CURRICULUM VITAE

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Commercial Projects:

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The Hershel (formerly Park 4200) Luxury Condos  Dallas, TX, Laminate Floor Claim

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Grapevine Mills Mall   Grapevine, Texas  Porcelain Tile Claim

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St. Joseph Hospital  Jackson Hole, Wyoming Commercial Heat Welded Flooring.

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Kirkland Cancer Center Jackson, Tennessee Natural Stone Tile Concern

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Medical City Dallas, Dallas, Texas  Ceramic Tile Concern

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Granite Park 3 (High Rise Office Tower) Frisco, TX: Granite Slab Flooring Concern

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Sheppard AFB Wichita Falls, TX:  Ceramic Tile Shower Concern, Insurance Claim

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Bergan Mercy Hospital Omaha, Nebraska  Ceramic Tile Shower Concern

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Texas Center for Reproductive Health  Dallas, TX:  Commercial Carpet Concern

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Scott & White Health  Frisco, TX: SPC Resilient Plank Concern

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Office/Retail Park W. Airport FRWY, Irving TX, Moisture Concern, Insurance Claim

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40 years’ experience in Flooring Industry. 

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Business Owner, current. R & D Certified Flooring Inspectors, Fort Worth, TX

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Regional Sales Manager, current, Base King/EnviroSTIX Dalton, GA

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Project Manager, All Commercial Floors, Arlington, TX.

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President & Owner. Old World Tile & Marble, Granbury, TX.

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Vice President of Flooring Products, Sun Supply, Abilene, TX.

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Regional Manager, Allied/ECO-Grip  Flooring, Garland, TX & Charlotte, NC.

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Branch Manager, American Olean Tile, Fort Worth, TX.

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Branch Manager, Ceramic Tile International/Interceramic, Fort Worth, TX.

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Texas Regional Manager, Rubi Tools, Miami, FL & Barcelona, Spain.

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Hard Surface Specialist, Mohawk Industries, Grand Prairie, TX

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Independent Sales Representative, Tile Source, Fort Worth, TX

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Areas of Experience.

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Expert in flooring products, installation materials and methods, underlayments, concrete repair and moisture control.

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Experienced trainer of flooring installation procedures, technical specifications of flooring products and flooring product features 

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Troubleshooting and analyzing of flooring failures as a result from installation, maintenance, environmental and manufacturing.

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On-site supervision of a replacement flooring in a food manufacturing production area with heat welded flooring.  

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On-site supervision of a renovation for installation of ceramic tile in showers and flooring in multiple hospitals.  

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Able to interpret architectural specifications, construction design elements and make technical recommendations.

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Attended Convention & Seminars:

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The Flooring Inspectors Educational Guild.  Dalton, Ga Oct. 2023

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Luxury Vinyl Tile & Plank Update Course.  Dalton, Ga Oct. 2023

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Re-Certification for Resilient Flooring Inspection

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International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) 2014 – ICRI Slab Moisture Testing

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FCICA – Rigid Core Flooring Issues. Virtual May 2023

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FCITS – Inspector EXPO 2013

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NICFI (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED FLOORING INSPECTORS)

 National Convention 2011 & 2012

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Inspectors Guide to Wood Finishes.

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Ardex Moisture Control Systems

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Basic Coatings – NWFA Finishes Seminar

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National Association of Subrogation Professionals

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Being an Expert Witness, Preparing for a Deposition and Court

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Surfaces 2021 (Virtual), 2020, 2019, 2012

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Volunteer, promoting & recruiting at NICFI Exhibit Booth 2012

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World of Concrete 2019, 2012

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International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) 2023, 2014, 2012 – ICRI Slab Moisture Testing                                                                                                                                                                     

• Installation & Product Clinics Attended: 
• International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) 2023, 2012, 2014 – ICRI Slab Moisture Testing
• AFS Commercial Carpet Inspector Training
• North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA) Inspector Training
• National Wood Flooring Association (NWFACP) Inspector Training
• FCITS Commercial Inspector Training
• American Olean Tile, Ceramic Tile Installation Training Franklin Learning Center/Landsdale, PA
• Columbia Flooring, “Installation of Hardwood”
• Allied Flooring Installation Training of Commercial Heat welded Safety Flooring.

• Installation & Product Clinics Conducted:
• TOP 10 INSTALLATION CHECKLIST FOR SPC/WPC/LVT 2023, 2024
• Flooring Claims
• Adhesives & Moisture 
• Flooring Claims:  An Inspectors View
• Moisture Testing & Why They Are Necessary.
• Installation:  No Short Cuts Here!
• Installation of Ceramic Tile

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Certified Laminate Flooring Inspector – North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA)

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Certified Moisture Testing— ICRI (International Concrete Repair Institute) 

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Certified Resilient Flooring Inspector – Inspector Training Solutions 

• Tile Installer Thin-set Standards (ITS) Verification University of Ceramic Tile & Stone
• Member of FloorDetective.com 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
• Hard Surface Flooring Inspector: IFCI (not current)
• Residential & Commercial Carpet Inspector:  FCITS (not current)
• Residential & Commercial Hard Surface Inspector: FCITS (not current)