Prior to joining SRF, Daniel worked for Redpoint Ventures where he assessed business opportunities and conducted due-diligence for early-stage equity investments in optical networking, wireless communications, semiconductors, MEMs, and Nanotechnology ventures. While at Redpoint, Daniel also worked on the firm's investment in Sabeus Photonics. Previously, Daniel was at Intel Corporation where he was employed as a Sr. Process Engineer in the Fab Capital Equipment Development Group, a Sr. Strategic Marketing Engineer in the Desktop Products Group, and as a Manager of Strategic Investments with Intel's corporate venture group, Intel Capital. Before joining Intel, Daniel founded NANOscience Technology Corporation, whose mission was to be the leader in the development and commercialization of thin film, optical, and electronic device products based upon metal and semiconductor nanomaterials.

Daniel has co-authored and published several Nanotechnology research articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He is also a named inventor on two patents in the field of Nanotechnology and has given invited talks on the subject in a number of business as well as academic forums.

Daniel received a B.S. in Chemistry from The University of California, Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry (concentration in Nanotechnology) from the University of California, Los Angeles. Daniel also holds an M.B.A. from The Anderson School at UCLA where he was an Anderson Venture Fellow.