Daniel received his B.S. in Landscape Architecture with a focus on Urban Planning and Entrepreneurship from Ball State University in 2012. While in college, Daniel worked in golf course construction, including a stint at Augusta National for an outsourced golf course construction company.

It is Daniel's philosophy that a golf course should be designed with sustainability at the forefront. One major aspect of sustainability is lowering maintenance needs in order to keep cost down over the long run. This spurred him, immediately after graduation, to pursue a position as an assistant course superintendent where his goal was to learn the ins and outs of the profession, and to learn to identify ways in which an architect can reduce hours in maintenance while still producing an excellent course.

In the spring of 2013, Daniel was hired by Golf Links Inc. to learn under the direction of established golf architect Jerry Lemons.​