Daniel is principal and co-founder of Public Vision Research, LLC (PVR). He is an urban planner and manager, responsible for PVR’s strategic direction, day-to-day operations, client deliverables and business development.
Most recently, Daniel was part of the leadership team responsible for developing the Neighborhood Improvement Amendment (NIP) - for the Five Wounds Brookwood Terrace (FWBT) neighborhood. The NIP is a development process tailored for renewing a neighborhood’s agenda through a series of workshops.
The success of this NIP led to the further collaboration with the City of San Jose to develop a handbook containing methods to renew action agendas of ANI neighborhoods.
Prior to PVR, Daniel co-founded and served as president of Bay Village Builders, Inc., a San Francisco based general contracting firm. He was responsible for the strategic direction of the company, new business development, cost estimating and client relations.
Daniel also co-founded Panache Communications, LLC, a San Francisco-based public relations firm, now part of GolinHarris, one of the top 10 PR agencies in the world. At Panache, he served as their Chief Financial Officer as well as focused on business development and the strategic development of the company.
Daniel is a teaching associate and Masters in Urban Planning candidate at San Jose State University. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies with an emphasis on Land-Use Planning from UC Santa Cruz. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and their cat.
David is principal, co-founder and computer graphics specialist at Public Vision Research, LLC (PVR). David possesses extensive experience and track record in all aspects of electronic and film-based communications. His specialty areas include computer-based learning, interactive multimedia, digital illustration, 3-D modeling and animation.
David is currently pioneering a model of community participation that used computer 3-D graphics at community workshops using Sketch Up. Recently, he successfully applied this method with the Five Wounds Brookwood Terrace community at a recent workshop as part of the concept plan being developed by Public Vision Research.
David also has extensive experience using animated computer graphics to create videos for transit projects. He is well known around the Bay Area for his video work on the proposed high speed rail and Transbay Terminal projects, San Francisco MUNI rail proposals, and various bus rapid transit projects.
David currently teaches a graduate course on Computer Graphics for Urban Planners at San Jose State University. He recently conducted courses at San Francisco State University in instructional design for computer-based learning.
David holds a Ed.D. Degree from University of San Francisco with an Emphasis on Instructional Design for computer-based learning. He received Masters of Art from California State University, Chico in Audio Visual Education. He also received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from San Francisco State University in Urban Studies with an emphasis on transportation and land use planning.
