Chuck Lasker, Internet

Hi. I'm Chuck Lasker. I help businesses with online marketing and technology optimization.

Chuck Lasker's Bio:

Chuck Lasker has been been married to his wife, Sharon, since 1982. They have two adult sons, Brad and David. Brad is a chef, and David is a programmer. Their third “child” is their Havapoo, Chip. Chuck grew up on Long Island, New York, and lived in Indiana from 1985 to 2010. In 2010, after several years of visiting Kauai and wanting to make it their home, Sharon and Chuck moved there. After nine years, it was time to move back closer to family in North Carolina. EDUCATION Chuck Lasker earned a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Clarkson University in 1984. Chuck has earned a Certificate of Social Media Marketing from So Me Academy, HubSpot Academy Inbound Marketing Certification, and Dot Native Digital Marketing Certification. PROFESSIONAL Chuck spent six years as an electrical engineer, working for Texas Instruments, the Naval Avionics Center (with a Secret Clearance) and Delco Electronics. Realizing his passion was more in marketing and business, he jumped into marketing. For 9 years he was Vice President of Operations and Marketing for a national health products company. In early 2003, Chuck left the corporate world and became a full time independent marketing consultant, focusing on helping businesses and nonprofits with their online marketing. Chuck is a conent creator, trainer, public speaker, social media addict, and technology consultant. Chuck has spoken nationally on ecommerce, affiliate marketing and social media. As a writer, Chuck has been published in Practical eCommerce Magazine, Website Magazine, The Huffington Post, Kauai Family Magazine, The Garden Island Newspaper and more.

Chuck Lasker's Experience:

Network Operations at Inflektion
August 2023 - April 2024 | Remote
Inflektion is the catalyst for spreading big ideas. Our patent-pending technology platform reinvents how brands and creators engage, delivering personalized marketing funnels at scale. It's a complete reimagining of partnership marketing to elevate your brand.
Owner at Social Kauai
January 2011 - January 2024 | Kalaheo, HI and Statesville, NC
Online marketing consultancy with an emphasis on social media. Includes: • Ongoing online and offline marketing management for multiple clients. • Website and social media presence design. • Training classes on social media marketing for businesses and non-profits. • Search engine optimization and pay per click ad management. • Content development including video marketing.
Chief Technology Officer at Proud Mama's Kitchen · Contract
December 2018 - August 2023 | Remote
White glove affiliate marketing network for premier merchants and super affiliates. • Set up and managed tracking software. • Work with merchant development teams to integrate tracking in various shopping cart systems. • Develop landing pages for super affiliates. • Create and managed processes for commission billing, payment, and reporting. • Troubleshoot tech issues, including advice on merchant website ecommerce systems. • Provide marketing and systems support to team.
Entrepreneur at Various
June 1999 - January 2011 | Kalaheo, HI
Self-employed with various profit centers. Details and accomplishments: • DoublePlus New Media Marketing: Consulted with hundreds of ecommerce clients. Website design, development, SEO, usability, conversions, analytics, maintenance, and affiliate marketing. Sold in Oct. 2007. • Founded and sold Practical eCommerce Magazine, an ecommerce industry publication. • MerchantTutorials.com: Provided training in Miva Merchant e-commerce software through video tutorials plus one-on-one and group screen-share webinars. Speaker at user conferences in San Diego, Dallas, Orlando, Virginia, and Indianapolis, as well as Affiliate Summit and Blog Indiana. Sold to Miva Merchant in 2010. • Freelance writer including Huffington Post and Website Magazine. • TutorialsUnlimited.com: Custom voice-narrated screen-capture training tutorial videos for software and websites.
Vice President of Marketing and Operations at Developmental Natural Resources, Inc.
February 1994 - February 2003
Joined health products startup to develop base marketing methods. Included creation of dealer structure, marketing and training materials. Developed dealer commission and communications tracking database. Created all marketing concepts and materials as company grew from 12 to 240 products. Built ecommerce website including wholesale dealer portal. • Increased monthly sales volume by 1400% in first seven months. • Grew dealer base from 6 to over 5,000 dealers worldwide. • Sales doubled in last year of employment to over $2 million per year after implementing new product and sales strategies.
Owner at Christian Connection
June 1992 - January 1994 | Indianapolis, IN
Founder of diversified business including a pre-Internet automated telephone church referral service and Christian business phone book. Developed concepts, sales approaches, marketing materials, training materials, training manuals & business operations format. Hired, trained and managed sales people and developed joint venture relationships.
Territory Manager at Family Photo Company
November 1990 - December 1992 | Indianapolis, IN
Territory Manager for school and sports photography company. Responsible for prospecting, selling and servicing accounts in eastern Indiana as well as training new sales personnel.
Sales Representative at Reach Magazine
January 1992 - June 1992 | Indianapolis, IN
Sales Representative for direct mail advertising program. Responsible for development of two territories including cold calling, selling and servicing of new accounts. Achieved highest sales volume for Indianapolis for every selling period.
System Engineer at Delco Electronics
July 1989 - November 1990
In charge of several projects involving anti-lock brakes and traction control systems for General Motors cars and vans. Responsible for communication between customer, sales, design, manufacturing, testing and management.
Design Engineer at Naval Avionics Center
November 1985 - July 1989
Design Engineer in Applied Research and Test Equipment departments. Responsibilities included computer hardware and software development of several military projects. Performed hands-on digital board design, experimental projects including laser data calculations, product testing and debugging, specification compliance testing and reporting, technical writing of end-user instructions and digital design on Daisy CAD system.
Product Engineer at Texas Instruments
May 1984 - June 1985
Responsible for production of memory devices including supervision of technicians, presentations of product status, and process development. Achieved record 97% yield for 16K DRAM production utilizing new production methods on this historically sub-92% yield product.

Chuck Lasker's Education:

Clarkson University
1980 – 1984
BSEE
Concentration: Electrical & Computer Engineeering

Chuck Lasker's Interests & Activities:

Nonprofit volunteering, social media, writing, reading.

Chuck Lasker

Tech and Marketing Consultant | Internet

Hi. I'm Chuck Lasker. I help businesses with online marketing and technology optimization.

Chuck Lasker's Bio:

Chuck Lasker's Experience:

Network Operations at Inflektion

Owner at Social Kauai

Chief Technology Officer at Proud Mama's Kitchen · Contract

Entrepreneur at Various

Vice President of Marketing and Operations at Developmental Natural Resources, Inc.

Owner at Christian Connection

Territory Manager at Family Photo Company

Sales Representative at Reach Magazine

System Engineer at Delco Electronics

Design Engineer at Naval Avionics Center

Product Engineer at Texas Instruments

Chuck Lasker's Education:

Clarkson University

Chuck Lasker's Interests & Activities: