K-12 Technology Works


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K-12 Technology Works is dedicated to helping your organization achieve the full potential of your investment in technology. We are a group of K-12 technology professionals with a vision of helping schools throughout our State to leverage technology as much as possible. We have decades of experience implementing and managing technology in K-12 organizations just like yours. We believe that effective technology is well-planned and managed technology, and we’d like for all of your implementations to be as effective as possible.

Our team is comprised of high-level K-12 technology professionals and CTOs, all with a minimum of 10 years experience in a school district and/or county office setting. We bring together not only this K-12 expertise but also many years of performing in the highly competitive world of private industry. It is precisely this mix, this breadth of experience that enables us to provide unparalleled consultation and assistance.

We're focused on results-based technology and understand what it takes to make it happen. If you’re interested in optimum results, we can help you achieve them.

Dave Paulson
Consultant, Co-Founder

Dave most recently served over 8 years as the Executive Director of Technology Services for Alameda County Office of Education. In that capacity he headed a technology team that provided ISP, finance/payroll SaaS, equipment repair, data processing, software development, and consulting services as well as technical training and end-user support to both the COE and neighboring districts.

Working in technology since the early 1980’s, Dave made the move from private industry to Education in 1994 when he accepted the position of Director of Information Technology for Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District. Serving at Fairfield-Suisun for nearly seven years, Dave was largely responsible for the district’s technological transformation, including the design and implementation of one of the State’s first completely wireless Wide Area Networks and implementation of new SIS and finance/payroll systems.

Long an advocate of systems integration, Dave is an accomplished leader whose present focus is on the improved efficiencies and cost savings that can be realized through Business Process Automation (BPA). He is also a proponent for the use of IT management frameworks. With years of experience working with ITIL v2, Dave is Foundation certified for ITIL v3.0 and an avid member of ISACA and a practitioner of Cobit.

Dave is a former MCNI, MCNE, CCNA, and CCA who likes to keep his technical skills current. He has served as an instructor in the CTO Mentor Project from its inception, teaching both the Personnel and Organizational Management classes. He represented Region 4 on the TTSC subcommittee of CCSESA for many years, participated in the EdData partnership, served as a council member for CTAP Region 4, has been a CETPA member for over 15 years and was the co-founder of the CEEDS consortium.

Bernard Burchette
Consultant, Co-Founder

Bernard most recently served over eight (8) years as the Director of Technology Support Services at the Alameda County Office of Education. In this position, he was responsible for leading and managing the Technology Services support team including the Service Desk/Support Center and Educational Technology departments. The former included implementing and maintaining the service management strategy, service catalog, day-to-day service desk activities, definitive software library, and other technology support initiatives. The latter included providing, among other things, leadership and guidance in the areas of integrating technology throughout the curriculum; enhancing professional development opportunities through the use of community and collaboration tools; best practices in distributed learning environments; the use of technology to assess student learning, provide accountability; and, the use of advanced video technologies including videoconferencing and streaming video.

Additional educational experience includes Business Department Chair, Internship as an Assistant Principal (CalSAFE), Technology Coordinator, and Curriculum Developer in both alternative and comprehensive secondary education. In addition, Bernard has been a guest speaker at National and State level conferences regarding best practices in technology education. In addition, Mr. Burchette is a former co-chair of the multi-county Northern California Media and Technology Consortium and was the co-recipient of the first Instructor’s Award for Top Student in the CTO Mentor Project resulting in the designation of Certified CTO. Mr. Burchette has also been an active member of CETPA for the past eight years.

Professional Background:

Arthur Andersen, LLP,Senior Tax Consultant
Active Psychotherapy Centers, LLC, Chief Executive Officer
Grossmont Union High School District, Business and Technology Teacher
Loran Educational Consulting, Owner/Consultant
Alameda County Office of Education, Director of Technology Support Services

Stewart Savage
Consultant, Charter Associate

Stewart Savage has over 11 years of experience in IT and is the former Director of Technical Services for the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District (FSUSD). In his role as Director, Stewart emphasized the importance of technology and how technology is critical to the success of the educational and business operations of the K-12 environment. Stewart has implemented many “enterprise level” solutions. His efforts have allowed him to achieve a solid balance between a secure business infrastructure and a robust educational experience.

During his tenure at FSUSD, Stewart focused on key elements that would enhance existing IT processes and help provide for a reliable technology foundation for years to come. These elements included a professional development initiative, a focus on customer service, and efforts to clearly communicate IT activities. By focusing on these components, Stewart helped foster a collaborative technology environment and enabled the adoption of many technologies that aligned with the business and education needs of FSUSD.

Prior to moving into a leadership position, Stewart provided field support for desktop and networking resources. His experience at all levels of IT gives him tremendous insight to technology implementation requirements. Working side-by-side with the customer provided him the opportunity to build relationships with those who are directly affected by technology decisions and help find the best ways to meet customer needs while supporting business goals.

In addition to his role as Director of Technical Services, Stewart concurrently served two years as the Public Information Officer (PIO) for FSUSD. As the PIO, Stewart was responsible for internal and external communications for the entire District. Stewart’s responsibilities covered the spectrum of communications management. The role of PIO afforded Stewart the opportunity to examine and build upon the relationship between Information Technology, District leadership, educators, and the Community.