Curriculum Vitae

Raymond H. Darrah
8870 N Himes Ave, Ste 414
Tampa, FL 33614
813-426-3632
        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
  • ATF – Academy of Textile and 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          
  • FCITS - Flooring Consultants and Inspection Training Service - Senior Carpet Inspector
  • FCITS - Flooring Consultants and Inspection Training Service -Master Inspector, Level 1
  • FCITS - Flooring Consultants and Inspection Training Service - Resilient Claims Inspectors
  • 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          
  • NWFA/NOFMA – National Wood Flooring Association/National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association – Accredited Installer – Installation (Nail Down, Direct Glue, Floating Floors, and Finishing), Sanding and Finishing of Hardwood Flooring
  • RFCI – Resilient Floor Covering Institute, Instructor of Resilient Flooring Installation
  • National Laminate Flooring Training Center – Inspector 
  • 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
 
        Credentials
  • Award Hardwood
  • Formica Laminate
  • Mannington – Authorized Claims Adjuster – Advanced Vinyl and Laminates Inspector
  • NICFI
  • Pergo – Laminate Inspector/Installer
  • Pickering Laminate
  • State Contractors License Board Number 587326. C-15 – Flooring and Floor Covering
  • Universal Hardwood
 
Career History
    2004 to Present Technical Services Director for QuestInspect (national inspection service)

    1989 to Present

    Flooring Inspector/Consultant/Expert Witness/Concrete Testing

    1991-1993

    Concrete Repair/Waterproofing and sealing

    1979-1991

    Owner/President - Johnson Rug Company, Modesto, Ca

    1968-1978

    Self-Employed - Sales and Installation

    1965-1968

    Self-Employed - Carpet Sales/Auctions

    1955-1962

    Darrah’s Paint and Linoleum (Worked with Parents)

 
Industry Seminars and Training
2006
  •            NOFMA Hardwood Inspection CertificationProgram
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 Inspecting 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 – Installation, Sanding, and Finishing of Hardwood Flooring
  •           NICFI Convention - Chairman
  •           National Laminate Flooring Training Center – Inspector
  •           L&N Services – Laminate/Engineered Hardwood
  •           Formica Flooring – Inspector        
1999
  •           Vapor Emissions - 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
  •          FCITS - Commercial Carpet Inspector
1995
  •         DUPONT Soil Assessment Training
1994
  •            Pergo Certified Claims Inspector  
1993
  •           Americans with Disabilities Act Certification - A.S.T.M.              C- 1028-89 (Slip resistant testing)
  •           Certification Registry - FTSA
1992
  •           Academy of Textiles and Flooring - Resilient Flooring Inspector
  •           FCITS - Master Inspector Level 1
  •           Certified Applicant of Flooring Sealant and Concrete Surface Repairs - MFS
  •           FCITS -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
  •           Advanced Studies in Commercial Investigative Inspections and Forensic Reporting
  •           Carpet Fiber Technologist
  •           Carpet Technologist
  •           Fiber and Textiles Seminars of America - Certified Inspector
  •           FCITS - Senior Carpet Inspector
1986
  •            Bruce Hardwood Flooring Installation
1985
  •           Kahrs Hardwood Installation
1984
  •          Armstrong Installation Training - Resilient
1983
  •            Armstrong Management II
1982
  •           Armstrong Management

Education

1968 - 1969

University of California, San Luis Obispo

1966 - 1968

Modesto Junior College, California

1966

Liberty Union High School