Darius Monsef

Current

• Creator & Executive Editor at COLOURlovers
• Co-Founder & Board Member at Hands On Worldwide

Past

• Program Manager of Community for Photosynth at Microsoft

Education

• Art Institute of Portland
• Bridgewater State College
• Parker School

• Hawaii Preparatory Academy

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Recommended

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Connections

208 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Blog
• My Company

Darius Monsef’s Summary

Startup Entrepreneur & Internet Astronaut.

Darius Monsef’s Specialties:

Community Development, Start-Up Launching, Branding and Identity, Creative Anything, Non-Profit Development, Disaster Relief Management

Darius Monsef’s Experience

• Creator & Executive Editor

  COLOURlovers

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  December 2005 — Present (4 years )

• Co-Founder & Board Member

  Hands On Worldwide

  (Privately Held; Wireless industry)

  February 2005 — Present (4 years 10 months)

  Hands On Worldwide is a US-based, volunteer-staffed, nonprofit organization with 501(c)3 tax-exempt status, dedicated to timely disaster response and relief.

• Program Manager of Community for Photosynth

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  October 2008 — August 2009 (11 months)

  Focused on developing and growing the community and website for Photosynth.com

Darius Monsef’s Education

• Art Institute of Portland

  Fashion 2003 — 2004

  Activities and Societies:

  Runway Model, PDX Fashion Incubator Site Sponsor

• Bridgewater State College

  Business Management & Computer Science 2000 — 2001

  Activities and Societies:

  Class President, Resident Adviser, Student Government, Ballroom Dancing

• Parker School

  College Prep 1995 — 1999

• Hawaii Preparatory Academy

  1990 — 1992

Additional Information

Darius Monsef’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Company

Darius Monsef’s Interests:

creative website development, travel, writing, photography, creative thinking, idea building

Darius Monsef’s Groups:

•    Oregon Entrepreneurs Network
•    Microsoft - Current and Former Employees

Darius Monsef’s Honors:

Skipped 1st Grade
6th Grade Life Long Writer Award
TIME's Top 50 Sites of 2008
Webby Awards : 2008 Community Nominee
Webby Awards : 2007 Community Nominee
Webby Awards : 2007 Social Networking Honoree
The Key to the City - Biloxi, MS
The Franciscans Award for Service, St. Bonaventure University
MSN Site of the Day
A Yahoo Hot Site

Darius Monsef’s Contact Settings

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