A Principal at SSI, David is an engineering leader with over 40 years of experience in complex systems and organizational transformation. David helps clients with individual skills in model-based systems engineering, as well as with team skills for the broader digital engineering organizational transformation. David is a member of the SAE G33 committee currently working on updates to the SAE GEIA-HB-649 – Configuration Management Standard Implementation Guide. David is also a member of the SAE STPA Task Force contributing heavily to the forthcoming SAE J3187-4 recommended practices for applying STPA to system security. David speaks Japanese and German fluently and lives in Austin, Texas.