David has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) and he is also a graduate of the United States Navy's Nuclear Propulsion program. David served four years of sea duty on the ballistic missile submarine USS George C. Marshall (SSBN654).

David serves on many industry boards and committees including:

• ASHRAE TC 9.9 (voting member)
• ASHRAE SSPC 90.4 (voting member)
• ASHRAE SSPC 127 (voting member)
• The Green Grid
• UL/CSA UL/CSA 60335-2-40 Data Center subgroup

David is the co-in inventor of US patent 10653042, Dual Mass Precision cooling device.