Dan was born and raised in Rochester, NY. After reading the children’s book Who Built the Highway (Norman Bate, 1953) at an early age, Dan was hooked and knew that somehow, someway he was going to be involved in construction. He spent many days as a youth watching construction projects and building things around the house, and carried that interest to college to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. After receiving his BSCE, Dan worked for an engineering firm in western New York for five years before moving the Raleigh, North Carolina in 1990 to join Froehling & Robertson, Inc. where he worked as a Staff Engineer and then Senior Engineer after completing F&R's Senior Engineering program in 1994. Dan also was able to complete a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University in 1994.In 2000, Dan became the Branch Manager of F&R’s Raleigh office, and in 2015, Dan was promoted to the position of Vice President, a role that allows him to administer several internally and externally facing programs geared toward improving F&R’s business practices. In the summer of 2018, Dan's VP role was expanded to include corporate management oversight for F&R's offices in the Carolinas.Dan has more than 30 years of experience specializing in geotechnical engineering, construction inspection and materials testing, and environmental consulting. In addition to his branch management duties, he continues to serve as a senior engineer on a wide variety of site development, building, and transportation projects with particular emphasis in foundation, retaining wall, pavement and slope design. Dan is actively involved with the Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA) and has been a member of the GBA CoMET Business Committee for more than 15 years, and is currently serving as GBA's Secretary/Treasurer.