David Webb

How did you get started with Salesforce?

I spent the first 10 years of my career as a .NET developer and was first introduced to Salesforce while working for a company in the railroad industry. They used Salesforce to keep track of certain job related information and many of the applications that I created & supported relied heavily upon that data. I integrated my applications with Salesforce, but was generally apprehensive about learning something completely new and different. However, that all changed whenever my colleague, who was the only Salesforce expert at our company, decided to take a new job. At that point, I knew I had to dive headfirst into Salesforce since I would be supporting the org going forward. Within 30 days I had become a Trailhead Ranger and passed the Salesforce Administrator exam. Soon after, I got my Salesforce Developer 1 certification and I was officially hooked. Shortly after that, I got my first job as a Salesforce Developer with a consulting firm.

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What’s your favorite thing about building solutions with Salesforce?

There is a lot less overhead and setup required, compared to working with other technologies, which allows you to create solutions quickly.

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What energizes you at work?

The excitement of a customer whenever they get to see the solution you’ve built for them. I love knowing that my work is solving problems and having a positive impact on someone’s experience with a company, whether as an employee or customer.

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Name a work achievement you’re proud of.

At a previous company, I replaced a billing system with a brand new application that I wrote completely from scratch. It was integrated with Salesforce and simplified a very difficult, inefficient and time consuming process. It made people’s jobs easier and I’m proud to know that it is still in use to this day and working well.

Who or what inspires you?

Jesus Christ, because of His unconditional love and sacrifice for me. I strive to be like Him every day. My wife, because she is so selfless, hardworking and loving. My kids, because I love them so much and want to be the best Daddy I can be for them.

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What’s one thing you’re learning now?

I recently learned a lot about Marketing Cloud & Data Cloud.

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What three words would your friends use to describe you?

Funny, Kind & Hardworking

What's something you love about the place you live?

I live about 30 minutes north of Dallas. I enjoy living close to the big city but also close to the country. Also, I live close to a University with a great music program, so there are a lot of great musicians in the area.

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What could we find you doing outside of work?

I love playing games with my kids and spending time with my family. I enjoy running and playing disc golf. I love reading and studying the Bible. I’m a singer and featured soloist for a singing group called The Vocal Majority and also sing in my church choir. Occasionally, I have the honor of singing the National Anthem for Texas Rangers games.

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What trend do you hope makes a comeback?

Crooners and big band music.

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What’s your go-to karaoke song?

I don't have a go-to song, but it would probably some ballad that would be a complete downer in a karaoke bar setting.