A chartered Civil Engineer, David has 30 years' experience working in the construction and property sectors. Most of his career he has been with the public sector, working in Defence, Higher Education, Central Government and Health.

He started his career in the Army serving with the Royal Engineers for over 20 years and he has been the Director of Estates and Facilities for several high-profile institutions, delivering a high number of major projects and programmes. He holds Fellowships in both the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management. He always looks to act as an ambassador to these two professions and help shape the future of the built environment industry. He sits on several national and international committees and advisory groups, dealing with standards, compliance, procurement and sustainability and has written a number of technical guides and standards in the areas of Facilities Management as well as published papers, articles and book chapters about Indoor Environmental Quality, health and wellbeing.