Dan Gericke

ShiftControl

ShiftControl offers a seamless platform for purchasing, configuring, and securing all your SaaS services in one spot, tailored for small businesses and startups. Effortlessly manage users, invoices, and security. Get ready to experience SaaS management like never before.

Co-Founder

DNG Partners

DNG Partners is a specialized consulting firm offering CXO Advisory, Software, and Cybersecurity Strategy Development to modern businesses, with a mission to empower startups and ambitious enterprises.
https://www.dng-partners.com

Director

ExpressVPN

As the Chief Technology Officer at ExpressVPN and the Kape Privacy Division, I had the pleasure of leading the technology operations and innovations for not only ExpressVPN, a premier VPN brand with an amazing success story, but also three other prominent VPN brands that were part of the group. My role was central in building and scaling engineering and operations teams, driving us towards our mission to create secure and accessible internet experiences for 7+ million users worldwide.

Key Achievements/Tasks:
- Managed and provided leadership to over 300 engineers, delivering excellence across various domains, and contributing to US$600m+ in annualized revenue with double-digit YoY growth.
- Designed and executed a forward-thinking technology strategy, pioneering deep-tech integrations, OS layer advancements, and highly-auditable systems that positioned ExpressVPN as a leader in the industry.
- Cultivated a thriving engineering culture that empowered innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.

My time at ExpressVPN allowed me to merge my passion for cybersecurity and technology with an unwavering commitment to creating products that resonate with consumers on a global scale.

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

DarkMatter & Connection Systems

As Vice President of Cyber Security Advisory, I spearheaded multiple departments, focusing on modernizing IT systems and providing unique security and innovation insights. My role was essential in the transformation of traditional systems into future-ready, scalable, and more secure infrastructures.

Key Achievements/Tasks:
- Led a significant IT modernization effort, revitalizing a 10+ year old system, positioning the organization at the forefront of cyber security awareness.
- Executed leadership and oversight of cyber security and intelligence software development, translating complex cyber intelligence operations into actionable strategies.
- Advised senior government officials on the optimal allocation of a large US$330M+ budget, directing funds towards crucial products, solutions, and third-party contracts to meet mission requirements.
- My experience at DarkMatter allowed me to blend technical proficiency with executive leadership, forging paths in security and innovation without compromising core values or mission alignment. 

Leveraging my understanding of both offensive and defensive cyber strategies, I was able to provide unparalleled insights that transcended conventional thinking in the cybersecurity realm.

Vice President, Cyber Security Advisory

CyberPoint International

Cyber Security Expert/Head of Multiple Departments

URS Corporation

Senior Manager Network Engineering

Lockheed Martin

Systems Engineer Staff

Operations & Sustainment Manager

Senior Network Engineer

Ocean Systems Engineering Corporation

Network Engineer 3

USMC

Computer System Specialist

I’ve spent the past two decades immersed in cyber security, scaling startups, and building innovative tech solutions. As the former CTO of ExpressVPN, I helped shape the company from its early days into an industry leader, ultimately driving it to a US$1 billion exit. But beyond the business milestones, what I’m most proud of is fostering engineering cultures built on trust, collaboration, and continuous learning—where teams not only deliver cutting-edge products but also celebrate their wins along the way.

Now, as the Co-Founder of ShiftControl, I’m channeling my experience in cyber security, operations, and product development into solving a critical problem: how small businesses manage IT, security, and productivity tools. ShiftControl is all about making it easier for businesses to take control of their tech infrastructure without needing an enterprise-sized IT team. I believe small businesses are the backbone of the economy, and they deserve the same level of security and efficiency that big corporations take for granted.

My career has taken me from managing complex defense operations to leading large international teams and driving consumer-focused tech innovation. Each step has reinforced my passion for breaking new ground—whether in cyber security, SaaS management, or scaling high-growth startups.

I also enjoy sharing what I’ve learned. I speak at conferences, contribute to industry discussions, and always look for ways to connect with others who are just as obsessed with tech, security, and entrepreneurship as I am. Based in Singapore, my mission remains the same: push technological boundaries and create solutions that make a real impact.

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ShiftControl is 2 years old today, it’s been quite a ride! We’ve made it past the 18 month startup death spiral and we’ve got traction, product fit, and a great roadmap! Stay tuned!

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🚨 When a cyber incident happens, every minute counts. Incident response is the process of detecting, containing, and recovering from a security breach. It’s about being ready before something goes wrong — not scrambling after.

🧯 ShiftControl customers get a free subscription to Blackpanda IR-1 incident response. So if the worst case happens and you do get hacked, you’ll have a trusted team ready to help contain the threat and guide you through remediation.

#CyberSecurity #IncidentResponse #BreachResponse #RiskManagement #ShiftControl

This is one of the reasons ShiftControl exists. We make sure offboarded employees are actually offboarded from critical systems!  

How is your employee identity hygiene??

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🚩 If your SaaS tools aren’t keeping up, it may be time to rethink your provider. Here are five key red flags:
🔹 Frequent downtime or sluggish performance
🔹 Features missing that match your current growth
🔹 Customer support that leaves you in limbo
🔹 Security or compliance gaps you feel uneasy about
🔹 The market has moved on—better, cheaper, more powerful alternatives exist

#SaaSManagement #TechStack #SoftwareProviders #DigitalTransformation #ITStrategy

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👥 Managing groups in Google Workspace can quickly become a tangle of confusing permissions, nested memberships and shadow access if it isn’t handled properly. Groups are supposed to simplify access and collaboration—yet many teams end up spending too much time just keeping them straight.

🔧 We make it much easier. ShiftControl supports intuitive, dynamic group handling so you get:
🔹 Cleanly organised groups (by department, role or access level)
🔹 Automated membership based on user attributes like title, team or location
🔹 Visibility into who’s in which group and what they can access—reducing risk and speedy mis-assignments

#GoogleWorkspace #AccessControl #GroupManagement #SaaSManagement #ShiftControl

🔑 Privileged Access Management (PAM) is all about safeguarding the “keys to the kingdom” in your organisation—the accounts and identities that hold elevated permissions and can make big changes. Without strong PAM, these powerful accounts become prime targets for attackers.

🔧 ShiftControl supports PAM by synchronising users and groups into your SaaS services. That gives you the building blocks to:
🛡️ Use role-based access control (RBAC) with precision
👥 Manage privileged access so the right people get the right rights, at the right time
📋 Reduce risk by orchestrating how identities map to roles across your stack

#CyberSecurity #PAM #AccessControl #IdentityManagement #ShiftControl

💡 SaaS license optimization isn’t a once-a-year cleanup—it’s a daily discipline. You need to:
🔍 Audit software usage regularly—find idle seats and abandoned tools
🔧 Define digital personas by role and automate license assignments accordingly
📈 Monitor continuously—flag unused licences, adapt to changes in teams and tools

✅ If you’re looking to gain control of your SaaS spend, reduce waste and simplify licence management—check out ShiftControl.

#SaaSManagement #LicenseOptimization #CostControl #SaaSSpend #ITOperations

🧩 Managed Service Providers (MSPs) can be a great fit for companies running Microsoft environments. They’re often built around managing Microsoft 365, Azure, and related ecosystems.

But for Google Workspace shops, they’re rarely fit for purpose. Many MSPs will try to migrate customers to Microsoft rather than support Google Workspace natively — which means more friction, not less.

If your business runs on a modern, SaaS-first stack, you’ll want partners that actually meet you where you are, not where they’d rather take you.

#MSP #SaaSManagement #GoogleWorkspace #ITStrategy #BusinessOperations

✉️ DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) is one of the most important tools in keeping email trustworthy. It adds a digital signature to every outgoing message so the recipient’s server can verify that the email really came from your domain and wasn’t tampered with on the way.

💡 Why it matters:
🔹 Helps prevent attackers from spoofing your domain
🔹 Improves deliverability by signaling authenticity to mail providers
🔹 Builds trust with customers and partners who rely on your messages

#EmailSecurity #DKIM #CyberSecurity #Authentication #PhishingPrevention

📦 Just because your data lives in the cloud doesn’t mean you’re covered. Many SaaS vendors focus on platform uptime—not restoring your deleted items, corrupted files or ransomware-hit libraries.
🔍 That’s why backing up your SaaS apps (Google Workspace, Xero, etc.) is essential:
🧩 Keep versions of critical documents and accounts so you can recover fast
⚠️ Protect against human error, malicious deletion or service glitches
📉 Reduce downtime and help safeguard your reputation

🔧 On the ops side, our team built a platform that connects to your SaaS stack and ensures backups and restores are part of your defence—not an afterthought.

#SaaSSecurity #DataProtection #BackupAndRecovery #CloudStrategy #ShiftControl

Anyone that is surprised Cloudflare uses Lua and it was the cause of yesterday’s outage obviously has never done a lot of work with nginx….

I love it when they ask the tough questions in r/USMC 😜😵‍💫🤣

William J.

1000Steps: Experts in business development and sales consulting

Managing Director

We manage the BD for 40+ companies globally on an ongoing basis, in addition to some one-off pieces of sales consulting work. 

Our primary focus is working with businesses selling B2B who have reached a bottleneck in their business performance. Through detailed consultations and tailored programmes, we help our clients to develop their processes, build out their BD model and get their sales teams working effectively.

Director of Client Services

GoAsia Talent

GoAsiaTalent was founded to provide organisations with a clear, simple and complete route to the Asian talent market. Recruiting in Asia is often misunderstood and we want to change that.

Each region within Asia Pacific has its own nuances when it comes to talent acquisition, from candidate attraction best practices through to legal and compliance considerations.

We’ve seen first hand the difficulties that come with having to use multiple partners and vendors just to hire one person in one region, that's why we’re set up to handle the entire hiring process on your behalf across a range of local markets.

The phrase one-stop-shop is often overused, but we confident that this is what we can deliver. From RPO to Executive Search to on and offboarding your team, we have a solution that we can shape to fit your talent needs.

Built to unleash Asia's potential.

SalesRecruit23

SalesRecruit23: A Joint-Venture between 1000Steps and TechBridgeMarket

A new concept around hiring and supporting new salespeople as they start a new role. We developed a model building a huge database of salespeople, testing and assessing them for future fit, and then placing them into our clients' businesses with immediate support upon joining, including:

1. lead generation and 
2. sales coaching

Through their first quarter (and potentially onwards) to get them up to speed. 

The model worked nicely but has been put on hold to continue growing the established businesses.

TechBridge Market

TechBridge Market is the home of Talent-Acquisition-as-a-Service (TAaaS). 

TAaaS is a tech that augments talent acquisition capacity and local sourcing capabilities for over 200 enterprise companies, growth-stage startups, and government agencies across six APAC markets. 

Our tech-enabled but fully managed service contractually guarantees hires without charging any recruitment fees. 

Find out more at www.techbridgemarket.com or email us at contactus@techbridgemarket.com

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

Head Of Sales

Sales and Account Management

Human Capital

Established in 2003 and with offices in Houston, São Paulo, London, Geneva, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney, Human Capital identify and recruit business-critical talent for organisations involved in the energy, agriculture and metal supply chains.

I work within our Energy (Oil, Gas, LNG, Power, Renewables) Trading and Shipping portfolio, based in Singapore, covering the APAC region. 

Right to work in Singapore: 
Human Capital Search Pte. Ltd.
Co. Reg. No. 200900580E
EA Licence No. 12S5057
EA Reg No. R2095233

Headhunter

Established in 2003 and with offices in Houston, São Paulo, London, Geneva, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney, Human Capital identify and recruit business-critical talent for organisations involved in the energy, agriculture and metal supply chains.

Associate

ICAEW

Sales Director of CASSL

CASSL board member 

RecruitIn

Co-founder of growth hacking firm specialising in online recruitment. Responsibility over business development and client relationship management with a particular focus on lead generation.

RSM UK

•	International secondment to head office in Chicago, USA between January – April 2018
•	Involved in designing new Global Audit Methodology to roll-out across the international network
•	Qualified Audit supervisor with three and a half years of experience, leading audits since January 2016
•	Full range of clients from restaurants to financial securities with audit fees ranging from £10,000 to approaching £1,000,000 
•	Fully compliant with FCA, charities, tax, natural resources and other relevant training

Supervisor

• Secondment to RSM worldwide head office in Chicago into Real Estate (RE) department for 2018 "busy season".
• Specialised in RE funds including auditing of DCF & Income Cap models, NOI analysis and application of discount, terminal and cap rates.
• Selected from across RSM Global network.

Senior Associate

Audit Assistant

A.P. Moller - Maersk

Customer Services Executive

British Army

Officer Cadet

I moved to Singapore during the pandemic, after living and working in America, to keep exploring new cultures around the World both professionally and personally. SG offers the perfect base to explore both. 

I transitioned out of being an chartered accountant in London to find more commercial experience. I began with a (failed) lead generation start-up, became a headhunter and then ran one and co-founded two more recruitment businesses. From 2021 I have been on the management and sales side of each business, which led me to 1000 Steps, as I was a client and then we were partners in a joint-venture together, before I joined the team full-time. 

With 1000 Steps, we've iterated and optimised to offer a fractional lead generation model, developed for the salespeople within 1000 Steps and later input into our clients' businesses.

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