About Tyler.
Who is Tyler Barban?
Tyler Barban is a 22-year old web developer, graphic designer, and photographer based in Boulder, Colorado. Tyler’s work focuses mainly on nature and wildlife photography as well as graphic design and web development often within the industry revolving around the world of motorsports. Since designing and building his first website in 2011, Tyler has grown his portfolio to include companies in many industries across the globe including web hosting, kart racing clubs, corporate sites, and much more.
Born in 1997 and originally from the small town of Navan, Ontario, Canada. Tyler grew up in a farming community playing hockey for the local team while spending the majority of his free time riding bikes through farms and forests. In 2011, he began attending Ashbury College where he received his Ashbury and Ontario Highschool diploma and found his love for graphic design.
After graduating, Tyler attended Carleton University studying Computer Science with a focus on Mobile App Development. In 2018, he transferred to the University of Colorado Boulder’s Media Production program where he is studying to this day. Aside from school, Tyler plays on the school’s D1 hockey team and is the Vice-President of the CU Boulder Racing Team, where he overseas operations of the Endurance Racing Team and is in charge of the Sponsorship and Outreach team.
Big ideas have
small beginnings.
Past Experiences.
HALOGEN SOFTWARE, WEB MARKETING INTERN
May 2016 – August 2016
Tyler joined the Halogen Software Web Marketing Team – specifically the creative services teams – as an intern in the summer of 2016. Throughout the summer he was tasked with creating content for the company’s social media accounts (Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook), as well as managing the company blog and modernizing both front and back-end elements of their blog platform.
RTMARKETING, DESIGNER
April 2016 – June 2017
RTMarketing was an idea and business founded by former teammate Ryan Coughlin with the intention of providing social media marketing packages at an affordable price. Coughlin approached Tyler in April of 2016 and offered a spot on the team as the lead designed. In the short time RTMarketing was around, they worked with many individuals and businesses across Ontario and Québec.
GOCLOUD, CO-FOUNDER
December 2011 – March 2016
goCloud, originally WitherHost.net, was an up-and-coming game service and web hosting provider serving thousands of clients across the globe. As one of the founding partners, Tyler oversaw day-to-day operations of the company, including dealing with behind-the-scenes issues and customer support. On average, the goCloud team consisted of 5-10 employees, spread across systems admins to tech support, located in multiple time zones.
SHINE CAR CLEANING SERVICES, OPERATIONS MANAGER
May 2017 – August 2017
The CU Boulder Racing Team is a student organization at the University of Colorado founded in 2016 to provide automotive racing to the CU Boulder population. Tyler joined the team as a freshman in 2018 as the Creative Director and quickly climbed the ranks. Today, Tyler is the vice-president, overseeing operations of the endurance division as well as the sponsorship and outreach team.
TOP KARTING, TRACK MARSHAL
April 2018 – Present
The CU Boulder Racing Team is a student organization at the University of Colorado founded in 2016 to provide automotive racing to the CU Boulder population. Tyler joined the team as a freshman in 2018 as the Creative Director and quickly climbed the ranks. Today, Tyler is the vice-president, overseeing operations of the endurance division as well as the sponsorship and outreach team.
WE.ORG, YOUTH TRIPS FACILITATOR
June 2019 – Present
Tyler joined the WE.org trips facilitator team in June 2019. As a trip facilitator, Tyler’s role is to accompany and lead youth groups on community service trips to destinations such as Kenya, Ecuador, India, and China. Tyler is responsible for the behaviour of the group and overseeing day-to-day activities.
Education.
- Ashbury College, 2011 – 2015
- OSS & Ashbury Diploma
- Carleton University, 2015 – 2018
- Computer Science
- University of Colorado Boulder, 2018 – Present
- Media Production
Skills.
- Experience in Java, Python, PHP, HTML / CSS, JS
- Experienced with Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, etc.
- Experienced with small engine and automotive repair
Leadership.
- 2015-2018 WeDay ‘Crowd Pumper’ Supervisor
- Assign roles, train and oversee group of 300+ volunteers at Ottawa, New York, and Chicago events
- 2013-2015 FIRST Robotics Competition, Team Captain
- Elected captain by team members, oversaw mechanical and outreach team operations.
- 2017-2019 Me to We (WE.org) Facilitator Training
- CU Boulder Racing Team
- Vice-President. Oversees operations of the endurance division as well as the sponsorship and outreach team.
Other.
- First Aid and CPR certified
- Fluent in English and French
- Collegiate athlete
- CU Boulder Men’s D1 Hockey