Technical Director

Alan Chan-Senior Data Recovery & Storage Expert

15 Years

Experts

Experience & Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Electronic and Information Engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU).
Certified as an international digital forensics expert with the ACE (AccessData Certified Examiner) credential.

Experience

My journey began at a high-end computer repair workshop in the Golden Computer Centre, Sham Shui Po. It was a time when hard drive failures were rampant, and I personally handled tens of thousands of Seagate and Western Digital drives with damaged read/write heads or corrupted firmware.

I later joined a renowned data recovery laboratory in Hong Kong as a senior engineer, specializing in logical-layer fault analysis and file system reconstruction for NTFS, HFS+, and APFS.

Currently, I serve as Technical Director at PandaOffice, where I led the optimization of the underlying scanning algorithms for Drecov software. These improvements significantly boosted recovery success rates, particularly for cases involving Seagate hard drive partition table loss and formatted data recovery.

Education

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) – B.Eng. in Electronic and Information Engineering.

Life

I am a passionate film photography enthusiast, drawn to the tangible nature of capturing images on physical media. This fascination with preserving memories in a physical form has naturally shaped my professional sensitivity toward safeguarding digital data in today’s tech-driven world.

In my free time, I enjoy hiking the MacLehose Trail. I often draw parallels between data recovery and trekking—both require immense patience and careful navigation to reach the goal.

I also love disassembling electronic devices and frequently share videos of vintage storage equipment teardown on social media, helping others understand hardware maintenance and the inner workings of technology.

Experience

My journey began at a high-end computer repair workshop in the Golden Computer Centre, Sham Shui Po. It was a time when hard drive failures were rampant, and I personally handled tens of thousands of Seagate and Western Digital drives with damaged read/write heads or corrupted firmware.

I later joined a renowned data recovery laboratory in Hong Kong as a senior engineer, specializing in logical-layer fault analysis and file system reconstruction for NTFS, HFS+, and APFS.

Currently, I serve as Technical Director at PandaOffice, where I led the optimization of the underlying scanning algorithms for Drecov software. These improvements significantly boosted recovery success rates, particularly for cases involving Seagate hard drive partition table loss and formatted data recovery.

Education

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) – B.Eng. in Electronic and Information Engineering.

Life

I am a passionate film photography enthusiast, drawn to the tangible nature of capturing images on physical media. This fascination with preserving memories in a physical form has naturally shaped my professional sensitivity toward safeguarding digital data in today’s tech-driven world.

In my free time, I enjoy hiking the MacLehose Trail. I often draw parallels between data recovery and trekking—both require immense patience and careful navigation to reach the goal.

I also love disassembling electronic devices and frequently share videos of vintage storage equipment teardown on social media, helping others understand hardware maintenance and the inner workings of technology.

Popular Posts

How to Restore Deleted Items in Outlook

This guide explains how to recover deleted items in Outlook, including emails, contacts, and calendar entries, using built-in folders, server backups, and Pandaoffice Drecov for advanced recovery.

February 15, 2026

How Do I Recover Deleted Emails in Outlook

This complete guide explains how to recover deleted emails in Outlook, restore permanently lost messages, use recovery folders, backups, and advanced tools like Pandaoffice Drecov.

February 15, 2026

Accidentally Deleted Bookmark Folder Chrome? | 6 Ways

This guide explains how to recover Google Chrome bookmarks after accidental deletion, sync errors, or profile corruption using backup files and Pandaoffice drecov safely and effectively.

February 14, 2026

How to Format Hard Drive Windows 11?

This guide explains how to format hard drives in Windows 11 using File Explorer, Disk Management, and Command Prompt, covering new drive setup, hard formatting, file system selection, common errors, and data recovery solutions with Pandaoffice Drecov.

February 13, 2026

How to Restore Favorites in Google Chrome?

This guide explains how to recover Chrome favorites, including deleted or missing bookmarks, using Pandaoffice drecov and built-in backup methods safely.

February 13, 2026

How to Get Your Google Chrome Bookmarks Back?

This guide shows how to recover Google Chrome bookmarks, including deleted or missing favorites, using Pandaoffice drecov and backup methods safely.

February 13, 2026

How to Recover Deleted Documents on Google Docs

This guide explains how to recover lost documents on Google Docs and recover permanently deleted Google Docs using Trash, version history, backups, and Pandaoffice drecov.

February 12, 2026

How to Recover A Blink Video Deleted Accidentally?

This guide explains how to recover deleted Blink videos, undelete Blink videos, and perform Canon photo recovery using cloud, SD cards, and Pandaoffice drecov.

February 12, 2026

How to Recover Permanently Deleted Files from OneDrive?

Losing files stored in Microsoft OneDrive can feel devastating—especially when they seem permanently gone. Whether the files were deleted by mistake, removed during synchronization, or erased after the recycle bin was emptied, OneDrive deleted data is a problem faced by individuals and businesses alike. Fortunately, in many cases, it is still possible to restore your

February 12, 2026

How to Recover Deleted Photos from Secure Folder Without Backup

This guide explains how to recover permanently deleted Secure Folder photos without backup, focusing on SD card recovery scenarios and reliable sd photo recovery software solutions.

February 11, 2026

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.