Hi, nice to meet you...

I'm David. I specialize in building enterprise-grade technology & teams, from the ground-up, in rapidly-growing organizations. Since 2010, I’ve helped teams bring a broad ecosystem of products to market, including web sites, mobile apps, and IoT hardware.

I’m based in Nashville, TN and hold a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Companies I've worked with:

Vālenz Health
VP Innovation | Current
Project: AI + Innovation Studio
Healthcare Bluebook (acquired)
VP Cloud Operations | 2015-2024
Project: Nationwide Healthcare price transparency & care navigation service
Schneider Electric
Lead Smart Home Test Engineer | 2011-2015
Project: Wiser Air smart thermostat

Areas of expertise:

• AI + Innovation Management

  • Building AI capabilities that advance people, processes, and products within an organization

  • Leading Hackathons, Ideation Sessions, & Intrapreneurship Programs

• IT Department Leadership

  • Founding & scaling new departments

  • Navigating the IT-side of Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Hiring technical talent

• Rapid Prototyping

  • Software

  • Cloud Infrastructure

  • IoT devices

• Azure DevOps | Application Lifecycle Management

  • Account administration

  • CI/CD pipeline automation

  • ADO Organization merges, following M&A

• Career Coaching & Mentoring

  • Career advice & mentorship, on an individual basis

  • Mentoring via the NTC ELITE program & Nashville Software School

• Speaking on Tech

  • Nashville AI Week: Panelist

    • AI In Healthcare & Medicine: Transforming Patient Care & Medical Innovation

    • AI-Powered Workforce: What Jobs Will Look Like in 2030 and Beyond

  • NTC Innovation Summit: Workshop Presenter

    • Build a Private, White-labelled LLM for your Employees

  • Nashville Entrepreneur Center: Startups and the Global Economy (Panel)

  • Girl Geek Dinner: Microcontroller Programing 101
    

Want to get in touch?