David Barten Email & Phone Number

United States

Forward looking design requires a continuous resource of creative tools for the resourceful designer. At GLP, every day is an exploration into a creative future bringing technology and industry know-how together. Building paintbrushes of lighting design, Lighting Designers around the world have come to rely on our innovation that allows them to sculpt and.

San Diego - West Coast CA

With Covid halting all theatrical assembly I have taken up my passion for the ocean and boating using my US Coast Guard Master License to captain deliveries, charters, and as a Tow Captain for the national service TOWBOATUS - San Diego.

Sun Vlley Ca

Leading the way in quality and technology based automated LED lighting design, German Light Products offers many application specific lighting solutions for staged presentations. Our Cosmic Truss brand of truss, engineered and rated is a superlative truss design that is easy to work with and economic. Scenex brand LED tapes and Pixel light solutiuons bring.

Escondido - San Diego

Corporate Exhibit Retail Display Design and Production. Developed core markets for LED Lighting in Exhibit Production. Expanded markets into Exhibit House and Display Manufacturers, Event Production Companies, General Contractors, Architect and Facilities Management companies. Opened wholesale storefront for lighting. Sold custom theatrical lighting.

San Francisco, CA

Sold Custom Exhibits to mostly High Tech companies in the Silicon Valley. Worked closely with executive staff to design and manage exhibit programs. Key clients include Logitech, Quantum, Mountaingate, Adaptec, FWB, Radius.

Menlo Park, CA

Managed show schedule of 26 shows in the computer industry that encompassed both vertically target audiences and horizontal marketing opportunities. Negotiated all vendor contracts and exhibit space contracts. Managed a very successful program and position that lasted through 3 different management teams in three years. Retained company as a client through.

Milpitas, CA

Recruited by company and relocated to Bay Area by Steve Stark, President. Exciting time at an exciting company that had many challenges.

Santa Monica CA

Responsible for all trade show activities of a 3m per year budget. Designed and built new exhibits from locally sourced rentals, defined new procedures for streamlining show schedules, procedures, budgets and staffing.

Los Angeles, CA

Worked as a lighting tech, lighting designer, and theatrical lighting contractor for theatrical lighting events, trade shows, and marketing events.

North Hollywood, CA

Client development for Sales and Rentals of lighting systems. Targeted lighting customers in the trade show industry and defined new business opportunity for ELS.

Cerritos, CA

Sold exhibits and exhibit services. Advised on lighting. Amazed attendees at CES 1991 with a gobo of the Pioneer Electronics logo on the hood of the show car in the booth. Back then it was open doors for a guy to go up to the catwalk and hang a light, focus it and get the job done with no hassles...

Torrance

Lighting Tech for touring lighting systems. Responsible for lighting systems, rigging, and operations of lighting for Linda Rondstadt's Canciones de mi Padre tour.

Canoga Park, CA

Touring lighting tech / Master Electrician for lighting systems on tours including Alabama, Tom Petty, Corey Hart, Continental Singers.

Sunset And Gower

Managed lighting systems, lighting services and sound stages for production rehearsals and tours of contemporary music acts. Clients included Quiet Riot, Zebra, Motley Crue, Go Go's, Yes, Kiss, Deep Purple, Tina Turner, and countless others in the early to mid 1980's.

Marina Del Rey, CA

House Lighting designer at this music club where live bands performed 2 shows a night 5 nights a week. Top shelf club acts included national touring jazz blues and contemporary musicians: Billy and the Beaters, David Lindley, James Cotton, Milt Jackson Ray Brown, Papa John Creech, Jeff Lorber, Kenny G, Strunz and Farah, and many others.

Catalina / Marina Del Rey

Was mate to skipper Steve Hast on Sailing Vessel "Shambala" 51' Formosa built Ketch. Responsibilities included general yacht maintenance, sailing for absentee owners. Assisting skipper in general Pirating Lifestyle throughout the Santa Monica Bay and Catalina Island Waters.

Santa Monica Pier

End of Santa Monica Pier sailing tours around harbor. Set up and rigged 18' sloops, Sailed paying passengers around for 20 minute or half day excursions from Santa Monica Pier. Responsible for Navigation, Safety, Maintenance. Job was terminated when El Nino terminated that part of the pier and the boats, the breakwater, the harbor, and lots else...

Marina Del Rey

Sailing Vessel "Aikani" 47' Hood designed Frans Maas built yawl. Responsible for all maintenance and piloting throughout weekend daysails in home waters of Santa Monica Bay