David Such - Non Executive Director at WIRES Wildlife Rescue

David Such

Non Executive Director at WIRES Wildlife Rescue

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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David Such is an experienced technology executive and non-executive director who blends deep technical knowledge in embedded systems, AI, IoT and drones with long-standing P&L and operational leadership across services and facilities businesses. As Executive Director of Reefwing Software he publishes technical writing and a podcast on embedded AI, and contributes to open-source QA for projects like the beeware/toga GUI toolkit, showing hands-on engineering credibility. He has led large divisions at Serco and ADT, driving revenues and complex service delivery across Australia and the Asia-Pacific, and now advises startups and performs interim CEO roles focused on turnarounds and tight cashflow environments. David mentors entrepreneurs and students at the University of Sydney and supports STEM and wildlife rescue initiatives, reflecting a commitment to community and skills development. He holds technical aviation credentials (RePL and Aeronautical Radio Operator Certificate), a dual engineering/computer science background and an MBA, combining practical systems knowledge with corporate governance expertise. Colleagues know him for translating niche embedded AI research into practical products and resilient operational models.

8 years of coding experience

26 years of employment as a software developer

B.App.Sc Wine Making, B.App.Sc Wine Making at Charles Sturt University

MAICD Corporate Governance, MAICD Corporate Governance at Australian Institute of Company Directors

Certificate Private Inquiry Agency Practice, Certificate Private Inquiry Agency Practice at TAFE NSW

The University of Sydney

Higher School Certificate, Higher School Certificate at St Leo's

MBA Strategy & Marketing, MBA Strategy & Marketing at University of Technology Sydney

Github Skills (5)

unit-testing10

gui-testing10

pytest10

python10

test-automation10

Programming languages (4)

C++Objective-CSwiftPython

Github contributions (5)

beeware/toga

Feb 2024 - May 2024

A Python native, OS native GUI toolkit.

Role in this project:

QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer

Contributions:1 PR, 8 comments, 1 issue in 2 months

Contributions summary:David's commits primarily focus on enhancing the test suite for the `toga` GUI toolkit. Their work includes adding new tests for tree widget functionality, specifically addressing issues related to node modifications before expansion and collapse behavior. They also updated existing tests to improve coverage and address edge cases, ensuring the toolkit's reliability. The user's contribution involved modifying test files and adding detailed test cases to cover various scenarios of the tree widget's behavior.

gui-toolkitpythonlinuxgui

reefwing/library-registry

Aug 2021 - Aug 2023

Arduino Library Manager list

Contributions:6 PRs, 19 pushes, 25 branches in 2 years

servoarduino-librarylist-managerarduino

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