On March 7th, 2025, Travis Cash, a divisional claims manager at Shaw Industries, participated in a CFI University Team Meeting, where he provided insightful guidance on the inspection process. He underscored the importance of well-structured reports with clear conclusions and strong supporting evidence. Travis encouraged inspectors to remain focused on the specific issue at hand and avoid extraneous information unrelated to the problem. He also stressed that concise reports with relevant images and thorough explanations are essential. Throughout the discussion, he reinforced the value of clear and timely communication and praised inspectors who are receptive to feedback and consistently uphold high standards.
Thank you, Travis, for your valuable insights and continued support of CFI University!
Members in attendance from the US, Canada, and Ireland:
| Arizona | David | Zack | 248-830-2605 | flooringinspections@gmail.com |
| Arkansas | Dennis | Matranga | 512-584-9014 | certifiedfloorinspection1@gmail.com |
| British Columbia | Wayne | Laforet | 403-238-2461 | wlaforet@gmail.com |
| California | Jason | Ramsay | 949-355-3501 | thefloorpro@gmail.com |
| California | Sergio | Rosas | 818-470-3100 | sr@sergiorosasflooring.com |
| Colorado | Jake | Craig | 720-724-4270 | jaketcraig@gmail.com |
| Delaware | Steve | Lopes | 908-482-5616 | stlopes@comcast.net |
| Florida | Mario | Avila | 941-284-3944 | avilamd@gmail.com |
| Florida | Ron | Ellsworth | 386-623-2207 | afloorman@gmail.com |
| Florida | Ron | Gould | 239-287-6952 | rgould@inspectsolutions.com |
| Georgia | Alex | Gervin | 470-452-9186 | aegervin@gmail.com |
| Georgia | Ed | Crawford | 678-357-9691 | edcrawford@southeastfloorinspections.com |
| Georgia | Mike | Del Vacchio | 678-972-8086 | delsonflooring@outlook.com |
| Idaho | Chance | Hodgson | 208-899-6498 | crhinspection@gmail.com |
| Idaho | Nathan | Walters | 208-576-0781 | ncwalters@outlook.com |
| Illinois | Frank | Kostuch | 847-754-1186 | alphainc2@gmail.com |
| Illinois | Mike | Pivar | 630-330-3245 | mpivar1950@gmail.com |
| Indiana | Greg | Elsen | 513-602-3269 | mpfi@yahoo.com |
| Indiana | Greg | Rietdorf | 260-414-3593 | Inspector@reagan.com |
| Iowa | Keith | Moore | 319-850-5542 | khmoore1515@gmail.com |
| Ireland | Maurice | Flinter | 00353876560948 | irishflooring@outlook.ie |
| Kentucky | Enrique | Butler | 502-417-5609 | enriquebutlersr@gmail.com |
| Louisiana | David | Zeagler | 281-900-7542 | dzeagler53@gmail.com |
| Maine | Blaise | Plourde | 207-249-2990 | qfi@roadrunner.com |
| Massachusetts | Jim | Tobin | 508-400-1481 | jftobin@gmail.com |
| Massachusetts | Mark | Reagan | 978-476-1936 | mrinspect15@cs.com |
| Michigan | James | Springfield | 602-349-6073 | azcraftsmanship@gmail.com |
| Michigan | John | Bush | 231-499-7870 | Jbushfloors@yahoo.com |
| Michigan | LeVante | Carrington | 309-750-7697 | floortexinspections@gmail.com |
| Minnesota | Rick | Laughlin | 507-923-5743 | RICHARDALAUGHLIN@gmail.com |
| Minnesota | Robb | Haas | 612-532-0100 | haasflooring@comcast.net |
| Mississippi | Mark | Ronza | 901-846-8888 | mark@gocomplete.net |
| Missouri | Anthony | Smith | 314-849-1397 | ads814@charter.net |
| Missouri | Gene | Pope | 941-875-5267 | genescarpet@comcast.net |
| Missouri | John | Chapman | 816-517-2902 | johnchapman2902@gmail.com |
| Missouri | John | Chapman | 816-517-2902 | johnchapman2902@gmail.com |
| Missouri | Russ | Seaver | 573-207-3771 | rlseaver@gmail.com |
| Missouri | Tony | Polus | 573-701-3601 | tonypolus70@gmail.com |
| Nevada | Peter | Hawley | 702-400-6889 | peter@homechecknv.com |
| New Jersey | George | Connelly | 732-773-1196 | Georgepc45828@gmail.com |
| New Jersey | John | McLean | 609-320-2205 | Jmcleanjr1@gmail.com |
| New Jersey | Linda | Lockwood | 609-660-1717 | linda.lockwood@gmail.com |
| New Mexico | Larry | Kelley | 706-581-3031 | nmfloorinspect@gmail.com |
| New Mexico | Wayne | Cooper | 915-630-3356 | wayne.coop2@gmail.com |
| New York | Steven | Rockfeld | 516 -807-1876 | stevenjrockfeld@aol.com |
| North Carolina | Don | Trexler | 828-963-3355 | rdtrexler@gmail.com |
| North Carolina | Jason | Whitlow | 828-412-0977 | jason@allfloorsinspections.com |
| North Carolina | Lisa | Metz | 980-242-8922 | metz.inspections@gmail.com |
| North Carolina | Steven | Johnston | 336-403-4274 | floorinspect2@triad.rr.com |
| North Carolina | Walter | Dudley | 919-235-7322 | walterdudley1@gmail.com |
| Ohio | Samuel | Zarcone | 419-563-4299 | dictionaryfour@gmail.com |
| Oklahoma | Bruce | Burnette | 918-706-1641 | Bryantenterprises@cox.net |
| Ontario | Paul | Shnier | 416-894-7564 | paulshnier@gmail.com |
| Ontario | Robert | Hanna | 613-408-7713 | rwhinspections@outlook.com |
| Ontario | Steve | Dover | 416-606-6150 | steve@flooringinspector.ca |
| Pennsylvania | David | Priester | 717-954-2660 | david.priester911@gmail.com |
| Pennsylvania | Jeffrey | Horn | 717-589-7095 | jeff@flooringinvestigativeservices.com |
| Pennsylvania | Steve | Colaianni | 610-906-9642 | acsflooringinspector@gmail.com |
| Rhode Island | Paul | Comtois | 401-578-9085 | paulecomtois@gmail.com |
| Saskatchewan | Chris | MacDougall | 306-537-5421 | ajandchmac@outlook.com |
| South Carolina | Brian | Buntin | 803-603-7589 | Brian@flooringpi.com |
| South Carolina | Charles | Saad | 864-884-1425 | cesaad3@gmail.com |
| South Carolina | Eric | Bunker | 843-251-7454 | ebunker26@gmail.com |
| South Carolina | Mary | Buntin | 803-513-6273 | Mk5697@bellsouth.net |
| South Carolina | Ray | Servaes | 843-846-0500 | rservaes@embarqmail.com |
| South Carolina | Ricky | Bunker | 843-222-1029 | ricky@techflooringservices.com |
| South Carolina | Travis | Goodman | 803-944-1901 | floorfactssc@gmail.com |
| South Carolina | Wayne | Brown | 843-696-3950 | cwbwood55@gmail.com |
| Tennessee | Marty | Wukich | 303-884-8020 | mwukich@yahoo.com |
| Tennessee | Michael | Kephart | 214-870-8453 | kephartgroup@gmail.com |
| Texas | Brian | Stebner | 972-948-8549 | blstebner@gmail.com |
| Texas | Daniel | Akrap | 619-548-4953 | cromex.ca@gmail.com |
| Texas | Jack | Robnett | 806-438-5974 | jackrobnett@gmail.com |
| Texas | Kevin | Tierney | 346-831-1925 | support@artificisusa.com |
| Texas | Mark | Hopkins | 817-937-5189 | mhopkins4840@gmail.com |
| Texas | Mark | Hopkins | 817-937-5189 | mhopkins4840@gmail.com |
| Texas | Michael | Poe | 817-691-2881 | mikepoeps@yahoo.com |
| Virginia | Jose | Lopez Dieguez | 571-276-8584 | Jose@dfcii.com |
| Virginia | Scott | Noebels | 804-722-2973 | bcinspections@yahoo.com |
| Washington | Alan | Van Cleave | 253-278-1770 | avanclev@netscape.net |