David Bechberger
Summary
Experienced Distributed Data SME with over 20 years of expertise in advising, leading, managing, and developing scalable software solutions in SaaS and Enterprise environments. Skilled in architecture, design, and development of distributed data platforms for applications of all sizes, with a specific focus on graph databases, LLM based applications, and associated data technologies. Recognized thought leader in the field, having spoken at national and international conferences and co-authored "Graph Databases in Action" by Manning Publications. Extensive experience in training and mentoring teams, executives, and conference attendees on software development topics related to graph databases, data governance, and architectural best practices. Collaborative professional dedicated to optimizing team culture and driving success.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Graph Architect
Amazon - AWS - Amazon Neptune
01.2020 - Current
- Company Overview: AWS’s purpose built graph database offering
- An individual contributor and member of the leadership team on the Amazon Neptune
- Conducted rapid prototyping, testing, and usability feedback of more than 10 major new feature launches, including 3 re:Invent keynote announcements including, Neptune ML (2020), Neptune Analytics (2023), and Bedrock KnowledgeBases GraphRAG (2024)
- Spearheaded the integration, optimization, and evaluation of open source knowledge graph based LLM products with Amazon Neptune, including third party integrations with LlamaIndex, Langchain, and Claude
- Provided thought leadership in graphs, knowledge graphs, and their integration into machine learning and LLM based (agentic/non-agentic) applications
- Delivered ease of use content including code examples, demos, tools, and integrations with open source software products
Solutions Architect - Graph Database SME
DataStax
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Member of a cross-functional team responsible for interacting with sales, engineering, product, and training
- Create ease of use content including code examples, demos, tools, as well as produced proof of concepts for potential products, 1 of which was adopted
- Interacted with product and engineering teams to provide customer-centric usability feedback on the next generation of our graph database product
- Created and delivered training and sales materials for both internal and external customers explaining the benefits of using graph technology
- Provided thought leadership in the area of graph databases by speaking at 3 national and international conferences as well as multiple meetups
- Worked closely with customers and internal pre and post-sales resources to solve graph-related problems
Chief Software Architect
Gene By Gene
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Company Overview: Bioinformatics company
- Designed, specified and led projects for bioinformatics company including:
- Managed direct reports including mentoring, prioritization, and career development
- Implemented and managed the software roadmap, prioritization, and staffing for 8 interdisciplinary work streams comprising ~50 IT personnel
- Led the design and implementation of a next-generation data platform focused on migration from monolithic application architecture to a distributed, low latency and fault-tolerant eventing architecture based on SQL Server, DSE Graph, Cassandra and RabbitMQ on Docker
- Designed the strategy to migrate from a one-off application delivery model to a standardized cloud-first application delivery model focused on scalability, containerization, and configuration as code
- A technical leader within the company coaching, mentoring and training junior developers through code reviews, hands-on training, with a focus on continuous improvement
- Introduced best practice project management tracking and reporting practices across the entire IT team
- Bioinformatics company
Senior Architect/Technical Lead
Expero Inc.
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Senior Architect and/or Technical Lead with a variety of clients on projects including:
- Provided core architectural expertise to aid clients in building scalable data pipelines using DSE Graph, Titan, and Neo4j and many other big data processing tools such as Spark, Kafka, and Hadoop
- Providing architectural and practical recommendations to clients regarding the optimal use of Spark and graph databases within their product architecture
- Spearheaded training and mentoring efforts to improve the knowledge and skill set of new and existing employees
Lead Software Engineer
TEXbase Inc.
01.2007 - 01.2013
- Lead Software Engineer accountable for Development, Operations, QA, and Production Customer Support across our entire business application line
Software Engineer
Veridical Research and Design LLC.
01.2005 - 01.2008
- Software Engineer on multiple projects productizing R&D efforts for assessment of concealed knowledge for a government client
Application Engineer
Computer Compliance Inc.
01.2002 - 01.2005
- Application Engineer responsible for requirements, installation, configuration, and validation of our custom software product for managing and reporting on production data for the pharmaceutical industry
Hardware/Software Engineer
Trakker Technologies
01.2001 - 01.2002
- Hardware/Software Engineer responsible for all aspects of managing our custom hardware builds as well as feature enhancements and deployment for our custom lead retrieval system
Education
B.S. - Electrical Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY06.2001
Skills
- Recognized Expert in graph databases and query languages including Amazon Neptune, Neo4j, JanusGraph, Gremlin, Cypher/openCypher
- Expertise in SQL/noSQL databases including Postgres, SQL Server, Oracle, Datastax Enterprise, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redis
- Experienced in data technologies including Kafka, Machine Learning integrations and the AWS Cloud
- Programming languages including Python, Javascript/Typescript, NET, Java
Timeline
Principal Graph Architect
Amazon - AWS - Amazon Neptune
01.2020 - Current
Solutions Architect - Graph Database SME
DataStax
01.2018 - 01.2019
Chief Software Architect
Gene By Gene
01.2017 - 01.2018
Senior Architect/Technical Lead
Expero Inc.
01.2013 - 01.2017
Lead Software Engineer
TEXbase Inc.
01.2007 - 01.2013
Software Engineer
Veridical Research and Design LLC.
01.2005 - 01.2008
Application Engineer
Computer Compliance Inc.
01.2002 - 01.2005
Hardware/Software Engineer
Trakker Technologies
01.2001 - 01.2002
B.S. - Electrical Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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