David Berquist

David Berquist developed a passion for technology early, teaching himself programming and building computers in elementary school. He graduated from SUNY at Buffalo with a degree in Computer Science, where he led robotics projects and served as president of the IEEE student chapter, more than doubling its membership through expanded workshops and events. Throughout his career, David has focused on automation and modernization to enhance productivity and software quality. At Assured Information Security, he pioneered automation solutions for testing virtualization systems. At Anaren, he enhanced a web-based IDE that enabled non-programmers to create integrated embedded code and smart devices. His work at Parsons included championing Docker and Ansible adoption for large-scale internet simulation, while at Microsoft he developed Azure government services and created an award-winning AI career training tool. Currently as a Modernization Engineer, he combines innovative technologies with mission-critical engineering to modernize U.S. nuclear submarine combat systems.

Outside of work, David enjoys building IoT devices, exploring AI art and music generation, and spending time with his twin daughters.