Dave grew up in Fallston where he has been mowing and caring for lawns since he was 10 years old. He began working for a landscaping company at 14 where he helped maintain the nursery and sold Christmas trees. He worked there throughout high school, eventually moving on to golf course maintenance where he maintained greens, fairway and rough for 17 years. Started his own business in 1995 servicing the Harford and Baltimore county area.