Biography:Chris Tomic
Chris Tomic (born 1978) is a German computer scientist, inventor, entrepreneur and a reality TV personality. He has featured in several television shows, mostly on the German news channel N-TV Television.[1][2][3][4]
Life
After his studies in Germany at the Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf,[5] he started developing technologies for the internet and mobile industry[6][7] in Düsseldorf with the company Novadoc GmbH until 2001.
Tomic created the UCP protocol and set the standard for the worldwide first delivery of binary messages to mobile handsets such as operator-logos and monophonic ringtones in 1998.[8][9] As executive director of the company Novadoc GmbH he focused his research and development on secure mobile payments and micropayments over SMS (Mobile Payments). In 2001 he became the CTO of the company MonsterMob LTD in the UK.[citation needed]
Development of the company Monstermob LTD
In 2003 MonsterMob LTD was floated on the London Stock Exchange with an opening market capitalisation of £32m. Spanish internet firm LaNetro Zed bought up a majority 53% stake in the business.[10]
The agreement will mean LaNetro Zed and MonsterMob LTD will together become the world's largest company in the Mobile Value-Added Services (MVAS) market in terms of revenue. The enlarged company is now operating in 31 countries around the world employing 1,200 staff.[11]
Filmography
| Film and television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Deluxe - Alles, was Spaß macht: Selfmade-Millionär | Himself | Documentary on N-TV Television |
| 2011 | Daniela Katzenberger – natürlich blond (de) | Himself | Reality television on VOX |
| 2012 | Chris Tomic - Celebrity Birthday Night | Himself | Music Video on FashionTV |
| FashionTV meets FHM Sweden | Himself | Documentary on FashionTV | |
| 2013 | Männerträume: Die Top 10 | Himself | Documentary mini-series on N-TV Television |
| Deluxe - Alles, was Spaß macht: Art Basel Miami Beach | Himself | Documentary on N-TV Television | |
| Deluxe - Alles, was Spaß macht: Auto Tuning Miami Style | Himself | Documentary on N-TV Television | |
| 2014 | Deluxe - Alles, was Spaß macht: Campus für Nachwuchs-Millionäre | Himself | Documentary on N-TV Television |
| Deluxe - Alles, was Spaß macht: Ein Millionär und seine Hightech-Luxusvilla | Himself | Documentary on N-TV Television | |
| 2015 | Ferien mit den Superreichen | Himself | Reality television on RTL Television |
References
- ↑ University Campus für Fresh-Millionaires, N-TV Deluxe Deluxe – Alles was Spaß macht, 11.9 September 2015
- ↑ Holidays with the Superrich, RTL Television, 21 Juni 2015
- ↑ Innovator invests into Croatia, Vecernji List, 20 September 2012
- ↑ 37 years and Millionaire , Blastingnews.com, 9 June 2015
- ↑ Diploma in Mathematics, Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf, 2 März 2002
- ↑ Selfmade-Millionaire, n-tv.de, 23 November 2015
- ↑ The Quan interviews: Chris Tomic, thequan.nl, September 2013
- ↑ German-Croatian entrepreneur Chris Tomic, Croatia Week, 20 September 2012
- ↑ Documentary: How the first Mobile Ringtone was created , Boerse Social, 14 June 2015
- ↑ Bidders for Monstermob emerge , mobiletoday.co.uk, February 2007
- ↑ LaNetro Zed Acquires Majority Stake in MonsterMob, businesswire.com, February 2007
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