Dan was born and raised in St Louis MO. He received his Bachelor in of Arts in Communications from the University of Missouri St Louis. He started working in bike shops in 1998 and ever since the bug bit him his life has revolved around bicycles.
Dan started racing in the fall of 1999. Since then he has raced extensively on the road all throughout the Midwest including 2 seasons of racing in the Mid-West Collegiate Cycling Conference for the University of Missouri St Louis cycling team where he was also served as the president. Dan was an off-and-on powermeter user since early 2002 and has trained exclusively with power since 2005. He currently races as a Category 3 on the road, Category 2 for cyclocross, and in the Sport class for mountain biking in the Mid Atlantic region.
Dan is currently pursuing his Masters Degree in Applied Performance Physiology from Eastern Michigan University. He received his USA Cycling Level 2 (formerly Expert) certification in November 2006 and his USA Triathlon Level 1 Certification in April of 2007.
He is a Serotta International Cycling Institute (SICI) and a Fit Insitute Slow Twitch (F.I.S.T.) certified bicycle fitter. He does all of his bicycle fitting out of The Bike Doctor in Waldorf Maryland.
Dan is the owner and president of Fulcrum Coaching. He had such a great experience coaching a few friends and realized how much he enjoyed always trying to improve both himself and his friends that he wanted to take the next step and formally help others by starting Fulcrum. In addition to knowing what it takes to compete he is a stay at home dad so he fully understands what it takes to balance a family life and training time!
He is able to coach clients that are interested in road racing, triathlon racing, mountain bike racing, cyclocross racing, and recreational riding.
Dan lives in Southern Maryland with his wife Kate, their daughter, and their 2 needy cats.