Jay Krasnow [LION]

Current

• Public Affairs Officer at Government Agency
• Independent Producer at Arlington Independent Media
• Chapter Director at Hugs Across America -- Washington Chapter

• Independent Artist at Independent Artist

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Past

• Staff Officer at a Government Agency
• Volunteer Tour Guide and Lounge Volunteer at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
• Volunteer at Hexagon

• Director at HyperActiveStyle
• 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

• Montgomery College
• Georgetown University
• American University

• American University
• Fairfield

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Recommended

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Connections

306 connections

Industry

Philanthropy

Websites

• My Website
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Jay Krasnow [LION]’s Summary

I’m a writer, poet, and artist and filmmaker. My current project is a film called “Journey to the Center of Artomatic, a documentary about Artomatic, a District of Colombia-based annual arts expo, now in its 10th year. Artomatic is an all-volunteer arts event that has helped catapult several area artists, including the founder of PostSecret.com, to success. My documentary tells the story of how Artomatic began and why it’s now beginning to take roots in other cities in the U.S. and abroad. I am currently looking for people to help out with the development of a Website and logo for “Journey.”

Though I do not have a budget for either a Website or a logo, I am touched by the dozens of people who have already volunteered their time to help tell the story of Artomatic. It is my goal to include a Paypal function on this Website to enable donations to Artomatic. All of "Journey's" supporters will get credit, just as the people who support the development of the following trailer for it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JapN65qnWg

To receive updates on “Journey” please add “artomaticvoyage” as a friend on Twitter and add yourself to the “Journey to the Center of Artomatic” group on Facebook.

I’m also currently applying these creative skills as Director of Washington Operations for Hugs Across America, a charity that raises teddy bears for kids in crisis. Nationally we’ve distributed over 400,000 teddy bears, including 12,000 teddies to Indonesia. Locally, we’ve given some 550 teddy bears to kids who need them. DC area recipients of our teddy bears include kids at the Georgetown University Hospital Pediatric Oncology and Pediatric ICU as well as children the DC Metro Police Homicide Response Unit serves.

I’m always looking for donations of NEW full-sized teddy bears for kids who need them and volunteers to host teddy bear tagging events.

Jay Krasnow [LION]’s Specialties:

Artomatic, film, movie, documentary Hexagon, improv, artist, poetry, kids, hospital, school, children, teddy bear, LION, TopLinked.com

Jay Krasnow [LION]’s Experience

• Public Affairs Officer

  Government Agency

  (Philanthropy industry)

  April 2009 — Present (4 months)

  I serve as a public affairs officer at a government agency

• Independent Producer

  Arlington Independent Media

  (Fine Art industry)

  October 2008 — Present (10 months)

  I started making films when I was in high school and continued in college. My role as an independent producer at Arlington Independent Media (AIM) continues my dream to bring arts to the people in ways they identify. I have assisted other filmmakers in making their films. Now I'm working on my first documentary.

• Chapter Director

  Hugs Across America -- Washington Chapter

  (Philanthropy industry)

  August 2007 — Present (2 years)

  Hugs Across America raises money (and teddy bears) so kids in crisis may receive teddy bears. Locally we’ve delivered over 500 teddy bears to kids at Georgetown University Hospital and other groups. A Valentine’s Day teddy bear stuffing party yielded 120 teddy bears for sick children. Hexagon, a local political satire troupe, donated 160 teddy bears to the Washington Chapter. A local Bat-Mitzvah girl raised 90 teddy bears by asking her guests to donate teddy bears instead of giving her gifts. Most recently, the Washington Chapter of the National Assocation of Catering Executives donated some 60 teddy bears.
  
  Nationally, we’ve donated over 400,000 teddy bears to kids globally, including 12,000 that went to Indonesia’s Tsunami survivors. Our bears went to child victims who were hospitalized or in shelters, orphanages and in general lost to their parents.
  
  If you're interested in helping us, join the DC Area Hugs Across America chapter by logging onto Meetup.com and searching for “Hugs Across America.”

• Independent Artist

  Independent Artist

  (Fine Art industry)

  January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

  Saying when I started being an artist is like asking when I starte walking. I can't remember. I've always had a creative bent. I took portraits in junior high school, made films in high school and college and continued as time permitted. So I picked the above date because that's around the time I began my installation "Dancing Cats" (2007) which satired the commericialization of art in 2007. The year 2008 brough "The 12 Labears of Bearcules", which substituted huggable teddy bears for Hercules in the Labors he was tasked to complete. Tough I've worked in graphite, oil pastels, and various paints, I'm now working mostly in film.

• Staff Officer

  a Government Agency

  (Research industry)

  March 2003 — April 2009 (6 years 2 months)

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

• Volunteer Tour Guide and Lounge Volunteer

  The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

  (Non-Profit; Performing Arts industry)

  October 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 4 months)

  I gave tours at the Kennedy Center from October 2007 until July 2008. In this role, described the history of the Kennedy Center and its current projects, exhibits and show to visitors. Though I no longer give tours, I am still active at the Kennedy Center in other ways.

• Volunteer

  Hexagon

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

  September 2006 — September 2008 (2 years 1 month)

  Hexagon is Washington's only all-volunteer, for-charity political satire troupe. I was involved with Hexagon between September 2006 and September 2008 as a writer, artist, set builder, stage crew and as a props crew member. I enjoyed the thrill of the behind-the-scenes of the show because, to me, it's the "show behind the show." Other activities, such as filmmaking and my work as Hugs Across America's Washington Regional Coordinator have overtaken my work at Hexagon and I no longer am active with this group.

• Director

  HyperActiveStyle

  (Arts and Crafts industry)

  January 2007 — January 2008 (1 year 1 month)

  I launched HyperActiveStyle as a online art forum in 2007 to empower citizens through art. Though I no longer maintain HyperActiveStyle, I continue my work as Washington Regional Coordinator of Hugs Across America.

• 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

• 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

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• My Website

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