Summary
David Putney is a seasoned software architect and president of Putney Consulting with 25+ years building enterprise systems, data models, and full-stack applications across companies like Intel and Marvell. He’s known for pragmatic, modular architecture that prioritizes simplicity and efficiency—skills that helped scale Intel’s chip-testing throughput by two orders of magnitude. Comfortable leading teams and working solo, he has experience from large enterprise DBAs to hands-on web and integration development for nationwide retail systems. Based in Greater Phoenix, he pairs technical depth with strong interpersonal communication and has long blended teaching and mentorship into his career as an instructor in martial arts. His background in humanities and physics-informed problem solving gives him a rare cross-disciplinary perspective on system design and team dynamics.
12 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Associate’s Degree, Associate of Science (with High Distinction), Associate’s Degree, Associate of Science (with High Distinction) at Paradise Valley Community College
Shodan, Kenpo Jujitsu, Shodan, Kenpo Jujitsu at ACS
Physics, Physics at New Mexico State University
Bachelor’s Degree, Humanities/Humanistic Studies, 4.0, Bachelor’s Degree, Humanities/Humanistic Studies, 4.0 at Northern Arizona University
English, Chinese, Spanish, French