Kbear Creation | Video & Web

Multimedia Creations To Tell Amazing Stories

Kevin Baringer is a seacoast NH based artist, writer, actor, game designer, videographer and web developer.

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Art

I have created art througout my life, but only recently have I turned my sights on doing it professionally. I am, at heart, a storyteller and there are so many way to tell stories that I can't limit myself to any one medium. Recently I have returned to woodworking and scultpture, inspired by the work that I grew up watching my father Jim Baringer do in his shop. I've found that wood has a quality that imbues any sculpture with a deeper meaning than just the shapes carved out by the artist. It has the history of a lifetime told in it's grain that cannot be manufactured, but it can be explored during the sculpting process and incorporated into the story that a piece tells.

In addition to woodworking and sculpture I am involved in creating drawings and illustrations, both by hand and digitally, for fantastical and wonderous stories brought to life by tabletop roleplaying games like Trove, the game created by me and my partners at Tumbledie Games. I've had lots of fun designing the cover of the Trove Foundation rulebook and other pieces for the game and look forward to growing my portfolio of work to ignite the imagination.

Professional Videography

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then imagine how much can be conveyed by 24 images per second? Video is a medium which captures our attention and brings forth emotions like no other, but only when used correctly.

I work closely with my clients to determine how to best tell their stories through motion pictures, whether for their wedding day, interviews or commercials. I use professional recording equipment and techniques to capture audio and video and edit the raw materials to create a final product that stands out and brings forth the emotional connection that only video can.

Expert Web Development

Websites are more than just the modern equivelent of the shingle we hang up when we are open for business. They are a chance to connect with an audience using words, pictures, videos and sound to share ideas and feelings as well as information. They are also a platform for that audience to connect back, creating conversations, collaborations and communities.

Bringing over 20 years of software engineering experience to the table, I work together with my clients to understand their needs and navigate the vast assortment of solutions available to find what suits them best. I specialize in open-source technologies using the Drupal application platform and front-end resources such as Bootstrap and various Javascript libraries and frameworks. Knowing how to leverage the wealth of resources in those open-source communities is just as valuable as being able to write code from scratch, and I love doing both.

Sample Videos

Testimonials

"Kevin understood exactly what we hoped for in a wedding video, and he captured our incredible day perfectly! The video told the story of the day with beautiful imagery of all the important moments - even many we had no idea were going to happen. Kevin listened to our ideas and found ways to feature our friends, family, music, and rustic setting -- and his editing blended it all together seamlessly with perfect music choices, natural sound, and gorgeous visuals. From start to finish, procession to cake, he incorporated everything we had hoped and much more that made for wonderful surprises in the final result. We can't wait to share this video with our guests and those who could not be there, and will enjoy watching it ourselves to relive this once-in-a-lifetime day."
- Michelle

 

Web Portfolio

Please Note: This portfolio excludes some internal projects that are not available for public viewing or which contain proprietary materials.

2020

Portfolio Update In-Progress

2019

Portfolio Update In-Progress

2018

Citizens Count

Consultation for Drupal 7 site

https://www.citizenscount.org/

Description of Task: Consultation and implementation of migration for Drupal 7 site to new domain with SSL encryption. Replaced external redirect server on Amazon Web Services with native Drupal/Apache solution to reduce costs;

Forsyth myMouthmyNose Portal

Project Management and lead web developer on project to create new Drupal 8 web portal for microbiome study.

Archived

Description of Task: Work with research and clinical institute to plan, design and build a Drupal 8 web portal enabling study participants to register, provide consent, complete questionnaires and track submissions. Project management and team leadership, designing HIPAA-compliant architecture, researching/vetting hosting vendors, client presentations/training, Internal Review Board presentations, GDPR compliance.

Studio Arts College International

Maintenance and improvements to Drupal 7 website

saci-florence.edu

Description of Task: Moved Drupal 7 site to improved hosting platform with global CDN and SSL, implemented ongoing maintenance plan with reporting, fixed existing issues and built new functionality, provided Drupal education/tutorials for client.

Institute of Culinary Education

Updates and fixes for Drupal 7 website

ice.edu

Description of Task: Worked with client agency on Drupal 7 site to research and implement several content and functionality modifications/fixes.

Council On International Educational Exchange

New Feature Development and Updates to Drupal 7 website

ciee.org

Description of Task: Worked with client agency on Drupal 7 site to build new landing page content type with interactive JS application for browsing and selecting multi-location study-abroad programs.

Forsyth Institute

Drupal 7 site updates and maintenance

forsyth.org

Description of Task: Worked with hosting vendor to upgrade site to SSL and Global CDN, implemented various fixes and set up monthly maintenance for updates and performance and analytics reporting.

Unitil Corporation

Drupal 7 site maintenance and updates

unitil.com

Description of Task: Worked with client agency to provide ongoing maintenance of Drupal 7 site. Upgrade site to SSL and Nginx caching solution, build various new content types and features, perform Drupal core and module updates, client training and site documentation.

2017

Tulsa Community College

New Feature Development and Updates to Drupal 7 website

tulsacc.edu

Description of Task: Worked with client agency on Drupal 7 site to resolve ongoing issues with navigation and make various content and functionality modifications/fixes.

Pace University School of Law

Updates and modifications to Drupal 7 website

law.pace.edu

Description of Task: Worked with client agency on Drupal 7 site to make updates and resolve ongoing issues for monthly service retainer.

AMIGraphics

Performance, SEO and Architectural updates to Drupal 7 website

amigraphics.com

Description of Task: Worked with client agency on Drupal 7 site to analyze and resolve SEO and performance issues and build new content types and templates for Our Work section of the site.

Oklahoma University College of Law

Various modifications and fixes to Drupal 7 website

law.ou.edu

Description of Task: Worked with client agency on Drupal 7 site to troubleshoot and fix various issues and add new features requested by site owner for monthly service retainer.

Forsyth Institute

Drupal 7 core and module updates

forsyth.org

Description of Task: Worked with client agency on Drupal 7 site to make core and module updates; clean-up and synchronize the Pantheon Dev and Test continous integration environments.

Unitil Corporation

Drupal site overhaul and CIS launch

unitil.com

Description of Task: Worked with client agency on Drupal 7 site to roll out a major overhaul of the site's back-end interface to the customer service portal as well as numerous content updates from a staging site. This involved long-term planning and various teams within the organization and robust implementation strategy for a fast deployment with minimal down-time.

Cornell University Collabspace

New Drupal 8 site

collabspace.cornell.edu

Description of Task: Worked with client agency to build a new Drupal 8 site for the Cornell University College of Engineering to provide a resource for makers to collaborate and network. Tasks included configuring the Search API, Database Server, Search Pages & Facets modules; building view displays for custom site search; custom module development for automatically adding 'welcome' comments to new Projects and Users.

The National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, Inc.

New Drupal 8 site

nciea.org

Description of Task: Worked with designer to build new Drupal 8 site for an educational assessment organization leveraging new core and contributed modules, Bootstrap and custom theme code. Built custom modules to programmatically migrate data and attached files from a legacy PHP application into nodes for the Publications library.

Cambridge Community College

Created new landing page content type with built-in Salesforce interaction for Drupal 7 site.

cambridgecollege.edu

Description of Task: Worked with client agency on Drupal 7 site to create a new Landing Page content type which supports flexible layouts and editor embedding of Salesforce forms which inherit styles from the Salesforce form builder and correctly submit data to Salesforce.

Prism Analytical Technologies, Inc

Drupal 7 upgrades and maintenance

pati-air.com

Description of Task: Troubleshooting hosting issues, providing Drupal core and module upgrades.

Environmental Defense Fund 50th Anniversary

Back-end architecture and development for new Drupal 8 site

50years.edf.org

Description of Task: Worked with client agency to architect, design and build a decoupled Drupal 8 site providing intake for user stories with photos and videos; custom module development for content curation/workflow management and automated video publishing on Youtube incorporated into workflow.

Berkman Center Criminal Justice Debt Reform Builder

Custom module development for Search API integration and Data Visualization on new Drupal 8 website

cjdp-staging.ext.berkmancenter.org - Criminal Justice Policy Program at Harvard Law School 50-State Criminal Justice Debt Reform Builder beta

Description of Task: Worked with client agency to build custom Drupal 8 modules utilizing the Search API and Facets to generate endpoints for the D3 library which populated a map for visualization of the data based on geography.

2016

Vineyard Gazette

Drupal 7 multi-site core updates and fixes

vineyardgazette.com

Description of Task: Worked with client agency on Drupal 7 multi-site for various publications under single owner. Performed Drupal core and module upgrades, troubleshooting and implemented fixes.

McLean Hospital

Drupal 7 Intranet SimpleSAML Single-Sign-On Implementation

Non-public-facing Intranet

Description of Task: Worked with client agency on large intranet project to implement single-sign-on functionality using SimpleSAMLphp library in Drupal 7.

Unitil Corporation

Maintainance and enhancements for utility company Drupal site

unitil.com

Description of Task: Worked with client agency on Drupal 7 site to create new custom content, troubleshoot 3rd party interconnections and feeds, design and build new functionality and provide ongoing site maintenance and updates.

Forsyth Institute

Drupal 7 site enhancements

forsyth.org

Description of Task: Troubleshooting issues with Organic Groups and Context; repairs and updates to Lab and Person content types, general site review and maintenance.

Knowledge Institute for Small Business Development

Rebuild legacy website in Wordpress

kisbd.com

Description of Task: Rebuild of legacy PHP website in Wordpress; evaluating themes and plugins; training client webmaster on Wordpress development and maintenance; SEO and Analytics optimization; created user documentation. Update: 2018.0724: Site has since been rebuilt as osgoodandassociates.com

TEDxPiscataquaRiver

Drupal 7 site enhancements, upgrades and maintenance

tedxpiscataquariver.com

Description of Task: Worked with the client to identify issues with the current site; resolved issues within Drupal build architecture and provided content updates, support, maintenance and project planning.

Medullan, Inc

Drupal architectural consultation and development training

Confidential E-Commerce Application Project

Description of Task: Provided Drupal 7 architectural consultation and review for early-stage e-commerce project, code-review/troubleshooting and training for remote development team covering PHP, Drupal site-building and custom module development standards and practices.

Comcast Recroom

Core and module updates and maintenance for a Drupal 7 application

recroom.com

Description of Task: Worked with client agency to review and provide core updates for Drupal 7 and identify and upgrade contributed modules.

Comcast Spotlight Mobile

Mobile website app in Wordpress updates & maintenance

mobile.comcastspotlight.com

Description of Task: Worked with client agency to programmatically update database data and custom code used by a Wordpress site which serves a mobile application.

National School Public Relations Association

Drupal 6 to Drupal 7 site migration

nspra.org

Description of Task: Worked with client agency to plan and build code for migrating large amounts of data from a legacy Drupal 6 site to a new Drupal 7 site using the Migration module suite and custom PHP code solutions.

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph (GTT)

New Drupal 7 website for telecommunications company

gtt.co.gy

Description of Task: Worked with client agency to assist in building a new telecommunications company website leveraging Paragraphs, Display Suite, javascript plugins and custom theme development.

Prism Analytical Technologies, Inc

Site Enhancements for Air testing business website in Drupal

pati-air.com

Description of Task: Created new Contact form, provided miscellaneous design and functional enhancements, additional SEO optimization and analytics functionality.

2015

NBC Affiliate Marketing

Create new content type to aggregate News & Events content for affiliate stations on Drupal 7 site

nbcaffiliatemarketing.com

Description of Task: Worked with client agency to modify a Drupal 7 site to aggregate News & Event content onto a single page to be shared by affiliate stations via iframe. Enhanced a number of content types to fit the new workflow; built custom modules to handle embedded video from various sources and to provide short-codes for users to easily leverage the YouTube API to add YouTube channels with specific thumbnail images.

Comcast Spotlight Mobile

Revisions to mobile website app in Wordpress

mobile.comcastspotlight.com

Description of Task: Worked with client agency to revise and add sections of content to Wordpress site which serves a mobile application, including custom plugins for javascript quiz and slider functionality, animation, video embedding and dynamic, responsive image placement.

Gibsons Bookstore

New responsive theme and functionality for Drupal 7 multi-site

gibsonsbookstore.com

Description of Task: Overhauled independent bookstore website adding new responsive theme with customized styles and javascript interfaces, content types, views and revised content in a Drupal 7 multi-site environment. Provided staff training for website maintenance and content creation.

Cheetah Medical

Drupal 7 promotional landing page with infographic

cheetah-medical.com/sepsis

Description of Task: Built a landing page attached to a Drupal 7 site, leveraging existing theme assets in a stand-alone page for optimal performance, with customized contact form.

Cheetah Medical

Drupal 7 custom report for course and quiz data

cheetah-medical.com

Description of Task: Created custom SQL query code to generate a report for inaccessible Course and Quiz result data in a Drupal 7 site.

Comcast Recroom

Geo-targeted events & sweepstakes website in Drupal

recroom.com

Description of Task: Worked with client agency to build custom modules to provide event & sweepstakes registration and submission tracking functionality and manage geo-targeted event search in Drupal 7.

Medispend

Financial Expense Tracking web-application in Drupal

medispend.com

Description of Task: Worked with service provider to make numerous enhancements and perform maintenance on Drupal 6 web-based expense-tracking application.

Prism Analytical Technologies, Inc

Air testing business website in Drupal

pati-air.com

Description of Task: Worked with partner to implement design in a Drupal theme on a new Drupal 7 website.

The Naming Project

Youth summer camp website in Wordpress.

thenamingproject.org

Description of Task: Worked collaboratively with client to design and build a fully responsive Wordpress site.

2014

Working Earth

Landscape business website in Wordpress

workingearthmarthasvineyard.com

Description of Task: Worked with a creative agency to build a fully responsive Wordpress site based on their design for the client.

MV Mosquito & Tick

Pest-control business website in Wordpress

mvmosquito.com

Description of Task: Worked with a creative agency to build a fully responsive Wordpress site based on their design for the client.

JASC Chicago

Cultural organization website in Wordpress

jasc-chicago.org

Description of Task: Worked with a partner agency to build a fully responsive Wordpress site based on the design provided.

Community Coffee

95th Anniversary Facebook App

Facebook: Community Coffee History

Description of Task: Worked with client agency to build a parallax page illustrating an animated timeline of the history of Community Coffee (Update 2017.10: the "History" button in the Facebook app has been removed.)

Empower Fitness Coaching

Membership website in Drupal

empowerfitnesscoaching.com (Site No Longer Active)

Description of Task: Assisted client agency in building a membership application in Drupal 7 for fitness coaches and their clients to interact, set goals and track progress.

UUMA Connect

Membership website in Drupal

connect.uuma.org

Description of Task: Assisted client agency by enhancing a custom login Drupal 7 module to pull member data info from a 3rd party system and sync local instance.

2011 - 2013

Stonyfield Farm

Drupal 6 and Drupal 7, Web Developer, Digital Marketing (Full Time)

stonyfield.com

Description of Task: Worked on various elements of design, theme and module development, upgraded from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7.

Stonyfield "The Yogurt Dish" Blog

Description of Task: Upgraded Wordpress site to new version with entirely new design and additional functionality.

Browncow Farm Website

Description of Task: Updated and maintained large Drupal code-base, added new content, improved code cleanliness.

Bare Arts Media

Arts Community Portal

bareartsmedia.com

Description of Task: Designed & developed a Drupal 7 site for an organization profiling local artists and highlighting a holiday art faire, theme development, site building, copywriting, intake forms.

Seacoast Roller Derby

seacoastrollerderby.com

Description of Task: Troubleshooting/upgrade Wordpress version, plugin vetting/cleanup, theme development, content updates and maintenance, content type creation.

2010

University of New Hampshire – Web Solutions

Description of Task: Supported the UNH Web Solutions team as a web developer and Drupal research/best-practices evangelist. Performed site development, maintenance, updates and research and document Drupal best practices; trained and supported internal University clients on Drupal site ownership and maintenance. Mentored and oversaw work-study students.

2009

KevinBaringer.com

Personal Drupal Blog

URL: KevinBaringer.com website

Description of Task: Deployed a Drupal 6 installation using the Blog module and modified the theme with custom graphics. Also created a "projects" subdirectory from which to share projects with clients before they are handed off.

Minuteman National Park

Muster Rolls of Participating Companies of American Militia and Minute-Men in the Battle of April 19, 1775

URL: MinuteMan Search Project (example copy)

Description of Task: Built and populated a MySQL database of Revolutionary War Minutemen with data from the book The Battle of April 19, 1775 compiled by Frank Warren Coburn. Created PHP code objects that can be embedded in an existing site to provide search capability for the database.

 

Get In Touch

I can be reached on LinkedIn at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbaringer

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