Dave is known for his expertise in distributed data architecture as well as being a Graph Database SME. Dave uses his 20+ yrs experience working on and managing teams delivering full-stack software solutions to take a holistic approach to solve complex data problems. He has a proven track record in managing teams and projects to deliver extensible, scalable, and dynamic solutions to distributed data problems.

A known thought leader in graph databases, speaking at both national and international conferences on the subject who is also a co-author of Graph Databases in Action by Manning Publications.

Has led numerous technological projects for Big Data, Distributed Systems, and Data Analysis systems across programming stacks including front and backend development using .NET, Java/Scala, and JavaScript as well as many modern frameworks for each stack.

Expertise in building pragmatic data architectures based on SOA, microservices, and eventing solutions. Excels at designing and implementing large-scale, performant, distributed data architectures for big data analysis and data science workflows using a variety of SQL and NoSQL data technologies to deliver platforms capable of low latencies, high throughput, and efficient data processing.

Hands-on expertise in relational and NoSQL data stores including Oracle, Postgres, MySQL, MS SQL Server, MongoDB, OrientDB, Azure CosmosDB, Amazon Neptune, OrientDB as well as certifications in Cassandra, DataStax, Neo4j, TigerGraph

Skilled at acting as a liaison and consensus builder among the various teams and stakeholders required for project delivery. Combines strong management, communication, analytical, interpersonal, presentation and persuasion skills with the ability to conduct technical deep-dives into architecture, code, data stores, and best practices to ensure project success.