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· Consultation Services:
o Flooring specification
development, application,
and review
o Mediation, Litigation, and
Arbitration· Testing
Services:
o Independent forensic lab
analysiso Concrete Moisture
Testing
Educational:
· Seminars: Customized
technical, sales, or general
informational programs.
· Target Audience:
Manufacturing, Wholesale,
Retail, Architect & Design,
Facilities/Maintenance,
General Contracting
Career History:
· Flooring industry
experience: 25+ years. 12
years experience as a
certified independent floor
covering inspector with
additional extensive
management experience in
wholesale and retail
segments of the floor
covering industry.
Industry Certifications:
· IAWFP Certified Wood
Flooring Inspector (CWFI)
· NOFMA (CWFI)
· FCITS Certified Wood
Flooring, Hard Surface,
Carpet, and Resilient
· Armstrong Industries:
Certification for
Installation of Medintech
Vinyl Sheet Flooring
Formal Education:
· Eastern Maine Community
College
Industry
Training-Seminars:
· NOFMA/MFMA School: Study;
Installation, Sanding, and
Finishing of Hardwood
Flooring
· Shaw Industries: Hard
Surface Products
· Shaw Industries: Color
Correction (carpet)
· Mannington: Hard Surface
Products
· Armstrong: Installation
training
·
North Carolina State
University-Wood Species
Identification, 2009
About Us:
· Northeast’s extensive
experience in numerous
segments of the flooring
industry facilitates a
greater understanding of the
technical properties and
practical application of
flooring materials in use
today and provides our
clients access to the
following benefits:
· Proactive:
o Our unusual blend of
knowledge provides a vehicle
for the reduction of claims
exposure through proactive
educative training of
flooring industry related
businesses, groups, and/or
individuals.
o Selecting the correct
product for the application
is paramount in determining
long term success of both
material and installation.
Northeast’s specification
consultation service
maximizes the potential for
performance and investment
value.
· Reactive:
o Should inspection be
required; Northeast will
accurately identify,
address, and report on
stated flooring issues in an
unbiased, concise, and
realistic manner.
o We offer consultation
services with the involved
parties for identified and
defined flooring issues.
This provides an opportunity
for resolution of the issue
before it escalates to the
additional expense and
delays involved with
litigation.
o Expert witness testimony
is available to our clients
should litigation be
unavoidable.
· Preventative:
o Moisture related failure
of flooring products
installed atop unsuitable
concrete substrates is one
of the leading causes for
failure. Northeast offers
testing services that can
identify potential issues
before flooring is
installed.
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