Dan Minnick
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Senior Vice President, Software Engineering |
Dan Minnick is Senior Vice President of Software Engineering for DISH. He oversees the software creation behind set-top boxes and the support infrastructure for DISH Anywhere.
Dan joined EchoStar Technologies, now DISH Technologies, in 1996 as a software architect. Since then, he has served in many roles, including Engineering Director and Vice President of Engineering. Dan has multiple patents to his name.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from the Montana College of Mineral Sciences and a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Dan enjoys relaxing at his Colorado ranch, fishing, hiking and riding horses. He is married with four children.