Born and raised on the California Central Coast, Daniel spent 23 years in Central Coast wine production before joining Scott Laboratories in 2021. He started as a harvest intern and worked his way up to managing all filtration operations of a custom crush facility. Most recently, Daniel managed a mobile filtration company where he perfected the art of à la carte crossflow, pressure leaf filtration, and Velcorin dosing. Currently he provides technical filtration expertise to the wine, beer, cider, distilled spirits, and alternative alcohol beverage industries.