Dan graduated in 2014 with an ERASMUS Mundus Joint Master scholarship from Aarhus University, Deusto University, University of London, and Melbourne Graduate School focusing on the policies and management of EU educational programmes. That complemented a BA in European Public Administration with an ERASMUS scholarship at the University of Leon focusing on law and economics.

Before, during and after his studies, he focused on the management of local, national, and international projects as part of his work in Romania, Spain, Denmark, Turkey, Belgium, Bulgaria and Austria. In 2012, he became the Executive Manager of the Austrian Centre for Lifelong Learning (OeZLLL) based in Vienna that dealt with local, European, and international projects. He then worked for the Executive Management Division of NATO, in change management and the transition to the New NATO Headquarters. Coordinating and overseeing the logistics for the relocation of 4300+ staff and 100+ tonnes of materials. The Transition Project spanned over a decade and summed over 1.1 billion EUR, with his department growing from 12 to over 50 staff in two years.

With a total of over 12 years in project management, just in the last five years managing the Projects department of EHPA he oversaw 21 EU funded projects (Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, LIFE Programme, Tenders, Interreg) totalling 67.061.933 EUR, covering all aspects of the heat pump value chain & associated non-technological aspects (e.g., competencies, RD&I policies) and was privy to the state of the art relating to all heat pump sectors as well as to the upcoming medium/long term technologies and innovations. Towards this end, Dan created and is the chair of the EHPA Research and Innovation Committee (130+ members), manages the ETIP RHC Heat Pump Technology Panel, deals with the EHPA members working on disruptive and innovative technologies, as well as top ranked commercial companies such as NVIDIA, Google, Procter & Gamble, ArcelorMittal just to name a few.

Coordinates the activities of EHPA regarding the SET Plan and its relevant IWGs, Horizon Europe Partnerships, relationships with all relevant ETIPs, ERA-NETs, the BRIDGE initiative, and the Innovation Fund. While gathering and providing inputs and gap analysis as part of the feedback process towards the design of new funding Work Programmes (e.g. Horizon Europe) and the medium to long term (5 to 10 years) corporate strategies that are associated with these.