Alderman At-Large Dan Moriarty Biography

About Alderman At-Large Dan Moriarty

You almost certainly know one famous person from my home town of Atchison, Kansas: Amelia Earhart. It's unlikely you know that she grew up on the same street as me although obviously not at the same time. I like to tell people that I grew up in the inner city - inner city Atchison, Kansas, population 13,000. Typical of most mid-western towns the streets are laid out in a grid and there's an alley between every street. My neighborhood is 1/4 acre zoning so the houses are surprisingly closely spaced for being in a state with so much open space.

Atchison looks very similar to Nashua's North End with all its Victorian homes. My mom's house was (still is) a medium sized Victorian with a big porch in front. Since Atchison was settled in the 1760's it is filled with many impressive homes made of stone and brick, one with a set of gargoyles on the roof keeping watch. The house I grew up in is still there, same phone number since before I was born. A symbol of stability and reliability that has contributed to my personality.

Atchison residents are mostly blue collar, with the largest employer being the steel foundry along the river, formerly owned by Rockwell. Their claim to fame is having the ability to make the largest (at least while I lived there) single-pour castings: tank turrets, railroad trucks, etc.The second largest employer is Midwest Grain Products. Allegedly they produced more alcohol than any other location in the country, used in low-cost beverages such as vodka and gin that comes in plastic jugs and the grain-mash would be used for livestock feed.

I went to Central School (public) from K-5 and walked to and from home since 1st grade. Imagine these days letting your 6 year old walk home from school, make a snack, and wait for you to return home from work. note: never in my life did I have a key to my house because we never locked our doors. We often toss our car keys on the floor when we get out to go shopping. I spent the weekends with my dad who travelled during the week as a sales rep in the casting industry. My mom worked full time to support us five kids first as a waitress then for most of her career keeping the books for payroll at Rockwell. There were days I was home sick from school watching educational TV on PBS. My mom would call from work to check up on me (which annoyed me to no end). Now days that would be frowned upon but the whole arrangement instilled a sense of personal responsibility.

My dad was a sports nut and as such I first started competing in swimming when I was 6 and "retired" when I was 11. After that it was baseball, football, basketball, and soccer. Eventually I managed to stop playing basketball which I was never any good at and wrestled instead. By the end of high school it was just cross-country in the fall and track in the spring. I ran every single day for three years and managed to get 11th at the state champs in the 2 mile (10:02) and 4th in the 4x800 relay (8:17). The next day I hung up my shoes and essentially didn't run again until the summer before my 30th birthday....because while at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology my main focus was academics. There were times during the latter parts of the semesters when there weren't enough hours in the week to get everything done. So, we would skip lectures in order to get the homework done. Quizzes were a treat because it meant there was no eight hour homework assignment due that week. I was in electrical engineering which was the largest department at the Institute. I remember one class being so oversubscribed, (MIT had a policy that you could go to any class you wanted without ever having to get on a wait list) that the professor decided to crank up the difficulty of the homework until the students began to drop out of the class. Eventually through attrition he got the class down to a manageable size. (6.013, fall junior year.)

Aside from the obvious technical training, probably the single biggest thing I learned from MIT was what I call their "No Excuses Policy." If there was an assignment due on Monday and a gigantic snow storm left two feet of snow on Saturday morning making it next to impossible to get to the lab, the assignment was still due. You were supposed to know the storm was coming and start early. If there was any conceivable way the work could get done it shall be done. At the same time the students could apply this policy on the administration. There better be benches and test equipment available. The electronics better be available, and same with the teaching staff. The 'Tute gave us infinite resources and flexibility to accomplish our work and expected nothing short of perfection.

After getting a doctorate in applied physics in the department of Nuclear Engineering, my first job was in Los Angeles at TRW, an aerospace and security company. After two years I returned to New England to join the MIT Lincoln Lab, then four years at a telecom startup. Most recently, 9 years at BAE Systems where I am now. This is a great place to work: almost no corporate politics, a meritocracy, plenty of resources, driven toward deliverables. It's a lot like MIT; but, without the competition between peers. In my role as Alderman I often resort to my experience at my current employer as a guide of how things should function. At the moment I envision myself retiring here at BAE Systems.

I have one real hobby: racing triathlon. It's almost a profession since I train about 10 hours per week (150 miles on the bike, 25 miles running, 2 hours in the pool). My first race was in Hyannis, Mass in 1999. Since then I've competed in about 50 triathlons from sprint, to Olympic distance, to half-Ironman. I've raced three times for Team USA at the Age Group World Championships: Gold Coast, Australia; Budapest, Hungary; and Beijing, China. My best ranked performance was 10th in my age group at the Beijing World Champs.

My four kids keep me busy every other weekend and a few weeks a year. Amelia is now 13 and after a great first season of track is back to ballet. Rebecca, 11, is interested in gymnastics and saving money. Charlotte, 11, likes ballet and has a goofy sense of humor like her brother. Owen, 8, just finished his first season of T-ball. The girls, especially Amelia, are amazing artists.

Nashua suits me. It has everything I need and no traffic. But, I do miss the thunderstorms of Kansas' springs.

Sunday, January 18, 2015


Dan Moriarty Launches Exploratory Committee 

Moriarty: Nashua deserves a Mayor who can deliver
Nashua, NH – Alderman-at-Large Dan Moriarty has launched a 70 person committee to explore his potential run for Mayor of Nashua.

The committee unites the efforts of Republicans, Democrats and Independents, from all walks of life across the city of Nashua. Members include local business leaders, volunteers at local public service agencies, local activists and grass roots volunteers, conservationists and veterans.

Members also include experienced public servants, such as seven term Congressman Charlie Bass, Mayor Bernie Streeter, Rep Bill Ohm, former Reps Randy Whitehead and Kevin Brown and Fire Commissioner Kevin Gage.

The committee is especially honored to have the support of Reina Flynn, to represent the fiscal prudence of her late husband.

Speaking about the committee, Dan said:

“I’m delighted to announce the formation of this exploratory committee.  Since I began talking to people in Nashua about a potential run, the response has been overwhelmingly supportive.

“Nashua deserves a Mayor who cares passionately about its hard working families and who will bring opportunities for everyone to our great city.

“The most important question for me right now is how I can best serve the people of Nashua, be that as Alderman-at-Large, as Mayor or in another capacity.”

A formal decision on the run for Mayor is expected by the end of March.

The full list of endorsers is as follow:



Mayor Bernie Streeter
Sen. Gary Lambert
Henry Goodwin
Fmr US Congressman Charlie Bass
NFR Commissioner Kevin Gage
Gov. James Douglas (R-VT)
Fmr Alderman Fred Teeboom
Fmr Alderman Dave MacLaughlin
Rosemary Russell
Mrs. Reina Flynn
Phil Stylianos
Tom Jenkins
Jack Currier
David Gleneck
Rep Bill Ohm
Rep Tim Twombly
Linda Twombly
Ann Bannister
Barbara Beierl
Fmr Rep Kevin Brown
Fmr Rep Randy Whitehead
Fmr Rep Lawrence Artz
Lt Col Richard Attardo
Col Terry Negron
Steven Negron
Capt William Joransen
Cmdr Charles Ringleben
Dani Podvojski
Rock Standish
Laura Standish
Jeff Foster
Nancy Foster
Bill Sutton
Laurie Sutton
Tom Forrest
Cheryl Forrest
George Stergion
Barry Warhola
Sharon Bubar
Jay Clair
Charles Michaud
Dan Kelly
Thomas White
William Machell
Karen Thoman
Kathy Snyder
Don Winn
Gary Henkel
Robert Duffy
Matthew Moroney
Andrew Iucci
Natalie Iucci
Peter Temperino
Linda Temperino
Dave Duprat
Ed Lopez
Marie Lopez
Deborah Foster
Lynn L'Heureux
Daniel Burk
Kevin Murray
Joshua Reynolds
 


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Monday, January 12, 2015

City of Nashua Strategic Plan

The City of Nashua needs a Strategic Plan. In fact there is an ordinance which requires our strategic plan be updated at least once per two-year term and that the Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) meet in order to do that.
As the Chairman of PEDC (the Planning and Economic Development Committee) I am also the chairman of the SPC. We met about a month ago and decided to delegate the task of updating the strategic plan back to PEDC. I welcome the opportunity to lead the discussion, to collect data, and to compile a document that may sometime in the future become a point of reference for policy decisions.
One challenge in creating the strategic plan is that of finding time and people to accomplish the task. For example, the city has a Master Plan which focuses on land use. In principle it is generated by the Planning Board while in practice it is written by full-time paid staff of the city’s development office. For the strategic plan we don’t have any paid staff. One main reason the strategic planning committee adjourned was because the mayor was hesitant to have her staff (members of the SPC by ordinance) dedicating their time to the project.
The Plan: We shall begin by inviting the members of the various commissions who already have been meeting – in some cases for decades – to summarize their findings and present them to PEDC. Already we have met with the Arts Commission and have received their 80 page document. I’ve extended invitations to the chairmen of the Board of Education, the Cultural Connections Committee (formerly the Ethnic Awareness Committee), and the Conservation Commission.
This is a work in progress so please tune in from time to time to see our progress on PEDC. Of course, if you would like to participate feel free to contact me @ (603) 891-1020 or at aldermanmoriarty@gmail.com.
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