Summary
John Doran is a seasoned technology leader and Chief Technology Officer with 13 years of hands-on experience building and scaling resilient SaaS platforms from infrastructure to product. At Phorest Salon Software he progressed from engineer to CTO, leading multi-team delivery, platform reliability, automation and operational excellence to help salon owners grow their businesses. He combines strategic vision with day-to-day execution—owning security, performance, availability and cost while driving continuous delivery and high-value product launches. Outside Phorest he helps the community as an organiser of ShipItCon and spent time in growth equity assessing scale-up opportunities, reflecting a blend of technical, operational and commercial sensibilities. Based in Ireland with a BSc in Business Computing, he’s known for turning infrastructure migrations and devops investments into measurable customer impact.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bsc Business Computing(Information Systems Development), Bsc Business Computing(Information Systems Development) at Technological University Dublin