Jeff Reifman

Strategy consultant, social media developer, freelance writer

  1. About

    Welcome

    I'm a Seattle-based technologist with specialties in strategic consulting, social media development, Facebook, nonprofit community organizing and freelance writing.

    What's Happening in 2012

    I'm continuing work on open source community software platform NewsCloud, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

    I'm also leading efforts at Envision Seattle for a local Community Bill of Rights.

    My interests include snowboarding, gardening, travel, photography and the arts. I'm also a newbie yoga teacher.

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  2. Resume

    My Resume

    I've had a diverse career in technology, nonprofit and publishing worlds. Find me on LinkedIn.

    skills

    Skills

    I've founded four companies and raised more than $3 million in venture capital funding and nonprofit grants.

    I'm a published freelance writer with expertise in the technology and nonprofit industries, Microsoft and social investing.

    I'm an experienced Program Manager, Software Architect and Web Developer with expertise in cloud-based services, PHP, MySQL, Javascript and Ruby on Rails.

    Awards

    I helped lead to the capture of missing writer Evan Ratliff in Wired Magazine's Vanish contest.

    Education

    I spent eight years at Microsoft rising to Group Program Manager through Microsoft Research, MSN News and MSNBC, the Windows team and Store.Microsoft.com.

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    B.S. in Computer Science
    Pacific Palisades High School

    Projects

    Projects

    NewsCloud
    Envision Seattle
    Microsoft Tax Dodge
    My personal website
    My blog
    The Complete Mac
    Tales of Change
    Idealog.us

    Published Articles

    A Bill of Rights for Occupied Communities (Common Dreams)
    Turning Occupation into Lasting Change (Yes!)
    Investing for Change (Seattle Weekly)
    Citizen Microsoft (Seattle Weekly)
    Microsoft's Sacred Cash Cow (Seattle Weekly)
    Pay Your Tax, Bill! (TechFlash)
    The Challenge of Partnerships (Nieman Lab)
    Antarctic Journal (Grist Magazine)
    How Can Open Source Software Open Up Facebook? (Sys-Con)
    How to Save $420 on Your Comcast Bill This Year (TechFlash)

  3. Contact

    Contact

    Please feel free to reach out or keep up with me in any of the following ways:
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