About Me - Foreclosure Home Inspection Inspections|Foreclosure Home Inspector Inspectors

Education and Experience
St. Cloud State University
University of Minnesota
Minnesota School of Business
Professional Home Inspection Institute - Environmental Hazards, Radon, Mold, Asbestos, Carbon

ATI / Kaplan Professional Schools - Professional Home Inspection Course
Continuing Education - Exceeding requirements of NAHI membership
AU CEU - Residential Foundation, Structural, Roofing, Mold Courses
NAHI Education Commitee - Home Inspection Course Review, Analysis, and Recommendation

Woodgrain Restoration - Master furniture restorer and woodwork refinisher
Metro Maintenance and Repair - 17 years owner/operator in home maintenance and repair
559 Blair LLC - Partner - Purchased and remodeled numerous homes
McKinley Company - Owner 38 years rehabbing homes, home defect analysis and solutions, and

Additional Related Education;
Larson Plumbing and Heating - Observed entire plumbing installations (New and Upgrade)
Richardson Electric - Observed entire electrical installation (New and Retrofit of two older homes)
Commers Plumbing - Observed winterization and dewinterization process

Associations
NAHI - National Association of Home Inspectors
NAHIMN - NAHI Minnesota (Vice President 2009-2011, Webmaster)
IHINA - Independent Home Inspectors of North America
SPAAR - St. Paul Area Association of Realtors
MNREIA - Minnesota Real Estate Investors Association
NSHI - National Society of Home Inspectors

Patents
United States - US Patent 4569103
Canada - CA1246886

Besides being a "detail guy" and an "hobby engineer", I have been looking for problems
in houses since 1970. Looking for the reasons why a door didn't work properly, where and
why a leak was happening, or what was causing squeaky floors and sticky windows. I
have done the repairing, replacing, or installing of virtually everything in a home, on all
vintages of homes. I really enjoy solving problems. My new construction experiences and
classroom training have been very helpful, but the repair experiences are invaluable and
just can not be taught in a book or classroom. These repeated "hands on" experiences,
over almost 40 years, have helped me develop an eye for uncovering deficiencies that are
important to you as a buyer or seller. I do my homework. If I do run across something
new or different or hear of something unusual, I talk to as many knowledgeable people as
I can and get answers. I use all of these experience to help me understand houses
better and then use that understanding during my inspections. I have always taken a lot
of pride in my work and give my best on every home inspection.