Born and raised in Humboldt County, CA, David spent his youth with his mother and 3 younger sisters. He spent his time fixing old cars, playing basketball, skateboarding and watched as much SNL and comedy as possible.
Out of high school his initial education was in automotive mechanics, and he began working with General Motors as an ASE certified technician, but felt that there was something missing in his career, so after a few years, against the advice of his peers he left it all behind for a job in the mall; hustling skate and snow gear. The curiosity for product marketing began….
In 2007, David enrolled back in school and at the same time scored a gig with the local beverage distributor. Humboldt Beer Distributors is where he was introduced to the seemingly Infinite nuance of consumer packaged goods and fell fast and hard for the industry.
From 2007 to now…. David moved to Sacramento, managed & developed the craft beer portfolio for Saccani Distributing Company, finished putting himself through college, accepted an offer with Lagunitas Brewing Co. And moved to Sonoma county, relocated to London for Lagunitas to spearhead marketing efforts during international expansion, a year later moved back to Sonoma county and joined the scrappy little crew at Revive Kombucha as the Marketing Director, fell back in love with his Jr High Sweetheart, then moved to Portland Oregon and managed the Northwest Marketing team for Yerba Madre.
Today you can find David and his partner hiking, camping, smelling, tasting, and simply basking in the beautiful landscape of the Pacific Northwest with their four-legged companion Gary.