David has worked in a variety of roles in central and local government, including:

• Principal Analyst, Community and Cultural Policy, Auckland Council
• Senior Policy Analyst, Strategy and Policy Unit, Manukau City Council
• Change Project Manager, University of New South Wales
• Project Manager, Dept Internal Affairs (Significant Community-based Projects Fund)
• Project Manager, Child, Youth and Family (Residential Services Strategy)
• Senior Policy Analyst, Ministry of Health (National Screening Unit)
• Economic Development Advisor; Manukau City Council
• Senior Business Analyst; Ministry of Health (Hospital Monitoring)
• Senior Business Analyst; Crown Company Monitoring Unit (Hospital Monitoring)
• Change Management Analyst; Department for Courts
• Change Project Analyst; Department of Internal Affairs

His skills and experience include: public policy research and analysis; strategic and business planning; developing performance indicators; complex spreadsheet modelling, database development, and decision analysis.