Instructors

Flooring Technology Institute

FTI's Alliances *Links to Know*

	AllianceForAssociations.com "Working with your Association to enhance membership benefits"
	World Floor Covering Association SUCCESS BY ASSOCIATION®
	The Flooring Contractors Association "The Association of Choice"
	National Floor Safety Institute "Not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) organization whose mission is to aid in the prevention of slips, trips-and-falls through education, research, and standards development" The Institute of Inspection Cleaning & Restoration Certification "Leading, independent, non-profit, certification and International Standard setting body" Marble Institute of America "Setting the Standards in the Natural Stone Industry" National Tile Contractors Association of America "The World's largest, most respected tile contractors association!" Ceramic Tile Institute of America "Promoting Excellence Through Quality" Tile Council of North America "Is an international trade association dedicated to expanding the market for ceramic tile manufactured in North America" Ceramic Tile Education Foundation "Certified Craftsman" National Wood Flooring Association "The premier source of consumer information on wood flooring" North American Laminate Flooring Association "Raising Laminate Flooring Standards Since 1997" Resilient Floor Covering Institute "The Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) is an industry trade association of North America manufacturers who produce resilient flooring products" Carpet and Rug Institute "Carpet Makes The World Better" Certified Floorcovering Installers "To identify and certify according to skill and knowledge, Professional Flooring Installers" ISSA "The World Wide Cleaning Industry Association" American Concrete Institute "A technical and educational society dedicated to improving the design, construction, maintenance and repair of concrete structures"



	Claudia Lezell, SSI, CTC, RFI, WLFI, CTI, SCI, CWFI, ASID I have gained a very diversified and thorough understanding of the floor covering and related industries through; ownership of a full-service interior design and floor covering company, a floor covering inspection business, spearheading the Hard Surface Floor Covering Inspector Certification Programs for the IICRC and serving as past co-chair of the NWFA Certification Committee for wood floor covering inspectors, and offering training programs to the related industry professionals. Having this type of experience in combination with my studies and education enable me to bring you, "real world experience", more diversified information and a better understanding of industry inter-related issues.
	Christopher Capobianco A fourth generation floor covering specialist, Christopher Capobianco's background includes retailer, architectural sales representative, technical support manager, consultant, writer, educator and activist. His consulting company, Flooring Answers, provides technical support, trouble shooting, training, testing and inspection services to manufacturers, distributors, dealers, architects and end users. he volunteers his time as Chairman of the FCICA (The Flooring Contractors Association); ASTM Committee F.06 on Resilient Flooring; and the IICRC (Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification). You can reach him at www.FlooringAnswers.com.
	Peter Craig Has over 33 years experience as a materials and concrete repair specialist. In addition to providing consulting and quality assurance services for specialized aspects of concrete construction, maintenance, repair and protection. Mr. Craig's experience and involvement includes the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), American Concrete Institute (ACI) and Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).

	Robert Daniels Robert Daniel's continues as Executive Director Emeritus of and Consultant to the Tile Council of North America after serving fourteen years as the Managing Director of the TCA Team, LLC and Executive Director of the TCA. Prior to the Tile Council of America, Robert was President and Owner of Bradford Manufacturing and Founding President of KPT, Inc, a manufacturer of glazed ceramic floor tile.
	Scott Tarr Senior Engineer in the Structural Evaluation Section of Construction Technology Laboratories, Inc (CTL). As a licensed PE, his principal experience is in the area of problem-solving distressed concrete slabs on ground and flooring failures throughout the United States and Internationally and he specializes in comparing the as-built to specified load carrying capability of industrial floors and developing repair specifications to restore the serviceability to that designed. An ICRI and ACI member, he serves on several committees including 320, Construction on Concrete Floors, and 360, Design of Slabs on Ground.

	Tom McNall Founder, owner and technical director/educator for all employees and customers of Great Northern Stone located in Southern Ontario, Canada. Tom serves as a consultant to many global corporations, has been an expert witness in court and has begun writing articles for several industry publications. He currently serves on the board of directors for the marble Institute of America and on several committees for the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC)