Dr. Daniel S. Janik is a retired physician (MD)/water scientist/educator, currently actor, author, dancer, model and mixed-media artist (painter/sculptor/photographer/cinematographer). Janik created JET Progress LLC (aka JET Progress) as a multi-media production company currently hosting five divisions: (1) JET Progress Productions producing award-winning, international films and videos relying on drama/suspense/mystery rather than graphic violence to engage viewers; (2) JET Cinema streaming all our films worldwide; (3) JET Progress Store offering all our products including DVD/BluRay versions of our films, film posters, certified props and unique gifts for cinophiles, and our unique selection of "ScreenPlay Novels" based on our films and select others; (4) JET Progress Publications where novelists and screenwriters go to publish their ScreenPlay novels; and (5) JET Progress Distribution, reaching out to television, cinema chains, individual cinemas and a plethora of global digital online film viewing platforms.
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Actor - A multi-award-winning actor, after his debut as Lead Actor in STATIC (2021), he has appeared in numerous films and TV productions.
Model - He is both a photographic and commercial model.
Dancer - An avid International-style Ballroom and Latin American dance competitor and performer on the dance floor, stage and screen, he performed exclusively with his partner, actress/dancer/somatic therapist Setsuko Tsuchiya (aka actress Sakura Kai). Their relationship is the basis for the multi-award-winning JET Progress/Draqual Media film WHAT DANCE AM I?
Artist - A multi-award-winning multi-media, photographic (incl 3-D and holographic), graphic, visual and book cover and film poster artist whose creative career spans 40 years, he is also an international-award-winning cinematographer.
Author - A multi-award-winning author with over 60 books and publications, including non-fiction, historical fiction, SciFu (science-driven futuring), thrillers, erotica, children's books and poetry. He was the original creator, owner.
Educator - Former Associate Professor with a PhD in Education in Linguistics, he pioneered neurobiologically-relevant transformative learning emphasizing second language acquisition.
Physician - A doctor of medicine (MD), board-certified in preventive medicine/public health, retired after 40+ years of practice. Former United States Academy of Science/National Research Council Research Associate assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration exploring closed environmental life support systems with emphasis on potable water reclamation and recycling.
Book and Film Publisher - Original creator of Savant Books and Publications (now KS Media Group Inc), he is the creator and owner of JET Progress, a multimedia production company. He has produced, directed, filmed, acted in and edited a number of international-award-winning films.
Academic Credentials
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Chemistry from University of Washington, Seattle;
- Masters of Public Health (MPH) in Maternal and Child Health from the University of California at Berkeley
- Medical Degree (MD) from Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
- Doctor of Education (PhD) in Education in Linguistics from Bircham International University, Madrid, Spain.
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