Dave graduated from the University of Missouri - Rolla with a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering. Shortly into his first engineering job he realized a passion for computers and worked his way into the field. He has good working knowledge of php, perl, ASP, visual basic, javascript languages as well as Microsoft and Linux operating systems. Currently he works with over 10,000 enterprise class servers accross the nation.

Dave is also a father three children. Dave and his wife currently reside in West County with their dog.

In what spare time he has, Dave enjoys woodworking, excercise and raising money to fight diabetes.