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Jonathan Feldman serves as director of Information Technology Services for the City of Asheville, NC. The city has won several technology innovation awards during his tenure, including the International Economic Development Council New Media Award. He has also directed professional services in the private sector, providing security and network infrastructure services to the military, healthcare, financial services, and law enforcement markets.
Jonathan has worked for 20 years in the fields of IT security, reliability, and human resources management, and has written, taught, and consulted extensively on these topics, notably as co-author of “Maximum Security” and author of “Teach Yourself Network Troubleshooting.” His writing has been translated internationally into many different languages. Readers call his writing, “funny and easy to read.” As an award-winning Network Computing and InternetWeek contributing editor, he has worked with dozens of public and private sector organizations to document real business benefits, risks, and appropriate governance of new technologies and surrounding practices and procedures.
A speaker at regional and national venues, including regional financial and healthcare IT seminars, PC Expo, CNet Radio, NetSeminar, The Institute of Internal Auditors, and the United States Army, he has been active in the community with organizations such as Infragard and the IT Infrastructure Management association. He received his MS degree from Georgia Tech.
