Jeff Blankenburg
Head Of Developer Community at Dynatrace
Westerville, Ohio, United States
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Top SchoolJeff Blankenburg is a principal developer advocate with 13+ years of experience helping developer communities adopt conversational and cloud technologies, most recently shaping developer programs at Dynatrace and previously leading developer relations for Alexa at Amazon. He blends hands-on engineering—contributing to Alexa sample skills and refining conversational intents—with product leadership as Chief Product Officer of Collect Your Cards. A former Microsoft evangelist, Jeff is a seasoned conference speaker and organizer who has presented worldwide on both technical topics and developer soft skills. He pairs a practical background building e-commerce sites for brands like Victoria’s Secret and Ford with a psychology degree, which informs his focus on developer experience and community engagement.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
BS Psychology, BS Psychology at Bowling Green State UniversityNorth Olmsted High School
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Github Skills (12)
javascript10
nodejs10
alexa-skills-kit10
colors9
windows-phone9
drag-and-drop6
windows6
xaml6
windows-runtime6
canvas6
grid6
image6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
alexa-samples/skill-sample-nodejs-trivia
Jan 2017 - Feb 2017
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 10 pushes in 1 month
Contributions summary:Jeff primarily focused on modifying the "Cancel" intent within the Alexa skill, indicating work on the skill's conversational flow. They made adjustments to how the skill handles the cancellation command, ensuring proper user experience. Additional commits included cleaning up the certification feedback, suggesting refinement of the skill based on Alexa's requirements. The user's contributions appear to be focused on improving the skill's functionality and user experience.
jeffblankenburg/JeffBlankenburgAlexa
Mar 2020 - Mar 2020
A personal Alexa skill for Jeff Blankenburg.
Contributions:8 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 10 days
alexa-skilljeffalexa
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