Dave Todaro

About Dave Todaro

Dave Todaro is a software visionary, entrepreneur, and agile project management expert. He’s obsessed with world-class software delivery: building products customers love, at a high level of quality, on a predictable schedule.Even from an early age, Dave had a knack for technology. At age 11, he wrote his first program. At age 13, he shipped his first worldwide-distributed product. And at 15, he started his first software company. Since then, he and his teams have designed and built award-winning products across a wide range of industries.After a successful exit from his previous venture, Dave founded Ascendle in 2012 to help software leaders be more successful through more reliable business value delivery from their development teams.Dave has taught agile software development techniques to thousands of people around the world and regularly advises companies on a wide range of product strategy, project management, software engineering, and DevOps topics. He has appeared as a guest lecturer at institutions such as the University of New Hampshire and Boston College, and is a Master Instructor at Caltech.Dave is the author of the bestselling book, The Epic Guide to Agile, detailing the software development methods he\'s perfected over four decades of product development. His book has been adopted as an internal reference for multinational corporations and as a text for university classes.Flying for nearly 30 years, Dave is an avid instrument-rated pilot who utilizes aviation for both business and pleasure and is type rated in the Eclipse 500 twinjet. You can also find Dave on the golf course as he pursues that \"shot that will bring him back next time.\"

Experience

1. Executive Vice President, Product Delivery

   Talon

   Aug 2025 — Present · Portsmouth, NH, US

   As Executive VP of Product Delivery, Dave is responsible for the end-to-end execution of product and service delivery across the organization. He is accountable for driving execution excellence, maintaining high client satisfaction, and supporting growth through scalable delivery practices. He also plays a pivotal leadership role in fostering a high-performance culture across cross-disciplinary teams to drive revenue goals.Dave oversees multiple interconnected functions including Implementation, Training, Support, Product Management, UI/UX, Agile Project/Program Management, Software Engineering, Quality, DevOps, and Data Operations.

Education

• University of New Hampshire

  BSECE, Electrical and Computer Engineering

  1990 — 1994

Skills

• Saas
• Visual Studio
• Sql
• Linux
• Asp.net
• User Interface Design
• Xml
• Database Design
• Web Applications
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Salesforce.com
• Virtualization
• Web Services
• Software Development
• Scrum
• C#
• .net
• Architecture
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Tfs
• Web Development
• Business Analysis
• Sharepoint
• Software Project Management
• Microsoft Crm
• Software Engineering
• Networking
• Iis
• Programming
• Entrepreneurship
• Databases
• Sdlc
• Requirements Management
• Microsoft Office
• Windows
• Strategy
• Leadership
• Access
• Business Intelligence