Jeff Crawford is a technologist, manager, and entrepreneur. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Computer Engineering, has lived in Silicon Valley working for Companies like Apple, WebTV and Microsoft.

While at Apple, Jeff was a member of the MacOS engineering team. Shipping a number of MacOS releases. While at WebTV and Microsoft, Jeff developed software and services for cable and satellite companies.

Jeff has lived in Tokyo for 11 years, working at Microsoft KK and Adobe Systems Japan. In these 2 roles, Jeff managed customer focused teams. And by applying systematic analysis of data, was able to demonstrate new insight to the Japanese consumer.

Jeff currently runs his own consulting practice JCDIgital.biz, which focuses on Online Advertising and Digital Marketing for local businesses.

Jeff is also the founder of Connect-Local.com. A company that allows individuals and small businesses advertise their services in their local community.