Duran is a University of Sydney student and holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Master of IT Management. His special interests are in Information Systems and Knowledge Management. Duran is experienced in IT Management including systems management, network management and enterprise solution architecture. His work portfolio includes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) integration and web application development for an urban planning department. Duran's current research interests are in knowledge management systems (KMS) and knowledge modelling with ontologies. His latest project at Moxy is developing tools for collaborative data modelling.