David Silva is a Director of Data & Analytics | Engineering | Analytics | Science | Strategy | Governance at Pure App. He possess expertise in sql, business intelligence, oracle, pl/sql, data warehousing and 10 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "My first interaction with David was as a Supervisor while pursuing my Master thesis with Grover where he provided me with valuable insights regarding sophisticated methods to approach the challenging topic. His stoic nature backed by profound knowledge of data analysis and data science ensured I was given the right guidance throughout the process. Furthermore, David nurtured the BI team which was initially a group of just 5 members and expanded the team with resources dedicated to different functional areas. He completely flipped the script and gunned for improvements in the existing processes along with enlarging the technical stack used by the analysts and engineers. His leadership skills are phenomenal, as he was very approachable , available and supportive to each and every member of a large team. Additionally, he was aware of everything each member of the team was working on and managed to schedule 1 on 1 meetings for over 35+ members, which is outstanding and commendable in more ways than one. Most importantly, he gave us a great degree of freedom to work on our own analysis besides the usual tasks which were assigned to us, maximizing our analytical & acumen abilities. David has set the bar so high that I would look at him as a benchmark for remarkable leadership throughout my career. He earns my highest recommendation and would prove to be an asset to any organization!", "Before David joined BI, we were firefighting for months with a team of 5 people, while the company continued to expand. Bombarded by stakeholders' requirements, it was tough without a leader to guide us. When he finally joined, I was extremely surprised about how eager he was to hear our challenges, learn the processes and, on top of that, be an amazing leader that genuinely cared for his people. Not only he managed to increase the team with amazingly talented people, but he always had an eye for the future and brought all his knowledge to come up with ideas to optimize our data architecture and improve important KPIs. His management brought all different teams working together and it was noticeable how much everyone enjoyed being part of it. Proud to say that Data got the best management score across the company and it was all because of him. I truly can't thank him enough for all the hard work and kindness he brought to our team.", and "David hired me at Grover and working under him for a year has been one the highlights of my professional career. He knows how to get the best out of every individual and makes sure we are groomed to best of our potential. His calm and composed way of working, coupled with the knowledge he posses makes him the best possible boss to have. I am always inspired and awe by the dedication he puts across in his work which trickles down to every team member. He is one of those leader who leads from the front and provides the best possible environment for all under him to grow.His ability to look far ahead and think of the bigger picture is one of the driving force to get our team from fire fighting mode to actually submit analytical solutions in proactive manner within span of 6-8 months. I am really grateful to have got the opportunity to work under him and without a second thought would love to work under him in future. I truly believe he will be an absolute asset to any company he is part of."