Education & Career History

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CURRICULUM VITAE

CAREER HISTORY
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 SEMINARS AND CERTIFICATIONS
  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 
  • NICFI Convention ~ Chairman
  • 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
    1968-1969  ~    University of California, San Luis Obispo
    1966-1968  ~    Modesto Junior College, California
    1966  ~    Liberty Union High School

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