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  • FloorIng Guild
  • Wood substrate classe
  • ITS Training Classes
  • News Letter Sign UP Form
  • FAQs about our Classes
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  • Contact the Guild
  • Defective vinyl planks
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  • Dr. Craig DeWitt
  • Andrew Fronczek
  • Roland Vierra
  • Drew Kern - Canada
  • Rick Jones
  • William Simmons
  • Tom Hammond, NC Inspector
  • Gary Bittner
  • John Paul Viveiros
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Peer Reviewed INspector Drew Kern

A Flooring Inspectors Educational Guild Peer Reviewed Inspector

  

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



When you need a flooring expert, call on a Guild Peer Reviewed Flooring Inspector for the best in the industry


  • FloorIng Guild
  • Wood substrate classe
  • ITS Training Classes
  • News Letter Sign UP Form
  • FAQs about our Classes
  • OSB AND PLYWOOD STUDY
  • Contact the Guild
  • Defective vinyl planks
  • Floor Inspection Reports
  • Peer Reviewed Inspectors
  • Selva Lee Tucker
  • Dr. Craig DeWitt
  • Andrew Fronczek
  • Roland Vierra
  • Drew Kern - Canada
  • Rick Jones
  • William Simmons
  • Tom Hammond, NC Inspector
  • Gary Bittner
  • John Paul Viveiros
  • Robert Blochinger
  • Barry Flath
  • Report Review Service
  • Subfloor Preparation
  • Industry Download Page
  • Class Pre-Registation

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