David received his BSE from Northern Illinois University and continued with graduate studies in design and painting at San Diego State University and the Art Academy of San Diego in the late 1970's.

Prior to joining the TGA Design team in 2000, David was a founding partner (1988) and Vice President of Design at PlanCom, Inc. in Chicago, IL.   Prior to arriving at PlanCom, he was instrumental in the founding of the SignPlan Program for ASI Sign Systems/Chicago, eventually adopted at ASI Franchises on an International level. As Director of SignPlan, David taught designers the importance of planning and the use of sign systems in environmental graphic design.

David brings a wealth of design experience, project management skills and knowledge of the science of wayfinding to the TGA Design team.  He is also a member of the Society of Environmental Graphic Designer (SEGD) and the American Institute of Graphic Arts. (AIGA)