James D. Foster – 2bfloored@gmail.com2
(814) 450-7324
Servicing: Central OH, Western PA /NY – North WV
Flooring Experience:
15 years Commercial/Residential Flooring Contractor – (1971 – 1986)
- Installed commercial rubber flooring/wool carpet in over 1,200 GE mass transit cars
34 years Mannington Mills – (1986 – 2020)
- 9 years Residential District Manager
- 25 years Mannington Commercial
- 17 years – Midwest Region Hard Surface Manager
- 4 years – Midwest Region General Sales Manager
- 4 years – Director of Commercial Distribution Sales
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- Mannington Commercial – Burke Industries
Certifications / Training / Schools
- Armstrong Installation School
- Member Carpenter’s Local #81 – Pittsburgh – Tile Setter
- IICRC Subfloor / Substrate Certification
- FCITS Hard Surface Inspection Certification #1998 – August 2024
- FCITS Advanced Resilient Certification #1998 – August 2024
- FCITS Carpet Inspector Certification #1998 – August 2024
- IFCII Commercial / Residential Luxury Vinyl Certification #341 – March 2024
- IFCII Hard Surface Certification #341 – March 2024
- IFCII Carpet Inspector Certification #341 – March 2024
- CFIU Hard Surface Certification #396 – August 2023
- ITS LVT Inspector Certification #272 – November 2023
- NALFA Certified Laminate Inspector – December 2022
- APA ICC Course 28769 / AIA Course QFSF1 – Quality Floors from Start to Finish
- NAFCT Subfloor-Substrate Certification – July 2023
- ASTM / NICFI / NAFCT / NWFA Member
- Floor Detective Ultimate Member
- NWFA Basic Install / Sand & Finish Training – April 2022
- NWFA Intermediate Installation Training– May 2022
- NWFA Intermediate Sand & Finish Training– August 2022
- NWFA Inspector School & Certified Wood Professional Inspector #2210111 – November 2024