Bio

Michael Jones, founder and president of Userplane, oversees the company¹s application and business strategy, focusing on the future of live communications through the development of web applications. During the past three years, Userplane has gained recognition as a leading web-based application developer, in large part due to the success of its Flash-based Audio/Video Instant Communicator. Jones, one of the primary team members in the design and development of Instant Communicator, remains the primary manager of the application and its deployments.

Prior to founding Userplane, Jones was CEO of PBJ Digital, a national web development agency with clients ranging from Disney to Boeing. Among other activities, Jones has been a keynote speaker at the 2003 OFFF conference in Barcelona Spain, a featured presenter at Flash Forward 2003, and an advisor to a number of growing web communities. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from the University of Oregon.