He is a contributing author of "You Lead and They'll Follow" Volume 3, recently published by McGraw-Hill.

He is a past president of WA chapter of the National Speakers Association of Australia and a member of the Open Space Institute of Australia. He is an advisor to the board of the WA No Interest Loans Service "WANILS", a government funded community development initiative, whose board is recognised as a leader in governance of not-for-profit organisations.

He has more than 30 years operational experience in military, law-enforcement and commercial leadership. He is a graduate of both military and law-enforcement commissioned officer academies.

David is an internationally trained NLP (“neuro-linguistic programming”) Master Practitioner and Open Space Technology facilitator, and is a military-trained performance coach. He is a Reiki Master and a reasonable didgeridoo player!

His last Army posting was second-in-command of Australia’s Military Police School. He also led a covert operations team of the former Australian Narcotics Bureau (now merged with the Australian Federal Police), and later led a Task Force in the same organisation.

He has served as a company director and CEO in commerce in Australia and overseas, including publishing, medical equipment manufacturing, bio-chemical manufacturing, microbiological research and development. He has chaired a professional dance company, been an executive producer of son-et-lumiere. He is an experienced didjeridu player and teacher.

Motivational Speaker, Coach and Workshop Facilitator

David is often asked to deliver keynote speeches relating to his topics of great attitudes and great leadership.

He also is a great motivational speaker and workshop facilitator applying his Attitudinal Competence methods to lifestyle balance for career professionals, goal achievement, high performance, behavioural improvement and staying fit for the long haul - you'll be surprised at his age as he walks the talk!

David has delivered in tough environments, such as law-enforcement, maritime facilities and mine sites, mainly Rio Tinto's West Angeles and Panawonica, and BHP's Mt Whaleback.

David researches his client's needs, and will tailor and customise his content to suit the specific requirements of his clients.   This is another factor that gives his clients a high return on investment.

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