Mr. Dauer has over 28 years of fire investigation experience in both the public and private sector. He has assisted with and conducted over 350 fire investigations. As a lead fire investigator, he has investigated fires in residential and commercial structures, as well as motor vehicles. Mr. Dauer has worked with local, state and federal agencies including the MABAS 19 fire investigation team, the Office of The State Fire Marshal, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Area of Expertise:

• Fire Origin and Cause Determination
• Explosion Origin and Cause Determination
• Motor Vehicle Origin and Cause Determination
• Evidence collection policies and procedures to properly collect and protect chain of custody

Fire Service Management, Morraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, IL  2010 – 2014

Fire Investigations, U.S. National Fire Academy, Emmittsburg, MD 2014

Certified Fire Investigator, International Association of Arson Investigators
Evidence Collection Technician, International Association of Arson Investigators
Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, National Association of Fire Investigators
Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator, National Association of Fire Investigators
Fire Investigation for Fire Officers Multi-Program, CFITrainer.net
Private Investigator, State of Delaware
Private Investigator, State of Virginia, #DCJS 99-744694
Private Investigator, State of Wisconsin, #12660-63
Private Detective-PERC, State of Illinois, #129-122376