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Dan Rickard has extensive work experience as an Art Director, starting with Doom Turtle in 2023. Prior to that, they worked at Apocalypse Studios Inc. from 2022 to 2023 and Big Blue Bubble from 2017 to 2022, both in the same role. Before their positions as an Art Director, Dan worked as a Freelance 3D Artist specializing in Animation, Rigging, Modeling, Texturing, Lighting from an unspecified date to 2022. Dan also worked as a Professor of 3D Animation & Character Design at Fanshawe College from 2009 to 2017. Moreover, Dan held the roles of Draxxuss (Forum Moderator and Competitor) at Gameartisans from 2006 to 2015 and Art Manager, as well as Senior CG Artist, at RedJade Inc. from 2006 to 2009. Dan started their career as a Senior Artist/Art Director at DICE Canada from 2001 to 2006 and worked as a 3D Artist at Sandbox Studios in 2000. Dan also worked as a 3D Artist in Animation, Rigging, Lighting at Aston Worldwide Entertainment in 2000, where they were the Lead Animator on a Christmas movie and a Rigger on a different children's movie.

From 1998 to 1999, Dan Rickard attended TSB School of Animation and completed an Honours degree in Computer Animation.