David Minton is a founding partner of DesignHammer, a full-service boutique web design and development agency based in Durham, North Carolina. He has served as Managing Partner since the company's founding in 2001, primarily leading the firm's business development efforts. Prior to DesignHammer, he was Vice-President of NetworkArts, another Durham-based Web agency. With nearly 20 years of experience in the Web development industry, he shares his expertise in the tech community as a frequent contributor and speaker at local and regional industry events. He graduated from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill with a bachelor of arts in Political Science, and continued at UNC to earn a certificate from UNC’s Carolina Business Institute.