David has been a member of IEEE for over 25 years. He has served in various positions within the Victoria Section of the IEEE and is currently section chair. He has been actively involved in the organization of numerous IEEE sponsored conferences and workshops including treasurer of the first Canadian Conference of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the first Pacific Rim Conference on Computers, Communications and Signal Processing. He has also been involved in the development of a series of IEEE standards for the rail transit industry and is currently secretary of the Rail Transit Vehicle Interface Standards Committee.

David is a graduate of the University of Victoria with a Masters of Applied Science Degree. His recent professional activities include lead roles in the design and production of numerous Monitoring and Diagnostic Systems for rail transit vehicles. Prior to becoming involved in rail transit systems he was involved in embedded hardware and software design with a focus on data acquisition and data telemetry systems in aeronautical, marine and industrial environments.

David was elected to the IEEE Canadian Foundation as a member in 2007 and to the board of directors in 2008.