Dave is a 31 year veteran of law enforcement. He retired in December 2007 from the Anaheim Police Department in Anaheim, California. During his career he worked as a Patrol Officer, Detective, Special Operations Investigator and Motorcycle Officer. Dave was active as a Training Officer, first training new Officers to the Department, and then training Traffic Officers to ride motorcycles for enforcement purposes. Additionally, Dave has served as a Tactical Officer with the Orange County Sheriff's Academy, and taught Traffic Safety to the Orange County Sheriff’s Recertification Academy.

Dave holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Public Administration from Biscayne College in Miami, Florida and has graduated from numerous specialized training courses presented by the California Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.).