Dan spent his professional career in the computer industry troubleshooting demanding issues for Digital Equipment Corporation, Compaq, and Hewlett Packard. In addition to gaining an appreciation for complex technical issues, he was blessed with meeting a wide variety of people from all across the globe.
When not at work, Dan enjoyed cooking, hiking, and flying radio controlled aircraft. The RC flying experience led to photography which in turn led to his pictures of RC aircraft appearing in a number of publications worldwide. From there, it was a short step into writing articles for magazines like RC Jet International and Model Aircraft News.