Daniel Whitesell is the Director of Project Management at Alpine and has worked with the company for over 12 years. His principal role at Alpine is to lead and oversee project planning and the operational strategies of multifaceted offshore geophysical surveys. His other responsibilities include report writing, data interpretation, QA/QC, and supervising the project management and field project management teams.  

Daniel graduated from SUNY Stony Brook University with a B.S. in Marine Science and completed his M.S. in Geological Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island. His graduate research focused on using geophysical survey techniques to investigate sea-level transgression events and seafloor geomorphology in the Black Sea. Additionally, Daniel’s multidisciplinary background includes signal processing and acoustics, marine geophysics, seismic data interpretation, and marine archaeological surveying. 

Although he takes his career seriously, he believes that a proper work-life balance is paramount to happiness and success. Consequently, Daniel enjoys spending his free time traveling the world with his wife and focusing on their interests in hiking, scuba diving, horseback riding, eating new foods, and experiencing different cultures and environments. 

Overall, Daniel is most interested in his work at Alpine Ocean because it allows him to use his experience in empirical research, problem-solving, and critical thinking to help provide Alpine’s clients with the highest quality data products and survey results.