David also provides leadership and overall direction to the Solution Architect(s) and oversight to multiple software development projects. He is the primary decision maker in selecting the appropriate technical architecture to be used by the projects. David provides technical oversight of the project to ensure that the technical architecture is designed, developed, tested, and deployed properly and according to plan. He co-founded APS in January 2003.

David began his professional career with Patterson Enterprises in 1986. He designed industrial power distribution systems and industrial refrigeration process controls & instrumentation. He joined Industrial Power Systems in 1989 where he designed industrial control panels with emphasis on programmable controllers. He joined GE in 1990. During his tenure at GE, David managed software engineering teams, developed networked client/server applications using C, Oracle and VB, designed complete database schemas and overall system architecture and networks.

David created the Publishing Business for GE Automation Services in 1996. He developed the original inserter and collator control software for the Washington Post by capitalizing on past experience with programmable controllers. This software serves as the platform for all subsequent publishing projects even today. His most recent endeavor involved the mailroom automation of the Orlando Sentinel in Orlando, FL.

The mailroom automation project at the Orlando Sentinel involved the integration of an entire inserting control system. The system included an interface to the Burt Preprint Planning System, two Heidelberg 2299 inserters, two Heidelberg 1472 inserters, & Heidelberg 630 inserter, graphical user interface, serial interface & control system integration to Quipp stackers & Videojet bottom wrap printers, advanced reconciliation features including zero-gap technology, control system integration of 12 single-line marquee displays and associated drives and controls.

As a consultant, David worked closely with the end users to create an integrated solution for mailroom automation. Over the past several years, he has served as the lead engineer/technical consultant for the Washington Post, Arizona Republic, Orlando Sentinel, Dallas Morning News, Omaha World Herald, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Chicago Tribune.

Mr. Ferguson holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida (1986). David and his wife Kathy live in Pensacola, FL and have two daughters.

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