David Buckley graduated from BYU in 2018 and has been at Merit ever since. He is certified in CS and Physics Education, and currently teaches Astronomy, Earth Systems, and Physics. Buckley is a veteran coach, heading the Merit boys' cross country team in the fall and co-ed Ultimate Frisbee team in the spring. He also moonlights as the COO and Lead Developer at SpringMicro Software where he does full-stack web development and DevOps.