| Tom Hammond |
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CONTACTTom HammondGastonia, NC 704-574-5893 |
TERRITORYNorth Carolina |
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CAREER HISTORY |
| Hammond’s Cleaning & Restoration Service - 1973 – 1993 General Home Repair Service – 1993 – 2003 Floorcovering inspections - 1980 – present Certifications Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) Senior Practicing Carpet Inspector #115 Substrate and Subfloor Inspector Carpet Repair and Reinstallation Carpet Cleaning Upholstery and Fabric Cleaning Carpet Color Repair National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) Certified Harwood Flooring Inspector # CP205105 (2005 – 2012) Inspector Training Services (ITS) #132 Hard Surface Inspector Hardwood Flooring, Laminate Flooring, Resilient and Vinyl Flooring Advanced Hardwood Flooring Inspector Ceramic Tile Education Foundation Ceramic Tile Inspector Training (no certification program) International Certified Floorcovering Installers Association (CFI) #IT178 Installation For Inspection Certification Technical Certification Pattern Match Advanced Flooring Specialists (AFS) Commercial Carpet Inspector Sidematch Pro Formica Corporation Solid Surface Countertop Inspector Fountainhead, Surrell, Formica Solid Surfacing The Mohawk Group Master Craftsman Certification Formal Education Clemson University Bachelor of Science cum laude 1972 Industry Training Seminars Carpet Inspection: National Institute of Certified Floor Covering Inspectors (NICFI) annual convention and product training 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017. Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC, formerly IICUC) ------- Certified Carpet Inspector since 1980 IICRC requires Continuing Education Credits to maintain certification. Advanced Flooring Specialists (AFS) Commercial Carpet Inspection taught by Shaw Industries Commercial Carpet Division. AFS annual inspection training symposiums since 2001 covering carpet, laminate and wood flooring inspections. Durkan Commercial and Patterned Carpet pattern match inspection training Certified Floorcovering Installers (CFI) pattern match inspection training Floor Covering Institute of Technical Services (FCITS) annual training classes Manufacturer training by Beaulieu of America, Mannington Carpet Mills, Mohawk Industries, Patcraft Carpets, Shaw Industries, and Southwind Carpets, IVC, Armstrong, Royalty Carpet Mills, Tarkett/ Johnsonite Sidematch color correction by AFS and Shaw Industries Carpet color correction and spot dyeing taught by Ernest David, Americolor Many training classes and all yearly conventions as a member of Midsouth Professional Cleaners Association (MSPCA) 1975 - 1992 --- carpet cleaning upholstered and leather furniture cleaning, fire damage restoration, water damage restoration, acoustical ceiling cleaning Wood science classes taught by professors at NC State and Virginia Tech universities on engineered and solid wood and concrete substrates. 2009 - present Wood Identification taught by Alex Wiedenhoeft - US Gov. Forest Products Laboratory - 2009 Hardwood Flooring Manufacturers Association (NOFMA) inspection training 2007, 2008 Carpet Complaint Investigation Class taught by Dr. Eric Brown - 2021 Ceramic Tile Inspection: Ceramic Tile Education Foundation Ceramic Tile Inspection Class 2004 Ceramic Tile Education Foundation Forensic Tile Inspection Class 2005 Industry Association Memberships NICFI - National Institute of Certified Flooring Inspectors Floor Inspectors Education Guild CFI – International Certified Flooring Installers Association |