For the past ten years, David had worked at Kennesaw State University serving the Department of Dance as the Production Manager, Resident Lighting Designer, and Part-time faculty, teaching Dance Production. Previously, he was the Director of Production and Resident Lighting Designer for Atlanta Ballet. David was also the Production Stage Manager and assistant lighting designer at Ohio Ballet where he worked closely with Tony Award winning lighting designer, Thomas R. Skelton. David graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts with a BFA in Technical Direction. He is currently doing free-lance lighting design, production management, and is an active Realtor in the Metro Atlanta area.