Jay Shapiro

Chief Designer & Engineer, Solar Power, Biodiesel, Sustainable Recycling · Designed and built by Jay Shapiro, The EcoRoamer is the world's… · More first opensource, eco-friendly, family sized, 4x4 overland expedition vehicle.
Built entirely out of recycled & sustainable materials, this solar & bio-fuel powered beast carries Jay and his family on their adventures around the planet. So far they have traveled 50,000 carbon neutral miles, from the Arctic Circle to The Florida Keys and everywhere in between. The goal is to completely circle the globe, volunteering & home-schooling as they go. The EcoRoamer has been featured on the Discovery Travel Channel.

Project Lead, Mobile Application, Social Enterprise, Women Safety · Due to cultural, religious or legal reasons, millions of women and girls around the… · More world do not have access to education or support services about their personal health, their reproductive rights, and sexual abuse.

Jay has architected and is leading the team, to build Entre Nos ("Between Us" in Spanish) a local language private mobile app that women in Mexico, SouthAmerica, Africa and The Middle East will use to access: FAQ's, Live Video Chat with social workers and nurses, peer discussion forums, and local maps with resources available to them.

Project Lead, Venture Architect, Meteor.Js, Telescope.Js, Civic Technology · Many people around America have lost faith in Washington politics to bring… · More meaningful change to their lives.

Jay created the online suggestion box as a tool for local municipal governments to increase civic engagement in their communities by applying gamification to the traditional town suggestion box. Local residents submit ideas to improve their community, and then their neighbors vote up/down those ideas, engage in meaningful discussions and volunteer to make the ideas happen. By improving thousands of communities around the country, one-by-one, Jay is moving the needle to improve people's daily lives.