Dan S.
About Dan S.
Dan S. is the EDDN Program Manager at the US Geological Survey, where he has worked since 2006. He has over two decades of experience in engineering and data management, including significant roles at NASA and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Current Role at U.S. Geological Survey
Dan S. serves as the EDDN Program Manager at the U.S. Geological Survey, a position he has held since 2006. He operates from the Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida area. In this role, he oversees the Emergency Data Distribution Network (EDDN) at the EROS Facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This network is essential for real-time data distribution utilized by the US Geological Survey and various government entities.
Previous Experience at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Prior to his current role, Dan S. worked as an Instrumentation Engineer at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center from 1990 to 1996. This six-year tenure in Huntsville, Alabama, provided him with significant experience in engineering and instrumentation within the aerospace sector.
Experience at XATA Corporation and U.S. Coast Guard
Dan S. has also held positions as an Application Developer at XATA Corporation from 2001 to 2002 and as an Information Technology Specialist with the U.S. Coast Guard from 2003 to 2006. His work at XATA Corporation lasted one year, while his role with the Coast Guard spanned three years at the USCG Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland.
Educational Background
Dan S. has a robust educational background in engineering. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, studying from 1980 to 1984. He later pursued a Master's degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering at Auburn University, completing his studies from 2020 to 2023.
Notable Achievements
Dan S. has achieved over 99.9% uptime for a mission-critical system over the last decade, ensuring continuous operation and reliability. He has also contributed to the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Data Collection System as a member and former lead of the Satellite Telemetry Interagency Working Group. Additionally, he designed an information website for data and system status updates and developed a Perl-based system for data migration into an Oracle database, which supports over 45 Water Science Centers nationwide.