David Rooks

David Rooks has over 20 years of work experience in the technology industry. David began their career in 2001 as a Test Systems Software Engineer at Stallion Technologies Pty Ltd. David then moved to Teachers' Union Health as a Tester in 2002. In 2003, they became a Test Manager at Segala, where they also contributed to several W3C working groups. In 2006, they moved to O2 (Telefónica UK) as an Online Shop Test Manager. From 2012 to 2015, they worked at Sky in various roles, such as Senior Scrum Master - Sky Store - TV Devices, Scrum Master, and Tester. In 2015, they joined NOW TV as a Technical Product Owner - Now TV - React Native and Senior Scrum Master - Now TV - Roku. From 2019 to 2021, they worked at comparethemarket.com as a Delivery Manager. Currently, they are an Engineering Manager at Sky. In 2010, they also worked at MetaCert - Security API for Developers as a Data Lead, where they were responsible for managing and maintaining Metacert's database of website information.

David Rooks has an education history that includes a Bachelor of Information Technology from Queensland University of Technology, which they obtained between 1996 and 1999. Prior to this, they attended Padua College between 1988 and 1995. In addition, they have obtained several certifications, including Learning TypeScript from LinkedIn in October 2021, Be the Manager People Won't Leave from LinkedIn in September 2021, Leading with Intelligent Disobedience from LinkedIn in September 2021, Agile Project Leadership from LinkedIn in June 2021, Becoming an Agile Coach from LinkedIn in June 2021, Agile PM 201 - Understanding Agile at a Deeper Level from Udemy in May 2021, Certified Scrum Master from Scrum Alliance in September 2013, Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) from Scrum Alliance® in September 2013, Akamai Kona Web Security Certified Akamai Adminstrator from Akamai University, Build iOS Apps with React Native from Pluralsight, Customizing Your Team Workflow with the Best of Kanban and Scrum from Pluralsight, Kanban Fundamentals from Pluralsight, React.js: Getting Started from Pluralsight, and Scrum Master Skills from Pluralsight.