Derek Barnes

Derek Barnes is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in data science and engineering, currently serving as the Senior Director at Fanatics, Inc. Previous roles include Senior Principal Engineer and Team Lead at Zephyr Health, as well as various positions at eBay, where contributions were made as an Applied Researcher in Machine Translation and Data Platform Engineer in Trust Science. Derek has also held significant roles at Alcatel-Lucent, including Data and Reporting Architect and Senior Development Manager, along with experience as a Development Manager at Genesys Telecommunication Laboratories Inc. Derek holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, earned between 1998 and 2003.