About Daniel
I am a…
Christian, Connector, Engineer, Event planner, Musician, Performer, Producer, Student
I'm passionate about
music, transportation, urban economics, video, my family, my faith, scotch whisky
An idea worth spreading
Slides in public places. For example from pedestrian bridges to the ground.
Areas of expertise
Synthesizers (music), Traffic Engineering, Transportation Planning, trombone
The TED story
I found out about TED from my friend Vanessa when she went to TED Global in Tanzania back in 2007. I was immediately intrigued and inspired by the talks on TED.com, but for a while I wasn't really part of the community other than sharing some videos with friends. In 2009 I got involved with a group that was getting together at The Urban Hive to watch TED videos and have discussions on a weekly basis. TEDxSacramento grew out of these morning gatherings, and I was excited to be part of the team to put on our first TEDx with live speakers in April 2010. Our leader, Brandon, was able to take part in TED Active this year, and I feel like we've learned a lot about the ethos of TED from his experience and from watching the TEDxLive stream. We're really excited to take our next TEDxSacramento event to the next level.