A registered professional engineer, David is Indigenous Metis, holds a Masters degree (M.Sc) in Civil Engineering as well as a B.Sc in Geological Engineering and is a graduate of the Canadian Public Service Direxion leadership program and the Ivey School of Business Environment Canada Business Development Program.
Currently the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Polar Knowledge Canada, David’s background includes over 25 years’ experience in a broad range of public service management roles including Northern executive experience as Vice President of Infrastructure with the Government of Nunavut Housing Corporation and as Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) with the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Department of Infrastructure. Complementing this, David has broad Federal Government experience including at Indigenous Services Canada, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Agriculture and Agri- Food Canada and the Treasury Board Secretariat. Prior to joining the Federal public service, David worked in the private sector in both Canada and internationally, including as an engineering consultant and as a senior project manager.
David and his wife Tari have two boys Matthew and Michael and the family cat, Thor.