While still in university getting his degree in computer science, David joined Robelle Solutions Technology as the first employee after the founders. After joining Robelle, he got permission from his 4th year professors to take a week off so he could fly to an international conference to give his first ever technical presentation.

During David’s tenure as co-owner and President of Robelle, he traveled the world giving a new presentation every year, building Robelle into the world’s leading provider of HP 3000 solutions. He is a co-author of The IMAGE/3000 Handbook, the reference work for the HP 3000 IMAGE database management system.

David has continued to dedicate his career to simplifying and explaining technical and management concepts to government and commercial organizations, their employees, and key stakeholders. Since leaving Robelle in 2001, he has been an investor, consultant and employee to a number of technology companies, focusing on turning ideas into products, messaging and results. David now works directly with entrepreneurs to help them bridge to the next level of results—in business and in life. Spend one hour reading his book Wind In Your Sails, attend a one hour talk with him, or get one hour of 1-to-1 coaching and you will have 3 concrete action items that will shift and accelerate your business within 90 days.

In his spare time, David enjoys the beauty, water, and mountains of the Vancouver area, while taking occasional adventure breaks with his wife, Karalee. David and Karalee are committed to their three children, spending time supporting them in the many and varied activities they are involved with, including skiing together as a family in Whistler.

When not writing books, coaching, or speaking, you might find David hiking the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal or sailing across oceans.