John Carter - is the primary instructor for the IICRC approved "Senior Carpet Inspector Course" , and has been in the carpet related industry since 1978. John has also been a practicing inspector since the early 1980's. This extensive industry experience translates into only the highest quality of instruction, which stems from being able to teach from a field experience frame of reference.
John also teaches from the " Inspector perspective", with heavy emphasis on the psychological frame of mind necessary to be a successful Senior Carpet Inspector. Furthermore, John teaches the prospective inspector how to write concise " to the point" inspections for the carpet mill industry. Each day of the Senior Carpet Inspector Course, all students are required to write an actual carpet inspection report based upon a case study. The very next morning each students written report is critiqued and analyzed individually, for all students to learn and benefit from. Learn more about John, click here
Mike West - Mr. West is a nationally recognized expert in the Carpet Industry and has performed Carpet, Flooring and Textile Inspections for over 35 years. He is third generation in the Textile Service industry. He began working in his father’s Oriental rug cleaning business at the age of seven. He has continued in the carpet, textile and flooring industry in various capacities, instructing and consulting with government agencies, major manufacturers of fibers, carpet, and cleaning products as well as running his own textile service, retail and inspection businesses.
Some of his Inspection and Consulting clients include Fiber producers: DuPont (Invista), Monsanto (Solutia), Allied (Anso) and manufacturers such as Shaw, Mohawk/Karastan, Royalty, Tuftex, Fabrica, Atlas, Hibernia, Masland, Southwind, Alladin, Stantton/Royal Dutch, Beaulieu and Tarkett as well as architects, designers, retailers and consumers.
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