David is currently the Deputy CEO of Southwest Sport & Spine Center, Inc. a private practice physical therapy business with facilities in Las Cruces, NM, and El Paso, TX. David is a 1997 graduate of New Mexico State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Athletic Training Education. He earned his Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from New Mexico State in 2003. 

David has experience in the NFL, Minor League Baseball and Soccer, and the secondary school and clinical settings. He is one of 10 ATCs in the country credentialed in the McKenzie Method and the only ATC certified as an administrator by the American Physical Therapy Association Private Practice Section. He has been active in the athletic training profession at the local state, regional, and national levels. He is currently the NATA District 7 Director-Elect representing the RMATA states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. 

Some of David's notable New Mexico accomplishments have been to establish a route for ATs to teach in the 6-12 grade setting using only their AT education. He has also sponsored the New Mexico Activities Association Athletic Training Challenge from 2002 to 2016. He co-founded Innovate AT, a business and educational platform, to help improve the value of the individual athletic trainer, and he created the Ultimate Sports Physical and Sports Health Expo, where over a million dollars of health care services are donated annually to help improve the sports healthcare of Southern New Mexico athletes.

David's personal interests include efforts in social justice, healthcare, education, and faith-based values. David and his wife Denise have been married for over 20 years and have three children, Marissa, Isaiah, and Elijah.