Mark Mcfarlane
Founder And Managing Director (代表取締役) at Canvas Tokyo
Shibuya, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolMark Mcfarlane is a founder and managing director with 12+ years crafting mobile and web apps for Japan-based clients through his Shibuya-based consultancy, Tacchi Studios. He blends hands-on mobile development (iOS/Android) and UI design with user research to deliver product-focused solutions, having led engineering and founding roles across startups and agencies since 2009. As an active member of the British Chamber of Commerce Japan’s executive committee and digital technology taskforce, he brings cross-cultural business insight to tech strategy and industry initiatives. He also founded Canvas Tokyo and previously served as CTO and lead developer at early-stage ventures, demonstrating an ability to move between product, engineering, and leadership. Known for shipping polished consumer and enterprise apps, he pairs practical technical depth with a designer’s attention to user experience. If we haven’t met, he asks that connection requests include a brief message to start the conversation.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Hons, Computer Science, BSc Hons, Computer Science at University of SussexPGCE, ICT Secondary, PGCE, ICT Secondary at University of Brighton
Japanese, English
Github Skills (200)
automation10
google-maps10
bottom10
androidannotations10
nodejs10
mongodb10
react-dom10
expo10
frontend10
ruby10
mbaas10
chromecast10
react-native-component10
mobile10
gui-framework10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
TacchiStudios/TSRestkitManager
May 2015 - Nov 2017
Contributions:2 releases, 28 commits, 41 pushes in 2 years 6 months
battle-base/battlebase-data
Jul 2021 - Nov 2023
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
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