Daniel graduated from A&M in 2005 with a degree in Agricultural Engineering and received an M.A. in Intercultural Studies at Columbia International University. While at A&M, he received the Craig C. Brown Outstanding Senior Engineering Award and the Phi Kappa Phi Outstanding Junior of the Year Award from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Daniel was a Gathright Scholar and University Scholar. He, his wife Rebekah, and family live in Houston, Texas. Daniel states that his education at Texas A&M provided him with the academic foundation, the engineering skills, the friends, and the life experience he needed to achieve all that God has planned for him.