David Hoy is a highly qualified marine biologist with over 15 years of experience in the public aquarium and aquaculture industries. He earned his bachelor's degree in marine biology from Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) and has been passionate about marine life since childhood when he discovered his uncle's old aquarium. Since then, he has dedicated himself to maintaining various aquatic habitats.

David began his career by volunteering at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, where he cared for a diverse range of aquatic animals and habitats during the summers. He was later employed in the Fishes Department of the same aquarium. While still in high school, he led a team of boys in constructing a greenhouse for the National Aquarium's Conservation Team, which earned him his Eagle Scout rank, and helped reduce erosion around the Chesapeake Bay.

David interned with and later worked as a research technician at the University of Maryland Baltimore County's Aquaculture Research Center. There, he maintained and upgraded high-density recirculating systems used for researching food fish and shellfish cultures. He was also a research team member of the Finfish department at the Oceanic Institute in Hawaii, where he successfully captivity-spawned Yellow Tangs for commercial development, a species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

Currently, David is the manager of one of the largest freshwater production facilities in the United States, breeding and producing tropical fish for the aquarium hobby. Together with his college sweetheart and lab partner Shelby, and their young daughter and water lover Devin, he enjoy spending time outdoors in the diverse Florida habitats.