JASON ASHER LEFKOWITZ
100 Luna Park Drive, Apt. 268
Alexandria, VA 22305
tel: 703.598.8069, e-mail: jason@jasonlefkowitz.net
EXPERIENCE
ONLINE CAMPAIGNS ORGANIZER
Change to Win, Washington, DC; 7/2006 – present
Responsibilities:
- Manage online advocacy program for national federation of labor unions
- Develop, manage, and maintain Web sites for CtW and its campaigns
- Help build capacity in affilate unions by organizing training programs, identifying and communicating best practices, and advising affiliate staff on online initiatives
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
DemocracyInAction.org, Washington, DC; 12/2005 – 5/2006
Responsibilities:
- Ensured reliable system performance of large-scale Web application serving 300+ advocacy groups
- Managed relationships with large customers and strategic partners
- Advised principals on institutional business and technical direction
DIRECTOR, E-ACTIVISM
Oceana, Washington, DC; 12/2003 – 11/2005
Responsibilities:
- Managed online grassroots advocacy program, including growth of supporter base from 70,000 to 250,000+ worldwide
- Oversaw all global Web properties and led teams developing content, graphics, and multimedia
- Directed online fundraising/development program
SENIOR WEB DEVELOPER/PROJECT OFFICER
Forum One Communications, Alexandria, VA; 4/2002 – 11/2003
Responsibilities:
- Managed Web development and strategy project teams, working closely with clients
- Directed product development for Forum One Project Spaces offering (http://www.forumone.com/projectspaces/)
- Led development and implementation of internal quality assurance and accessibility (Section 508) initiatives
LEAD WEB DEVELOPER
ParagonCo, Oxford, OH; 3/2001 – 1/2002
Responsibilities:
- Managed staff of 5 Web developers and 2 technical support engineers
- Led development and maintenance of large-scale database-driven Web applications using Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Active Server Pages
- Applied UML-based, use case-driven development methodologies
Work experiences prior to 2001 and references available upon request
EDUCATION
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
Washington, DC; School of Public Affairs, Class of 1997
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government (CLEG) with minor in Information Systems
Final Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA): 3.92
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude, University Honors, Outstanding Undergraduate Student for 1997 in School of Public Affairs
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Operating Environments: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Windows 2000/2003 Server, FreeBSD
- Languages: PHP4/5, Python, Perl, Visual Basic/VBScript (ASP), JavaScript, XML/XSLT, XHTML/CSS
- Database Platforms: MySQL 3.2-5, Microsoft SQL Server 2000