David earned a MS in Electrical Engineering from  the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.  After he graduated he started his first company – ACT Microdevices – building a semiconductor style clean-room out of a burnt down church and growing it from cash flows while living in it. ACT re-branded as Haleos, a manufacturer of MEMS based fiberoptic components and assemblies. Raising venture capital for expansion in their 4th year the company grew to a $20M/yr run rate and filed 120 patents in 18 months.  While serving as the President/CEO, he invented a Silicon Optical Bench platform that created hermetic micro-cavity RF packages at the wafer level for laser transmitters (Si-Pak), and formed a strategic alliance with Newport for joint development of next generation fiber optics and photonics manufacturing automation equipment. The company was acquired by Rohm and Haas, now Dow Chemical.  He joined the Rohm and Haas team as their Director of Product Development and R&D and was a part of the corporate IP Strategy team.  In July of 2008 he bought back his business and IP from Rohm and Haas just before the Dow Chemical and rebranded as NuvoTronics, Inc  – a manufacturer of RF, radar, and wireless systems for defense and telecom organizations.

While serving as the President and CEO, he and his multidisciplinary team of engineers and scientists designed multiple products, generating numerous contracts and awards from the space and defense industries. As the company continued to grow and expand it’s game-changing technology resulting in a portfolio of over 100 patents.  The company was acquired by the Cubic Corporation for $64M in cash and added earn out options.  He is now CEO and Founder of NuvoNexus, an R&D company, and an angel investor.

‍