Dan Khan

Dan Khan

Internet Entrepreneur (CTO) / Software Hacker

New Zealand

Current
  • Owner, CTO at 1791 Diamonds Limited
  • Owner, CTO at NetProfess Limited
Past
  • CTO at www.logicons.com
  • CTO at GrandTicket.com; EverythingPen.com
  • Software Engineer at SmartGroups.com

2 more...

Education
  • The University of Sheffield
Connections
60 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Dan Khan’s Summary

Dan Khan is the CTO and founding partner of online jewellery retailer 1791 Diamonds, which launched in New Zealand, Australia, and the UK in 2008/9.

Having worked in fast-paced web technology startups, Dan knows what it takes to make an online start-up work - from sweat equity and early stage concept, through to rapid technical development and ongoing operational maintenance. Dan has over 12 years of international experience working with NZ businesses and successful high-traffic web start-ups in the UK.

Dan is active in advancing the design industry in New Zealand - he recently helped set up a community of over 200 developers, and publishes technical articles and presentations, often to tertiary institutions in Auckland for both staff and students.

Dan is a professional member of the Designer's Institute of New Zealand; holds a multi-award-winning 1st class Master of Software Engineering degree (MEng) from the UK's University of Sheffield; and he sits on Natcoll's curriculum advisory board to assist assembling courses relevant to industry.

Dan is a 'software hacker'; working flexibly at all levels of business by day; and hacking away at his own hobby projects through the night.

Dan Khan’s Specialties:

Scalable web technology, Online Strategy, PHP application development, technology startups, software as a service


Additional Information

Dan Khan’s Websites:

Dan Khan’s Groups:

Designer's Institute of NZ Professional Member; Auckland BNI CBD Chapter; NatColl Advisory Board for Web Development Courses; Auckland Tech Startups Meetup; Auckland PHP Meetup; Auckland Web Design Meetup; Regular Speaker to Students and Staff about Web Technologies;

  •    BNI Group (Business Network International)
  •    New Zealand Web Development
  •    Web Application Frameworks Users Group (WAFUG)

Dan Khan’s Honors:

Designer's Institute of NZ Professional Member (peer-reviewed); 1st Class Masters Degree; Mappin Medal For Best Software Engineer at University; Hollowbrook Prize for Best Software Engineering thesis at University; Nominated for Best Engineering Graduate at Royal Academy, UK.


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