Daniel Wheeler Email & Phone Number

Sterling, VA, US

Telecommuter

Dayton, Ohio Area

Denver, CO

• Teamed with coworker to create master planning document for Kyffin Elementary schoolyard, Golden, CO -- Designed $650K worth of playground and outdoor classroom improvements around school for 600 students -- $69K grant.
• Performed site analysis, created plan drawings, estimated construction costs, and wrote sections in master plan to revitalize common space in two affordable housing complexes – Designs totaled approximately $300K
• Created plan options, wrote descriptions, and rendered perspectives for new community park in Gypsum, CO – final design estimated to cost approximately $3M

Denver, CO

• Assisted instructor, corrected homework, and conducted tutoring sessions to teach students basic Auto-CAD drawing creation -- Efforts led to end-of-semester set of construction documents for inclusion in ten students’.

Castle Rock, CO

• Installed irrigation, retaining walls, patios, plants and performed other tasks to create functional and appealing landscapes
• Learned basic project scheduling skills and mentored new employees on essential tasks for project completion

Dayton, Ohio Area

• Solicited comments from users on experimental aircraft interface and incorporated feedback into design to ensure intuitive layout of desired programming -- Organized feedback sessions, collected and consolidated.
• Integrated considerations for health, safety, and welfare into engineering project documents to reduce life cycle costs

Palmdale, CA

• Evaluated displays in four F-16 programs, concurrently, to create visually appealing and intuitive flight control systems
• Lectured on effects of flight on human body; taught 80+ junior engineers increasing understanding of human factors

Mammoth Lakes, CA

• Utilized professional attitude, active listening, and problem resolution skills while communicating with guests
• Worked on a team to promote a safe skiing environment – maintained composure during stressful events

• Instructed classes of 1-100 students on aviation physiology and communication skills to prevent aircraft accidents – ensured over 800 students completed training requirements for aircrew specialty
• Promoted principles of exercise and fitness to improve daily performance, and physical and psychological health of airmen
• Chief Editor, "Warfighter Endurance Management Guide" – provided fatigue management guidance to pilots, flight doctors, and Air Force leadership to prevent fatigue related mishaps

Masters, Landscape Architecture

Activities and Societies: Sigma Lambda AlphaPublished article in "Root,"​ the UC Denver Landscape Architecture Journal Studies culminated.

Bs, Human Factors Psychology

Activities and Societies: Sigma Alpha Epsilon, AFROTC

Education record