# Dave Stanton > I am a software architect and technical coach. I work with teams to integrate quality, scalability, security, and accessibility into enterprise mobile and cloud projects. I earned a Ph.D. from the University of Florida by researching the behavioral and cognitive effects of interface design. Dave Stanton is a software architect and technical coach with a Ph.D. from the University of Florida, specializing in interface design research and behavioral/cognitive effects of design. He works with teams to integrate quality, scalability, security, and accessibility into enterprise mobile and cloud projects. ## Experience Dave has been a technical lead or consultant on projects for major companies including Weight Watchers, Johnson & Johnson, CVS, Stanford University, Mastercard, and dozens more. ## Research - [Discriminating News-Reading Behavior Using Eye-Tracking Methodologies](https://github.com/gotoplanb/discriminating-news-reading-behavior/blob/master/done/dissertation-final.pdf): Dissertation research on user behavior and interface design. - [The Miami Herald and the Miller Effect: Literary Journalism in the 1980s](http://etd.fcla.edu/UF/UFE0012301/stanton_d.pdf): Academic research on journalism and media. ## Notable Presentations - Designing for Everybody (Society for News Design, 2016) - Lean Forward, Lean Back: Tablet Storytelling Experiences (SXSW, 2013) - My Three-Year Old is my Usability Expert (SXSW, 2010) ## Published Articles - Experience-driven Engineering in IoT: The Importance of User Experience for Developing Connected Products People Love (AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction, 2019) - Improving Reliability and Security of Global Cold Chain Logistics for Pharmaceutical Assets (Journal of Innovation, 2019) - Ops to the Nines (Source, 2017) - Know Your Stats (Source, 2013) ## Technical Certifications - AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional (AWS-PSA) - AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional (AWS-PDOE) - AWS Certified Big Data Specialty - Multiple Salesforce Certifications (Platform Developer I, Platform App Builder, Administrator, Sales Cloud Consultant) - Heroku Architecture Designer - SAFe Leading SAFe 5.1 - Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt - Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) - VMware Certified Associate – Data Center Virtualization (VCA-DCV) ## Patents - [Method and apparatus for storing, sharing, and/or organizing personal information](http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,943,096.PN.&OS=PN/8,943,096&RS=PN/8,943,096), U.S. Patent 8,943,096 ## Professional Profiles - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-stanton/) - [Trailhead](https://trailblazer.me/id/dstantonsfdc) ## Contact - Email: davestanton.us@gmail.com - Website: https://davestanton.com