CAREER HISTORY

*United States Army Guided-missile School Fort Bliss Texas 1960

*Carpenters Union Apprentice and Journeyman Floor Covering Installer (carpet, sheet vinyl, resilient tile, wood flooring)

*Independent Floor Covering Contractor

*Flight Instructor, Charter Pilot, and Commercial Airline Pilot

*Retail and Contract Business Owner (Mayflower Carpet Company, Inc. 1971-1999)

*Certified Independent Inspector 2001 to present- Owner of Surface Observations, Inc.

CERTIFICATIONS

*IICRC#52795: (Institute of inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification)-carpet cleaning, Carpet Repair, and Reinstallation and

Senior Practicing Carpet Inspector 2001

*ITS# 133 (Inspector Training Service} Advanced Hardwood Certification; Laminate Certification and Resilient Certification 2006

*FCITS#1407: (Flooring Consultants and Inspection Training Services} Certified Flooring Inspector- Hard Surface and Carpet -resigned 2010

*NALFA (North American Laminate Floor Association} Certified Laminate Inspector – 2011

*IFCII Institute for Floor Covering Inspectors Luxury Vinyl Products Certification #230 — 2019

FORMAL EDUCATION

Marshfield High School, Marshfield, Massachusetts; Newman Preparatory School, Boston, Massachusetts; Floor Covering Installation at Boston Local Carpenters Union; Commercial Pilot (Single and Multi-Engine Land), Flight Instructor, Ground Instructor, and Instrument ratings.

INDUSTRY TRAINING SEMINARS

*School of Surface Technology-Senior Carpet Inspectors Course – 2001

*Carpet Cushion Council Certification Course – 2001

*National Institute of Certified Floor Covering Inspectors – update training – 2003-2004-2005-2007-2008-2011-2014

*L& N Services Training-Laminate Flooring, Resilient Flooring, Hardwood Flooring, Formica Solid Surface and HPL Counter Tops -2003-2004-2005-2007-2008

*Inspector Training Services Hard Surface Inspectors Course – 2003

*Inspector Training Services Advanced Hardwood Course- 2006

*L & N Wood Inspection Course -2006

*FCITS (Flooring Consultants and Inspection Training Services} Carpet Inspector, Hardwood Inspector – 2007

*Mohawk Industries Higher Achiever Program – Hardwood & Laminate 2007

*NICFI Inspectors Conference & Update Training.

*Mohawk Industries Inspector Workshop – Commercial & Residential Carpets – 2010

*Wood Floor Course – NC State University – 2008-2010-2011

*NALFA (North American Laminate Floor Association) – Certification – 2011

*Wood Floor Course – Virginia Tech – 2012-2013

*Engineered Wood Flooring Workshop – NC State – 2012

*Concrete Substrate Course – NC State – 2012

*Inspectors Training Services Resilient and LVT Course – 2014

*Floor Inspectors Guild Wood Science Course – New Orleans – 2014

*NlCFI Inspectors Conference & Updated Training Oct. 6-8, 2014 Deerfield Beach Fla.

*Floor Inspectors Guild – Forest Products Lab Seminar- USDA Madison Wisconsin – 2014

*Floor Inspectors Guild- Resilient Flooring Seminar – Dalton GA -2015*Armstrong Industries – Wood Floor Seminar – Lancaster PA- 2015

*Floor Inspectors Guild- Carpet Seminar Dalton Georgia April 2016

*Floor Inspectors Guild- Shaw Class/Concrete class Dalton Georgia 2016.

*Institute for Floor Covering Inspectors Luxury Vinyl Products Certification #230 November 27, 2017

*Floor Inspectors Guild Wood Floor Class-Kiln drying seminar September 19,20,21, 2018

*CFI University Engineered Wood Seminar Jan. 29, 2021