Jay Krasnow [LION]

Current

• Chapter Director at Hugs Across America - FutureARTS Chapter
• Director at HyperActiveStyle
• Volunteer at Hexagon

• Staff Officer at Government

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Past

• Arlington Cluster Coordinator at EntryPointDC GesherCity
• Senior Consultant at International Biometric Group
• Editor at PBI Media

• Technical Writer at EDS
• Procedures Analyst at User Technology Associates
• Associate Editor at CD Publications
• Intern at Organization of American States
• Summer Intern at U.S. Information Agency
• Embassy Intern at U.S. Embassy of Santiago, Chile
• Intern at U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman
• Intern at U.S. Congressman John Edward Porter
• Non-Print Media Assistant at American University Library
• Camper/Waiter/CIT at Camp Schodack

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Education

• National Geospatial-Intelligence College
• Montgomery College
• Georgetown University

• American University
• American University
• Fairfield

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Recommended

8 people have recommended Jay

Connections

214 connections

Industry

Philanthropy

Websites

• My Website
• My Website

Jay Krasnow [LION]’s Summary

My goal is to create the possiblity of inner peace for kids in crisis. I'm building relationships with schools and and hospitals to enable these kids to get "hugs" - teddy bears that will make them feel hope during a traumatic time of their life. An artist myself, I'd like to bring the area's creative talents -- artists, musicians, dancers to these hospitals along with these teddy bears. I'm looking forward to working with other creative people like myself to create the possibility of inner peace for these kids.

About me: Though I've always had a creative side, I've only recently brought that side out of me. In my most recent exhibit (see www.hyperactivestyle.com) at artomatic (www.artomatic.org) I created a 55-foot long exhibit on the irony of art commercialization. As a poet, I have written approximately 300 haikus, several of which are on www.hyperactivestyle.com. I'm also involved in theater. My current work in the performing arts involves behind-the-scenes work for an all volunteer political satire troupe for which I have assisted as a writer, artist, set builder, crew member and props staff.

Jay Krasnow [LION]’s Specialties:

Hexagon, improv, artist, poetry, kids, hospital, school, children, teddy bear, LION, TopLinked.com

Jay Krasnow [LION]’s Experience

• Chapter Director

  Hugs Across America - FutureARTS Chapter

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Philanthropy industry)

  August 2007 — Present (1 year)

  I raise money for teddy bears to give to kids. We delivered 50 teddy bears to Georgetown University Hospital pediatrics (intensive care and oncology departments) on Christmas Eve. A local batmizvah girl is donating 70 teddy bears to Hugs for donation. The bat mitzvah girl and her friends "made" most of the teddy bears at teddy bear stuffing party. In a few days "Hugs" will have a post-Valentine's Day fundraiser party. A massage therapist and hypnotist will be on-side offer their services in exchange for donations to Hugs.
  
  Now it's your turn! Contact me with your ideas for Hugs "bear-raiser," teddy bear stuffing events, or to donate money to Hugs.
  
  Hugs Across America is a 501(c)(3) nondenominational charitable organization.

• Director

  HyperActiveStyle

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Arts and Crafts industry)

  January 2007 — Present (1 year 7 months)

  HyperActiveStyle is a online art forum that was launched in concert with Artomatic 2007, a nationally recognized art expo held in the Washington metro area.

• Volunteer

  Hexagon

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Performing Arts industry)

  September 2006 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  Hexagon is Washington's only all-volunteer, for-charity political satire troupe. I have been involved with Hexagon since September 2006 as a writer, artist, set builder, stage crew and as a props crew member. I enjoy the thrill of the behind-the-scenes of the show because, to me, it's the "show behind the show."

• Staff Officer

  Government

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)

  March 2003 — Present (5 years 5 months)

  Serve as project manager for Washington, D.C. area government agency

• Arlington Cluster Coordinator

  EntryPointDC GesherCity

  (Non-Profit; Myself Only; Entertainment industry)

  January 2003 — June 2006 (3 years 6 months)

  Planned and coordinated young Jewish professional happy hours and social service/community services events.

• Senior Consultant

  International Biometric Group

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Security and Investigations industry)

  February 2002 — August 2002 (7 months)

  As a senior consultant at International Biometric Group, I reearched and developed reports on biometric security for commercial and government customers. Report development involved meeting with clients to obtain requirements then leveraging knowledge of clients to develop security solutions for the client. I also wrote speeches on biometric security that I and other consultants presented to the media.

• Editor

  PBI Media

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)

  June 2000 — October 2001 (1 year 5 months)

  As editor of Electronic Commerce News, a semi-monthly trade publication on e-business, I was responsible for all phases of story development, reporting, writing, editing, and lay out. Job involved attending Capitol Hill hearings on e-commerce regulations and interviewing commercial, nonprofit, and government/regulatory players in the e-business field so I could write forward-thinking articles on the likely risks opportunities of e-commerce.

• Technical Writer

  EDS

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EDS; Computer Networking industry)

  June 1999 — June 2000 (1 year 1 month)

  As a technical writer at EDS, I wrote and edited computer networking documents that enabled the U.S. government organizations to operate more efficiently when it interacted with American taxpayers. Documents I edited or wrote included standards and procedures for network security, crisis management documentation, computer training manuals, and service level agreements. I also aided managers by communicating technical requirements to systems engineers so they could effectively implement them.

• Procedures Analyst

  User Technology Associates

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Networking industry)

  June 1998 — June 1999 (1 year 1 month)

  As a procedures analyst at User Technology Associates, my biggest accomplishment was the conceptualization, and development of 150-page software manual that I wrote and edited. The software manual was a "How To" guide for U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Field Managers who needed to effectively communicate with the Washington Office. The user manual enabled these Field Managers to transmit mission-critical Consumer Price Index data to the Washington Office.

• Associate Editor

  CD Publications

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

  December 1996 — June 1998 (1 year 7 months)

  As associate editor at CD Publications I was a utility player in the coverage of health care, welfare and education policy, politics, fundraising, grants, and financing. I also was the company's principal technology reporter. In this role as associate editor I covered key public policy issues at Capital Hill hearings and media briefings. Responsibilities included reporting on, writing, editing, and publishing forward-thinking articles on key public policy issues associated with health care, welfare, and education.

• Intern

  Organization of American States

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Government Relations industry)

  January 1994 — May 1994 (5 months)

  Intern

• Summer Intern

  U.S. Information Agency

  (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Government Administration industry)

  July 1993 — August 1993 (2 months)

  Summer Intern

• Embassy Intern

  U.S. Embassy of Santiago, Chile

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Government Relations industry)

  February 1993 — June 1993 (5 months)

  Embassy Intern

• Intern

  U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Government Administration industry)

  September 1992 — December 1992 (4 months)

  Office Intern

• Intern

  U.S. Congressman John Edward Porter

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Government Administration industry)

  August 1992 — August 1992 (1 month)

  Summer Office Intern

• Non-Print Media Assistant

  American University Library

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

  January 1992 — May 1992 (5 months)

  Non-Print Media Assistant

• Camper/Waiter/CIT

  Camp Schodack

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

  1984 — 1988 (4 years)

Jay Krasnow [LION]’s Education

• National Geospatial-Intelligence College

  certificate, Geospatial Intelligence, 2003 — 2003

• Montgomery College

  none, computer sciences, 2001 — 2001

• Georgetown University

  MA, Communications, Culture and Technology, 1997 — 2000

• American University

  M.A., Comparative and Regional Studies, 1994 — 1996

• American University

  B.A., Foreign Language/Communictions Media, 1990 — 1994

  Activities and Societies:

  Delta Chi Fraternity

• Fairfield

  1986 — 1990

Additional Information

Jay Krasnow [LION]’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Website

Jay Krasnow [LION]’s Groups:

American University Alumni, Georgetown University Alumni

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