Digital Marketing Strategist
Hartford, Connecticut Area
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- President at The Advertising Club of CT
- Black Belt Instructor at Personal Fitness Consultant
- President at Transcendigital LTD
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- Assistant Martial Arts Instructor/Sr. Leadership Team at Black Belt Schools of America
- Vice President of Customer Development Services at Outrider North America
- President/Creative Director at Shepherd Resources Advertising & Design
- Communications Director at Westside Church
- Project Manager at Pennbrook Development Company
- Store Manager at Sunlite Sports
- Field/Line Engineer at Storer Cable Systems
- Studio Engineer at Portland Cable Access
- Communications/Electronics Technician at United States Navy
- Education
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- International Sports Sciences Association
- Central Oregon Community College
- NASA Micro-engineering
- USN Class C
- USN Class C
- USN Class A
- Loveland High School
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James Barker’s Summary
Business/Marketing executive with substantial digital marketing experience. High premium on providing marketing support for small businesses to large corporation. Focus on digital, measurement and accountability, search effectiveness and staff leadership/development.
Direct experience with retail, manufacturing & engineering, real estate, financial, healthcare, military, social networking, non-profit, advertising organizations. Interested in early-stage startups as well as companies “on the bubble.”
Technical and programming background provides ability to manage and understand the unique needs and styles of the following types of staff: Application Developer, Database Administrator, Project Manager, Creative Director, Graphic Artists, Traffic Manager, PR, Adminstration, and HR in a wide variety of business applications.
1st degree Black Belt and Martial Arts Instructor in Kenpo Karate, Tai Chi, Qi Gong and personal fitness training. Accredited as Specialist in Martial Arts Conditioning by the International Sports Sciences Association.
James Barker’s Specialties:
Marketing: Competitive analysis, writing, financing, PR, media & marketing plan generation
Management: Staff growth & development, account & project management, client consensus building
Creative: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash Video, Radio & TV Production and studio, Final Cut
Programming: XML, HTML, JavaScript, usability & heuristics,C++, CSS, FLASH
Martial Arts: Kenpo & self-defense; Weapons: Bokken/Iaido, Arnis, Bo & Jo Staff; expert marksman and personal fitness training
James Barker’s Experience
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President
The Advertising Club of CT
(Internet industry)
2008 — Present (1 year)
Currently serving as President for the Ad Club of Connecticut. Served on board for four years prior to being elected as president.
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Black Belt Instructor
Personal Fitness Consultant
(Internet industry)
December 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)
Currently teaching martial arts weapons, self-defense, Tai Chi & Qi Gong. Personal training to help individuals meet and exceed their personal health and fitness goals.
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President
Transcendigital LTD
(Privately Held; Online Media industry)
July 2000 — Present (9 years 1 month)
Currently oversee online brand presence and multi-pronged digital marketing campaigns of domestic and international brands ranging from Fortune 100 companies down to small businesses.
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Assistant Martial Arts Instructor/Sr. Leadership Team
Black Belt Schools of America
(Internet industry)
January 2003 — November 2007 (4 years 11 months)
Volunteer position that reported directly to 10th Degree Black Belt senior instructor/school owner. Responsible for training both adult and children's classes and special events such as birthday parties and belt tests. Senior team member for leadership team. Developed marketing, website, student database & pr programs to support all school operations. Also did program sales.
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Vice President of Customer Development Services
Outrider North America
(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 1998 — July 2000 (1 year 9 months)
Created email marketing system for for Outrider North America, a Tempus Group Company (London) that specialized in building relationships with prospects and customers. Developed strategies which nurtured those relationships, adding value to a total business offering and facilitated the sale of the end product.
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President/Creative Director
Shepherd Resources Advertising & Design
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
1992 — 1999 (7 years)
Responsible for creating Central Oregon’s first online/offline agency. Managed local and national business brands. Small agency, big ideas, fantastic clients.
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Communications Director
Westside Church
(Civic & Social Organization industry)
1989 — 1993 (4 years)
Responsible for all outbound communications including television & radio show, print & outdoor, and event/sound production for weekly rock concerts. Achieved growth from 245 to 3500 members.
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Project Manager
Pennbrook Development Company
(Real Estate industry)
1987 — 1990 (3 years)
Responsible for real estate, property and building management. Experience included multi-story commercial, residential, sub-division and bare land management.
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Store Manager
Sunlite Sports
(Sporting Goods industry)
1988 — 1988 (less than a year)
Managed Ski/Bike store. Responsible for retail sales in addition to mechanic support for both the ski and bicycle divisions.
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Field/Line Engineer
Storer Cable Systems
(Telecommunications industry)
1985 — 1987 (2 years)
Responsible for multi-city, 800+ miles of cable TV plant. Put efficiencies into action which reduced trouble calls 73%.
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Studio Engineer
Portland Cable Access
(Telecommunications industry)
1985 — 1985 (less than a year)
Responsible for maintenance of all equipment for three television studios.
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Communications/Electronics Technician
United States Navy
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)
1979 — 1985 (6 years)
James Barker’s Education
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International Sports Sciences Association
SMAC , Martial Arts Conditioning , 2007 — 2007
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Central Oregon Community College
Computer Science 1988 — 1990
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NASA Micro-engineering
Military Engineering & Repair 1981 — 1981
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USN Class C
A/N SXQ8 Pilot Briefing System 1981 — 1981
Citation for Academic Achievement
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USN Class C
Communications Technology 1980 — 1981
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USN Class A
Electronics 1980 — 1980
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Loveland High School
1977 — 1980
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