Meet the Team

With close to a decade of industry experience in e-marketing, search engine optimization, Internet copywriting, and project management, Martin knows exactly how to drive traffic to a website and how to get these new visitors to take action once they are there. Martin’s expertise in e-marketing is a result of managing his own successful e-marketing firm for seven years before joining SmarttNet as a partner to bring his valuable insights and apply them to the SmarttNet development environment. Martin frequently speaks at local business meetings on e-marketing and content development. Martin holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia and is Google Analytics Certified.

Media Engagements:

• Cover Story: Make it Business’ Social Media Feature (Dec. 09′ issue)
• Social Media Panelist: British Columbia Innovation Council “Innovasion” Conference (Oct. 09′)

Kyle has a background in Internet marketing and copywriting for the tourism and energy industries. Previously, he has successfully run internet marketing pay-per-click (PPC) campaigns for a number of niche hotel properties in the Canadian Rockies. Kyle’s specialty at SmarttNet is in search engine optimization (SEO) and conversion optimization strategy for corporate clients. He uses his expertise to improve company’s website rankings on search engines while also increasing their ability to convert visitors into measurable leads and sales. Kyle has a Degree in International Politics and History from the University of Victoria and is a Google Analytics and Adwords Certified Consultant.

Published Whitepapers:

Google Analytics: Using Goals To Create Actionable Insights for your Website

Howard is responsible for the website front and back end integration with various databases and plug-ins including 3rd party web applications. With previous experience in developing complex ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Systems for the travel industry, Howard brings a highly developed database and development programming asset to the team. In addition to this experience, Howard has experience and expertise in Drupal and WordPress platform modification and setup.

Howard holds a degree in Computer Science with a specialization in Software Engineering from the University of Victoria.

Conceptualizing, designing and building websites is Iain’s main strength. He has a passion for user interface design and likes to produce web sites that are usable, accessible and aesthetic. Iain started work as a Designer in 2004, at a Recruitment Advertising agency in London which specialized in the non-profit sector. Working on a large variety of projects including static and animated websites, creative print advertising, and marketing and branding projects, he developed extensive experience in graphic and web design. He also worked on SEO for many clients.

Iain holds a Diploma in Foundation Art Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Media Production (Video and New Media) from the University of Sunderland (UK).

Bon graduated from Information Technology Program at BCIT in 2007. He started his career at SmarttNet as Tier 1 Tech Support. He has enjoyed the journey to gather further experience and knowledge to develop his own growth. His dedication and hard work has provided him with the ability to undertake many significant responsibilities for all aspects of SmarttNet Internet Services (such as ADSL, Arista, ExtLAN, Fiber, Co-location, etc). With a passion for technology and commitment to customers, Bon always brings you outstanding services and customer support.

Like other members in the SmarttNet team, Bon holds Google Analytics Certification.