Hi, I'm Dave.
I'm a software engineer and (reluctant) policy wonk with an interest in complex human problems, often having to do with institutions.
I was previously the founding engineer (and then Director) of GetCalFresh.org at Code for America where I started in 2014 by helping 1 person apply for food stamps, and ended having helped roughly 1 million over 5 years.
I spend a lot of time thinking about how the friction in the design and delivery of safety net benefits has a rationing effect on who gets those benefits, and ways to reduce that friction and better fulfill those programs' intents.
I live in San Francisco, but am originally from Boston, Massachusetts. I went to UC Berkeley.
Some links:
- Twitter (which I use to "tap a tuning fork and see who resonates")
- FIDG Labs: my vehicle for consulting and applied R&D
- GitHub