| Ray Servaes |
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CONTACTRay ServaesBeaufort, South Carolina 843-252-7177 |
TERRITORYSouth Carolina (Eastern area) |
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CAREER HISTORY |
| *Carpenters Union Apprentice and Journeyman Floor Covering Installer (carpet, sheet vinyl, resilient tile, r wood flooring) *Independent Floor Covering Contractor *Flight Instructor, Charter Pilot, and Commercial Airline Pilot *Retail and Contract Business Owner (Mayflower Carpet Company, Inc. 1971-1999) *Certified Independent Inspector 2001 to present — Owner of Surface Observations, Inc. CERTIFICATIONS *IICRC #52795: (Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification) — Carpet Cleaning, Carpet Repair, and Reinstallation and Senior Practicing Carpet Inspector *ITS # 133 (Inspector Training Service) Advanced Hardwood Certification; Laminate Certification and Resilient Certification *FCITS #1407: (Flooring Consultants and Inspection Training Services) Certified Flooring Inspector — Hard Surface and Carpet — resigned 2010 *NALFA (North American Laminate Floor Association) Certified Laminate Inspector — 2011 *IFCI (Institute for Floor Covering Inspectors) Certification for Luxury Vinyl Products #230 – 2017 FORMAL EDUCATION Marshfield High School, Marshfield, Massachusetts; Newman Preparatory School, Boston, Massachusetts; Floor Covering Installation at Boston Local Carpenters Union; Commercial Pilot (Single and Multi-Engine Land), Flight Instructor, Ground Instructor, and Instrument ratings. INDUSTRY TRAINING SEMINARS *School of Surface Technology — Senior Carpet Inspectors Course — 2001 *Carpet Cushion Council Certification Course — 2001 *National Institute of Certified Floor Covering Inspectors — update training — 2003-2004-2005-2007-2008-2011-2014 *L & N Services Training— Laminate Flooring, Resilient Flooring, Hardwood Flooring, Formica Solid Surface and HPL Counter Tops – 2003-2004-2005-2007-2008 *Inspector Training Services Hard Surface Inspectors Course — 2003 *Inspector Training Services Advanced Hardwood Course — 2006 *L & N Wood Inspection Course -2006 *FCITS (Flooring Consultants and Inspection Training Services) Carpet Inspector, Hardwood Inspector —2007 *Mohawk Industries Higher Achiever Program — Hardwood & Laminate *Mohawk Industries Inspector Workshop – Commercial & Residential Carpets — 2010 *Wood Floor Course – NC State University – 2008-2010-2011 *NALFA (North American Laminate Floor Association) — Certification — 2011 *Wood Floor Course — Virginia Tech — 2012-2013 *Engineered Wood Flooring Workshop — NC State — 2012 *Concrete Substrate Course — NC State — 2012 *Inspectors Training Services Resilient and LVT Course — 2014 *Floor Inspectors Guild Wood Science Course — New Orleans— 2014 *Floor Inspectors Guild — Forest Products Lab Seminar— USDA Madison Wisconsin —2014 *Floor Inspectors Guild — Resilient Flooring Seminar — Dalton GA -2015 *Armstrong Industries — Wood Floor Seminar — Lancaster PA – 2015 *Mohawk Inspector’s Seminar – Danville VA – 2016 *Floor Inspectors Guild Shaw Educational Day – Dalton GA – 2016 *Floor Inspectors Guild Carpet Seminar – Dalton GA — 2016 |