Jon Lebkowsky Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

Plutopia News Network focuses on the bleeding edges of contemporary culture, arts and media. Our ultimate goal? To encourage critical thinking and a positive feeling about the future.

Austin, TX, US

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* Set vision and direction for this nonprofit organization focused on Internet policy and law* Create agendas and preside over monthly meetings.* Produce and manage events and projects.

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I've written about culture, technology, media, sustainability and other topics for over twenty years, and I've been blogging regularly since 2000. I edited and published the influential magazine FringeWare Review, which had an international distribution. I was Associate Editor of the hardcopy version of bOING bOING, and I've written for Wired, HotWired.

As a contractor and as a volunteer, I've worked variously as online host, moderator, and facilitator since 1991 for various entities including the WELL, Howard Rheingold's Electric Minds, and Wired Magazine's Hotwired. I'm still a community host on the WELL (http://www.well.com).

Boston, Massachusetts, US

As cofounder, I worked with other founders to determine vision, strategy, and tactics for the Society and its publication, the Journal of Participatory Medicine. I sat on the original board of directors of the Society. I also led the organization's Social Media Team for several years. I'm still involved as cofounder and member.

Austin, TX, US

Temprorary assist as consulting web development project manager.

Austin, TX, US

Polycot Associates plans and develops web sites and systems using popular, reliable open source platforms (Drupal and Wordpress). At Polycot, I focus on strategic web consulting and business development.

Austin, TX, US

• Developed, sold and managed web site development projects and "Web 2.0" consulting projects.
• Consulted about web strategy and development, as well as social software, social media, web presence management, and information design.
• Participated in evolving Web 2.0 discussions and practice and established thought leadership about the evolution and future of web technology.

Austin, Texas, US

Co-founder of this web copywriting platform cooperative, creating equitable opportunity for content creators and elite copy for web administrators. The project is ON HOLD.

Yonkers, NY, US

Managed engagement websites, participated in strategic digital planning for diverse advocacy campaigns, and advised on social media strategy and tactics.

Austin, Texas, US

Plutopia Productions is a future-focused entertainment, events production, and media company. Plutopia Productions produces its own signature events (http://plutopia.org), as well as a broad spectrum of events for third parties. As Chief Digital Officer, I'm responsible for digital media and content strategy as well as marketing and public relations for.

Leader of the Internet/Social Media Team and Board Member for influential non-profit organization which advocates sensible renewable energy solutions. Involved in benchmarking activities, updating Bylaws, providing recommendations on financial controls and advice on website enhancements.

Provide vision, tactical planning, and technology input as a member of the DCI Board.

US

* Write occasional columns and blog posts for Worldchanging.com.* Manage technical infrastructure for Worldchanging.com.* Contributed to Worldchanging book, Worldchanging: A Guide to the 21st Century* Contracted to create local blog communities to support the release of the Worldchanging book in 2006.

Austin, TX, US

• Developed business methodology and social media consulting methodology.
• Led successful web development projects; managed contractors as well as customer relationships.
• Developed successful web and social media strategies for companies and hospitals.
• Developed and presented effective and successful workshops and presentations about the social web.
• Established thought leadership through blogging, writing, and other communication.

Austin, TX, US

* Managed successful, influential economic development project focused on wireless industry in Austin, Texas* Led a team of four interns in creating a successful, well-received economic development report.* Managed and programmed a popular 1wireless track at SXSW Interactive* Organized highly effective stakeholder meetings.Worked with local companies.

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• Led successful business analysis and architectural design projects for diverse clients of IGS, Inc.’s Internet Solutions Group.
• Managed ongoing direct meetings with clients and vendors.
• Successfully managed teams of researchers and developers in creating analysis and requirements for large web systems.

Austin, TX, US

• Improved profitability of the company's successful and innovative web sites for e-commerce, sites that included all Whole Foods Market products along with content and community.
• Successfully managed several aspects of technical development and served as Interactive Community Director, leading a team focused on forums and realtime chat events.
• Led a quality improvement team that successfully and effectively corrected initial development and implementation problems at WholeFoods.com; promoted to Web Technology Director.

Austin, TX, US

Project Manager/Business Analyst for the Texas Department of Human Services' WelNet system for eligibility determination. The WelNet system was distributed over 450+ LANs linked through a Unisys mainframe with over 17,000 users statewide. Systems: SAVERR database on Unisys mainframe (COBOL) Worked primarily on the Generic Worksheet, an application for.

Hosted a weekly online chat discussion focused on technology policy and technoculture for HotWired, which was then the online component of Wired Magazine.

Wrote weekly articles and hosted conversations. Coordinated with other community hosts. Elected to Eminds' Community Council.

Co-Founder of retail and small publishing company with a strong Internet presence. Probably the first company to attempt e-commerce, and to attempt commerce in the context of online community. Publisher/Editor, FringeWare Review. Moderator, FringeWare email list (later known as FringeWare News Network). FringeWare also operated a mail order operation and a.

Wrote feature articles.

Ba, English (Specialization In Writing)

Left In My Senior Year. Later Finished At St. Edward'S University., English, Journalism

English Language And Literature/Letters