Dan was raised in central South Dakota and graduated from South Dakota School of Mines & Technology with a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering.

Prior to joining Heyer Engineering, he has spent time as a design engineer for a steel joist and deck fabricator; a project engineer with a structural/civil consulting firm in the Minneapolis area; a project engineer with a steel mill, and a project engineer with a water storage tank fabrication/erector.

He has experience with various construction materials, reviewing construction drawings and managing construction projects. Dan enjoys spending his spare time with family and watching sporting events.