Tom Hammond

Tom Hammond 

1513 Laurel Lane  

Gastonia North Carolina 28054 

Phone: (704)  574 5893 

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Career History  

Hammond’s Cleaning & Restoration Service - 1973 – 1993 

General Home Repair Service – 1993 – 2003 

Floorcovering inspections - 1980 – present 

Certifications Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) 

• Senior Practicing Carpet Inspector #115 
• Substrate and Subfloor Inspector 
• Carpet Repair and Reinstallation Carpet Cleaning  
• Upholstery and Fabric Cleaning Carpet 
• Color Repair  

National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) 

• Certified Harwood Flooring Inspector # CP205105 (2005 – 2012)  

Inspector Training Services (ITS) 

• #132 Hard Surface Inspector
• Hardwood Flooring
• Laminate Flooring
• Resilient and Vinyl Flooring 
• Advanced Hardwood Flooring Inspector  

Ceramic Tile Education Foundation  

• Ceramic Tile Inspector Training (non certification program)  

International Certified Floorcovering Installers Association (CFI) #IT178 

• Installation 
• Inspection Certification Technical Certification  
• Pattern Match   

Advanced Flooring Specialists (AFS) Commercial 

• Carpet Inspector  
• Sidematch Pro   

Formica Corporation 

• Solid Surface Countertop Inspector 
• Fountainhead, Surrell, Formica Solid Surfacing  

The Mohawk Group  Master Craftsman Certification  

Formal Education Clemson University  

• Bachelor of Science cum laude 1972 

Industry Training Seminars Carpet Inspection

• National Institute of Certified Floor Covering Inspectors (NICFI) annual convention and product training 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,  2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017. 
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Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification - IICRC (formerly IICUC)

• Certified Carpet Inspector since 1980  
• IICRC requires Continuing Education Credits to maintain certification. 

Advanced Flooring Specialists (AFS) Commercial Carpet Inspection taught by Shaw Industries Commercial Carpet Division. 

AFS annual inspection training symposiums since 2001 covering carpet, laminate and wood flooring inspections. 

Durkan Commercial and Patterned Carpet pattern match inspection training 

Certified Floorcovering Installers (CFI) pattern match inspection training 

Floor Covering Institute of Technical Services (FCITS) annual training classes 

Manufacturer training

• Beaulieu of America
• Mannington Carpet Mills
• Mohawk Industries
• Patcraft Carpets
• Shaw Industries
• Southwind Carpets
• IVC
• Armstrong
• Royalty Carpet Mills
• Tarkett/ Johnsonite 

Side-match color correction by AFS and Shaw Industries Carpet color correction and spot dyeing taught by Ernest David -Americolor training classes

Yearly conventions as a member of Midsouth Professional Cleaners Association (MSPCA) 1975 - 1992 

• Carpet cleaning 
• Upholstered and leather furniture cleaning, 
• Fire damage restoration, 
• Water damage restoration, 
• Acoustical ceiling

Special Advisor to the Flooring Inspectors Educational Guild

Mr. Hammond has attended the Guild's Classes each year, many times twice a year.