Forge Testing & qualification
Firmware validation, exploratory and regression testing, defect investigation, test environments, and technical documentation.
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THE FOUNDER / DAVID PASKY
A builder.
A father.
A company taking shape.
David Pasky is the founder of ForgeOverflow. His background spans firmware testing, infrastructure operations, and technical team leadership. Fatherhood is an important part of his life and the story behind the person building the company.
Explore David’s background
FIRMWARE & QUALITY+INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS+TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP
01 / PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Experience close
to the systems.
David’s technical experience starts with the work of testing and qualifying systems: setting up controlled environments, investigating defects, running regression and exploratory tests, and helping other people learn the process.
At Experis, he served as a Lead Test Technician supporting HP LaserJet firmware qualification. His work covered Platform, Connectivity, and Common Services, with responsibility for validating code changes, tracking defects, and maintaining the virtual machines and networks used for testing.
At Expedient, he progressed from Technical Analyst through Windows technical work to an overnight Tier 1 Team Lead role. Alongside troubleshooting and incident escalation, he managed analysts, trained new hires, and coordinated with technicians and engineers to meet service expectations.
That combination of testing, operations, and leadership is relevant to the company he is building today: useful automation needs clear responsibilities, defined boundaries, and a way to verify the result.
SELECTED CAREER MILESTONES
APR 2017 — JUL 2021
Expedient
Technical Analyst → Windows technical roles → Overnight Team Lead
Windows Server administration, Active Directory, VMware, incident escalation, client service levels, and team development. Responsibilities included performance reviews, training, hiring interviews, and shift reporting.
JUL 2013 — APR 2017
Experis
Lead Test Technician 3
HP LaserJet low-level firmware qualification, exploratory and regression testing, defect triage in ALM, and collaboration with developers in an Agile environment. Supported isolated test networks, DNS, virtual machines, and team cross-training.
AUG 2009 — NOV 2011
Adecco Technical & Engineering
Operator 3 / Test Lead
Controlled printer testing, debug capture setup, test scheduling, and operator coordination. Trained new hires on the systems and processes used in the test environment.
02 / LIFE BEYOND THE WORK
Fatherhood belongs
in the story.
Being a father is an important part of who David is.
Fatherhood sits alongside his professional experience and his ambitions for ForgeOverflow. As he builds the company, he wants that part of his identity to have a clear place in his story.
03 / WHAT HE IS BUILDING TOWARD
Technology with
human direction.
ForgeOverflow is being developed to help individual builders and small teams coordinate specialized AI agents through shared plans, permission boundaries, and verification.
Alongside that foundation, David is developing practical applications such as ForgeSight, a custom camera project, and prototypes for IT operations, scheduling, and education. Each project has its own development stage and next milestone.
The direction is human-first orchestration: expanding what people can build while preserving their ability to direct the work, understand what happened, and check the outcome.
See the project portfolio04 / AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
From qualification
to operations.
Infrastructure & automation
Windows Server, Active Directory, Linux, VMware, DNS, networking, hardware troubleshooting, PowerShell, Python, and Bash.
People & service delivery
Team leadership, new-hire training, cross-training, client escalation, incident communication, and service-level coordination.