David K. Crowe (born 7 June 1966) is an

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and software engineer. He is the President of Tucson Embedded Systems, Inc.

Personal life

David Crowe was born in

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on June 7, 1966. He moved to Tucson, AZ to attend the

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. He graduated in 1989 with a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is married with two children.

Professional career

From 1990 to 1994, Crowe worked as a Software Engineer for E-Systems. While working there, he also co-founded The Software Firm, Inc., in order to "design and develop MS Windows based database applications." In 2010, Crowe was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Arizona Technology Council, a not-for-profit trade association providing support to the state's technology industry.

Tucson Embedded Systems

Crowe co-founded Tucson Embedded Systems in 1998. TES offers a variety of engineering and manufacturing services for commercial and military industries. In addition to serving as President of the company, Crowe has continued his work in "development, support, testing, and verification of flight critical embedded systems. " Under Crowe's leadership, TES has been named: ::2007-2010

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5000 fastest growing companies in the US ::2006 Minority/Technology Company of the Year in Southern Arizona TES has sponsored several student projects from the University of Arizona, and Crowe himself has been recognized as a supporter of the College of Engineering

US Senate seat

David Crowe, a Democrat, explored a run for the

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seat held by Republican

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, who stated that he would not seek reelection in 2012. Crowe's exploratory campaign emphasis was on job creation and education, specifically with regards to the tech industry

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