About · Dawood Ali Khan

I sit between the business and the build.

I studied computer science with a focus on machine learning, and did my final-year projects in embedded systems and big data. Then I moved into the web: Laravel APIs and CMS plugins first, then leading a development team shipping client sites. Today I run discovery, make the architecture calls, and still write the code.

KADS Lab is the name I put on that work: Knowledge, Architecture, Development, Systems. It’s the order I work in. I use AI tools every day, and I review every line before it ships.

Portrait of Dawood Ali Khan

Eight years, five teams

  1. 2025 — 2026Digital Solutions ConsultantLink Creative, Chicago
  2. 2022 — 2025Lead Web DeveloperDivine Design & Marketing
  3. 2020 — 2021Web DeveloperABTACH Ltd., Karachi
  4. 2019 — 2020Junior Web DeveloperThe Digital Factory
  5. 2018 — 2019Trainee Web DeveloperCento Square
  6. 2016 — 2020BS Computer ScienceIqra University · ML focus

The toolbox, and what each drawer is for

I run the first calls, audit what exists, and turn a loose request into a scope with priorities, risks and a plan a client can sign off.

WorkshopsSite auditsSemrushGA4

How I work

01

Find the real requirement

The request is a starting point. The problem behind it is the job.

02

Pick the simplest tool that holds

A plugin beats a platform when it solves the problem and the client can maintain it.

03

Leave it maintainable

Documented, tested and handed over, so it keeps working after launch day.

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