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Jeff Blankenburg spent the early part of his career in digital advertising, building websites for Victoria\u2019s Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch and Ford Motor Company, among others. He also spent eight years at Microsoft, primarily as an evangelist for any new technology he could get his hands on. Today, he works on the Amazon Alexa team helping developers make Alexa even smarter. Jeff has also spoken at conferences all over the world, including London, Munich, Seattle, Chicago and New York, covering topics ranging from software development technologies to soft skill techniques. 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