Dave has worked with the Scottish Ambulance Service since1996, qualifying as a Paramedic in 2001. He has experience working in remote and rural as well as urban areas across Scotland. He has had previous roles as a Paramedic Practitioner, Special Operations Paramedic, Clinical Advisor and Practice placement Educator.
Dave assisted in the delivery of the Scottish Ambulance services commitments to the Scotland OHCA strategy, representing the OHCA team at local, national, and international levels. He is also responsible for Paediatric care within SAS. Dave is a reservist with the Scotland Charity Air Ambulance service.
A member of BASICS Scotland for many years. During that time, he has been an active voluntary responder in rural Scotland and held a number of board positions including the Chair.
An experienced member of the BASICS Scotland education faculty, Dave directs as well as teaches Pre-Hospital Emergency Care, Pre-hospital paediatric life support and major incident management courses and the ALSG Generic Instructor courses.