Lev Tsypin

Founder, CEO

Lev co-founded ThinkShout with the goal of bringing digital tools and strategy to organizations working to create lasting, positive change in the world. He believes that business can be a force for good in society, and strives for ThinkShout to reflect that ideal.

In addition to helming a team of incredibly talented individuals, Lev endeavours to keep ThinkShout on the cutting-edge of open source technology, and contribute back ThinkShout’s own time and expertise to the community. Lev began his career in software development as a consultant with Computer Sciences Corporation, saving us all from the Y2K apocalypse, and Inforte Corporation in Chicago before moving to Portland and serving as the Director of Programming at Pop Art, Inc. After spending a year abroad reconnecting with the world and his values, Lev started Level Online Strategy, which shared ThinkShout’s commitment to working with clients who make a positive impact on the world. Lev holds a bachelor's degree in business administration (BBA) and political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He spends his off hours chasing after his two boys in the great outdoors that many ThinkShout clients strive to protect.

Lev's Recent Blog Posts

06.20.2018

The Stories that Make US

06.14.2018

ThinkShout is moving!

But we're not going far...

12.12.2017

Meet Bene, an affordable, open-source website solution for nonprofits

A low cost website for small nonprofits bundling content management, mission critical features, a tailored user experience, hosting, and strategic support.

09.07.2017

Wrapping up ThinkShout Cares

How a kooky idea turned into a fulfilling, team-building project.

11.01.2016

Civic Engagement at ThinkShout

This election season, we're helping our staff be the change they want to see in our community.

01.14.2016

The End of the Beginning

Saying goodbye to Sean and exciting things ahead for ThinkShout.

01.11.2016

Five Years

2015 in review and the years ahead

08.06.2015

Being the Change - Becoming a B Corp

We are proud to announce our certification as a B Corporation.

04.21.2015

Drupal and Salesforce Integrations Get Some (Data) Integrity

Adding data integrity and other enterprise features to the Drupal-Salesforce integration.

08.25.2014

Deploying a Jekyll Site on GitHub, Travis CI, and Amazon S3

Using Travis CI to deploy a Jekyll based site to Amazon S3.

03.05.2014

The Technology Behind the New ThinkShout.com

How we used Jekyll, Foundation, GitHub, and Amazon S3 to build and deploy the new ThinkShout.com.

05.20.2013

RedHen at DrupalCon

DrupalCon Portlandand RedHen, the leading native Drupal CRM.

11.26.2012

Salesforce Integration with REST, OAUTH, and Entities

The Drupal Salesforce Suite has been around since Drupal 5, having undergone many transformations in trying to keep pace with both Drupal and Salesforce API changes. The result is a feature set as impressive as it is ambitious, although the incremental updates and additions have come at a cost of significant technical debt, inconsistent API usage, a monolithic architecture, and fragility.

11.05.2012