Mark Bakker
Web Developer / Community Manager at Kashoo
- Location
- Vancouver, Canada Area
- Industry
- Internet
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Mark Bakker's Overview
- Current
- Past
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- Director of Media and Communication at Burnaby - New Westminster Conservative Electoral District Association
- Web Developer at Magnum Creative Inc
- Web Developer at Vision Critical
- Intermediate Front End Web Developer at Riptown.com Media
- Web Developer at Norco Products Ltd
- Self Storage Consultant at APEX Self Storage
- Education
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- Langara
- British Columbia Institute of Technology
- Recommendations
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8 people have recommended Mark
- Connections
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241 connections
Mark Bakker's Summary
• Highly proficient in HTML / CSS - An expert in resolving cross browser issues
• Passionate about user experience, accessibility, web standards, information architecture
• Extensive skill set that allows for complex problem solving abilities
• Custom Wordpress Development
• Search Engine Marketing
• Community Management
Mark Bakker's Experience
New Media Instructor
BCIT
Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry
August 2011 – Present (6 months) Burnaby
New Media Coach
BCIT
Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry
April 2011 – Present (10 months) Vancouver, Canada Area
Helping students in the New Media Web Development programs with their homework / projects / questions.
Community Manager and Webmaster
Kashoo
Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry
December 2010 – Present (1 year 2 months)
Kashoo is online accounting software aimed at helping small businesses organize and manage their finances. Unlike other desktop accounting applications, Kashoo was built from the ground up to leverage cloud computing and enable collaboration, mobility, data sharing, and above all, simplicity and peace of mind by knowing your records are always secure and up to date.
Kashoo, based in Vancouver, Canada, is funded by private investment from FBC and has a number of distribution deals with financial and accounting firms to market Kashoo. The application has several thousand subscribers and is used in over 50 countries.
Web Developer
Magnum Creative Inc
Public Company; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry
April 2009 – December 2010 (1 year 9 months)
• Developed many sites from scratch using Wordpress and Drupal. Front-end and back-end programming.
• Re-developed core parts of an e-commerce website while using a closed source CMS, and its’ API. Increased overall site speed by 70%. Restructured content to allow a far better user experience. Increased pages per visit by 50%.
• Developed intricate flash modules and banners to meet strict client requirements and industry standards.
• Maintained a variety of sites on multiple different systems such as Drupal, Wordpress, and proprietary CMS’s.
Web Developer
Vision Critical
Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Market Research industry
October 2008 – April 2009 (7 months)
• Worked with direction of creative, marketing departments and company executives to develop angusreidstrategies.com with the Drupal content management system. Developed the front and back end of the site.
• Applying skins to a proprietary application for Fortune 500 companies.
Intermediate Front End Web Developer
Riptown.com Media
Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry
April 2008 – October 2008 (7 months)
• Working with a team of six to accomplish project goals.
• Creating valid and semantic markup that works across all browsers, with graceful degradation.
• Maintaining web standards and following strict design and code guidelines.
Web Developer
Norco Products Ltd
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Sporting Goods industry
May 2006 – April 2008 (2 years)
• Working with lead designer to develop eight sites from scratch, including: information architecture, database design, custom content management systems, interface development, usability, accessibility, flash pieces, social network aspects.
• Third party integration: Wordpress, iCal, PayPal, Google Maps.
• Improved rankings from off the grid to top three SERP’s.
• Increased site visitors by over 50%, with an average of 30% increase per month.
Mark Bakker's Skills
Mark Bakker's Education
Langara
Photography
2007 – 2007
British Columbia Institute of Technology
2005 – 2006
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