Dan Hardy was born August 16, 1953, in Hereford, TX. His background in pool maintenance began on his dad's country club in Clovis, NM, in 1976. Ten years later, he opened his own business delivering and setting up spas and doing pool work along with the installation of in-ground foundations for manufactured homes in Albuquerque, NM. He moved to Ocala, FL, in 1998 and opened Dan's Perfect Pool Service, Pool Palace, Mount View Enterprises, LLC, and then D & C Enterprises. In 2007 he could not resist the chance to re-open another service company. He has worked on many fabulous pools for celebrities in Ocala including John Travolta and Kelly Preston; Terri Jones-Thayer, former Miss World and Revlon's perfect Charlie girl; and Brock Marion, a former Dallas Cowboy. "I also get to rub shoulders with Ricky 'The Rocket' Nattiel, former Denver Bronco, on occasion at the office," Dan said. Dan graduated from Boys Ranch High School in 1971, Boys Ranch Texas near Amarillo and from General Motors Technical School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1972. He attended Amarillo Vocational College for Auto Mechanics and studied mechanical engineering at Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA. Besides a career as a pool professional, Dan is a licensed Realtor® in Florida and a partner with his wife, Carol, in Real Estate for Keller Williams Cornerstone Realty. He has two daughters, Randi and Marcie, and two sons, Matthew and Michael. His pride is his grandkids, Austin Shane, Kenzy Marie, Shelby Lyn, and Seth Randall.

He is the author of The Complete Pool Manual for Homeowners and Professionals and The Complete Spa Manual for Homeowners. His future plans are a few more books with some being not about pools. But in the meantime he helps numerous people with free advice about their pools and spas on his website.