Dave is the Associate Dean of the Business School, with responsibility for the BA (Hons) International Management programme. His Doctoral focus was on the employment of marginalized groups in the Czech Republic. Dave lectures in Human Resources, Cross Cultural Management and Research Methods at undergraduate and post-graduate level.

He is currently involved in two areas of research, firstly in developing materials to assist student research; secondly, developing student materials for the areas in which he lectures. He is a frequent contributor to the Bulletin of the Centre for Research and Interdisciplinary Studies.

He has been closely involved in education development since graduating from Sheffield Hallam University in 1995: teacher training in China, vocational and language training in the Czech Republic and Portugal. At the same time he brings his experience and passion for running and managing businesses to the classes which he teaches at all levels of the college, from first year undergraduates to the post-graduate programme.

Dave holds an MA in Imperialism and Culture from Sheffield Hallam University and a Doctorate in Business Administration with Teesside University.