Dave received an MS in Information Assurance in 2011 after earning a BS in IT/IS from Empire State College in 2008. Hired by Xerox in 2011 as a software developer, David transferred to PARC (Palo Alto Research Center) in 2014. He has had leadership roles on several high profile projects including Trailmeme and SEMA/Empath. He pursues research interests in bitcoin, web technologies, security and the coming robot apocalypse.