Daniel graduated from the Environmental Analysis program at Rice University in 2007. Prior to Rice he attended Trinity University and earned a BS in Biology with minors in both Geoscience and Environmental Science. After graduation, he started his career with HOK, a global architecture and engineering firm. At the time, sustainable design and green building were in their early years and USGBC’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) was just starting to gain traction in the commercial real estate sector. Daniel worked to establish and build a viable sustainable design consulting practice within the Houston office that provided strategic support in site optimization, water management, energy efficiency and indoor air quality to HOK’s architects and engineers across the region. “The Environmental Analysis program was a good balance of business, entrepreneurship, environmental engineering and environmental law and policy. It gave me a broad understanding of sustainability and ultimately helped me to apply it to special- ties such as commercial building design and construction.” During his 11 years at HOK, Daniel worked on a large variety of corporate, commercial, government and institutional projects including the first LEED Platinum facility for NASA at the Johnson Space Center. He also broadened his role at HOK, taking on additional roles as a project manager and in business development. In 2018, he left HOK to become President and managing partner of Synchro Building Corporation, a Houston-based design-build firm that specializes in fit to purpose commercial facilities. “I’ve always had an entrepreneurial bug and when the opportunity to lead Synchro arose, I jumped at the chance to help build and grow a firm.” Daniel met and fell in love with his wife Myriam Mills, a fellow Environmental Analysis alumnus, during his time at Rice. They have two rambunctious and hilarious boys and work together to keep the house in one piece.