Daniel is an Humboldt alumnus with a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology. He has an Associate's degree in Anthropology from Chaffey Community College. Over the past two years, he has gained experience in cultural resource surveys, artifact analysis, and excavation in  Humboldt County as well as in the Dos Hombres to Gran Cacao (DH2GC) Archeology Project in Belize, Central America. He was also a Teaching Assistant in Cultural Resource Management course.