Summary
David Needham is a seasoned engineering manager and founder with 12 years of experience building customer education, training programs, and technical curriculum for developer-focused SaaS products. At Datadog and Pantheon he scaled training teams, redesigned workshop strategies into self-service playbooks, and led LMS and lab platform migrations that measurably boosted engagement and ARR. He combines hands-on curriculum development, program management, and data-driven decision making with a background in web development and Drupal themed training dating back to early freelance work. As founder of Story Tech Media he now applies those skills to preserving family and business stories through bespoke documentary production and media restoration. Based in Champaign, IL, he balances public speaking and blogging with streaming on Twitch and board games with his family—an unusual blend of technical leadership and creative storytelling.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Multimedia, Bachelor of Science Multimedia at Bradley University
Spanish, English