David is a highly experienced programme leader and naval engineer. He has led programmes across a range of maritime engineering disciplines, with a focus on technology development and deployment, understanding and integrating complex systems, and connectivity and digital transformation. Naturally collaborative, he seeks opportunities to integrate across broad factors and organisations to learn, share ideas and create an environment where everyone can flourish.
David has recently completed Postgraduate Study with the Open University in Environmental Decision Making and has an increasing interest in environmental sustainability and social value; positively joining the dots across social, economic and environmental factors. His focus now is to build on his 35 years of systems, integration and engineering experience through work on complex environmental opportunities and challenges in the Blue Economy. He is passionate about people and the natural environment, engaging diverse communities and young people from all backgrounds to positively impact lives and well-being.