Mark Takata Email & Phone Number

San Jose, Ca, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

As the global evangelist for Adobe ColdFusion, I handle a wide variety of roles which include marketing, social, customer success, product, technical support and more. I am the voice of the customer inside our team, and the vital link between our engineering and the community. I speak at webinars and conferences with audiences from 100 to 1000 and beyond. I also write content from very short (social) to short (blogs) to long form (Medium) on the subject of ColdFusion in particular and software engineering in general.

Techfiend Consulting builds, designs and helps businesses thrive. We are platform agnostic, with experience and capabilities in a broad range of languages, frameworks, platforms and industries. We build online shops, consult with corporations on their technology strategies, design UX workflows and write technical manuals and whitepapers... and so much more. We're your cheat code to success.

Davis, California, Us

In this 1.5 year engagement, I am reviewing & auditing multiple Enterprise class Adobe Coldfusion based applications to report on their security, quality, performance and scalability. I will be training programmers in modern Coldfusion development practices & techniques, reporting on the current code, building plans to refactor the applications & programming in CF, Javascript & PLSQL.

Programming, design & maintenance of a large suite of custom C#.net in MVC, webforms & .NET Core, serving the student population of UC Davis. Our applications provide support to students and staff to automate complex financial aid workflows and allow our clients to interact with their data in secure, efficient ways. I am also programming in JS/JQuery, Oracle SQL and am providing UX design services for the team. This position is a 1 year contract, beginning in December 2018.

Full stack software development in the insuretech space. C#, JQuery, Phonegap mobile development, MVC4.5, CSS, ES6, Javascript, design, technical writing.

Coldfusion, Javascript, UI/UX Design, Business Analysis, Technical Writing & Documentation

Davis, California, Us

Currently on a 1 year engagement through UC Davis IET to help Financial Aid & Scholarships on campus with application development, strategic planning and business analysis needs. Primarily working in the C#.NET stack as well as with Banner, Oracle, OnBase, Campus Logic & Academic Works.

Strategic planning to build a scalable, mobile-first application design scaffolding for multiple web apps tying into a large number of API attached data sources. Coordination of the production stage to ship peer reviewed scientific research as PDF and HTML format documents. Usability, user experience and testing for high-load (50,000 hits/day) sites and applications across the IPM ecosystem.Programming in Coldfusion, JQuery, JavaScript, HTML5 and SQL to develop highly usable applications for agricultural clients across the state of California.

Davis, California, Us

- Utilizing PHP, ColdFusion, SQL, HTML, CSS, and Javascript/jQuery to develop complex web applications, implementing web services APIs such as REST and SOAP as well as CSS preprocessing languages such as SASS, Compass, and LESS. - Developing complex SQL queries, views, triggers, stored procedures, and relational database architecture. - Support & development using features of Linux and Windows operating systems such as IIS, Apache, PHP, ColdFusion, MySQL, MS-SQL, and other web server tools. - Design, create, customize & support CMS's and frameworks, such as Drupal, CodeIgniter, Symfony2, Hannon Hill Cascade Server, and/or WordPress. - Develop advanced web solutions fully compatible on a variety of devices and screen sizes, from mobile to desktop. - Web graphic design, page layout, and UI/UX skills. - Leverage web content strategy, information architecture, and web analytics skills. - Collaborate with clients to build requirements and project estimates. - Use written and verbal communication skills to communicate effectively and clearly with technical and non-technical audiences.

Sausalito, Ca, Us

• Programming in C# .NET, JavaScript, JQuery, CSS, HTML5 & Bootstrap for both marketing sites & database driven web applications. Mobile design and programming sites for use across multiple mobile platforms.• Developing, interpreting & executing functional specifications to fix application bugs & create new features, pages & executive reporting functions in consultation with technical and non-technical clients to meet business needs.• Writing SQL Queries for use in application pages & reports• Modernization of existing web applications for mobile & tablet platforms to expand marketing reach to targeted audiences in the mobile web space• Data Analysis, specifications, technical writing & training complex technical topics for non-technical audiences.

Bend, Oregon, Us

• Managed flagship product MXCommand which provides in-field command and control capabilities to fire medics, EMS and other emergency service providers utilizing state of the art mobile application technologies combined with proven cloud-based servers and databases.• Managed and designed user experience and ensured that application provided ease-of-use, responsive and effective interfaces, thereby increasing the quality of patient care.

Worked with a wide array of technical and non-technical clients to meet a wide array of custom web, database, & mobile application needs. Industries served ranged from semiconductor engineering & manufacturing, to first responders/firefighters HDMI/Simplay/Silicon ImageVB.NET, Photoshop, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Wireframes and Prototyping-Worked w/ programmers & non-technical business analysts & managers to execute project plans, redesign marketing sites, update legacy VB.NET website & transition it to a C#.NET based content management system.CMBS – BackshopC#.NET, Photoshop, JQuery, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, Microsoft SQL Server Scripting, Reporting, Functional Specification, and Documentation• Engaged with a wide variety of stakeholders and clients to plan, design, program and test application functions as part of a monolithic Commercial Real Estate Software application.• Under tight deadlines & shifting project parameters, consistently delivered high quality application functions over a wide variety of roles.Blue Star IG & Granite River LabsPHP, WordPress, Photoshop, Illustrator• In collaboration with non-technical executives, engineers, and former members of the US Border Patrol, extended a multi-lingual WordPress installation, updated content, executed design changes and created marketing materials for both digital and print distribution.• Created multi-lingual WordPress installations for a global teach of engineers, scientists, researchers and business analysts to allow sharing of marketing material for their engineering testing platforms.

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• Early adoption, creation and management of social media • Managed all social experiences and web applications.• Served as architect for designing web-based forums for sharing small business advertising

Sausalito, Ca, Us

• Responsible for conceptualization and design of company branding and user interface programming and design for public website using HTML, JavaScript and CSS.• Successfully designed and implemented a top to bottom branding scheme including a new logo for the company. Developed marketing material in Photoshop and Illustrator. Co-managed transition from exisiting Visual Basic Script based site to new C#.NET platform.• Programming for a monolithic Real Estate Software Application in C#.NET, Visual Basic Script ASP, Javascript

• Responsible for and managed HTML/CSS programming, Coldfusion, PHP, ASPVB, ASP, .NET, SQL 2000 design and programming and project management.• Created and managed user interface design programs, logo design, website visualization and client management for clients such as HP, Microsoft, Avanade, VISA and Accenture.

Davis, California, Us

Online and in-person training in functional web site design, HTML programming and user interface theory.

English

Taa/Tag Transfer Credit, English

Diploma, English