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

• 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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