David Shay

David Shay started his first company at the age of 8, selling soda and candy to golfers at the local golf course on weekends. Since then he has become a serial entrepreneur with business ranging from painting address curbs to teaching piano and guitar. On the tech side, David built his first computer at the age of 10 from spare parts his dad had owned. In middle school, David became an apprentice to a business owner named Danny who was a quadriplegic and owned an IT company. For the next 5 years, David acted as Danny’s eyes and hands for anything from running the company to troubleshooting & repairing PCs, Servers, Networks, etc.

David started Active IT Solutions (Originally “Computer Guys”) in 2003 shortly after high school and has grown to the company into a thriving Managed Services IT Firm that has served hundreds of companies across the western US. David says that the key to his success in this industry has been empathy. While many IT professionals would sell a company the latest in enterprise (expensive) solutions, David would meet with clients with a more business-minded and practical approach. “It’s important to place yourself in the position of the business owner and ask yourself what you would do if this was your company.” With a focus on honesty, quality of work and customer service, David’s goal of building a lasting/thriving company will be achieved.