Paul West
San Diego, CA *****
**********@*****.***
Objective
Positive, results orientated individual seeking leadership role with a
dynamic and fast-paced organization; looking to build on creative
strengths in an innovative and collaborative technology driven
environment.
Accomplishments
Co-founded local consulting and hosting provider, SharePoint360, and
helped grow organization from 2 to 30+ employees with annual revenue of
$3M+ ($35K/month in recurring hosted)
Led team in development of custom SaaS solution for project
collaboration currently used by more than 100+ customers
Designed and launched award winning intranet and extranet portals for a
variety of public and private organizations
Frequent speaker at conferences and industry gatherings concerning
content management and web-based solutions
Qualifications
Creative team player with proven track record and real world experience
Familiar with development methodologies (Agile & Scrum)
Hands-on technical experience with content management solutions
Build and foster strategic business relationships within all levels of
the organization, maintaining customer satisfaction
Effectively combine corporate objectives and values with personal and
professional goals and work ethics
Marketing background and experience
Bilingual/Multicultural
Employment History
SharePoint360, LLC, San Diego, CA
Vice President, Co-Founder, 2006 - 2011
Hands on member of management team involved in all aspects of the
business including vision and strategic planning, major projects, and
securing new customers
Worked closely with development team from conception to implementation
on complex web based and mobile solutions
Executive sponsor for key marketing initiatives including partnering
and speaking engagements
Designed and owned all demo environments working alongside team of
developers, QA and graphic designers on continuous product development,
integrations and innovation
Project Experience Highlights:
Rapid Deployment Hosted Solution (RDHS) for SharePoint WSS 3.0 -
Managed team in design and implementation of automated SaaS project
management solution with suite of customized web parts, industry
specific templates, master pages and workflows
San Diego Community College District, www.sdccdprops-n.com -
Designed and launched internet and intranet document management
solution for $1.5B construction initiative
Martin Luther King Hospital, Los Angeles - Intranet portal and
primavera dashboard integration
NASA Ames Research - System recommendations for interagency
collaboration
After School All-Stars - Intranet for nationwide non-profit
organization looking to unite offices in 25 major US cities
SP360 Web - Directed team in design and implementation of hosted
product offering for non-technical customization of SharePoint WSS 3.0
websites
Selected and participated in three separate Microsoft information
worker video marketing campaigns
Gafcon, Inc., San Diego, CA
SharePoint Administrator, 2003 - 2006
Designed, launched, managed, and maintained intranet and extranet
solution based on the SharePoint 2003 and 2007 platforms
Grew team to include two developers and one engineer
Worked alongside internal knowledge workers and development team to
deploy companywide taxonomy, dashboards, templates, search
configurations, long term security plan and improved navigation
Solution received Visionary Award 2004 Constructech Magazine
Most valuable employee: 2003 - voted on by employees and management
Marketing Coordinator, Web Master, 2000 - 2003
Designed and managed company's website and content (Dreamweaver)
Proposal coordination and preparation
Interview planning including collateral and personnel preparation
Responsible for marketing materials such as brochures, e-newsletters
and direct mail from conception to completion
Worked alongside public relations firm on coordination of all press
releases
Most valuable employee: 2001- voted on by employees and management
Castle & Associates Advertising, San Diego, CA
Account Coordinator, 1998 - 2000
Assisted in market research, marketing plan development and media
buying
Coordinated marketing materials working directly with creative and
administrative departments
Coordinated promotions to ensure client satisfaction and project
completion
Education
University of Phoenix, San Diego
Master of Information Systems, In Progress
National University, San Diego, CA
B.A., Business Administration, Minor Marketing, 2001
Case Studies and Publications
"Business Productivity" Microsoft Video Case Study, April 2010
http://wm.microsoft.com/ms/businessproductivity/1003634_Customer_Snaps
hot
_Sharepoint360_Gafcon_WAVE14_500k.wmv
"Tips for Maximizing SharePoint." Pinpoint. Microsoft, April 2010
http://pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/Content.aspx?ctid=860
"Knowledge is Power." Entrepreneur Magazine. Entrepreneur Media, June
2009
Print Edition and web http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/201630
"Gafcon Inc." Microsoft Client Case Study, January 2009
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyi
Mobile Observation Management Solution-Patent #WO/2010/060061A2,
November 2009
http://www.sumobrain.com/patents/wipo/Mobile-observation-management-so
lutions/WO2010060061A2.pdf
"Transform The Way Businesses Create And Maintain Web Sites."
Enterprise Content Management Connection. www.ecmconnection.com, June
2008.
http://www.ecmconnection.com/article.mvc/SharePoint360-Launches-New-So
lution-0001