David "DJ" Dees

DJ Dees creted Womp (The Workplace Optimization and Management Program) to succed it's well served counterpart OscarTRACK which has benefited users of the Virginia Beach EMS system for decades. Womp offers the same features as OscarTRACK as well as many great updates and benefits such as City Garage Access, a modernized UI (User Interface), secured login not comprable to SQL (Standard Query Language) injection attacks, modernized authentication, and most importantly Mobile Views and Dark Mode!

DJ started working for Virginia Beach EMS when he was 16 as a Beach Lifeguard at Sandbridge where he discovered his passion for EMS and Public Safety overall. During his time here, fostered by the supportive environment, he found his particular passion of blending both technology and Public Safety together. DJ then joined the Marine Rescue Team while still in high school once 18 as a way to get involved and further test the waters of if EMS was for him. He immediately fell in love with it and has since been unable to get away or stop. It led DJ to get his EMT and upon returning from college join Rescue 5 where he's been an active member and also involved in the Amphitheater standby's.

DJ is currently in college at Purdue Univeristy studying Cybersecurity minoring in Forensic Sciences. He is a member of the Purdue University Police Department working as an IT Management Intern and Fleet Management Intern ensuring that Officers and Dispatchers have access to the systems they need when tehy need it. His biggest project he's been working on is the implementation of Wi-Fi on the Motorola APX6000BN radios via SmartConnect allow for transmissions on Wi-Fi. Useful on a college campus for Police and Fire when in basements that don't have a radio signal, but have a campus wide Wi-Fi network. He also is a member of the Purdue Fire Department.

Womp Womp (Workplace Optimization Management Platform for When Optimzation Meets Professionalism)