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Career History: [Click here for printable version]
 
 
  1989-Present Flooring Inspector/Consultant/Court Expert Witness
  1991-1993 Concrete Repair and Waterproofing/ Sealing
  1979-1991 Owner/President - Johnson Rug Company, Modesto, CA
  1968-1978 Self-Employed - Sales and Installations
  1965-1968 Self-Employed - Carpet Sales/Auctions
  1955-1962 Darrah's Paint and Linoleum (Worked with Parents)
 
     
 
Industry Certifications:  
 
 
  ACI American Concrete Institute -- Aberdeen's Master's Certification -- Concrete -- Special Finishes for Concrete Floors on Ground
  ADA Americans With Disabilities Act -- A. S. T. M. C-1028-89 (Slip Resistance Testing)
  ATF Academy of Textile & Flooring -- Senior Textile Inspector, Resilient Flooring Inspector, Concrete Moisture and pH Testing
  CFI Certified FloorCovering Installers Association, Installation Inspector -- Advanced
  CTEF Ceramic Tile Education Foundation -- Accredited Installer
  FTSA Fiber Textile Seminars of America --Technologist -- Certified Senior Inspector
  ICR International Certification Registry-- Certified Senior Carpet Inspector
  IICRC Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration -- Senior Carpet Inspector
 
  The Mohawk Group Master Craftsman
  NWFA/NOFMA National Wood Flooring Association/National Oak Flooring Association -- Accredited Installer -- Installation; Nail Down; Direct Glue; Floating Floors; and Finishing
  World of Concrete/ World of Masonry Crack Injection: Epoxies - Concrete Repair Materials: Basics, Cementitious Materials, Sealants and Other Polymer Materials - Post-Tensions Slabs on Ground
     
 
Industry Seminars:  
 
2006 NOFMA Inspector Training
  2005 The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation - Advanced Inspection Class
  2004 The Mohawk Group - Master Craftsman Certification for Installation
    The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation - Inspection Class
    NICFI Convention - Chairman
  2003 Howard Brinkman Consulting ~ Hardwood Inspection Certification Seminar
    Toli Resilient Commercial Installation Training
    NICFI Convention - Co-Chairman
    NWFA Certified Inspector
  2002 World of Concrete and/or World of Masonry
    Formica Solid Surfaces (Countertop)
    US Stone Solid Surfaces (Countertop)
  2001 Substrate and Subfloor Inspection/School of Surface Technology
    NICFI Convention - Chairman
    Formica Flooring Fastlock - Inspector
  2000 Ceramic Tile Education Foundation
    National Wood Flooring Association
    National Wood Flooring Association
    National Laminate Floor
  1999 Vapor Emissions Certification - L&N
    Award Hardwood
    Formica
    Pergo
    Pickering Hardwood
    Universal Hardwood
  1998 Aberdeen's Master Certification - Concrete and Special Finishes
    International Certified Flooring Installers Association - Technical Certification - Advanced
  1997 Mannington Advanced Vinyl and Laminate Inspection Training
  1996 Mannington Authorized Claims Adjuster
    Floor Covering Institute of Technical Services - Commercial Carpet Inspection
  1994 Pergo Certified Claims Inspector
  1993 Americans With Disabilities Act Certification - ASTM C-1028-89
    Certification Registry - FTSA
    Floor Covering Institute of Technical Services - Inspector Master Level II
  1992 Academy of Textiles and Flooring - resilient Flooring Inspector
    Floor Covering Institute of Technical Services - Inspector Master Level I
    Certified Applicator of Flooring Sealant and Concrete Surface Repairs - M. F. S.
    Floor Covering Institute of Technical Services - Resilient Claims Inspector
  1991 State Contractors License - C-15
  1990 Resilient Floor Covering Institute - Instructor of Resilient Flooring Installers
  1989 Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration - Senior Carpet Inspector
    Floor Covering Institute of Technical Services - Senior Carpet Inspector
    Carpet Technologist
    Advanced Studies in Commercial Investigative Inspections and Forensic Reporting
    Carpet Fiber Technologist
    Certified Inspector - Fiber and Textile Seminars of America
  1986 Bruce Hardwood Flooring Installation
  1985 Kahrs Hardwood Installation
  1984 Armstrong Installation Training - Resilient
  1983 Armstrong Management II
  1982 Armstrong Management I
     
 
Education:  
 
 
  1968-1968 University of California, San Luis Obispo
  1966-1968 Modesto Junior College, California
  1966 Liberty Union High School
 
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