I am a Consultant / Inspector / Expert / Expert Witness in the construction of tile, marble and stone. I look at tile construction assemblies for construction defects, errors and omissions.

TWENTY - FIVE YEARS IN TILE CONSTRUCTION (12-03-05)

• Construction claims / Expert witness
• Tile and marble forensic construction consultant
• Tile and marble construction litigation consultant
• Certified expert in tile and marble construction

Inspection / Expert services Ceramic Tile Forensics: consultant services to Architect / Owner &. Contractor: residential and commercial inspection
Ceramic Tile Contractor TCA Tile Team InspectorCertified Tile Inspector In commercial to custom residential work in Ceramic Tile, Stone, Marble, Limestone, Slate. Glass. California Licensed C-54 Tile Council of America. Tile Team: member of resource pool for Inspection and Consultant services Certificate of Competence in standards, methods and materials use. Course taught by CTEF – TCA – TILE TEAM

Tile Industry Expert Contractor License Board: Tile Industry Expert jobsite Inspections with report, Testify at Arbitration Hearing
Tile Subject Matter Expert Certified Construction Document Technologist Certified Residential Mold Inspector Quality Control Consultant To State of California as Tile “Subject Matter Expert “ classification bestowed to work on revision committee To the testing questions for tile contractors license test released in 2001-02 Construction Specifications Institute / American Institute of Architect construction document technology trainingCertification with I.E.S.O. Standards to Inspect, Evaluate, Collect, Prepare / summit samples for Laboratory testing. Architect / Owner &. Contractor subcontractors monitoring of tile installation procedures and materials advisor
 

• Advisor Carpet One University, a 6 billion strong flooring conglomerate & buying group in Floor Covering Industry
• Tile Trainer /Course Instructor Five years prior experience 1985-92 2003-2004 In teaching tile installation. contracted hands-on training classes in Countertops, Showers, Tubs and Floors,
• Ten years Researching and writing on Ceramic Tile Construction for Tile Guide” a tile construction information service
• Three years Public Defenders Office Alameda County, Administrative Assistant to Chief Public Defender and Community Programs Liaison Officer to the Court, In court daily. Acquired skills in plea negotiation, arbitration & mediation Includes one year at Armstrong Law School (1976)

TRADE ASSOCIATION PARTICIPATION

Ceramic Tile Institute of America Surfaces / Coverings / Total Solutions National Tile Contractor WorkshopsForensic Expert Witness Association Conference participant in workshop and technical seminars (15 years annually 1977-95) 4- Annual Conferences product and materials review with factory representatives Attend an annual average of 5 – 10 vogue issues or tile problem lectures a year Attend Court / Legal related education and training on Expert services
 

National Tile Contractor Association Trade Standard Technical Committees ANSI A-108 Subcommittee In the “Train the Trainer” training to teach installation courses for California tile classesGuest -Technical Committee National Tile Con. assoc. Guest -Tile Council Installation Handbook Committee American National Standards Specifications for Installation of Ceramic Tile: Inspection Subcommittee member

TECHNICAL TRAINING

Ocean Glass Factory 3 Factory workshops on large glass tile and glass mosaics,

Genesis 3 Aqua Show 2- installation for pools & specialty workshops in Glass Tile Installation
Laticrete International Crossville Porcelain Institute Dal Tile Ceramic FactoryWorld Floor Covering Association Technical training in ” installation materials and methods” at Los Angelus materials manufacturing plantTour / Lecture at Porcelain tile factory in Tennessee classes on: Porcelain tile use and specification Tour / Lecture at Floor tile and White Talc Body tile factory Ceramic tile installation training at national headquarters in Anaheim California
American Concrete Institute Moisture problems, Slab curing / curling, Floor flatness tolerance div.3 vs. 9, Delamination blisters, cracks
Schluter SystemsNational Tile Contractor AssocConstruction Specification InstituteExpert status verification Waterproof crack isolation membrane, movement suppression system at Tile Council of America training facilities Shower Pan and shower walls installation and water tight integrity hands-on four day courseConstruction contracts and specification course, Principles and practices of specification course Licenses, Certificates, Case Experience, references etc available on request (Approx. Plaintiff 60% Defense 40%)

PRIVATE RESEARCH AND REFERENCE LIBRARY Curriculum reviewed for trade practices and methodology

1. TILE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSES --Three top (“ 1-National and 2- State level) union and non-union multi-year trade courses
2. ARTICLES WRITTEN BY TILE TRADE SPECIALIST – Over one dozen authors with over 100 plus articles-plus an additional
3. TECHNICAL REFERENCE BOOKS – Procedure Manuals from other fields and trades (concrete) ACI and “F” code system on concrete, Civil Engineers Inspection Handbook, CSI and specification and documentations, Product specification and technical resources
4. JOB COSTING ESTIMATION AND BIDDING – Manual data collection, Square foot and Assemblies estimation methods
5. CERAMIC TILE COLLECTION of museum quality (exhibited at CTI Conference 1990) 1700-1800-1900s early English and American 1900 /1960