EDUCATION
- Columbia Installation School — Danville, VA May 2001
- NOFMA Inspection School — Memphis, TN March 2004
- Columbia Advanced Installation School — Danville, VA September 2004
- Appalachian Hardwood Seminar/Mill Tour— Grenville, SC May 2007 NWFA
- Wood Floor Inspection School — St. Louis, MO September 2007
- NALFA Laminate Inspection School —Toronto, ON May 2011
- MCOSO Alternative Dispute and Conflict Resolution — Kingston, ON November 2011
- NFSI Certified Walkway Safety Certificate — March 2012
- MCOSO Conflict Resolution, Negotiation & Mediation Skills - Kingston, ON April 2012
- The Guild's Virginia Tech Wood Science Course — Blacksburg, VA February 2013
- Floor Detective Carpet / Hardwood Course — May 2013
- Inspector Training Services Resilient / LVT Certification (Dalton, GA) — March 2015
- The Floor Educational Guild Resilient Technical Seminar (Dalton, GA) — March 2015
- NC State University Kiln Dry Operator's Course (Raleigh, NC) May 2015
- NWFA University Online 2016 - Present
- The Guilds Virginia Tech Wood Science Course — Blacksburg, VA June 2016
- IICRC Substrate / Subfloor Technical Seminar (Toronto, ON) — January 2017
- The Floor Educational Guild Technical Seminar — (Dalton, GA) - May 2017
- CFI Installer Certification Course — Mississauga, ON March 2019
- Bona Sand & Finish Course — San Jose, CA February 2020
- COVID-19 Pandemic (borders / training closed) 2020 / 2021
- NALFA / IFCII Laminate Training (virtual) February 2022
HARD SURFACE FLOORING DEGREES AND CERTIFICA TIONS
- NWFA Craftsman Degree — St. Louis, MO
- NWFA Master Craftsman Degree
- NWFA Vanguard Degree
- NWFA Advanced Master Craftsman Degree
- NWFA Certified Wood Floor Inspector
- NWFA Certified Installer
- NWFA Certified Sand & Finish
- NWFA Certified Sales Counselor
- WFCA Certified Flooring Professional —Anaheim, CA January 2010
- NWFA Ambassador Degree — April 2011
- NALFA Laminate Inspector Certification — May 2011
- NFSI Certified Walkway Safety Auditor— Grapevine, TX March 2012
- ITS Inspector Training Services (ITS) Resilient / LVT Certification — 2015
Additional Educational Classes
- ITS Inspector Training Services (ITS) Resilient / LVT Certification — 2015
- IICRC Substrate / Subfloor Certification — January 2017
- CFI Certified Installer Certification — Mississauga, ON March 2019
- ITS Hardwood Certification — September 2021
- ITS Laminate Certification — September 2021
WOOD FLOORING COURSES (INSTRUCTOR)
- NWFA Advanced Installation — Anaheim, CA July 2004
- NWFA Advanced Installation — Phoenix, AZ. June 2005
- NWFA Sub Floor Solutions — Toronto, ON August 2006
- NWFA Engineered Installation — Toronto, ON. August 2006
- NWFACP Inspector Certification Program — St. Louis, MO March 2008
- NWFACP Inspector Certification Program — St. Louis, MO September 2008
- NWFACP Inspector Certification Program — St. Louis, MO. October 2008
- NWFACP Inspector Certification Program — St. Louis, MO. March 2009
- NWFACP Inspector Certification Program — Atlanta, GA August 2009
- NWFACP Inspector Certification Program — Los Angeles, CA April 2010
- NWFACP Inspector Certification Program — St. Louis, MO September 2010 & March 2011
- NWFACP Inspector Certification Program — Las Vegas, NV September 2011
- NWFACP Inspector Certification Program — St. Louis, MO March 2012
- NWFACP Inspector Certification Program — Las Vegas, NV September 2013
- NWFACP Inspector Certification Program — St. Louis, MO September 2014
- NWFACP Inspector Certification Program —St. Louis, MO May 2017
- NWFACP Inspector Certification Program — St. Louis, MO
- Floor Detective (LVT / LVP) Program — Dalton, GA
FLOORING SEMINARS (COURSE DEVELOPER AND / OR INSTRUCTOR)
- FIO Hardwood 101
- Measuring & Estimating
- Installation Techniques
- Handling Claims
- Hardwood & Laminate Certification
- Carpet & Resilient Certification
- Inspector Refresher Training — Mississauga, ON
- Inspector Refresher Training I & Il — Mississauga, ON
- Hardwood 101 & Claims Training — Mississauga, ON
- FIO Basic & Advanced Install. Techniques - Concord, ON
- CFCRA Hardwood 101 — Mississauga, ON
- CFCRA / CFI — Installer Training /Certification Mississauga, ON
- WFCA University Training
- Hardwood Claims Training — Virtual
- Hardwood Basics — Virtual
- Distributor Claims Training — Virtual
- Distributor Claims Training — Virtual
- Distributor Claims Training — Virtual
- NWFA Seminar Presenter — Virtual
- NWFA Webinar— Radiant Heat
- NFCA — Education Week Presenter (Education Week) —Virtual
- NFCA — Education Week Presenter (Education Week) —Virtual
- NFCA — Education Week Presenter (Education Week) —Virtual
- ITS Hard Surface Certification — Nashville, TN
- ITS Laminate Certification — Nashville, TN
- ITS LVT / LVP Certification - Nashville, TN
SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION SPEAKER and / or Education Attendee
- NWFA Convention — Fort Lauderdale, FL 2008
- NWFA Convention — Long Beach, CA 2009
- NWFA Convention — Washington, DC 2010
- NWFA Convention — San Diego, CA 2011
- NWFA Convention — Orlando, FL 2012
- NWFA Convention — Grapevine, TX 2013
- NWFA Convention- Nashville, TN 2014
- NWFA Convention — St. Louis, MO 2015
- NWFA Convention — Charlotte, NC 2016
- NWFA Convention — Phoenix, AZ 2017
- NWFA Convention — Tampa, FL 2018
- NWFA Convention — Ft Worth, TX 2019
- NWFA Convention — Virtual (Pandemic) 2020
- NWFA Convention — Orlando, FL (borders closed) 2021
- NWFA Convention —Tampa, FL (Virtual) 2022
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
- Installation of Custom Show Floors * Carpet One Convention, Toronto, ON 2005
- Installation of Custom Show Floors, Surfaces, Las Vegas, NV 2005 2008
- Installation of Custom Show Floors, Neo Con, Chicago, IL. 2006
- Installation of Custom Show Floors, Columbia, NC. 2008
Professional Memberships
- National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA). since 2004
- World Floor Covering Association (WFCA). since 2011
- North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA). since 2011
- Inspector Training Services (ITS). since 2015
- Floor Detective since 2016
- Institute of Inspection, Cleaning & Restoration (IICRC) since 2017
- International Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) since 2018
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- NWFACP Board Member 2008-2013
- NWFACP Symposium Committee 2008 - 2016
- NWFACP Review Committee 2009 - Present
- NWFA Guidelines Committee 2010 — Present
- NWFACP Appeals Committee 2010— Present
- NWFACP Education Committee 2011 - 2017
- NWFACP Exam Review Committee 2012-2017
- CFCRA Training Instructor 2017 — Present
- CFI Installation Instructor 2019 - Present
- IICRC Certification Review Committee 2020 — 2022
- ITS Training Instructor 2021 — Present
- NFCA Inspectors Committee 2021— Present
- NALFA Training Instructor 2022 — Present
PUBLICATIONS * Drew's Articles
- Hardwood Floors Magazine. Feb/March 2008
- Hardwood Floors Magazine * Contributing Writer Feb/March 2011
- Floor Detective 8 Contributing Writer. September 2015 — Present
- Hardwood Floors Magazine *Contributing Writer June / July 2017
- NWFA Problems, Causes & Cures * Contributing Writer March 2018
- Ontario Home Builder Magazine * Contributing Writer. May 2019
- Hardwood Floors Magazine * Contributing Writer. January 2020
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