Damek Tretiak About Damek Tretiak

A 15 year veteran of the software development industry, Damek Tretiak comes to Second Life® from Tampa, Florida. He is the creator of the SLQuery.com search and data platform, Tretiak Utilities, and the SLQ network of products.

As founder and Lead Developer for Tretiak Media, Damek brings a unique set of experience, skill, and business acumen to the Second Life® environment. He started Tretiak Media with the goal of creating better search, data, and integration tools for the emerging Second Life® environment. With a solid framework built through the SLQ network, Damek is now able to offer these improvements as services to the virtual business community.

Damek's experience includes project leads on real-time inventory, e-commerce, game development, and accounting systems. Proficient in multiple programming languages and an expert on cross-platform development strategies, Damek brings a discerning insight into what can be done to integrate Real Life with the growing metaverse. His background in business communications provides him with a framework for successful project management and support services. A master at architecting network strategies and scaling networks to meet growing demands, Damek also commands a strong sense of long-term planning from the inception of a project to it's successful conclusion.

Damek's work has been used throughout the world, including the United States, Mexico, Venezuela, France, Spain, Germany, and the Czech Republic. He is semi-proficient in the Spanish and French languages and well versed in international business strategies. His Fortune 500 clients have included entities within the automobile, retail, healthcare, communications, entertainment, and import/export industries.

Dalian Hansen About Dalian Hansen

An internationally award winning photographer based in Asia, Dalian Hansen is connected to Second Life® from Manchuria, China. He is the in-world agent for Han Translation Gifts, a famous firm that specializes in Kanji art products, owner of Dalian Design, and the former Creative Director for SL Business Magazine.

As partner and Creative Director for SLQuery.com, Dalian brings his vast experience and skills to the emerging realm of vBusiness. With SLQ as a bridge, he uses this powerful technology as a tool to successfully integrate Real Life with Second Life® by managing projects from concept to conclusion.

With over a decade and a half of design experience and leadership, his extensive knowledge covers electronic production, typography, photographic direction, prepress and printing, as well as high-end publishing software and hardware. He is also proficient in web site design and interactive programming. This background has given him a foundation for helping clients meet their communication needs by knowing how to create and apply these various mediums and leverage emerging technologies, plus the ability to follow through with continued support. Adapting this traditional background to the Second Life® environment, Dalian has expanded his skills to include 3D building, object scripting and texturing, as well as virtual marketing, advertising, and promotions.

His internet experience and strategic consulting skills has extended from America to Europe and settled in the Pacific Rim. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and semi-fluent in conversational Japanese. His Fortune 500 clients have comprised many global healthcare, communications, retail, food service, travel, entertainment, and international commercial entities.

Expansion Team About Our Expanded Team

In addition to our core team, Tretiak Media employs some of the finest content producers in Second Life. We have a proven track record of meeting the needs of our clients and can scale to meet any demands large or small.

Team members are carefully chosen for their specific skills and how they contribute to each individual project. This careful dedication to quality and craftsmanship is what sets us apart from many other content producers.