This week, we take Dave Gale out from behind the mic and put him in front of it.

Ed: Dave, your role in Umoya?

Dave: To assist Peter in growing the business, giving input and help with Product, Sales, Marketing, PR, Regulatory, etc.

Ed: So Dave tell me where were you born?

Dave: Greytown, Natal on a forestry estate.

Ed: A forestry estate that sounds so awesome.

Ed: So tell us what did the folks do?

Dave: My dad was a forester, later a store-keeper, then an agricultural missionary.  My mom was a legal secretary.

Ed: Where did you grow up?

Dave: All over KZN! We moved a lot.  I had lived in 11 houses by the time I was 13.

Ed: Phew that is a lot of houses, I can’t keep up. You must be a highly skilled box packer.

Dave: We had about 20 wooden tea-chests - my dad had stenciled numbers on the side and we had a ledger which listed what went in which box.  I know, a bit bizarre!

Ed; What did you want to be as a kid?

Dave: A Game Ranger.

Ed: Where did you go to school?

Dave: hmm.. let me think, its been a while! ;)  Hilton College for high school and then UCT for BSc & MSc Elec Eng.

Ed: what else have you worked as?

Dave:  A number of things. Nature Conservator, Engineer, Project Manager, Product Manager, Business Developer.

Ed: I can tell you are a man of many talents.

Dave: I get bored easily.

Ed: We all have things we love and hate, what are yours?

Dave: I love a challenge, working with my hands, the outdoors, honest straight-talking, positive, enthusiastic people.

I hate lies and deceit, bad service, being sick, confined spaces and selfish, negative people.

Ed: I'm with you on that one.

Ed: What is your pet name with Umoya team?

Dave: I've been at Umoya too short a time to have any kind of rep.

Ed: Last but not least, if you were a wild animal what would you be?

Dave: A leopard- they're pretty independent types :)