In 2009 Bannock County, through Road  and Bridge and the Landfill, started using cross training and consolidation of  personnel.  A year later, this grew into the creation of a Public Works Department that includes Road and Bridge, Landfill, Mosquito, Planning and Development and Noxious Weed divisions.
 

Dan joined the county in 2004 as the Road & Bridge Superintendent.  Since that time, through his efforts of   consolidation and cross-utilization, the Road & Bridge, Landfill, Mosquito, Noxious Weed, and Planning & Development departments have combined into a Public Works department under Dan’s direction.  Dan was raised on a ranch in Salmon, Id.   He and his wife, Janice, have 4 children and 3 grandchildren. Prior to  joining Bannock County, Dan worked in all aspects of construction. He spent his early days working in the logging industry in Idaho and Montana. Later, he ran  his own construction company, specializing in road construction, reclamation,  wetland design and creation. During it’s 10 years of operation, the company  received several state and federal awards.   After closing his business, Dan  worked as Marketing Manager for Gilbert Western, a subsidiary of Peter Kiewit & Sons, where he was responsible for bringing in over $260M in biding opportunities. Peter Kiewit & Sons was the General Contractor for the I-15 reconstruction project through Salt Lake City for the 2002 Olympics.  The $1.3B project was completed in 4  years and included over 120 bridge structures. 
 
Asked about his philosophy, Dan states: “I strongly  believe in cross training – train, train, train!!  Avoid like the plague 'We always did it that way.' Think outside the box, understand your costs, and never forget your first priority as a government agency is serving the public – everything else is  secondary!”