Summary
Darin Mcbeath is a seasoned technology leader with over 25 years of experience designing large-scale internet applications and leading disruptive-technology initiatives, currently serving as Director of Disruptive Technologies at Elsevier. He combines hands-on prototype development and data modeling with strategic technology diligence, helping product teams explore linked data, machine learning, and cloud-enabled opportunities. Previously he defined Elsevier’s SOA platform and drove the technical roadmap for ScienceDirect, translating business requirements into architectures that scaled to an $800M online business. Known in the XQuery community for advancing interoperability, he brings a rare mix of deep search-engine and web-architecture expertise rooted in early work at LexisNexis. Colleagues rely on him as a pragmatic visionary who turns speculative ideas into rapid, vote-getting prototypes and actionable strategy.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Systems Analysis, B.S., Systems Analysis at Miami University