Hi, I'm Dave.
I work on reducing friction in social safety net programs, and using technology as a lever on that problem.
I spent 5 years building GetCalFresh — from founding engineer to Director — starting with helping 1 person apply for food stamps, and ending having helped about a million people apply. I learned a lot from the folks we helped.
I spend a lot of time thinking about how the friction in the design and delivery of safety net benefits has a rationing effect on who gets those benefits.
I live in San Francisco, but am originally from Boston, Massachusetts. I went to UC Berkeley.
Some links:
- Twitter (which I use to "tap a tuning fork and see who resonates")
- FIDG Labs: my vehicle for consulting and applied R&D
- GitHub