Mika Leuck

, Female

Honolulu

United States

Profile Information:

Occupation:: Consultant, IT Technical Support/Help Desk, Manager, Network/Systems Administrator, Quality Assurance Engineer, Web Developer
Company:: Ikayzo, inc.
Areas of Interest (Robotics, Software Architecture, Green Energy, Web 2.0, etc.):: Traveling, Photography, Japanese History and Literature, French Literature and Film, City Life, Sake Tasting, Good Food, Lemurs - not for food :-), Anything about Fiji!
Software Language Proficiencies / Interests:: HTML, Javascript, Perl, Ruby, XML
About Me:: I'm originally from Japan. Now I work at Ikayzo as a systems administrator, Japanese localization engineer and COO in Honolulu. I like diving, snorkeling, traveling, working with Linux and reading.

My company does Java, Ruby, Flex, Flash, iPhone and C# development, localization (specializing in Japanese, Spanish, Português, French, German, Korean and Chinese), IT Technical support/Help desk, Google Apps migration and software system auditing. Our customers include Nomura Securities, Bank of America, Oracle and ValueCommerce.
Website:: http://www.ikayzo.com
Twitter Username: mikanoco

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Bruce Campbell

Ya, you'll definitely get a kick out of him....;)

Jul 1, 2008
James Ramos

Hi Mika,

Thanks for the warm welcome to Techhui! I so excited to be a part of this community and will surely become active in many of the opportunities available within this social network.

Jul 2, 2008
Chris Runnells

Hey Mika,

Thanks for the welcome message!

Jul 3, 2008
ji kim

hey Mika - thanks for the compliment and the links :)

Jul 8, 2008
Miguel Koropecky

Thanks for the welcome, Mika. Any suggestions on some good hikes in Hawaii?

Jul 8, 2008
Chris Takakuwa

Thanks Mika. I'll check out those groups.

Good luck with the Sudoku challenge. ;)

Jul 10, 2008
Rachel Applefield

thnx for the welcome. I'm learning perl, b/c from what i hear a lot of bioinformatics is done in perl and there are lots of perl and bioperl libraries of programs. python, b/c that's what Google told me to learn (Don't ask why i was there...lol. suffice it t say, it was a complete accident). would u recommend diff. lang's?

Jul 11, 2008
Derick

konnichiwa mika san. genki? boku ha mama.

i got a question. i might be designing a simple 6 page website. i was wondering if you had any idea of how much to charge. if i get the job, this would be my first paid job. i'm still a student studying web design so my coding skills are weak. if you have no idea, could you maybe refer me to someone who might be able to help me?

thanks,
derick

Jul 16, 2008
Derick

thank you so much mika!

Jul 16, 2008
Alex Salkever

Thanks for commenting. Dan has a really impressive resume. I think we are working in some similar areas and hopefully we can work together. Carnet speaks very highly of you guys.

Jul 17, 2008
Alex Salkever

I get the feeling everyone buy's Carnet drinks.

Jul 22, 2008
Chris Hall

Thanks for the welcome, Mika. No, I have no idea who Chaoying is.. A co-worker told me about the Jelly (coworking) events, so I found TechHui through them.

I do pretty much everything web/tech related for HIFF. Did you know they're having a mini film festival at Doris Duke Aug 22-24? Check out hiff.org for details.

Jul 26, 2008
Sam Chepkevich

Hi Mika,
Thanks for mentioning me. I haven't seen the one at the movies yet. I have seen the one on TV. It was pretty much fun to make the commercial. I doubt that I am famous, though quite a few people have told me about it.

Jul 29, 2008
miguel juteau

Bonjour Mika,
Thank you for your welcome message! I just joined VC and haven't been to the Tokyo office yet. I will check the groups you mentioned, and ping the boys for you.

Amities,
Miguel

Jul 29, 2008
Matt Determan

Thanks for the welcome Mika.

Matt

Jul 31, 2008
Peter Durkson

Thank you for the helpful suggestions! Peter

Aug 7, 2008
Russ Sumida

Thanks for the welcome and the suggestions on the groups, I will definitely check them out.

Mahalo!

Aug 8, 2008
dote

Hi Mika - thanks for the warm welcome, looking forward to learning more from the various groups, thanks!

Aug 11, 2008
Mary Livingston

Thanks for the welcome, Mika! I believe JTSI has folks all over the world. I only get to meet a few at our Holiday Parties!

I will check out the Sys Admins group when I get a chance.

Aloha,

Mary

Aug 12, 2008
Randy Holt

Thanks for the welcome message. I'll take a look at the groups you mentioned.

Mahalo!

Aug 14, 2008
Chad Kumabe

Thanks Mika,
I like to play around with whatever toys I can get my hands on in the tech sandbox. I look forward to learning and contributing what I can to the community.

Chad

Aug 14, 2008
Jerry driscoll

Our Soap Factory is on the North Shore and yes we do have a retail open seven days a week with lots of sugar mill history and classic mix of old and new. We are located in the front of the Waialua Sugar Mill

Aug 16, 2008
Tim Ames

Thanks for the welcome. According to Truman you'll be visiting my coffee shop today as well... See you then!

Aug 20, 2008
David Nolte

Hi Mika,
I went to UH with Henk and worked with him for many years. I am now independent and looking at doing my own thing. I am delighted to see so much high tech talent in the islands!

Aug 21, 2008
Robin E. Raqueno

Thanks for being my first commentee and heads up on those groups and other Guam members. I'll be sure to take a look at them.

Aug 25, 2008
Kurt Sussman

Thanks for looking into my database problem last week. I haven't solved it but I have found a workaround; granting access to all databases works fine. Things only go wrong when I try to restrict a user to a single database. I'll let you know when (if?) I find the real solution.

Aug 27, 2008
Daniel A

Thank you for welcome!

Daniel

Aug 28, 2008
John Ly

Hey Mika,

Thanks for the warm welcome. I hope to learn a lot from this community.

Sep 1, 2008
Yasu Kaneshige

Hi Mika,

Thank you for the welcome. I just joined the group "Business in Japan". Nice to know this community.

Sep 2, 2008
Tyler Wolff

Hey thanks for the tip! I just joined a few of the groups available. and yes, I am studying at UH. I've got about a year or so to go until I graduate. That's cool you lived in the UK, I just got back from a semester over in London. it was amazing!

Sep 2, 2008
Sophie Weeder

Thank you for the welcome! I'm not a furry, just a fan of rats mainly. :)

Sep 3, 2008
Julie Ann Sakuda

Hi Mika! Thanks for the welcome! I work for a company that does military contracts. We may have met once a long time ago though, when I was still at UH working on Hackystat.

Sep 4, 2008
Michael Nieling

Thanks Mika for the kind words and hospitality...I will definitely let you know when our new site goes live - always appreciate feedback.

I appreciate the tips on groups, I look forward to checking everything out.

Sep 11, 2008
Matthew McNeely

Hi Mika!

I won't get the 'seed' cloves for a few weeks yet. Pretty excited about it though. This year I'm planning on planting them in amongst rose bushes -- supposed to be some good synergy there.

How about you? How's that herb garden coming along?

Sep 12, 2008
Eric Nakagawa

Why, yes. Yes, I do work with Kari.

Are you a bot? Or does ning provide a partially automated email system?

Sep 15, 2008
Jamie Dinkelacker

Mahalo! Yes, Google is an incredible place to be, and being part of Maps and Earth is an incredible experience.

Sep 21, 2008
Gail Shiraishi

Thank you so much :) I'm trying to get acquainted with the website ( ^ . ^ )

Sep 22, 2008
Ka Hung Phillip Lau

HI! thanks for the comment. I will be learning a lot from this tech community. Yeah!

Sep 24, 2008
Stephen McMahon

hanks! It was nice meeting you as well. TechHui has certainly been useful for getting access to so many tech people in Hawaii. I subscribe to the RSS feeds and it is not uncommon for me to bring up this web site a dozen times on any given day. If it were not for TechHui and Manoa Geeks, I probably wouldn't know anyone at all here in HI!

Sep 26, 2008
Gail Shiraishi

It was wonderful meeting you too :) I'm still trying to get acquainted with your website. Maybe next time we'll have more time to talk to each other :)

Sep 26, 2008
Viil

Hi Mika, how was the Manoa Geeks meeting yesterday? I wanted to join you guys, but unfortunately it wasn't possible this time.
I just read through your profile and saw that one your interests is snorkeling. I love snorkeling, scuba diving, and taking under water photos. We should get into the water together some time :)

Sep 26, 2008
Justin Goshi

Thanks for the tips! It's very helpful.

Sep 30, 2008
Ira

Hi Mika! Thanks for the info on the interest groups. Much appreciated. I'll sign-up. I didn't work for DoCoMo, but I did a lot of work with handset makers that supplied phones to DoCoMo. I worked for Texas Instruments. I was the Program Director for TI's 3G chipset development in Japan. I also did a lot of work on OMAP, which is widely used application processor for 2.5 and 3G phones. It was a great ride being in Japan during the early days of 3G. I see that you're a Japanese localization engineer. I'd like to learn more.

Oct 6, 2008
Germaine Carter

Sis, thanks for the reply. I am looking forward to meeting new people and you. Tell me what you like about being you. And no I am not from Hawaii but i have lived there for several years. I have my best friend there now. I am seeking to get my newspaper there . My friends distributes them for me every month. I am seeking more business's that would like to advertise in my paper. What could you suggest since you are a major power woman on this site and in the world of business. Your advice would be very helpful!

Oct 6, 2008
Joei

Thanks for welcoming me and giving me some tips.

Oct 8, 2008
Remo Balcells

Thanks for your welcome.
Thrilled to have found this watering hole!
I will check the interest groups.

Aloha,
Remo.

Oct 8, 2008
Jack Molisani

Hi Mika! You asked if most of the attendees at The LavaCon Conference are from Hawaii,. About 75% of the attendees are from Hawaii and about 25% are from the mainland, but we also have people attending from as far away as Lima, Peru.

BTW, we are also organizing a community service "Splash for Trash" beach cleanup event on Sunday, November 9th in conjunction with the University of Hawaii’s Marine Biology Department and Marine Option program. 3pm - 5pm-ish. Grab some friends and join us!

Aloha, Jack

Oct 10, 2008
Jimen Ching

Hi Mika, thanks for the welcome. I've joined the Game Developers group. As for C/C++ Developers, I'm switching careers, so I'm trying to avoid actual coding if possible. Although game development might pull me back in. I'd be very interested in doing some networking with other members who are in the film industry. I didn't see any group for that in the group list. I'd appreciate any pointers. Thanks.
--jc

Oct 12, 2008
Johnson C. Ho

Great to see you and Dan last night. Do call me next time when you guys in NYC. Thanks for inviting me to this great community!

Oct 17, 2008
Neil Abercrombie

This is fantastic! Please join: http://neilabercrombie.com and see you at Podcamp Hawaii?

Oct 22, 2008