Les Hughes

JPC Inc.'s Chief Technical Officer Les Hughes originally joined JPC in 2006 as lead programmer developing software applications. He recently rejoined the company as CTO responsible for JPC's technical vision and leading technology development. Les has developed custom software applications for the Internet for over ten years. His areas of expertise include search engines, web directories, legal websites, professional communities, news websites and e-commerce sites.

In 2005, Les owned and operated News-spider.com, a site that compiles news articles from thousands of sources, providing users with the most comprehensive news coverage on the net. The news-spider database, which was continuously updated, is organized into hundreds of channels and thousands of topics, allowing users to quickly find news of interest.

Les also owned and developed HS Plugins, which he operated from 2001 to present. This site developed custom software applications for web sites in addition to plugins and add-ons for many third-party platforms. Les specialized in database-driven applications using Perl and MySQL, making it easy to generate and manage dynamic content.

From 1998 to 2001, Les was a freelance programmer developing retail and point of sale applications for Retail Touch, ADP and various companies in the restaurant industry.