DEREK BARKA
MEET DEREK
PARTNER, CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
As Chief Technology Officer at SilverTech, Derek defines and drives the agency’s technology vision—helping clients harness data, digital platforms, and emerging technologies to solve complex business challenges and build meaningful, lasting customer relationships.
Known for finding solutions to the toughest and most complicated technology challenges, Derek combines innovation with deep expertise across enterprise architecture, cloud infrastructure, custom development, and big data. He brings a security-first mindset and a sharp focus on privacy and compliance, enabling organizations to build secure, scalable, and future-ready digital ecosystems.
Derek serves as a strategic adviser to both SilverTech’s technology partners and clients. He works closely with platform providers—often consulting on product roadmaps—to ensure solutions align with real-world business needs and deliver maximum value. He also helps client organizations develop and execute digital roadmaps that make the most of their existing systems and data, integrating legacy technologies with modern platforms where and when it makes sense to drive growth, stay competitive, and support long-term success.
Throughout his career, Derek has played a key role in shaping the tools and platforms that power modern digital marketing. He is a recognized authority and thought leader in the martech space—recently named a Kentico MVP and Progress Sitefinity Champion. Derek holds numerous certifications, including Kentico Developer, Kentico Marketer, Sitefinity Developer, and Sitecore Developer.
SilverTech and Independent Bank Website Redesign Wins Prestigious Web Excellence Award
9/30/25
Bedford, NH – September 30, 2025 – SilverTech, a leading digital marketing and technology agency, is proud to announce that its client, Independent Bank, has been honored with a Web Excellence Award of Excellence for its newly redesigned website.
The Web Excellence Awards celebrate the best of the web, recognizing outstanding achievements by creative professionals and agencies worldwide. Receiving an Award of Excellence represents one of the highest honors in the competition, distinguishing projects that demonstrate innovation, user-centric design, and measurable impact.
The award-winning Independent Bank site, built on the HubSpot CMS platform, reimagines the digital banking experience, introducing streamlined architecture, modern design, AI-powered search, predictive analytics, and integrated support tools. Together, these enhancements provide customers with faster, more personalized, and more intuitive access to banking services.
"We partnered with SilverTech to rebuild every layer of our website, architecture, design, content, and functionality. We introduced predictive analytics, AI-powered search, and fully integrated support, making banking easier, faster, and more personal. Since launch, we’ve seen longer sessions, more engagement, lower bounce rates, and fewer support calls. But most importantly, we’ve built a site that finally reflects who we are: the bank of YOU," said Mindy Dyk, VP of Digital Marketing at Independent Bank.
This recognition underscores SilverTech’s HubSpot expertise in building data-driven, customer-first digital experiences that transform the way financial institutions engage with their customers. It also adds to the agency’s growing list of accolades, which include being named Progress Sitefinity Partner of the Year and earning multiple Kentico Site of the Month awards, further cementing SilverTech’s reputation as a trusted leader in digital transformation.
For more information about the Web Excellence Awards, visit: https://we-awards.com/winner/independent-bank/
About SilverTech
SilverTech is a leading digital experience agency redefining how businesses engage with their customers. Founded in 1996, the national agency is changing the game for clients who seek an unexpectedly enjoyable experience to solve even the most complex business challenges. SilverTech sets the bar higher when it comes to smart and satisfying client-agency partnerships. Services include digital marketing, user experience strategy and design, advanced web and application design and development, data and technology integration, and digital business consultation. Clients include national and global brands such as Allison Transmission, Nova Scotia Power, Drexel University, The State of New Hampshire, Georgia Pacific, Renown Health, United Community Bank, Fulton Bank, and others.
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