Services

  • Carpet
  • Commercial Inspections
  • Tile and Stone
  • Luxury Vinyl/SPC/WPC/Resilient
  • Laminate
  • Hardwood
Chinquapin, North Carolina 28521

About Me

Over three decades of industry experience in everything from sales/marketing to manufacturing. Veteran-owned and operated. 

Serving the markets of Eastern NC, Northeastern SC, OBX, and Southern VA.

Curriculum Vitalea 

  1. MT1(SS) US Navy – 9 years
    Floor Covering – Since 1993
    Retail sales and management – New York Carpet World
    Hardwood and Laminate Installation – Southside Flooring – president
    Distribution management – Hoboken Floors – Sales manager
    New England Floor Supply – VP Sales and Marketing
    Manufacturing Regional management – Tarkett USA
    Wilsonart International
    Struxtur Inc
    Wego Chemical Inc.

    Certifications
    Bamboo/Cork Flooring
        CFIU, IFCII
    Carpet
         CFIU, IFCII
    Ceramic-Tile
         CFIU
    Hardwood
         CFIU, IFCII
    Laminate / Specially
         CFIU, IFCII
         NALFA
    Luxury Vinyl Tile/Plank
         CFIU, IFCII
    Marble Stone
         CFIU
    Resilient
         CFIU, IFCII
    Additional Certifications
    Advanced Luxury Vinyl
    NALFA 

    Formal Education
    NE Institute Of Technology – AS in Electronics Technology
    US Navy Strategic Weapons Systems – Electronic Technology, Missile Technician
    Industry Training 
    March 1997 – Shaw Carpet Manufacturing Training, Dalton Ga
    April 2001 – Tarkett/Domco Resilient Manufacturing Training, Whitehall, Pa
    February 2004 – Tarkett Fiberfloor Installation Training, Whitehall Pa
    April 2006 – Bona Dustless Hardwood Re-finish System Training – Stoughton, Ma
    March 2007 – Armstrong Laminate Installation Seminar – Lancaster, PA
    May 2008 – High-Pressure Laminate Manufacturing Process – Wilsonart International, Temple TX
    June 2008 – AIA Laminate Flooring in Commercial Applications – AIA CEU Course Instructor
    May 2015 – Handscraped and Distressed Hardwood Manufacturing
    January 2016 – Reactive Stain Application and Maintenance
    January 2016 – Oil Finish Flooring Installation and Maintenance
    February 2019 – IFCII Carpet Inspection Certification Training
    February 2019 – IFCII Hard Surface Inspection Certification Training
    May 2020 – Advanced LVT Training
    June 2020 – CFIU Carpet Inspection Certification Training
    June 2020 – Hard Surface Inspection Certification Training
    July 2020 – Wagner Rapid RH Training
    February 2023 – NALFA Laminate Inspector Certification Training
    June 2024 – Advanced Ceramic Tile Inspector Training
    IFCII – Carpet, Hard Surface, Advanced LVT
    CFIU – Carpet, Hard Surface. Ceramic Tile
    Industry Association Memberships
    IFCII
    CFIU
    NALFA