Jim Foster

CONTACT

Jim Foster
Powell, OH. 43065
814-450-7324

Email

TERRITORY

Northeastern Ohio
Western New York - (Buffalo / Rochester)
Western Pennsylvania - (Erie / Pittsburgh)

CERTIFICATIONS
Bamboo
Cork
Engineered Wood
Laminate
Luxury Vinyl
Sheet Vinyl
Solid Wood

SERVICES
Inspections

CAREER HISTORY

1971 – 1986 Commercial / Residential Flooring Installation Contractor

End Use / Product(s) Installed

Residential & Commercial sheet vinyl, tile, rubber flooring in Western PA
Transportation / Rubber flooring/wool carpet in over 1,200 GE mass transit cars
Residential Homes
Education – K-12 / Higher Education
Hospitality – Restaurant / Hotels
Healthcare – Hospital

1986 – 2020 Mannington Mills Associate
1986 – 1995 Mannington Residential – Salem, NJ
· District Sales Manager Western PA / NY

1995 - 2020 Mannington Commercial – Calhoun, GA
· Midwest Region Hard Surface Sales Manager - 17 years
· Midwest Region General Sales Manager - 4 years
· Director, Commercial Hard Surface Distribution Field Sales - 4 years

o Burke Rubber / Mannington Commercial Field Sales Team

Certifications / Training / Schools
Armstrong Installation School
IICRC Subfloor / Substrate Certification – (Houston / Las Vegs training sessions)
FCITS Hard Surface Inspector Certification
FCITS Advanced Resilient Inspector Certification
CFI University Hard Surface Inspector Certification
NIFCI LVT Certification
NAFCT Subfloor-Substrate Certification
ASTM Member / NAFCT Member / NICFI Member
Floor Detective Member – Ultimate Inspector