Dan attended The University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma, majoring in electrical engineering with a focus on computer science (“because it’s cool”). He also took a large concentration of coursework in advanced physics (“because physicists are fun to hang out with”). While at TU, Dan gained familiarity with the oil field, working for the Artificial Lift Research Project at TU's North Campus Facility ("because I needed the money").
After earning his bachelor's degree, Dan attended The University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, focusing on solid-state electronics for his master’s degree and digital communications for his doctoral degree. His master’s degree research focused on the development of hybrid superconductor-semiconductor transistors, and his doctoral research focused on equalization and coding techniques for magnetic recording.
To earn additional money as a student, Dan worked as a consultant for Custom Machines and Controls in Dallas, Texas, providing digital circuit design and programming services. Dan also assisted in the preparation of a high school physics textbook and the accompanying lab books. After a short post-doc residency, Dan took a job with Texas Instruments Telecommunication Systems Division (TSD) in Austin, Texas, as a Unix and DSP chip programmer. When the TSD closed in 1996, Dan began working for Conley Rose, an intellectual property law boutique with offices in Austin, Houston, and Dallas.
Dan worked at the Austin and Houston offices of Conley Rose until 2007, even working full time as he attended night school at The University of Houston Law Center. In addition to his regular prosecution and litigation duties, Dan recruited and trained new engineers and led monthly brown-bag lunches on patent prosecution topics. Dan also initiated various social activities including regular firm bowling nights, movie outings, and happy hours. Dan is a member of the IEEE, SPE, AIPLA, HIPLA, the Texas Bar, and is registered with the USPTO.
With his doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering, Dan is able to perform in even the most complex areas of technology. He has earned the respect and loyalty of clients in many fields including computer architecture, software engineering, digital communications, coding, seismic data processing, oil field drilling technology, and well logging. Dan is highly skilled in patent prosecution, opinion work, litigation support, and “design-around” assistance. Dan also performs due-diligence and freedom-to-operate searches, and leads brainstorming sessions for establishing strategic patent portfolios.