His research focus is on healthcare operations, waste, teams, disruptions, and risk. He holds a PhD from Michigan State University, an MBA from University of South Carolina, and a Bachelor degree from the University of Colorado. As an academic, he has sat in on more than 100 surgeries in the operating rooms of a major teaching hospital, published in the journal of Operations Management Research, presented his research at many academic and practitioner conferences. Prior to his doctoral studies, he worked in a healthcare clinic, performed a process improvement project in a major emergency room department, and worked within the Business Intelligence department of Volvo Construction Equipment, N.A. David is Six Sigma Green Belt and APICS certified.