Summary
Barry Evans is a seasoned technology executive with over 20 years of high-performance computing, storage and data management experience and a track record of building profitable, product-led businesses. As CTO/co‑founder of Pixit Media and ArcaStream and now SVP of Product Development at DataCore Software, he combines deep hands‑on engineering with commercial leadership to deliver software-defined, scale-out storage solutions for research, media and enterprise customers. He has repeatedly moved from systems-level UNIX engineering to C‑suite product strategy, demonstrating rare fluency across architecture, go-to-market and team scaling. Known for pragmatic, value-for-money technology choices, he has a history of rapidly turning niche technical capabilities into sustainable companies. Based in the Greater Sheffield area, he blends UK and international experience and still enjoys tinkering with Java in his spare time. An unconventional detail: he has simultaneously built multiple successful organisations, showing an ability to lead parallel technical ventures without sacrificing product delivery.
10 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Political Science, Political Science at University of Nebraska at Omaha
Business, Business at Sheffield Hallam University