Experienced. Hands On. Visionary.
The Gemini Mobile Technologies leadership team has broad and deep expertise in all facets of the wireless industry from building powerful client-server software to establishing international customers and partners to envisioning new software to optimize next-generation wireless communication.
Scott Driggers, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
With deep connections into the global wireless industry, Scott Driggers excels at building and growing international teams. Driggers has been instrumental in guiding the development of Gemini Mobile's Japan, U.S. and China operations and customer base.
Prior to Gemini, Driggers was based in Japan for Vodafone AirTouch, where he held various line management positions in marketing, planning, strategy, and business development. During this period, Driggers served on the board of directors of the six Digital Tuka Group companies as well as the IMT-2000 company joint venture between AirTouch, BT and Japan Telecom. He also was part of the international marketing organization for AirTouch Cellular, which supported the deployment and operations of new cellular licenses around the world including D2 in Germany, Airtel in Spain, Europolitan in Sweden and Omnitel in Italy. Prior to his wireless career, Driggers spent two years in Asia in the aviation industry where he was responsible for starting and establishing the Hong Kong and Japan scheduled service operations, generating sales of more than $150 million.
Driggers holds a master's degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree in Business Economics from Colorado College. Driggers was a member of the 1988 US Olympic Team.
Hiroshi Ohta, Executive Vice President and Co-Founder
One of the wireless industry's true pioneers and innovators, Hiroshi Ohta is the visionary behind Gemini Mobile Technologies. Ohta co-founded Gemini in 2001 and has continued his track record of innovation for Gemini with the deployment of wireless multimedia services in Europe and Asia, including the award-winning Vodafone Live! service in Europe. Ohta was the innovator behind the company's new eXplo® platform and continues to work closely with carriers looking to deploy the next generation of high-impact, consumer-friendly applications.
A highly regarded visionary, Ohta has led the development of many world ‘firsts’ in mobile communications. As a 12-year veteran of J-Phone's Service Development Department (now SoftBank Mobile), he helped pioneer leading-edge architecture and services, launching SkyWalker wireless Internet messaging, J-Sky mobile Internet service, J-SkyStation and J-Navi-location-based services, and 3D Java gaming. In addition, he developed the first ringtone download service with a music synthesizer chip, the first camera phone and the world's first picture mail service, which became the standard for people all over the world.
Ohta plays a prominent role in the global wireless community and is a board member and advisor for leading carriers, investment banks, consultancies, and wireless vendors worldwide.
Michael Tso, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder
A highly respected wireless software expert, Michael Tso holds 26 patents issued in mobile and wireless technology and leads Gemini's global design and development teams. Tso also serves as President of the Japan office and managed the launch of Gemini's China operations. He has been the driving force behind the development of Gemini's product innovations — the HyperScale® Messaging Platform and eXplo® — as well as led design and development efforts with customers across the world.
Prior to Gemini, Tso was Wireless Chief Scientist at Inktomi, where he designed a congestion control system for KDDI, which later became the WAP standard. At Intel, he served as General Manager of the Intel Quickweb Technology Group, where he led the development and launch of web acceleration technology. He also served as Architect at Intel Architecture Labs, where he collaborated with Nokia on the first Nokia Communicator SmartPhone and NarrowBand Sockets, commonly known as SmartMessaging, which enabled the world's first SMS ringtone download service. Tso also held positions at Xerox Palo Alto Research, where he worked on PARCTab and Ubiquitous Computing.
Tso graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a master's degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, and undergraduate degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, with a minor in Economics.
