2002
David leaves Reynolds and Reynolds, which starts his 10-year noncompete in the digital space.
2000
CyberCar merges with HAC Group, partners with Roger Penske, and is sold to Reynolds and Reynolds Company for an enterprise value of $200 million.
1999
David merges AutoMark with Half-A-Car and creates a company called CyberCar, forming the largest automotive website and training company in the U.S. and dominating dealer groups.
1998
Websites are now commercially available, so David uses the TouchVision code to create a website. He converts the kiosks in his dealerships to regular computers with mice. At this point, other dealer websites still don’t display inventory, but Touchvision does.
1996
Touchscreens make an appearance in the industry, so David converts the keyboard technology that he has at AutoMark to touchscreens. David creates one of the first inventory systems in the country, TouchVision. Now there are kiosks in dealerships that not only sell aftermarket but can compare cars, too.
1988
David co-founds his first technology company, AutoMark, with his father.
1987
David graduates from Washington State University with a bachelor’s degree in Marketing.