DavidΒ Biesack
Durham, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolDavid Biesack is a Principal focused on API strategy, design, and developer experience with over three decades in software engineering and more than a decade leading REST API initiatives at scale. As former Chief API Officer and Lead API Architect at Apiture and founder of SASβs API Center of Excellence, he has practical experience turning API-first strategy into governance, training programs, and production-ready platforms for financial services. He combines deep technical roots in Java and platform engineering with a knack for building internal learning culturesβhe created and ran "Apiture University" to accelerate API adoption across organizations. Known for pragmatic API design using JSON Schema and open standards, he helps teams ship scalable, developer-friendly interfaces that solve real customer problems. Based in Durham, NC, he consults through API Design Matters to align product, architecture, and engineering around measurable API outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
36 years of employment as a software developer
MS Computer Science, MS Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Purdue University
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Github Skills (200)
json-schema10
swagger10
oas10
specification10
openapi10
swagger-ui10
api10
json10
schema-validation10
api-blueprint10
api-server10
css10
grammar10
api-client10
rest-api10
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
apiture/api-ref-resolver
Feb 2022 - Oct 2022
Resolves external $ref objects in OpenAPI and AsyncAPI definition documents, with special care for #/components
Contributions:2 releases, 73 commits, 10 PRs in 7 months
asyncapicarerefopenapi3definition
apiture/openapi-down-convert
Feb 2023 - Mar 2025
Convert an OpenAPI 3.1.x document to OpenAPI 3.0.x format
Contributions:10 releases, 6 reviews, 35 PRs in 2 years 1 month
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