next generation mobile search tool and e-commerce
application. Mobile phones with Getfugu installed provide consumers
and marketers with a completely new experience offering the
simplest and most convenient means to retrieve information.
Designed to play up the mobile phone's key strengths, Getfugu
integrates the mobile phones' core functions (image, voice, and
location recognition) into a single customizable application.
Additionally, Getfugu offers the only mobile hot-spotting ecommerce
platform available worldwide today. The Getfugu platform will be
available for 97% of the mobile phones available (over 3.3 billion
handsets) worldwide. For more information on Getfugu, please visit
our website at: www.Getfugu.com.
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