Beginning in 1996 David has held a variety of positions with some of the world’s largest and most successful North American and European corporations. Originally from Toronto, Canada David has been residing in Namibia since 2009 working within the Namibian governmental and NGO environments initially as an Organizational Development Advisor through the UK based VSO program, then as an Organizational Development Consultant with TSF Southern Africa through UNAIDS, and for 18 months in a Senior Management position with the Namibian civil society Global Fund program. In March 2012 David registered with the Namibian Ministry of Trade and Industry as the proprietor of Compass Management Consulting which specializes in providing management advisory and consultancy services to the Namibian and Regional governmental and NGO communities.David holds a Bachelors degree in Political Science from York University in Toronto. He has completed the Certificate Program in Executive Leadership from the Johnson Graduate School of Management of Cornell University in New York; David also holds a Master Certificate in Business Management from the Freeman School of Business of Tulane University in New Orleans and has completed his Master of Business Administration Degree from Frederick Taylor University in California. David has also completed the Post-Graduate program in Global Health Systems from the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.In addition to the aforementioned academic qualifications David is a member in good standing of two professional bodies; the Project Management Association of Canada and Project Management South Africa.