Aaron Friedman
Co-Founder at Haka Labs- Claim this Profile
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Haka Labs
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder
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Oct 2021 - 2 years 3 months
Lumberton, New Jersey, United States Haka Labs is a NFT entertainment and media company focused on building our brand in the metaverse and in real life. Our genesis project, Tribe Quokka, is a NFT generative art collection of 8,000 unique digital images living on the Ethereum blockchain. These cartoon characters will tell an intriguing story of the rivalry that is unfolding between Tribe Quokka and the Bored Ape Yacht Club. Each of our NFTs will earn 5 $QUOKKA tokens per day, are mapped to member-only IRL… Show more Haka Labs is a NFT entertainment and media company focused on building our brand in the metaverse and in real life. Our genesis project, Tribe Quokka, is a NFT generative art collection of 8,000 unique digital images living on the Ethereum blockchain. These cartoon characters will tell an intriguing story of the rivalry that is unfolding between Tribe Quokka and the Bored Ape Yacht Club. Each of our NFTs will earn 5 $QUOKKA tokens per day, are mapped to member-only IRL experiences, an adoption program, free airdrops, key roles in our 2023 Metaverse P2E game, and much more. On April 1, 2022, our genesis NFT project sold out in 56-minutes generating $1.5M in revenue. Since then we've launched our Quokka Kids and Legends collections, adding to the Tribe Quokka ecosystem. All with utility, and all that will play key roles in our 2023 Metaverse P2E game, and much more. Show less
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2ROCK1 Media
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder, CEO
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Oct 2014 - 9 years 3 months
Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area We’re a full-service digital agency delivering best-in-class business solutions for web, mobile, social, video, voice and digital marketing. We offer a unique blend of technology, creativity and innovation at our core. Our world-class capabilities in strategic consulting, experience design, brand building, technology platforms, web / mobile development, Ecommerce and digital marketing services enable transformational work that help our clients effectively present and market themselves online… Show more We’re a full-service digital agency delivering best-in-class business solutions for web, mobile, social, video, voice and digital marketing. We offer a unique blend of technology, creativity and innovation at our core. Our world-class capabilities in strategic consulting, experience design, brand building, technology platforms, web / mobile development, Ecommerce and digital marketing services enable transformational work that help our clients effectively present and market themselves online successfully. Our team has over 25 years of experience in exploring what's possible. Our approach to innovation is why our clients have chosen to partner with us long term. We challenge old ways of doing things and help others embrace new technology through innovative design - with a relentless focus on best user experience practices. Working with us is a creative joint venture. We rely heavily on collaboration and teamwork across borders to bring ideas to life. We are always in it together, whether you are a client, partner, or colleague. Everyone plays a significant role, because everyone can make a difference. Show less
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fanpage toolkit, llc
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Technology, Information and Internet
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Founder, CEO
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Mar 2010 - Dec 2016
Somerdale, NJ Fanpage Toolkit is a Social Commerce and Marketing Platform for Facebook... empowering its users to create, promote, market, trend, engage and sell products and services completely within the Facebook ecosystem. Fanpage Toolkit delivers its full-featured suite of applications to Small Businesses, Brands, Products, Organizations, Non-Profits, Artists, Bands, Public Figures, Students and Job Seekers to accomplish the following… market products and services, create and manage promotions… Show more Fanpage Toolkit is a Social Commerce and Marketing Platform for Facebook... empowering its users to create, promote, market, trend, engage and sell products and services completely within the Facebook ecosystem. Fanpage Toolkit delivers its full-featured suite of applications to Small Businesses, Brands, Products, Organizations, Non-Profits, Artists, Bands, Public Figures, Students and Job Seekers to accomplish the following… market products and services, create and manage promotions, engage Facebook fans and contacts with full messaging and collaboration tools, build fully integrated (PayPal and Authorize.Net supported) Social Commerce stores that allow shoppers to complete transactions (without ever leaving the Facebook ecosystem). Complete with a visualization dashboard and full analytics to manage and trend it all. Show less
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BITMAP Systems
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder, CEO
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Mar 2007 - Dec 2012
Somerdale, NJ BITMAP Systems is a Digital Strategy company, leveraging the Internet to provide small businesses cost-effective, Business Intelligence product and service-based solutions. Our mission is to enable our customers to derive “Better Business Intelligence” from Web and Social Media Analytics, solving a fragmented process by bridging the gap between Internal Data Sources and the Internet. BITMAP’s application suite of products and services not only allow small businesses to gather better business… Show more BITMAP Systems is a Digital Strategy company, leveraging the Internet to provide small businesses cost-effective, Business Intelligence product and service-based solutions. Our mission is to enable our customers to derive “Better Business Intelligence” from Web and Social Media Analytics, solving a fragmented process by bridging the gap between Internal Data Sources and the Internet. BITMAP’s application suite of products and services not only allow small businesses to gather better business intelligence on their customer base, but monetize, trend, promote and engage the user through live analytics, messaging and a suite of marketing tools. Selected disciplines: Internet Disciplines • Semantic Web • Google Analytics & Webmaster Tools • SEO, SEM, SMO • Internet/E-Mail Marketing • Google AdWords/AdSense, FB Ads & more... • RSS Feeds • Wordpress, PHP, ColdFusion, ROR, AJAX, .NET, Java, jQuery • E-Commerce • F-Commerce • M-Commerce • Social Commerce Social Media Disciplines • Facebook Application Platform (OpenGraph) • Twitter API • LinkedIn API • Google+ • Cognitive Data Capture & Analysis Mobile Disciplines • .NET Mobile Frameworks The following versions of .NET exists to support mobile devices: .NET compact framework and .NET micro framework. .NET Standard is used on Embedded XP and Embedded 2008. • Android Application Development The benefits of Android technology are being noticed by the marketplace: advanced connectivity incorporating Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, large storage capability, ability to run multiple applications at a time, and an open-development environment. • iPhone App Development The iPhone™ is a multimedia smartphone developed by Apple®. The device is run by Apple's proprietary operating system called iPhone OS and developed using Apple's SDK. iPhone apps can literally only be put on an iPhone or an iPod Touch. • Windows Mobile Windows Mobile® is a compact operating system combined with a suite of basic applications for mobile devices. Show less
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Chief Technology Officer
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2001 - 2007
Gibbsboro, NJ Managed team of Systems Engineers and Application Developers. Budget responsibilities for multi-million dollar data center. Selected accomplishments: • Personally generated $7-10 Million year in loan originations. • Improved Loan Origination System (LOS) operational efficiency by 80% leveraging centralized, current software and automation solutions to speed origination and reduce errors. • Increased 'monthly' loan originations from $8M - $30M via technology, sales automation… Show more Managed team of Systems Engineers and Application Developers. Budget responsibilities for multi-million dollar data center. Selected accomplishments: • Personally generated $7-10 Million year in loan originations. • Improved Loan Origination System (LOS) operational efficiency by 80% leveraging centralized, current software and automation solutions to speed origination and reduce errors. • Increased 'monthly' loan originations from $8M - $30M via technology, sales automation, and online marketing. • Planned and executed a multimillion dollar data center, call center and hardware/software upgrade for the corporate office in 2003. • Designed and implemented a 7-layer environmental risk system to control and prevent all threats from security related issues, viruses and all other potential threats with 100% success. Show less
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President and Partner / Vice President of eStrategy and Development
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1998 - 2001
Cherry Hill, NJ Chief Architect for the Top-Link Technologies / The Star Group merger: • Guided cost effectiveness through internal and client operations by focusing on total cost of ownership (TCO) throughout the development process. • Eliminated overhead and staffing costs and improved customer service for client companies by building and delivering proprietary B2B Web-based eCommerce, mCommerce and call center technologies. • Developed comprehensive Web-based Intranet, real-time mortgage… Show more Chief Architect for the Top-Link Technologies / The Star Group merger: • Guided cost effectiveness through internal and client operations by focusing on total cost of ownership (TCO) throughout the development process. • Eliminated overhead and staffing costs and improved customer service for client companies by building and delivering proprietary B2B Web-based eCommerce, mCommerce and call center technologies. • Developed comprehensive Web-based Intranet, real-time mortgage banking/leasing system and eCommerce solutions for a variety of clients. • Maintained and analyzed helpdesk metrics utilizing Unicenter Service Desk, which was the ideal solution for the working budget. • Led premier partnership between Macromedia and The Star Group. • Utilized dual understanding of business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) needs to analyze the global marketplace and develop highly profitable new products. • Incubated and accelerated several startups. Including StoreManager, which was acquired by Macy's. Show less
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Chief Technology Officer
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1996 - 1998
Managed team of 7. Budget of $750,000; Accomplishments: Built company’s technical infrastructure to facilitate DESIGNfx acquisition in 1998: • Designed and implemented a 6,000+ user network for a New Jersey college with connectivity to 2 ISPs and a wide-area network (WAN) comprising 6 library systems, including class registration, content management, site authoring, scheduling, billing, e-mail, contact management modules, maintained and analyzed helpdesk metrics utilizing… Show more Managed team of 7. Budget of $750,000; Accomplishments: Built company’s technical infrastructure to facilitate DESIGNfx acquisition in 1998: • Designed and implemented a 6,000+ user network for a New Jersey college with connectivity to 2 ISPs and a wide-area network (WAN) comprising 6 library systems, including class registration, content management, site authoring, scheduling, billing, e-mail, contact management modules, maintained and analyzed helpdesk metrics utilizing ipMonitor and multi-layer SonicWall security. • Created local area network (LAN) and WAN for a Philadelphia banking firm and its affiliates, connecting 6 locations and providing fax over IP, site mirroring, co-location, and VPN remote access services, with infrastructure to expand to include online banking, real-time loan processing, IP call center integration, Cisco PIX Firewall with RSA SecurID, online help desk support via Fiserv, and kiosk management with real-time integration to central banking system. Show less
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Information Technology Director
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1994 - 1996
Managed team of 3. Responsibilities included: • Managed team of IT Consultants and Web Developers. • Functioned as Unix and WindowsNT Network Engineer. • Operated as Webmaster. • Conducted on-site and user technical support. • Served as Network and Hardware/Software consultant.
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Education
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Florida Atlantic University
Bachelor of Science Degree Curriculum, Computer Science -
Northwood University
Bachelor of Science Degree Curriculum, Computer Science & Business Management