Summary
David Pierce is an SQL Analyst and seasoned technical troubleshooter with 10 years of experience specializing in Linux-based workstation support, software QA, and documentation for proprietary GIS tools. He has repeatedly bridged users and engineers—diagnosing and triaging bugs, writing clear feature requests, and rejecting or enriching faulty reports to save engineering time. David automated repetitive processes with bash, cron, and small scripts, reclaiming hours per day for operations and speeding SQL dashboards from minutes to under 10 seconds. He played a pivotal role transitioning 200+ users to remote and hybrid work during the COVID onset, personally enabling and documenting the change in a matter of weeks. Based in Seattle, he combines hands-on sysadmin chops with a knack for user-facing technical writing and practical data-driven improvements.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Interdiciplinary Visual Arts, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Interdiciplinary Visual Arts at University of Washington
Certificate in Computer Science Fundamentals, Computer Science, Certificate in Computer Science Fundamentals, Computer Science at Seattle University