Evan Lauridsen specializes in providing flooring inspection, training and consulting services to the flooring and flooring related sundries industries. Evan’s extensive background in the flooring industry consists of over 5 decades in flooring installation, flooring store management, and manufacturing. A true CSI (Construction Scene Investigator) flooring forensics expert by heart, Evan does not believe in leaving any stone unturned. Evan has served on a number of industry boards and committees including ASTM, IICRC, NOFMA, NWFA-CP, and NAFCT.  He was instrumental in launching the NWFA Certified Professionals Inspection school having served on its board of directors, was chair of its inspection certification committee and operated as its Dean of Instruction for its inspector school for a number of years.   Evan has taught inspection at various inspector schools including IICRC, FCITS, IFCII and NAFCT.  He has extensive knowledge and background in the manufacturing of flooring (multiple categories) which has spanned nearly 30 years and included positions in technical services/support and claims management.  One of his employers, a major hard surface floor manufacturer stated that “Evan is a functional expert” in performance reviews and was highly sought after to assist the quality assurance department in claims reduction efforts and difficult to assess claims in the field as well as a SME (subject matter expert) in several claims related improvement Six Sigma projects.  In addition, Evan has served on various committees during the development of industry guidelines and aids such as the latest edition of the Problems, Causes and Cures Technical Wood Floor Publication as published by the National Wood Flooring Association.  Evan resides in the Denison, Texas area and services primarily North Texas and Oklahoma when it comes to inspection services.  ​

A complete curriculum vitae is available upon request.