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2021 AWARD

WEB EXPERT

Barth Paine is the District Web Designer for Fremont Unified School District . Working in the Office of the Superintendent, he serves as Web Expert for 3,000+ district staff, 24 departments and 42 schools. Named 2021 Classified School Employee of the Year in the Technical Services area by Alameda County Office of Education.

Barth has over 20 years of Silicon Valley experience in all aspects of website development and digital production management. His areas of knowledge and expertise include Project Supervision, Client Relations, Brand Creation, Risk Assessment, Art Direction, Project Documentation, and Site Implementation. His management style is hands-on, collaborative and transparent.

PERSONABLE

Professional and personal traits that bring individuals together as a team to fulfill expectations.

KNOWLEDGEABLE

Web development specialist with skills to balance functionality with design aesthetics.

FLEXIBLE

Effective manager of concurrent tasks and teams, easily adapting to new challenges.

Projects

Testimonials

  • Screen shot of responsive organizational chart for FUSD

    Ann Crosbie

    Former Trustee of FUSD

    The single best change to our district website EVER! The organizational chart with links to department is fantastic. 2015

  • Screen shot of Race Control - Indy Car website

    Edmond Meinfelder

    Currently Software Engineer @ Resilience

    He consistently uses influence effectively which is important as it enables Barth to maintain great relationships with even the most stubborn contributor. 2008

  • Screenshot with old Photoshop version 4 and Olympic rings from 2000

    Matt Snow

    Currently Head of Product Design @ Skillz

    My experience in working with Barth was 100% positive. His cool, calm, and collected demeanor brought order to a chaotic workplace, and his extremely positive attitude made it easy to work with him. 2001

  • Graphic of early web browser Netscape

    John Johnson

    Currently @ jjdesigncompany

    I have a long history with Barth going back to the earliest days of the Web. I have mentored him at multiple companies over the years. He is organized and passionate. 1997 [rec one/rec two]

Professional Experience

  • Proven leader adept at working with technology providers, executive management, creative leads, user end clients and coworkers.
  • Proactive problem solver implementing solutions with careful consideration to long-range goals, feasibility and ease of use.
  • Noted achiever dramatically improving website functionality, operating stability, and efficiency.
Fremont Unified School District - Fremont, CA - Nov. 2014 - current
District Web Designer - Directed new responsive design and template integration for entire district including 42 school websites and intranet (8,000+ pages). Completed rework of global navigation. Managed additional change over to new CMS provider. Designed and built interactive timeline, custom infographics, and landing pages for Measure E ($650 million Fremont bond). Completed 100+ projects including implementation of HR Benefits Open Enrollment custom forms.

CONSULTANT  – sample of larger clients - Fremont, CA - Jan. 2009 - Nov. 2014
PayPros (now Global Payments) Commissioned by President & COO to work with VP of Sales, IT Director, and Marketing Manager to design, build, and launch new Responsive Co class="mid-link"rporate and Sales Portal sites. Features included advanced user forms, video landing page template, and member Partner Forum. Site redesign supported the successful acquisition of PayPros by Global Payments for $420 million early 2014.

Kimpton Hotels Worked directly with Sr. VP Sales & Marketing, Directors of Web Presence, IT, Loyalty and Online Marketing (East and West Coast) for site-wide design, promotion, and production efforts. Full Program Management and front-end development for 3 annual Pet Photo Contests. Innovated integration of custom Google maps for unique hotel city pages. +2 years as production lead for bi-monthly loyalty promotion. Project Management for 2 major site redesigns with extensive requirements and design negotiation.

Web Help Desk Solicited by CEO & founder to work directly with VP of Sales & Marketing for a complete redesign and migration to WordPress CMS, inspired by look and feel of Web Help Desk's client, Apple Inc. Implementation of user forms and complex email routing parameters. Project liaison with development team for style guide and functionality descriptions. Site redesign and launch secured the successful acquisition of Web Help Desk by SolarWinds.

MEDIAZONE Inc. – San Carlos, CA – Jun. 2007 – Nov. 2008
Project Manager – Responsible for planning, development, implementation and management of online projects and media delivery, while simultaneously attaining specified business requirements and project deliverables. Liaised with multiple departments and external domestic/overseas resources. Define project milestones, and oversee final project testing, quality assurance, delivery and launch. Maintain compliance with best practices and standards.

  • RugbyZone – the top MediaZone property, live event coverage coordination (over 250 Matches per year) and continually advancing Web based feature set. Re-launch of site including propriety content management tool integration. All aspects of production including external contractors for build out of encoder farm in SkyTV New Zealand facilities.
  • IndyCar Race Control 2008 Season – innovative LIVE multi in-car camera broadband experience, design of product and lead management on implementation. Technical relationship management with IndyCar, telemetry data provider SportVision and multiple satellite providers.
  • Trusted with the task to wrangle weekly department head meeting to re-focus company after critical reorganization. Developed and directed implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures. Lead for re-branding implementation of MediaZone home site.
  • Drove team toward successful launch of syndicated FoxSports Australia rugby offer under extreme deadline.
  • NBC Sports, Wimbledon and FIBA video content delivery tool and site development support.
  • Played key role in launch of stalled dual-language Brazil website to successful completion.

CONSULTANT – TRUENORTH5 – Fremont, CA – Aug. 2001 – Apr. 2007
Web Developer/Owner – Provided complete Web development services for diverse clients. Delivered innovative and effective websites within timeframe, budget, and customer requirements.

QUOKKA SPORTS Inc. – San Francisco, CA – Feb. 1999 – Apr. 2001
Director of Production – Advanced from Production Manager – Supervised and trained a 23-member team in development and launch of over 10 websites, including nbcolympics.com. Formalized production processes. Served as main production contact between technology, sales, marketing, and HR departments. Refined and formalized production processes during preparation for Olympic coverage, including training and integration of over 200 employees and contractors for 24/7 schedules. For reference only - Quokka Dev

  • Directed successful on air integration efforts that drove millions of viewers to NBC Olympics site; utilized innovative content and supporting technologies to achieve average user connection time of 50 minutes.

ARENSMEYER COMMUNICATIONS Inc. – Sausalito, CA – Dec.1997 – Jan. 1999
Art Production Manager – Assisted in development of processes needed in production of large-scale websites for Fortune 500 companies. Coordinated with project managers regarding art/media resources, maintained weekly schedule of production tasks, and supervised and trained all design personnel. Ensured styling met client branding requirements, including creation of graphics for CD-ROMs and websites.

  • Built knowledge of proprietary printer canvas language and programmed layouts for form-based applications.

TELEMORPHIX Inc. | WILLIVISION Inc. – San Francisco, CA – Jan. 1994 – Jul. 1997
Art Director/Owner – Produced multimedia sampler show on satellite and broadcast television, including development of production guidelines, and supervision of creative team. Utilized live interactive technology for news programs and corporate events.

  • Created content and experimental technology for “21st Century Vaudeville,” a weekly one-hour live interactive television product aired on a Boston NBC affiliate.

Associations, Training and Education
Technology Advisory Committee (FUSD)
Advanced Microsoft Project, MySQL and PHP
Certified ScrumMaster – scrumalliance.org
Graphics Design Courses – UC Berkeley Ext
Little League Coach & BSA Leader
CFI – Commercial Pilot – Helicopter
Economics Major – Boston University

Technical Expertise
Google Suite - Gmail, Drive, and and additional services.
Microsoft – Office suite and Project
Adobe – Acrobat, Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Premiere.
Additional – Site governance tools, Site accessibility compliance, CMSs, WordPress, html and code editors, css, JavaScript, video production, Atlassian tools, and agile methodologies.