Dan Hopwood - CEO, datahappy

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Work Background

datahappyFounder

Aug. 2022London, England, United KingdomWe leveraged our extensive expertise in data and analytics to create a platform that transforms the complexity of data tracking into simplicity. datahappy offers a seamless, efficient solution for businesses, embodying a straightforward yet powerful approach to data integration and analytics.

CaseyFounder

Jun. 2016 - Sep. 2020London, United KingdomThe biggest determinant to our happiness and longevity is the quality of our relationships. The key to having great relationships is spending regular, quality time together. So that's what we're all about: making it easier to spend more and better time with those closest to us by removing all the hassle.

MSTYChief Product Officer

Sep. 2014 - Jan. 2016London- Hired the team from scratch across iOS, Android, backend & design. - Interaction (UX) and product design based on high level concept. - KPIs and roadmap owner, maintaining team focus and promoting autonomy. - Weekly sprint plans for/with the development team. - Regular touch points with users via support/feedback emails & in-app team channel. - Regular 1 on 1s with each member of the product/development team. - Planned and managed BI/analytics, ensuring key business questions were able to be answered. - Rolled MSTY out globally, designed and managed the process around app localisation and its associated challenges. - Lead email marketing efforts to educate and re-engage users. - Optimised and monitored storefronts (ASO): app name, keywords, description & screenshots.

DrivnFounder

Apr. 2013London, United KingdomData & analytics support for ambitious technology companies.

FloxxCTO

Mar. 2011 - Mar. 2013Islington- Responsible for all development initially, from DB design through server side development, API and client (iOS). - Grew team to 6 developers/designers. - Lead sprint planning meetings for internal and external projects. - Delegated development while maintaining control of product and technical design decisions. - Actively involved with client acquisition & oversaw technical aspects of bid/proposal/SoW documents to ensure estimates were realistic. - Appropriate tooling chosen to allow effective monitoring/tracking of sprints and to allow team members to inspect what was being worked on at any given time. - Defined a set of coding standards for developers to work to, ensuring code quality was maintained.

DeticaTechnical Consultant

Nov. 2009 - Mar. 2011- Worked on a wide range of projects, from a large scale enterprise app running Java EE/Oracle to one person projects e.g. a mobile application for the Android platform. - Became familiar with the challenges that large development teams face when trying to coordinate tasks, commits & deliverables. - Developed an automated process that generated a significant amount of boilerplate code, reducing development time and bug count.