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Дэйв в течение 20 лет работал инженером по приложениям в области САПР Он начал работать в 1995 году в среднеатлантической компании-реселлере, которая поставляла PADS Software, ViewLogic и множество других инструментов САПР. Он перешел на работу непосредственно в PADS Software и остался, поскольку они были приобретены Innoveda, а затем Mentor Graphics. Он и его бизнес-партнер сформировали собственную компанию в 2003 году (Atlantic EDA Solutions), чтобы поставлять PADS Mentor, а затем и продукты Cadence OrCAD и Allegro. С 2008 года Дэйв работает непосредственно в Altium и работает из своего домашнего офиса в Нью-Джерси.

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