Dan has been immersed in digital media and search marketing for over 18 years and is actively involved in the Digital Marketing Industry here in the Silicon Forest. His work with F500 clients as well as Small Business has forged a passion for being both strategic and tactical. His North Star is getting things done with the client’s best interests at all times. Having managed over $500M in paid search and digital media and being a part of the original team that opened the first office for Google here in Seattle back in 2003, Dan brings a seasoned but down to earth approach to executing marketing programs. On the client side he has sat on both the Google and Bing Client Advisory Councils. He is still an active advisor to SIC, NWIAG and SEMpdx with a passion for networking and helping out the Digital Community. Dan has spoken at events such as SearchFest, SMX Advanced, Pubcon and SES and thoroughly enjoys sharing his experiences and insights with others as well as finding out every day how much there is to learn.