BIOGRAPHY
Mr. Dan Poor is an ASE Master Certified Automotive and Heavy Truck Expert with over 30 years of experience in mechanical diagnostics, repair, and vehicle evaluations. This includes the ASE L1 and L2 Advanced Diagnostics certifications. A U.S. Army veteran who proudly served during Operation Desert Storm, Dan brings a disciplined, mission-focused approach to every case he supports. His career spans independent repair shops, dealership service departments, and forensic investigations, as well as teaching college level automotive and truck repair classes—making him a well-rounded and highly credible authority in the automotive field.
Dan has inspected and diagnosed thousands of vehicles, including passenger cars, heavy-duty trucks, RVs, and off-road vehicles. He is frequently retained in legal matters involving service negligence, mechanical failure, shop safety, and post-accident vehicle analysis. His thorough, objective inspections and courtroom-ready reports have supported litigation, arbitration, and insurance claims across a wide range of vehicle-related disputes.
As the founder of CarSleuths, Dan works directly with attorneys, insurers, and claim professionals across the U.S., offering early-stage assessments, preservation of mechanical and digital evidence, and expert witness testimony rooted in decades of real-world experience.