David Manuel

David is a 17x Salesforce Certified architect and problem-solver who thrives at the intersection of complex systems and meaningful missions. He specializes in untangling thorny technical challenges, surfacing hidden connections, and building solutions that punch well above their weight — particularly for nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and associations.

At Fíonta, David leads architect and developer teams across multiple simultaneous client engagements, with a current focus on AI enablement through Data Cloud and Agentforce. Before joining Fíonta, he spent over a decade in the LGBTQ-equality movement in roles spanning IT to the executive level — bringing a practitioner's instinct for what technology actually needs to do in the real world.

David lives in Pasadena, California. Outside of work, you'll find him grinding up the Santa Monica Mountains on a bicycle, logging sets in the weight room, or deep in a podcast on economics, technology, or politics.