Millions of Us has hired Second Life economist Peter Phillips -- creator of the LindeX virtual currency and former "central banker" for that world -- as technical director. Inc., an agency specializing in virtual worlds, has hired Peter Phillips as Technical Director.

As it develops trading systems for virtual goods on multiple platforms, Millions of Us says it hopes to benefit from Phillips' experience. He will also lead the technical team at Millions of Us, helping the company's clients as they aim to bring virtual assets like goods, celebrity avatars and themed content into various virtual worlds

Prior to Linden Lab, Phillips was Live Team Lead on Ultima Online at Electronic Arts where he coordinated the development, quality assurance, operations and customer support efforts to grow the player base and keep the service running smoothly.

"We'd be lucky enough to have Peter for his technical skills, but he's also proven himself as a virtual economist," said Reuben Steiger, CEO, Millions of Us. "Our clients will benefit not only from his ability to scale our infrastructure, but also from his work on the industry's most ambitious virtual trade and programming projects."