David Beatty
Director of Cloud Strategy and GenAI Implementation
Leading engineering and product teams with 12+ years of experience in Public Cloud, Metaverse Infrastructure, and AI/ML Engineering. Driving transformational change at scale.
About Me
I'm a Sr. Product Manager with over 12 years of experience leading engineering and product teams for large enterprise organizations. Currently based in New Braunfels, Texas, I specialize in Public Cloud infrastructure, Metaverse platforms, and AI/ML engineering.
I have director-level experience leading product engineering and operations organizations, with a proven track record at Meta, Dell, and Rackspace. My passion lies in fast-paced, transformational challenges where I can drive innovation at scale.
From launching Meta's mobile Metaverse platform for Horizon Worlds to building Dell's managed services framework and leading Rackspace's global cloud infrastructure initiatives, I thrive on creating products that deliver exceptional user experiences while scaling to millions of users.
Experience
Sr. Product Manager for Horizon Worlds Platform & Cloud Gaming
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
Bellevue, WA
Drove the successful launch of the mobile Metaverse platform for Horizon Worlds on the Meta Quest app (Android & iOS) and browser. Led platform development delivering best-in-class player experience capable of hosting tens of millions of monthly active users.
- Led delivery enabling rapid user growth from ~100k to projected millions MAU
- Optimized core experience metrics: decreased load times by 60% (50s to 20s), boosted reliability from 89% to 96%
- Expanded capacity by increasing max avatars per world from 30 to 1,000+
- Increased efficiency by 20% through strategic GPU allocation
- Built proof-of-concept for co-locating 10k concurrent users in one world instance
- Developed LLM AI models as helpful agents for players
Sr. Platform Manager - Managed Services Infrastructure
Dell Technology
Austin, TX
Helped Dell accelerate managed services growth by building a new managed services framework that became the standard for expressing services in the marketplace. Architected framework to reframe Dell as a cloud services company.
- Architected managed services framework including hardware allocation and device types
- Partnered with teams to discover geographic implications of building a Cloud
- Proposed $21m on-ramp introducing Dell as managed services company
- Partnered with Fortune 500 companies for Private Managed Cloud migration
Sr. Product Manager for Cloud Infrastructure Services
Rackspace
San Antonio, TX
Led global effort to productize Rackspace's professional services solutions on AWS, Azure, and GCP. Point-person for achieving SOC2 compliance for Managed Public Cloud.
- Led effort to globalize and productize PS portfolio, rolling out 25 new services and products
- Created standard framework for regional organizations to develop new products
- Trained sales leaders on new PS product lines
- Led cloud compliance initiatives for AWS, Azure, and GCP
Director of HR Operations and Product Development
Rackspace
San Antonio, TX
Led HR Operations and Product teams touching every aspect of the business portfolio globally. Ensured HR products were compliant with regulatory entities and downstream systems followed identity management processes.
- Led product team in development and deployment of HRIS system for 6,000 global Rackers
- Ensured compliance with SOX and SOC2
- Stabilized HR processes across Workday, iCIMS, cFactor, and Cornerstone OnDemand
Director of Systems Engineering & Sr. Product Manager
Maximus Government Consulting
Austin, TX / DC / New York
Led technical implementation of the Affordable Care Act in New York, the largest Health Care project in the United States. Managed teams developing and maintaining five internal products used by 1,000 employees.
- Led development of web-based Java application for Call Center enrollment
- Managed technical team using lean agile methodology
- Served as board member for MAXIMUS Strategic Initiatives
- Led strategic goals of 600-person operations center
- Developed and piloted open-source Intranet Portal for 7,000 employees
Featured Projects
AI Content Generator
A sophisticated content generation platform powered by large language models. Features include custom fine-tuning, context management, and real-time collaboration.
Real-Time Analytics Dashboard
Comprehensive analytics platform with real-time data visualization, custom reporting, and predictive insights using machine learning algorithms.
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