Meet the .Asia Team
We are a tribe of Asians living in different parts of the world working together to bring a touch of Asia online.
EDMON CHUNG
CEO
REYAZ BEIGH
Senior IT & Systems Architect
PAVAN BUDHRANI
Director of Business Development
REBECCA CHAN
Finance & Compliance Officer
JENNA FUNG
Digital Policy & Community Relations Manager
PHYO THIRI LWIN
Project Coordinator
KELVIN TRUONG
Director of Technology
AJITORA
Stakeholder Engagement Manager
At DotAsia, we value diversity, entrepreneurial spirit and a collaborative working environment. Do you have a passion for the Internet and its inner workings? Do you want to be part of the Asia the Internet community? If you can answer “yes” to these questions, you’ll find a rewarding career with us!
Available positions will be posted below. You may also contact us about other employment opportunities!
Current career opportunities:
There are currently (3) job posts.
Digital Market & Social Media Director
DotAsia Organisation (https://www.asia) operates the “.Asia” top-level domain (TLD) as part of the core global Internet infrastructure. DotAsia maintains a global market presence through our extensive worldwide channel partner network (https://www.dot.asia/asia-registry/becoming-a-asia-accredited-registrar/#dotasiaAccreditedRegistrars), and operates as a not-for-profit organization (DotAsia Foundation: IRD 91/12820).
Market adoption of .Asia domain names funds DotAsia’s social mandate to promote Internet development for the Asia Pacific community. Every .Asia domain registration contributes to funds and support for international community initiatives that create social impact in and beyond Asia Pacific, and has been recognized by the global Internet community (e.g. https://NetMission.Asia, https://APrIGF.Asia, https://EcoInternet.Asia, etc.). Since 2022, DotAsia also supports the market and development of the global .KiDS domain.
DotAsia is a dedicated team working collaboratively internally and with our partners. At DotAsia, we value diversity, entrepreneurial spirit and an enjoyable working environment that cherishes each person’s unique contribution. We are seeking a creative team-player as a Digital Market & Social Media Director, to help expand our market channel collaborations and social media presence.
Opportunity Highlights:
- Collaborate with global partners to support Internet development
- Direct and develop social media presence for meaningful content
- Travel to attend relevant tradeshows, exhibitions, conferences or events
Job Description:
- Support market development of .Asia (and .KiDS) domain names
- Outreach and maintain relationship with current and potential partners
- Market research and information gathering to support market development
- Coordinate and produce social media content
- Develop and report on market strategic plan
- Identify technology and market trends to prepare relevant market and social media materials to support DotAsia works
Requirements:
- Degree holder, experience valued (fresh grad with demonstrable leadership capabilities welcome)
- Proficiency in basic computer and Internet software (doc/xls/ppt/etc.)
- Proficiency in social media, graphics and video editing a plus
- A good writer in English (Chinese and additional language proficiency a plus) with design/graphic sense
- Creative individual with good multi-tasking abilities
- Self-motivated, independent, flexible, attention to details and a doer attitude
- Social movement, campaign and/or student association experience valuable
If you are passionate about the open Internet and have aligned values and mission with us, submit your resume with expected salary to recruitment@dot.asia.
Community Engagement Coordinator
DotAsia Organisation (https://www.asia) operates the “.Asia” top-level domain (TLD) as part of the core global Internet infrastructure. DotAsia maintains a global market presence through our extensive worldwide channel partner network (https://www.dot.asia/asia-registry/becoming-a-asia-accredited-registrar/#dotasiaAccreditedRegistrars), and operates as a not-for-profit organization (DotAsia Foundation: IRD 91/12820).
Every .Asia domain registration contributes to funds and support for international community initiatives that create social impact in and beyond Asia Pacific, and has been recognized by the global Internet community (e.g. https://NetMission.Asia, https://APrIGF.Asia, https://EcoInternet.Asia, etc.). Since 2022, DotAsia also supports the development of the global .KiDS domain.
DotAsia is a dedicated team working collaboratively internally and with our partners. At DotAsia, we value diversity, entrepreneurial spirit and an enjoyable working environment that cherishes each person’s unique contribution. We are seeking an enthusiastic team-player as a Community Engagement Coordinator, to help expand our community projects and to support Board and organizational coordination work.
Opportunity Highlights:
- Collaborate with international partners to support Internet development
- Travel to different places to support project implementation, presentations at relevant events, as well as to support Board and Member meetings
Job Description:
- Coordinate outreach, research and communication efforts (as well as prepare reports where appropriate) for different initiatives and among various stakeholder groups
- Provide secretariat function to support a diverse multicultural group of volunteers from multiple time zones in the development and implementation of community and organizational processes and policies
- Schedule and coordinate committee meetings, logistics and prepare meeting reminders, action items summary and minutes, and manage travel itineraries of the DotAsia Board and coordination for and with other team members
- Provide general administrative support to functional and project teams as well as any other ad-hoc assignments directed by management
Requirements:
- Degree holder, experience valued (fresh grad with demonstrable leadership capabilities welcome)
- Proficiency in basic computer and Internet software (doc/xls/ppt/etc.)
- Project management and coordination skills
- Detail-minded, high integrity and accuracy with diplomatic sense
- Highly proficient in written & spoken English (additional language a plus)
- Self-motivated, independent, flexible and a doer attitude
- Social movement, campaign and/or student association experience valuable
If you are passionate about the open Internet and have aligned values and mission with us, submit your resume with expected salary to recruitment@dot.asia.
Internet Technology Manager
DotAsia Organisation (https://www.asia) operates the “.Asia” top-level domain (TLD) as part of the core Internet infrastructure with global market presence through our extensive worldwide channel partner network (https://www.dot.asia/asia-registry/becoming-a-asia-accredited-registrar/#dotasiaAccreditedRegistrars), as a not-for-profit organization (DotAsia Foundation: IRD 91/12820).
Every .Asia domain registration contributes to funds and support for international community initiatives that create social impact in and beyond Asia Pacific, and has been recognized by the global Internet community (e.g. https://NetMission.Asia, https://APrIGF.Asia, https://EcoInternet.Asia, etc.). Since 2011, DotAsia has been supporting the Macau government in the operations of the .MO ccTLD. Since 2022, DotAsia also supports the development of the global .KiDS domain.
DotAsia is a dedicated team working collaboratively internally and with our partners. At DotAsia, we value diversity, entrepreneurial spirit and an enjoyable working environment that cherishes each person’s unique contribution. We are seeking an all-rounded technically savvy team-player as an Internet Technology Manager, to help manage and maintain our technical systems (websites, mailing lists, web applications, office network, DNS and related systems, etc.) as well as to engage in system development and deployment projects with partners. In this flexible role, you will be working autonomously within a team to develop, maintain and secure our systems and websites.
Opportunity Highlights:
- Development and maintenance of core Internet infrastructure systems
- Manage and lead IT projects and teams
- Collaboration with international Internet technology experts
- Travel and participation in Internet standards, conferences and events
Job Description:
- Development, operation and maintenance of external facing websites, email, and systems as well as internal servers, files, databases and applications
- Managing in-house systems, office network, monitoring, backup/recovery, and externally hosted systems
- Provisioning staff computers and providing IT support to a small team of staff as needed
- Administering, implementing measures and maintain documentation for technical operating procedures and systems security
- Manage and liaise with partners, vendors and system integrators
- Support and oversee systems testing and deployment where needed
- Develop and support systems for data analysis in support of market and community initiatives
Requirements:
- Proven experience as a Technical Project Manager, Developer, Systems/ Network Administrator and/or similar role
- Associate or higher degree in a related field
- Solid experience with Linux/Windows Server, Apache, Nginx, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SendMail/Postfix/SMTP, etc.
- Knowledge of VMware, Docker and/or other server virtualization technologies would be an asset
- Working knowledge of shell and other script for backup and recovery procedures, system monitoring, load-balancing, antivirus, and mail server administration etc.
- Working experience with cloud and Internet hosting platforms (WHM, cPanel, AWS, Google Cloud, Google Workspace, etc.)
- Experience with CMS, CRM, PHP, HTML, CSS, JS, Python scripting and open source tools
- Adept with Windows and Mac desktop operating systems
- Knowledge of Internet networking technologies, Internet addressing, and Domain Name System (DNS)
- Knowledge of the Domain Names Industry is a PLUS advantage (Domain Name registry operations, the registry-registrar model and protocol, TLD zone files, IDNs, DNSSEC, etc.)
- Knowledge on Social Network Platform API is a plus
- Excellent communicator and collaborator
- Effective verbal and written communication in English
- Self-motivated, inquisitive, independent, all-rounded with good multi-tasking abilities
If you are passionate about the open Internet and have aligned values and mission with us, submit your resume with expected salary to recruitment@dot.asia.
Staff Directory
Edmon CHUNG
CEO
Residence: Hong Kong SAR
Edmon Chung is serving as the CEO for DotAsia Organisation. He also participates extensively in global and regional Internet related groups and contributes his time and expertise to Internet Governance related issues.
Since 2002, Edmon played a leadership role in the region-wide ‘.Asia’ domain extension initiative. He championed DotAsia Organisation as a not-for-profit organization and its mandate to promote Internet development and adoption in Asia. Since the launch of ‘.Asi’ web presence in 2008, DotAsia has contributed significantly to a variety of community projects in Asia, including for example: Go.Asia, ISIF.Asia, NetMission.Asia, MaD.Asia among others.
Edmon is also an inventor of patents underlying technologies for internationalized domain names (IDN) and was involved in making it possible for the introduction of multilingual domain names and email addresses on the Internet. In 2000, Edmon was selected by Canada’s most prestigious and influential news journal, The Globe and Mail, as one of its ‘Young Canadian Leaders’. In 2001, he won the ‘Most Innovative Award’ in the Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurship Award. Between 2006 and 2010, Edmon served as an elected member on the ICANN GNSO Council and after that he served as an elected member on the ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) from the Asia Pacific Region. Between 2006 and 2011, Edmon also served as an elected member of the Elections Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the Information Technology Subsector.
Edmon has a Bachelor of Applied Science and Master of Engineering from the University of Toronto.
Reyaz BEIGH
Senior IT & Systems Architect
Residence: Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
With experience of 10+ years in Custom Software Development. The systems that Reyaz has developed has helped Companies (Including Fortune 500) to generate Millions. Robust Algorithm design and implementation are the core of any data driven application and that has been a combination of his primary strengths.
Reyaz first joined DotAsia in 2019 and played a major and leading role in the development of an ENUM-backed system to assist a government initiative to modernize their telecom industry’s SIMM card registry system.
Reyaz holds a B.Sc in BioTechnology and a Master’s Degree in Information Technology.
Pavan BUDHRANI
Director of Business Development
Residence: United Kingdom
Pavan Budhrani is the Director of Business Development for .Asia. He started his career at .Asia since 2007, first as a Communication Manager before transitioning to his current role. Pavan serves as the link between .Asia and Asian based registrars and reseller channel partners.
In addition, he also works directly with .Asia users to initiate interesting marketing projects which further help to promote the .Asia brand name. Collaborations such as the Asia Pacific Entrepreneur Awards(https://apea.asia/) and KTA (http://www.kiteboardtour.asia/) were initiated by him.
Pavan speaks English, Cantonese, Hindi, Sindhi and French. He has a Bachelor’s degree from the City University of Hong Kong majoring in Marketing.
Pavan was born and raised in Hong Kong to Indian parents. He spends time every year in different Asian countries, seeing where the next potential for .Asia could be.
Rebecca CHAN
Finance & Compliance Officer
Residence: Hong Kong, SAR
As the Finance & Compliance Officer, Rebecca Chan oversees the policy compliance of the .Asia registry and registrars, as well as the financial operations of the DotAsia Organisation. Rebecca is also the liaison with ICANN and registrars on accreditation and billing processes.
Rebecca has been working in the domain name industry since 1999. Before joining DotAsia, Rebecca worked as an executive of an ICANN Accredited Registrar. Prior to that, Rebecca was the Corporate Resource Manager at a domain registration solutions provider specializing in IDN technologies.
Rebecca has a B.A.Sc. and a M.Eng. degree from the University of Toronto.
Jennifer CHUNG
Vice President, Policy for DotAsia Organisation
Residence: Hong Kong, SAR
Jennifer Chung is the Vice President, Policy for DotAsia Organisation. She represents .Asia Registry at Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and is a Generic Names Supporting Organisation (GNSO) councilor, making policies for generic Top-Level Domains (e.g. .com, .org, .asia etc.). She headed the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) Secretariat that oversaw the IANA stewardship transfer from the US government to the global multistakeholder community.
Ms. Chung was appointed to the IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) (2018-2020), and the 2022 Expert Working Group that developed recommendations on strengthening the IGF. She heads the Internet Governance Forum Support Association (IGFSA) Secretariat which provides support to the IGF and grants seed funding to National, Regional and Youth Initiatives (NRIs). She has taught at the South School on Internet Governance and Asia Pacific School on Internet Governance, and is a current faculty member for the NetMission.asia Academy, and the Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA) since its inception, building up the next-generation leaders. She serves in the Asia Pacific Regional IGF Secretariat and works towards amplifying Asia Pacific contributions on Internet governance.
Ms. Chung is on the Information Society Innovation Fund (ISIF.asia) Selection Committee that awards grants for research and technical solutions supporting Internet development in Asia Pacific. Representing DotAsia, she is part of the core Secretariat of the Technical Community Coalition on Multistakeholderism (TCCM), a group of critical Internet infrastructure operators dedicated to strengthening the multistakeholder approach to decisions about the Internet’s future and its governance. She works on Internationalized Domain Names policies and supports efforts to achieve Universal Acceptance, a foundational requirement for a multilingual Internet and digital inclusion.
Jenna FUNG
Digital Policy & Community Relations Manager
Residence: Hong Kong, SAR
Jenna Fung is the Digital Policy & Community Relations Manager of DotAsia Organisation who oversees the youth program, NetMission Academy, and other regional community projects. She has been involved in Youth Internet Governance Forum (yIGF) in Hong Kong and the Asia Pacific as coordinator since 2018. She is also representing NetMission.Asia as one of the ALS Representatives at Asia Pacific Regional At-Large Organisation (APRALO) at ICANN. She is also an elected YCIG steering committee member for the Asia Pacific group for 2022. She has also been engaged in the secretarial team of the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) and part of the organizing committee of the Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA) since 2019.
She is passionate about data privacy and protection, surveillance, social innovation and digital sustainability. She has been interned in different fields including business management, company secretarial services, and marketing and public relations in Beijing, Hong Kong and Seville. In her personal life, she enjoys dancing, reading and traveling.
NetMission
Facebook: https://nma.asia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/netmission
Twitter: https://twitter.com/netmission
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/netmission/
Jasmine KO
Stakeholder Relation and Project Manager
Residence: Hong Kong, SAR
Jasmine is a value-driven and performance-oriented professional in internet governance and social innovation. With 3+ years of experience in startup, commercial and NGO sectors, she is capable of business development by partnership and project management among various stakeholder groups. She aspires to deepen the impacts focusing on digital policy in Asia Pacific regions and impact measurement(carbon footprint) of Internet research, while “Business for Good” movement with B Corp (Benefit Corporate is a legal frame originated from USA)
She practice her belief everyday “Being challenged is inevitable, while being defeated is optional” – she dare to try, fail/ success and learn
What makes her herself today are her core values and supports from her network. She believes in the power of collaboration & co-creation. She seeks opportunities in making a better self and like-minded team for a better community. Recognising the power of words, she put effort to read and write, listen and speak, as her rituals.
— We make a living by what we Get
but We make a life by what we Give —
Respected Winston Churchill
Clement (Stinky) LEONG
Community Development
Residence: Hong Kong, SAR
Clement Leong, more commonly known as “Stinky”, is a passionate esports fan. He plays a supporting role in DotAsia’s various community projects and content creation. Stinky is involved in the DotA 2 esports scene as a tournament organiser, broadcaster and community practice room administrator. He is also a moderator in an unrelated 10 million+ subscriber reddit community. In his free time Stinky enjoys both video and physical games, writing, and 3D animation and looks to applying them in his professional work.
Aaron SP
Director of Communications
Residence: Hong Kong, SAR
Aaron SP, Director of Communications at DotAsia Organization, is a key player in the marketing, event and entertainment industries with a multitude of experience in terms of strategic partnership, digital marketing, brand marketing, multimedia, event production, as well as artist management and public relations. Her versatile expertise and 20 years of solid experience is an invaluable testimonial of her ongoing engagement in the industry.
Aaron started her career as the PR manager for CROSS, where she garnered a proven track record of brand management background which enabled her to expand her client portfolio to other global brands and later to the entertainment industry.
In her capacity as Director of Communication at DotAsia, Aaron helped to promote and introduce ‘.Asia’ to Asia’s entertainment industry. Through the years, she has worked with a number of prominent Asian artistes, and acted as the manager for Hong Kong artiste Ella Koon. Aaron has also taken part in organizing a series of groundbreaking international concerts with .Asia such as Kenny G, Wonder Girl, Jay Chou, etc, as well as the star-studded Asian Films Awards and even special projects for world-acclaimed martial arts superstar Donnie Yen.
Her recent accomplishment can be recognized in the successful establishment of the 1st and 2nd HK Kids International Film Awards (KIFF) in 2017 and 2018 respectively, representing .Asia as a co-organizer with Hong Kong’s renowned films distribution company Golden Scene.
Phyo Thiri Lwin
Project Coordinator
Residence: Myanmar
Phyo Thiri Lwin serves as a Project Coordinator at DotAsia organization. She is an active young woman who was born in Myanmar. She is always eager to spend her time on benevolent works. She has been serving for the local youth community related projects as a project coordinator. She has also participated in the volunteering activities in the local community. Moreover, she has been getting involved in the activities of the local, regional and global Internet governance community since 2020. Her interests are oriented towards Internet governance, technology and innovation, development studies and public policy. She is a life-long learner, content writer and music lover.
Kelvin TRUONG
Director of Technology
Residence: Toronto
As a Director of Technology in a rapidly growing company, this sports fanatic, graphics designing-techie from Canada has the savoury responsibilities of managing server/audio/visual systems, websites and deployment strategies around them. Kelvin’s enthusiasm for technology and problem-solving coupled with a passion for UI and UX has allowed him to thrive in this high-octane role.
For over 20 years, Kelvin has held a wide range of technical and creative roles within the Information Technology Industry – having worked in major enterprises such as MOJO Radio Station (AM640), Computer City, UPS, and finally IBM where he led major IT projects for 5 years before moving to Hong Kong where he joined an IT startup firm and eventually joining DotAsia Organisation.
Kelvin holds a Business/Marketing Degree from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and has completed a Web Development program at Centennial College in Toronto, Canada.
Ajitora
Stakeholder Engagement Manager
Residence: Hong Kong SAR
I am Ajitora, the official Mascot for .Asia
Stakeholder Engagement Manager, that’s fancy for mascot and friendly face here at DotAsia. I was born from the Cyberspace, and my favorite food is definitely spam! I was born in the year of the Dog (go figure) and my favourite book and movie is ‘Life of Pi’.
My name is made of two parts – “Tora” means “tiger” in Japan, where tigers used to roam a long time ago; and “Aji” is a popular name in Asian cultures and a short-form for “Asia”. Together “aji”+”tora” represents both “King of the Cyber Jungle” (insert thunderous ROAR~) and simply “Asia Tiger”.
I’m more than just a cute face you know, I was appointed as an Ambassador by Wold Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Global Tiger Forum (GTF) in 2016 to help highlight the importance of tiger preservation. Just like Leonardo DiCaprio, Leo, if you’re reading this, call me maybe? I also care deeply and support the UN’s SDG Goals.
My day job at .Asia involves a lot of traveling and talking to different people around the world about .Asia domains and conservational collaboration in Asia. Hey, have you found your .Asia domain yet? If not, see if your name is still available here, quick!
Mailing Address:
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35-37 Haiphong Road, Tsim Sha Tsui,
Kowloon, Hong Kong
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