David was employed in industry from 1988 until 1995, including at Lansing Linde Ltd, undertaking work on the design and manufacture of lift trucks, subsequently becoming a Senior Production Engineer and Company Welding Engineer.

David joined Strange Strange and Gardner as an engineer in 1995 and became a partner in 2006.

David has given evidence at numerous Civil and Criminal Court Hearings and have acted as technical consultant in several fatal accident investigations, being involved at an early stage with the Police, Health and Safety Executive and Environmental Health Officers

David is a Chartered Engineer with the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, an Associate member of the Welding institure and a member of the Welding and Joining Society and is registered as an Expert Witness with The Law Society, The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, and The UK Register of Expert Witnesses.

Areas Include:

Accident Investigation.
Agricultural Equipment.
Dust Exposure.
Explosives
Fabrication and Welding.
Falls from Height.
Fire Investigation
Firearms
Machine Guarding.
HAVS & CTS.
Health & Safety.
Heavy Good Vehicles & Loading.
Hydraulics.
Industrial Accidents.
Ladders & Scaffolding.
Lifting (LOLER).
Machine Tools.
Manual Handling.
Mechanical Engineering.
Mechanical Failure.
NIHL.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Playground Equipment.
Product Liability.
RTA Investigation.
Repetitive Strain & Work-Related Upper Limb Disorders.
Slips, Trips & Falls.
Work at Height.