Stephen Weiss http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/6/a/0/member_27646752.jpeg
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Developers for Good http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/1/5/f/global_43860351.jpeg 20100129
New York, NY 10001

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New York, NYUSA 10001

Member since:

October 30, 2011

Introduction

Hi everyone! I'm Steve. I head up the technology department at Stylesight, and I'm very excited to find a group where I can volunteer my skills to good causes!

What kind of technologist are you? Or if you represent a social mission organization, what's it called and what are your goals?

I'm sort of a jack of all trades for web development and IT. I'm a LAMP/Javascript/CSS developer, with experience in a few other languages too, I've set up servers, networks, corporate offices, storage systems, database systems... whatever was needed! I'm a problem solver. I work for a for-profit business, and I don't want to leave my job, but I would like to feel like my work gave back to the community a little more.

Are you currently working on any projects that use technology for social good?

I help out an organization called the Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees (http://irqr.net/), which helps queer people facing persecution and extremely cruel punishment in Iran escape and find asylum in other countries. I wrote a customized database for them and advise them on their various technical needs.

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