Jason Feinberg
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Jason T Feinberg (born December 10, 1972, in Bayport, NY on Long Island in Suffolk County is the current Editor-in-Chief of The Boulevard Magazine published by Anton Community Newspapers on Long Island
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[edit] History
Jason was born to Martin and Nancy Feinberg (both teachers) on December 10th, 1972 at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital. He group up and attended school in Bayport where he resides today. In 1984 Jason's parents separated, eventually divorcing.
[edit] Education
Jason attended and Graduated from The Bayport - Blue Point High School where he focused on Art and Music. He was the co-founder of the Student Action Committee which focused on fund raising efforts to aide students wishing to participate in extracurricular activities. Although Jason was accepted to Mitchell College in New London, he stayed on Long Island and attended Suffolk Community College and C.W.Post at LIU studying Architecture, music, fire science and Computers.
[edit] Fire Department
Jason joined the Bayport Fire Department in July of 1990 and was assign to the Engine Company. After one year Jason served as secretary for the Rescue Squad and Engine Company. After three years, Jason was elected to Rescue Lieutenant, then Rescue Captain and one year Water Rescue Lieutenant. In 1997, he was elected to Lieutenant of Engine Company. In all he served three years Lieutenant and three years Captain with the Company. In 2005, Jason was elected to second assistant Chief in which he served one term. Other involvements include, chairperson technology committee, Big Bucks, Racing Team, Historical, Fire Prevention. Jason holds several certifications in firefighting, rescues and Water Rescues. He is certified as a public Safety Diver. He was a co-designer of the 2006 Water Rescue Vehicle, Engine Company Patches and Bayport Fire Department Patch.
[edit] Career
After an short career as an Emergency Services Dispatcher, Jason moved on to Novaworks Computer Systems where he excelled providing on site creative technology consultations with a wide and vast range of high profile clientele in the Advertising, Publishing and Entertainment industries.
At FCB HealthCare, in less than three years, he built the sluggish, incoherent IT and Operations department into one of the most sophisticated and smoothly running departments of any top ten advertising agency in the country. Jason took charge of the agency’s technological support where no policies or procedures were in place for the MAC systems used by the studio, production, and all creatives. The dual-nature of the advertising business was the cause: Unlike the rest of the business world, an advertising agency uses two different systems: The business side typically uses PCs, while the creative side, which generates the revenue, uses MACs. And yet both systems are likely to be serviced by techs experienced primarily with Windows and robust office/back office systems.
Jason quickly deployed his considerable managerial and negotiating skills, along with his flair for devising cost-smart, needs-based solutions. Basically, he invented foolproof, 24/7 MAC systems from the ground up. After evaluating existing systems, he researched the latest technologies. Then, rather than forcing the agency to adapt to these new technologies, he challenged vendors to design systems that met the agency’s unique needs. With an annual budget of $500,000, he replaced aging and legacy systems with the new designs, which ultimately reduced overall spending. System builds for all MACs were standardized. Workflow was created. Volume site licenses were purchased for all software, which provided better pricing and better software management. An online manual of policies and procedures was created, along with Intranet for all departments. And every new hire was thoroughly educated in the system Jason established these innovations throughout the FCB Healthcare network, including its agencies in San Francisco, Costa Mesa, Atlanta, New Jersey and New York. Jason’s responsibilities as Director of Operational Technologies encompass all of the technological links running among creative services, studio, print production, traffic, account management, human resources, finance, and even the building itself. While his colleagues at FCB HealthCare recognize the enormity of his tasks, at least to some degree, they still call him to solve their littlest computer problems. It was a hallmark of Jason's commitment to his agency, as well as his colleagues, that he returns every call with a solution. And because his solution was right the first time, rarely was any FCB system down, or any individual forced to be late with a job.
After FCB, Jason went on to consult with a number start up advertising agencies (which included Juice, the Cementworks, Sparks Fly Up creative solutions and Etch Partners) in the technical and operations areas before landing at Anton Community Newspapers, one of Long Island’s largest newspaper groups. Jason had, once again, set out to bring sluggish, incoherent technology in to a forefront of technological advancements for the company.
[edit] The Boulevard Magazine
In 2006, he took on the role of assisting Angela Susan Anton, Publisher and CEO of Anton Newspapers, in the recreation and re-launching of the Boulevard Magazine. The former publication had been in print as a newspaper for eight years but was showing is age. Jason helped in every aspect of recreating a select newspaper into a trendy sophisticated celebrity filled magazine. His role includes technical director, photography work and editor in chief.
[edit] Recognition
In 2000, Jason was recognized by the international Who’s Who in technology.
