Dave Perkins

Dave Perkins
Dave Perkins
Senior Software Engineer



What do you do at Bit-Wizards?
Code and assist others whenever possible.

What is your background?
I’ve had my hands in code for the past 24 years; still enjoy it. I started coding while in the USAF and liked it, so I started taking classes at Gulf Coast Community College. I eventually transferred to Troy State, due to a military transfer, to the Software Design Center at Gunter AFB in Montgomery, AL.

What was your first paying job?
Mowing lawns.

What is something you have been or are currently involved with that most people would not know?
I am currently working on obtaining my private pilot license and I volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.

What trait did you inherit from your mom or dad?
Tenacity

Your long, lost great uncle leaves you a million dollars. What is the first thing you would buy and why?
I would put most of it back in a trust fund for my kids to help them get started in life.

What are the 5 most recent tracks or albums added to your iPod, Zune, MP3 player?
Three songs from Nickelback and two from Lady Antebellum

If you could go back to school, what would you study?
Aeronautics…I wanted to as a kid and got side tracked along the way.

What is your favorite place to travel and why?
Florida…perfect climate and there is always something to see.

You, a deserted island and three must haves?
I don’t know that I would need anything else…

First concert you attended?
I’m not going to disclose the group, but I went to my first concert with my kids about 10 years ago.