Jordy Blog

Izeni to Demo CallClock Tonight

Izeni will be at BYU’s Web Startup Group tonight to give a short demo of our first product, CallClock.

CallClock is a mobile (hosted) timekeeping system to help employers and contract workers record work time for payroll, invoicing, job costing, and project management. CallClock is still in private beta, but Izeni joins other local companies in using it in-house while we’re finding bugs and adding features.

If you’d be interested in being a part of our private beta, let me know. If you’re in the Provo area tonight and want to see it work, swing on by.

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Jordy – Interim GM Ordinaire and Part-Time Schemer

It’s now been over 3 weeks since I left my job at Overstock. These days I’m working in the souvenir industry as an interim general manager for my brother Jason. It’s sort of like a project manager position since my main focus is to setup systems to run the business more efficiently, but there’s a lot to do besides.

My brother’s company (Western Star) designs, manufactures, imports, and distributes souvenirs in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

It’s odd to take a step away from the internet technology industry, but I’ll still be meddling in tech. Plus, the pay is right, and the lack of commute is splendid. Entrepreneurship and tech are where the business portion of my heart is, but to start something successful you need (besides talent, etc) either money or time. Hopefully this project will give me a little more of both so I can find success in yet another business I’m scheming in the evenings.

But enough about you…

I guess I have time to blog, now that I’m done with school. I just graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Business Managment from UVSC. It’s been long and sucky, but now it’s over. :) Actually, I rather enjoyed the experience and will look back with fondness. Hopefully I’ll be able to continue learning everyday, an effort that may actually be easier now that school is out.

A bit about me:

I’ve been married for almost 2 years and have 1 kid on the way, a (currently unnamed) girl due on Feb 15, 2006. My wife (Julie) is awesome and we both come from good, close families.

I served as a missionary for the LDS church in Joao Pessoa, Brazil. I speak fluent Portuguese and decent Spanish. I’m a big music fan and like to play guitar (another hobby long-neglected because of school).

I’m 27 years old and have worked for most of my life (since junior high) at Castle Rock, my dad’s souvenir shop in Orem, UT. It’s been great for me because I’ve been able to work with and learn from my dad, who is one of the kindest people in the world. It’s also been very flexible, which is important for anyone trying to succeed in school. I recently started a job as a “Small Business Portfolio / Project Manager” at Provo Labs, Paul B. Allen’s recently funded internet business incubator. My first day is tomorrow, and I’m excited to learn.

I’ve also been fairly involved in the open source community in Utah, co-founding the Utah Valley Linux Users Group and doing some (mostly nominal) work with the Software for Starving Students project.

Well, that’s probably enough for a first post. Don’t want to bore my 0 readers. :)