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ACCREDITATION, EDUCATION AND LICENSES:
Studied Architecture at the Boston Architectural Center from 1976-1979
An accredited home inspection instructor in Texas and South Carolina. An accredited instructor, approved by the States of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, California, Colorado, New Jersey and Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers, to teach (Environmental Hazards & Their Effect on Value, Architectural Styles & Building Types, FHA/HUD Site Inspection , FHA/HUD Test Prep, and Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice 7 hour review) to real estate appraisers seeking continuing education credit for recertification.
Author of 4 continuing education seminars for appraisers Environmental Hazards & Their Effect on Value, Architectural Styles & Building Types, FHA/HUD Site Inspection , FHA/HUD Test Prep, and Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice 7 hour review
Licensed real estate appraiser in the State of Vermont and registered with the federal government in accordance with the FIRREA 1989. My first real estate appraisal was conducted in 1979.
An instructor approved by the State of Vermont Bar Association to teach continuing education regarding environmental hazards for CLE credits.
Chief instructor for the American Building Sciences Academy (formerly known as the Allstate Home Inspection and Appraisal Training Institute.)
Author of 10 Day Home Inspection Training Program, approved by the state of South Carolina.
Licensed lead paint inspector: Vermont and formerly Massachusetts; Received certification training in Massachusetts as a lead paint abatement contractor, lead paint inspector and conducted my first lead paint inspection in 1978. I have successfully completed training as Certified EPA model Risk assessor (Lead) and conducted my first lead risk assessment in 1993. I have first hand experience conducting and supervising residential lead abatements 1988-1993.
Successfully completed the EPA Asbestos Consultant program
Formerly Licensed builder in Massachusetts to build of any material with no height limitation.
Licensed in Massachusetts as Title 5 inspector (on site sewerage disposal systems) by the Department of Environmental Protection.
Formerly Licensed by the City of Boston as a drain layer qualified to design and implement connection of water and sewer lines at municipal infrastructures.
Formerly Certified Building Inspector and a member of the American Association of Home Inspectors,
Formerly Member NAHI, and American Association of Home Inspectors.
Member and President of the American Society of Professional Real Estate Inspectors (ASPREI) as well as a Certified Master Inspector,
Former member of the Real Estate Educators of America
Former instructor for National Association of Realtors and Tri State Realtors Association GRI program (Graduate Real Estate Institute) courses authored by FXF met National criteria and approval
Member Vermont Association of Realtors and National Association of Realtors
Founding Member of IESO (Indoor Environmental Standards Organization), Standards Committee Member and member of the IESO Board of Directors.
Member American Indoor Air Quality Council and Regional Director for the State of Vermont
Certified HUD 203K consultant. 203K consultants inspect properties to be granted HUD 203K funding for renovation purposes, design the renovation (including schematics and detailed cost break downs) and conduct periodic site visits to authorize release of escrowed loan funds.
Successfully completed "Indoor Air Quality Manager" course by the American Indoor Air Quality Council
I conducted my first indoor air quality investigation in 1989.
Certified Indoor Air Quality Investigator by the American Indoor Air Quality Council
Successfully completed "Indoor Air Quality Technician" by The Association of Energy Engineers
Certified Level One Mold Assessor by American Society of Professional Real Estate Inspectors
Certified Level One Mold Assessor Instructor by American Society of Professional Real Estate Inspectors
Certified Residential Mold Inspector by Indoor Environmental Standards Organization
Certified Residential Mold Inspector Instructor by Indoor Environmental Standards Organization
Regional Director for the State of Vermont's American Indoor Air Quality Council Chapter.
May 2002 thru present: individual tutoring from Michael Sinclair, PhD and lab director of Microcheck Laboratory regarding microbiological propagals, reproduction, lab review and toxicity
Successfully completed a USPAP refresher instructor provided by the Appraisal Foundation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Business Experience Design Builder Mid 1980's as a real estate developer I was the CEO of Design build company that employed 36 employees. During that period of time I designed and built over $20,000,000 in median priced housing in the Cambridge, Massachusetts and the Greater Boston Area. Our company also supplied design and consulting services to other developers in the region, including environmental consulting.
1986 I designed and developed an upscale line of colonial revival homes to be factory built for Keylock Homes of Suncook NH (modular housing company) including the first return stairway in a modular design.
Home Inspection Educator I have taught hundreds of people to be home inspectors through the AHI 5 day, ten day and distance learning home inspection training programs.
Educator 1991 provided my first professional public presentation to first time home buyers as part of a required MHFA (Massachusetts Housing and Finance Authority) borrower educational requirement.
Educator Taught classes sanctioned Vermont Chapter of The Appraisal Institute, the National Association of Realtors (GRI ONE AND GRI 3), Massachusetts Housing and Finance Authority, Department of Taxation and Valuation State of Maine, Vermont Department of Health. The topics included home inspection, subdivisions, sight development and environmental hazards.
Consultant Conducted over 4000 individual inspections, real estate appraisals, lead paint (XRF), radon testing, IAQ(indoor air quality) including mold, wood-boring insect certifications septic system testing and H2O sampling over the last 25 years.
Consultant Supervised or provided consulting for environmental mitigation and remediation since 1978 including lead paint, radon, domestic water supply, UST (underground storage tanks), asbestos and mold.
In 1986 I provided consulting to the city of Boston that resulted in an national award winning housing program (letter of recommendation attached).
Business Experience Founder o "Allstate Home Inspection and Household Environmental Testing, Ltd." (AHI) a real estate consulting firm whose primary focus is pre-purchase inspections, household environmental audits, including phase 1 audits, real estate appraisals and professional education. AHI has become a recognized leader throughout the inspection and appraisal industry in diversification and innovation. AHI has franchise 28 office across the country. In January 2003 AHI was rated by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the top 500 Franchises in America.
Writing Experience Author of three books "The Everyday Environmental Screening Manual" which is used as a manual for seminars throughout the USA, copyrighted 1994, "How to Start and Operate a Home Inspection Business" a 150 page how to inspection manual for real-estate appraisers and home inspectors and "The Somerville Green Pages" a 21 page recycling manual which was published & distributed to 36,000 households(co-author). I am the author of dozens of articles in national appraisal, inspection and environmental trade journals including Real Estate Valuations, and FREA's Communicator, Columns (a legal journal dedicated to mold litigation) and Working R.E. work "Common Sense About Household Environmental Hazards".
Video and Television Experience Has developed a distance learning series for home inspectors featuring 13 videos including 5.5 hours on environmental hazards and "Mold A Growing Concern" ( a mold documentary with thousands of copies distributed to real estate professionals across the USA), history, health effects, testing, and mitigation, impact on value and due diligence. I have appeared as a featured guest on a New York television talk show aired by Cable Vision discussing home inspections and environmental testing.
Expert Witness Experience Qualified as an expert providing testimony on a wide range of appraisal, construction and real estate issues and cases in Middlesex Superior Court(Mass.), Suffolk County(Mass.), Newport Superior Court(New Hampshire), Rutland District Court(VT),"The American Arbitration Association, Pittsburg, PA.
Political Experience Secretary of the Conservation Commission for the City of Somerville from 1986 - 1988. Conservation commissions in Massachusetts are part of the municipal executive branch and are the direct municipal representative to the State Dept. of Environmental Protection enforcing the Wetlands Protection Act. As secretary responsibilities included acting as the liaison to the appropriate municipal and/or state agencies. Drafting and submitting "Orders of Condition" to the Dept. of Environmental Protection detailing the cities requirements being placed on developers seeking permits. Said orders had to be in concert with complex environmental state and federal regulations and technology typically utilized to demonstrate specific performance.
1999 - 2002 Selectman Town of Randolph, VT responsibilities included budget development for all aspects of town government, normal operating budget, and capitol budgets and unique to our town the closing of a land fill budget as well as creating laws in concert with those of our state and country to the benefit of Randolph residents at large. |
