David has served in library technology roles at the University of Oklahoma Libraries since 1998, and in other universities prior to that. Since 2013, with the establishment of Oklahoma's SHAREOK repository consortium along with Oklahoma State University, he has been involved in and keenly interested in repositories. He is also forever indebted to the good folks he has met over the years at TCDL, who continue to help him stay balanced on the training wheels and focused on the road ahead.