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Los Angeles Environmental Inspections

•   4/00-current Environmental Inspection Service Santa Monica, CA
•   President of an environmental consulting company
•   Transitioned the business to exclusively environmental consulting.
•   Expanded services to include moisture/mold, lead paint XRF, and indoor air quality.

5/94-3/00 Property & Environmental Inspect. Service Santa Monica, CA

• President of a real estate inspection and environmental consulting company
• Expanded the size of the company to accommodate construction consulting work after the Northridge earthquake.
• Separated the environmental business from the home inspection business.

5/90-4/94 L.A. Property Inspections Santa Monica, CA

• President of a real estate inspection company
• Set up and implemented marketing, office, and field procedures.
• Expanded services to include repair estimates, expert witness work for construction litigation, radon, asbestos, water testing, and Phase 1 environmental assessments.

1/88–4/90 Reliance Home Inspection Co. Los Angeles, CA

• Operations Manager of a real estate inspection company
• Responsible for establishing field and office procedures.
• Hired and trained field and office personnel.
• Developed asbestos inspection and construction litigation services.

3/87–12/87 SBI Construction & Engineering Co. Los Angeles, CA

• Project Superintendent
• Supervised final phase of construction of the Beverly Hills Library and City Offices. Duties included estimating, materials purchasing, and scheduling.

2/87–8/04 City of Santa Monica Rent Control Admin. Santa Monica, CA

• Construction Consultant
• Inspected rental buildings and prepared an analytical report that included repair estimates.
• Testified in front of the Rent Control Board regarding the condition of the property and the costs for repair.

12/84–12/87 Harreschou Construction Los Angeles, CA

• General Building Contractor
• Planned and executed all aspects of construction.
• Hands-on contractor who specialized in residential remodeling.

Education

9/84–12/85 Cal State Univ. Northridge Northridge, CA

• English major; special classes – Art Design, Furniture Design

8/82–9/84 Cal State Univ. Long Beach Long Beach, CA

• English major; special classes – Building Construction

6/77–5/79 Portland State University Portland, OR

Licenses/Certifications

1984- current California B General Building Contractor’s License #466313

1988 Microscopy Certification in NIOSH Method 582 from USC

1993- current CA Certified Asbestos Consultant #92-0816

1995- current CA Certified Lead Paint Hazard Inspector-Assessor #400

1995- current CAL EPA Register Environmental Assessor 1 #06288

1993-1996 EPA Certified Radon Testing/Consulting Specialist #227

2005- current NEHA National Radon Proficiency Program RMP #103704 RT

2000- current Certified Microbial Investigator, American IAQ Council

2002- current Certified Microbial Remediation Supervisor, American IAQ Council

Courses

1987 Construction Management Certification Program, UCLA

1992 Measurement and Control of Electromagnetic Radiation, UC Riverside

1995 RMD’s LPA-1 Lead Paint Inspection System Manufacturer’s Training

1996 & 2007 Niton XRF Spectrum Analyzer Manufacturer’s Training

1999 Floods, Sewage, Mold – The Remediators, University of Tulsa, EPA training workshop in Los Angeles

1999 Cleaning for a Health Indoor Environment, University of Tulsa, EPA training workshop in Los Angeles

1999 Microbial Contamination: Sampling, Laboratory, Remedial and Legal Issues, Forensic Analytical Specialties, Inc., Los Angeles

2000 Strategies for Conducting Meaningful Microbial IAQ Investigations, American IAQ Council., AZ

2001 Mold Remediation In Buildings, Environmental Testing & Technologies, San Diego, CA

Memberships

1988- current California Real Estate Inspection Association (CREIA)

1993 Founding Member and of South Bay/West LA CREIA Chapter

1994- 95 President of Los Angeles Chapter of CREIA

1988-90 Member in American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)

1988-92 ICBO, Professional Member

1999- current Environmental Information Association

2000- currrent American IAQ Council

2004- current Indoor Air Quality Association, Inc.