About Enrique Tan, CEO, President and Web Developer

I have been working with computers since 1981, way before Microsoft even came out which was 1986. I started out working on word processing software programs like Wang OIS and NBI 2000. Back then, they were considered to be the high-end programs in word processing. Wang OIS and NBI 2000 was primarily used in government, engineering and legal practices. Learning to use the computer came pretty easy for me. It was logical. My knack for computers left me in charge of entire computer networks that spans worldwide. From my computer, I would access company network files on servers and computers located in our other offices worldwide (Japan, Australia, UK and throughout the continental USA) and copy it onto my local computer for our office use. This is back in 1983 when backup discs were 2-3 foot wide disc and stacked 5-6 time high on a rack. Also back then, I was already doing some simple programming by way of macros, which are small snippets of computer instructions that would execute common tasks - like letters, memos, specifications, pleadings, etc. It was so much fun! I had a blast.

I remember when Microsoft came out in 1986, it was being tested on the 3rd floor of the legal office I worked for in Century City, California (I worked on the tenth floor). I literally visited the only secretary in the whole building that had Windows 3.1 installed and watched the new Windows operating system in action. Initially, I was not impressed by Windows. I thought it was silly having screens on top of each other. I preferred line commands. But computers was the farthest thing on my mind back then. It was just my 9-5 job (with lots of overtime). Since then, I've started a couple of businesses selling and even manufacturing products, dabbled in import/export, real estate sales and finance, property management and yes, lots of get-rich quick seminars. I've learned that nothing is quick - that everything takes time, if it is any good. I believe that everything I've learned in life and business is for a reason which I use to apply to each and every website project at WebsiteCenter.com.