David Canales

David Canales has extensive experience in project and business analysis management. Currently serving as a Business Analysis Manager at Guardian Life since January 2016, David oversees a team of nine Business Analysts focused on eliciting and capturing business requirements while developing training curricula. In addition, David has been with The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since March 2001 as a Project Manager in Underwriting and New Business, where responsibilities include leading project initiatives and managing a technical team that provides day-to-day support. Earlier in his career, David worked as a Youth Program Director at Pittsfield Family YMCA from March 1995 to March 2000, where management of youth programs and budgets was crucial. David holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Sociology from MCLA and attended the University of Hartford for Electrical and Electronics Engineering.