About

Hi there! My name is Dan.

I’m a data engineer for DataSF, where I help build data infrastructure for the City of San Francisco. I previously did a stint in healthcare data journalism at Turquoise Health. Before moving to SF, I was the Director of Data Science at the Cook County Assessor’s Office, where I helped estimate the home values used to determine property taxes.

In my free time, I like to read, rock climb, bike, and hang out with my cat Mimi.

This website is heavily inspired by Tom MacWright’s blog, and I was motivated to try blogging by the work of Julia Evans.

This site has no ads, trackers, or writing generated by AI tools. It’s built with Hugo and uses minimal JavaScript. If you like this site, you can find the source on my GitHub.

All opinions on this site are my own.