Ross' hands on experience has given him a valuable perspective in the home inspection business. As an ASHI inspector, Ross can perform a home inspection or as a Contractor, Ross can make the necessary repairs needed that another home inspector, building appraiser, termite man, etc. has found. According to ASHI standards and ethics, Ross can only work on a house that he inspected after one year has passed.  Read more about Ross' qualifications!

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BACKGROUND

• 1967-1982 Ross sharpens his skills as a third generation master carpenter.  Apprenticing under his father, a master carpenter, and his grandfather, a master mason. Learning from their hands-on experience all aspects of restoration, remodeling and specialized master carpentry. Ross' father and grandfather both ran a very successful house carpentry business for many years.
• 1972-1996 Ross continues his remodeling career through purchasing, renovating, and maintaining numerous rental properties.
• 1982-1989 Ross puts his master carpentry skills to work restoring the 119 year old Day Basket Factory in North East, Maryland.  Once the factory was restored, Ross ran the historic basket business successfully. His baskets can be seen today in the Washington D.C. Smithsonian Institute. The business was sold in 1989.
• 1987 Ross establishes his building inspection business.
• 1987 In association with the building inspection business, Ross uses his master carpentry skills in founding a successful restoration and remodeling contracting business. He managed two crews consisting of nine employees.  The business specialized in unique areas, such as, complete custom renovations, copper and slate roofing, matching and fabricating special wood trim, and plaster repair work in historic homes. In 1996, Ross downsized his Restoration Contracting business into an elite crew of highly skilled carpenters.
• 1991 Ross becomes a member of the American Society of Home Inspectors, ASHI.  This is a professional society with stringent admission requirements.  Members must also meet accredited continuing education course requirements annually.
• 1993-1999 Ross is a consultant for the Maryland Home Improvement Commission, MHIC. He has provided six years of Home Inspections for the State and has been subpoenaed many times to provide Expert Witness Testimony before Administrative Law Judges for the States Attorney of Maryland.
• 2000 Ross continues to be accepted as an Expert Witness in Maryland Civil cases.
• 2001 Ross becomes a board member of the ASHI Educational Committee.

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EDUCATION

Middle & High School - The Tome School
College - Salisbury State College
Continuing Education in Algebra - Cecil Community College
Introduction to Micro Computers - Hartford Community College

PROFESSIONAL COURSES AND SEMINARS

• 2002 ASHI InspectionWorld 2002 Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA. An intense four day conference including advanced educational seminars, current environmental issues and exhibitor product demonstrations of the latest in technology.
• 2001 Tri-State ASHI Annual Educational Seminar in Plymouth Meeting, PA. A two-day seminar that started with a comprehensive discussion on Mold given by Mr. Nate Burton the Vice President, Environmental Director, and MBE Director of Inspection One.  Additional seminar topics included High Efficiency Furnaces, Stucco, New Construction Inspections, and Old House Structures.
• 1999 The School of Building Inspection course titled The Professional Building Inspection Curriculum.  A building evaluation training program covering building site, exterior, interior, structural system, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, procedures, wood destroying insects, legal issues, legal cases, and ASHI standards.
• 1995 BOCA Code Course in Washington, DC which covered the, updated laws and major aspects of the inspection process; namely ethics, safety and security, ventilation, insulation processes, foundations and basements, heating and cooling, electrical and plumbing.
• 1994 Tri-State ASHI Educational Seminar in Philadelphia, PA.

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LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• American Society of Home Inspectors, ASHI Member #2383
• Maryland Certified Water Sampler, MDE # 0106-00385
• Maryland Home Improvement Commission, MHIC # 41159
• Delaware State Licensed Contractor, DE # 2000107091
• Council of American Building Officials CABO Member # 103628
• United Sates Coast Guard licensed Unlimited Passenger Vessel Captain, since 1986. Both Inland and International Sail and Motor Vessels up to 50 tons.

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Listed Master Restoration Carpenter for the National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Red Cross Volunteer - Disaster Inspection Team
• Chairman of the Zoning and Appeals Board for the Town of North East, Maryland (1982-1990)
• 1993 Parental Advisory Committee overseeing the construction of the new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware

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MEMBERSHIPS INCLUDE:

• Library of Congress Associates
• US Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Early American Industries Association
• Potomac Antique Tools and Industries Association, Inc. (PATINA)
• Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
• Cecil County Chamber of Commerce

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