David W Barnes
About David W Barnes
David W Barnes serves as the Senior Product Manager (Platform) at eduMe, where he leads the Developer Relations Squad to enhance the developer experience for custom integrations. He has a diverse background in product management and business development, with previous roles at Protolabs, ELEY Limited, and several other companies across the UK and Europe.
Work at EduMe
David W Barnes serves as the Senior Product Manager (Platform) at eduMe, a position he has held since 2021. In this role, he leads the Developer Relations Squad, focusing on creating a developer-first product experience for custom integrations. His responsibilities include discovering, scoping, delivering, and iterating on public APIs, webhooks, SDKs, and providing support for customer developers. He plays a crucial role in ensuring a scalable and performant platform for eduMe's rapidly growing product, emphasizing the importance of understanding customer needs related to reliability, scalability, and performance.
Previous Experience
Prior to his current role at eduMe, David W Barnes accumulated diverse experience across various companies. He worked at Protolabs as the EMEA IM Product Manager from 2018 to 2021. He also held positions at ELEY Limited as the UK & Ireland Business Development Manager and Product Manager, and at Norgren as a Project Manager. His earlier career included roles at Market Makers as an Account Manager and Assistant Team Manager, and as a Global Graduate Development Trainee at IMIplc. He co-founded agreeme and was involved in its operations from 2018 to 2023.
Education and Expertise
David W Barnes holds a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Portsmouth, which he completed in 2011. He also earned a Bachelor of Science with honors in Engineering with Business Studies from the University of Warwick in 2008. His educational background supports his expertise in product management and development, particularly in understanding customer needs and transitioning businesses from legacy systems to microservice infrastructures.
Key Contributions
In his professional career, David W Barnes has played a key role in transitioning businesses from legacy monolith systems to microservice infrastructures. His work focuses on ensuring that platforms are scalable and performant, which is essential for meeting the demands of rapidly growing products. His contributions at eduMe include developing a robust developer experience and enhancing the platform's capabilities through public APIs and SDKs.