Lead Developer at Brandopoly
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Lead Developer at Brandopoly
- IT Manager at Bear Brook Design
- Past
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- Web Development Assistant at SUNY Geneseo
- HelpDesk Manager at SUNY Geneseo
- Education
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- State University of New York College at Geneseo
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- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
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Mark Trapp’s Summary
Usability expert, technology coordinator, and social media specialist. Particularly interested in opportunities to bridge the gap between old and new media, as well as projects to make complex tasks insanely usable.
Mark Trapp’s Specialties:
CMS, LAMP, Mac OS X Server, usability, social media, branding
Mark Trapp’s Experience
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Lead Developer
Brandopoly
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
Front-end development, user experience, data structure, and testing lead for new version of the Brandopoly platform. Spearheaded project from initial idea into private beta launch.
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IT Manager
Bear Brook Design
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)
Managed the company's IT and IS infrastructure in-house and for the company's main SaaS product. Main technical liason and consultant to existing clients. Planned and implemented IT strategies and provided leadership in web design, usability, and new media development.
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Web Development Assistant
SUNY Geneseo
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
May 2005 — January 2006 (9 months)
Worked with the college webmaster, Oracle DBA, and other academic faculty to work towards implementing a college-wide CMS, as well as several workflow automation projects for faculty and IT staff.
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HelpDesk Manager
SUNY Geneseo
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2004 — May 2005 (1 year 5 months)
Helped plan and implement a centralization of the college residential support staff to a help desk model. Managed 3 dozen employees to solve walk-in and appointment support issues, as well as technology crises like virus and malware outbreaks.
Mark Trapp’s Education
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State University of New York College at Geneseo
BA , Philosophy , 2002 — 2006
Areas of focus in my education were artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and philosophy of language.
- Activities and Societies:
- Philosophy Club, Latino Philosophical Society, Distributed Computing Lab
Additional Information
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Mark Trapp’s Interests:
philosophy, new media, social media, traveling, crossword puzzles
Mark Trapp’s Honors:
Dale Carnegie Graduate, received Highest Award for Achievement
Mark Trapp’s Contact Settings
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