Barton James Christner
Digital Media Program and Project Management
P.O. Box 9413, Daytona Beach, FL 32120 bart@bartonjames.com cell: 412-969-6456
Summary
High profile, top-performer: 20
years experience, results driven, internationally recognized advisor/program director,
proven excellence in media project management, expertise where technology
enables the functionality and the market inspires creativity.
Key Achievements:
- Project Management methods
consistently exceed expectation, delivery under budget
- Long-term, solid
relationships advising government and Fortune decision makers.
- Solid track record
guaranteed to strengthen institution and project P&L results.
- Technical proficiency in PC/Mac/Unix,
MS Office, Adobe, Autodesk.
- Articulate communicator
with excellent team leadership skills. Highly published.
- Hands-on management style.
Excel autonomously or as an integral member of a team.
Specialties:
Strategic Account Development, Needs Analysis & Program Design, High-Profile Presentations, Passion to Succeed, Key Account Management, Leadership & Team Building Skills, Creative Planning, Training & Development. Project Summaries: e-Commerce, Interface (UX), Annual Reports, Banners, Books, Broadcast (Video/Audio), Collateral, Exhibit, Flyer, Instruction, Kiosk, Magazine, e-Magazines (Online), Newsletter, Newspaper, Outdoor, Packaging, Performance, Poster, Presentation, Program, Research, Shelftalker, Simulation.
Experience:
Principal/Project Management
Barton James Agency, Pennsylvania and Florida - 1992 to Present
Support new media projects/entrepreneurship
providing business solutions with proven project methods. Digital imaging
specialist certified in Adobe Suite of product. Photography/Photoshop
Key Achievements:
- Current clients: Daytona
State, Holiday Inn, Aztec 48, and regional food/hospitality.
- Previous clients: Penn State, Novell/Cambridge, DickÕs, USWeb, IBM, Fisher, others.
Projects:
International Liaison/Media Advisor (Sr. Project Management/Full Professorship)
Daytona State College, Florida – August 2006 to August 2011
Appointed to implement personal
projects of the President of Daytona State College, established branch campuses,
certificate departments and training programs for government officials and annual
participants, two years (split residence in U.S. and Dominican Republic) four
years (travel to Ireland) in Tyrone-Donegal Partnership, and two years Òteaching-outÓ
a Digital Media program at the Advanced Technology College.
Key Achievements:
- Appointed, two years media
projects advisor to President Leonel FernandezÕ Funglode.
- Appointed, four years coordinating
program to Tyrone-Donegal Partnership, Omagh.
- Promoted two years, Program
and Projects Manager overseeing International Projects.
- Five annual media professorships
in Digital Media, Photography, Computer Science.
- Advised, taught 30 media
and IT topics: video, photo, CAD/3D,
anim., print, database.
- Over 150 articles, news
releases, advertisements, photographed, written, published.
Program Lead/National Program (Washington Regional Coordinator/Instructor)
Penn State, Pennsylvania
– June 2003 to August 2006
Managed $1.2 million Congressional
Children Youth Families At-Risk (CYFAR), Youth Engaged in Technology (YET), Washington
and state-wide in Potter and State College.
Key Achievements:
- Assigned, four years advisor/liaison
to district superintendent. Travel to three states.
- Honored by mayor, commissioners,
governing assembly. Recognition in publications.
- Recipient of coveted SuperintendentÕs
ÒEducator of the YearÓ award. Other awards.
- Established web, video,
imaging, robotics, nanotechnology programs in
Washington.
- Cooperated, generating $120,000
in grants/donations paid into charitable programs.
- Over 50 articles published,
dozens of covers. Mentioned in 30 additional articles.
- Created, implemented,
trained, certified dozens of at-risk youth in digital media.
Managing Partner/Client Partner (Ohio Valley Region)
Novell/Cambridge Technology Partners, Pennsylvania – February 2000 to June 2002
Managed multiple concurrent
$1 million+ high profile online media projects, human
resource, architecture, technical,
creative and content development for a variety of financial institutionÕs corporate
online projects targeting high net worth clients.
Key Achievements:
- Appointed, one year,
advisor/speaker for Senator Rockefeller Technology Corridor.
- Commended, two years, managing/delivery
of Mellon Labs, Federated PayVest, PNC.
- Conceived, promoted,
implemented popular ÒMany Facets of Business Conference.Ó
- Speaker/expert on UX
design, HCI, function, where technology and creative overlap.
- Project Management methodology
advisor to Fortune executives, PNC, Mellon, DickÕs.
Director e-Commerce (Corporate Headquarters)
DickÕs Sporting Goods, Pennsylvania – November 1998 to February 2000
Responsible direct to
President/CEO for majority percentage of $30+ million initiated
investment, technology,
creative, information systems, customer service, imaging studios, 53 employees,
executed first-time launch of e-Commerce online super-store.
Key Achievements:
- Advanced technology
developed, captured 20K images, 40K SKUÕs, in record 9 months.
- Saved investors $8 million,
reducing avg. per image handling $75 to $5.80/image.
- Established two studios, 23
employees, in-store Pgh, PA, in-warehouse Columbus,
OH.
- Certified management in
personally derived USWeb PMI /CSI methods derivative.
- Trained/certified employees
in proven Project Management lifecycle methodology.
Sr. Account Operations/Management (National Digital Media Practice)
USWeb/CKS MarchFirst, Pennsylvania – June 1997 to November 1998
Personal advisor to
President/CEO DickÕs, managed technology, creative, content, first- ever
online
(www.dickssportinggoods.com),
initiated/built first-ever online sites for Bayer, PNC Training, Carrier (www.carrier.com), and CENTRIA (www.centria.com).
Key Achievements:
- Managed global Internet strategy
for Bayer, PolymerÕs (USA) & Bayer, AG (Germany).
- Merged first-ever, global
combined strategy, PolymerÕs with AG (travel to Leverkusen).
- International recognized,
created USWeb corporate e-Projects Mgt. methodology.
- Appointed to rollout PMI/CSI
based, new methodology to 54 USWeb offices.
Business Development Director (Key Accounts/Projects Management)
InVenture Group, Pennsylvania – February 1995 to June 1997
Directed key accounts,
technology, information, creative to produce
publications, marketing, multimedia, info-bases, video/audio production for
IBM, FedEx, USWeb.
Key Achievements:
- Invented, designed, manufactured
sensor activated, in-store, audio P.O.P. shelf units.
- Invested, patented, managed
spin-off P.O.P. entity, as SMG (Sound Marketing Group).
- Coordinated, managed
relationships with nine IBM Software Labs, worldwide.
- Developed initial $1.5
million IBM ÒBESTeamÓ software re-seller channel
program.
- Architected, managed 14 CD
sets, cataloguing IBMÕs 250 full-line of software products.
- Managed channel projects:
Industrial Electronics (IE), FedEx Ground (RPS), EI/USWeb.
- Managed training/speaking: ATT
Multi-Source (MSFS), Training Dev. Rsrcs. (TDR).
Multimedia Manager (e-Sourcing Fisher Catalog)
Fisher Scientific, Pennsylvania – August 1992 to February 1995
Assembled, hired, managed team
of five, FisherÕs first electronic media department to become Fisher Technology
Group, responsibilities also included ProcureNet, e-Sourcing.
Key Achievements:
- Initiated, architected,
implemented FisherÕs first-ever $2 million e-Commerce catalog.
- Developed process, converted
2,600 pages, 11,000 images and 180,000 product SKUÕs.
- Partnership to ProcureNetÕs e-supply chain, IBMÕs OS/2 & TV/2 Software
Lab, Virginia.
Degrees/Certifications/Training:
Project Management: Leadership (LDI), USWeb Learning/HyCurve (PMI based).
Technical: SGML/HTML,
OPENSCRIPT, C, FORTRAN, BASIC, COBOL, Oracle/SQL.
Creative:
Adobe Suite, SoftImage, CADD/Maya.
Content Management: CMS, WordPress, USWeb,
Drupal, Toolbook.
M.F.A. Interdisciplinary/Digital Media, Goddard College, Vermont – August 2007.
B.S. Communication/Engineering, Clemson University, South Carolina – August
1991.
