About Me

Professional Inspection Services
   U.S. Inspect™, 1993 to present. District and Regional manager for and shareholder in the largest employee-based inspection services firm in the United States. U.S. Inspect operates in three principal segments - Residential, Corporate & Commercial Services.
Providing clients with more than 10 inspection types, including home inspections, radon testing, wood destroying organism inspections, and other specialty inspection types.


Overview:
   Regional Manager, 1998 - 2009. Philadelphia (Delaware Valley), Connecticut and Massachusetts Operations. Manage inspection services operations for the Northeast Corridor.

   Technical Director, 1994 to 1999. Coordinated technical activities, with emphasis in the development of Corporate relocation home inspection services.

   Owner, The Inspector, Inc., 1972 to 1998. Personally performed more than 12,000 full, fee paid residential and commercial inspections since 1972. Company performed more than 40,000 full, fee paid inspections in the Delaware Valley.


Building Contractor
   All phases of general contracting, remodeling, new construction and fire damaged structures; 1966 to 1984.


Litigation Services

   Qualified as expert witness in various construction defect cases. Technical support provided. Testified for plaintiffs and defendants as a residential building inspector.

   Qualified as expert in building cost projections and analysis, roofing, water intrusion, heating, plumbing, air conditioning and electrical systems.

   Evaluation of deteriorated systems due to lack of maintenance and repairs over period of years.

   Analysis and review of building plans for construction defects and inequities.

Consultation Services
   Plan review, construction site consultation, cost analysis and estimating.

   Construction defect evaluation and costs to correct; residential and light commercial.


INSTRUCTIONAL AND TRAINING PRESENTATIONS

Real Estate Companies and Offices    More than two hundred seminars providing information on the systems in a residential dwelling, the inspection process and industry and construction defects and analysis; roofing, water penetration, heating, plumbing, air conditioning, electrical and structural systems.

Polley Real Estate Educators
   Registered instructor in Pennsylvania, 1988 to 1993. Instructor for 30-hour construction course.

Temple University
   Registered instructor. Instructor for 30-hour construction course. 2002 to present.

Home Buyer Clinics/Seminars
   Panelist on numerous home buyer clinics/seminars, 1985 to present.

Board of Realtors Home Protection Committee
   Occasional invited guest speaker.

Delaware County Bar Association
   Occasional invited guest speaker; Real Estate Update section.

National Conferences of the American Society of Home Inspectors
   Lecturer at National Conferences and Chapter Educational Sessions, 1984 to present.

   Air Conditioning Systems, Electrical Systems, Legal/Dispute Resolution, Septic Systems, Heating Systems, Condensation and Ventilation, Roofing Systems,

   Marketing, Public Relations, Plumbing Systems, Water Wells and Structural Systems, etc.

   Lecturer, Effective Marketing and How to, 1993 Conference, St. Louis Chapter.

   Lecturer, National ASHI Conferences. 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1988.

   Subjects: Report Writing, Marketing, Warm air Heating Systems, Public Relations and Dispute Resolution

Inspecting in the 90's Seminar
   Lecturer, Heating Systems, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1990.

National Real Estate Appraiser Association Conference
   Lecturer, Radon Presence, Testing and Mitigation and Professional Home Inspections, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1991



EDUCATION

• St. James High School
• Continuing Education
• National Educational Conferences of the American Society of Home Inspectors, 1977 to present. More than 300 hours of home inspection profession-related procedures, problems, solutions, system and components. Attended conferences throughout the United States and Canada.
• Chapter Educational Seminars of the American Society of Home Inspectors, 1978 to present. Approximately 200 hours of home inspection profession-related procedures, problems, solutions, systems and components. Attended seminars throughout the Northeast corridor of the United States.
• Chapter Educational Lectures of the American Society of Home Inspectors Chapter and the Pennsylvania Association of Accredited Building Inspectors. Approximately 200 hours of home inspection profession lectures.
• Radon Certification Courses, 1988, 1992 and 1994. Radon testing and mitigation concepts. Passed State Certification test for radon testing.
• Wood Destroying Insect Certification
• PA State Licensed Wood destroying Insect Inspector. 2000 to present.
• International Code Council (ICC)
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS, HONORS, STANDING

American Society of Home Inspectors
   National ASHI Spokesman: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993. Responsible for responding to television, radio, print, and other media groups when professional home inspections, ASHI position or related situations are addressed.

   Tri-State Chapter of the American Society of Home Inspectors Board of Directors. 1984 to 1990.

   Tri-State Chapter of the American Society of Home Inspectors President, 1988 and 1989.

   Chapter Director to National ASHI, 1988 to 1992.

   1992 Recipient, John Cox Award. Awarded annually by the National Organization to ASHI member who contributes the most at the Chapter Level.

American Society of Home Inspectors, National Committee Seats

 National Committees, 1978 to 2000.

  - Membership Chairman 1979 and 1980
  - Public Relations Chairman 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993.
  - Standards and Ethics Committee 1988
  - Nominating Committee 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991.
  - Test Development Committee; Chairman: 1988 to 1993.
  - Public Relations Committee; Chairman: 1988 to 1993.
  - Nominating Committee, 1985 to 1990.
  - Standards Committee, 1988.
  - Membership Committee; Chairman: 1979 and 1980.
  - Logo Use Committee; 2000

Chapter Committees, 1980 to 2001
  Served on similar committees in the Chapters. Add Educational Committee from 1985 to 1997.


PUBLISHED WORKS

• Annual Cost Projection Manual for residential remodeling. 1980 to present.
• Polley Construction Syllabus. Construction Course Guide for 30-hour course.
• Temple University Syllabus. 30 Construction Course in a Power Point.
• Inspector Training Program. Course Guide for 40-hour course.
• Contributing author to numerous newspaper and magazine articles relating to professional home inspections.