Dave and his wife Rebecca live in Ogden, UT. Dave has three children of his own, Shea (26), Sage (22) and Morgan (19) along with a step-daughter, Mikayla (19). He is the Regional Business Manager at Doosan Industrial Vehicle for the western U.S. and Canada. Dave began his officiating career working at the JC level in 2006, highlighted by working a JC National Championship game with Karl Richins. Dave was hired in 2010 into the Big Sky Conference. This past season he worked his first FCS Playoff Game, a quarterfinal between New Hampshire and S.E. Louisiana. Dave is also very active in youth football volunteering his time to preside over the Wasatch Front Football League for the past 8 years.