• Inspector
  
• Project Manager
  
• Consultant
  
• Instructor
  
• Designer
  
• Businessman

Jim spent nearly twenty years in the role of project inspector, staff engineer and project manager on municipal and governmental construction projects for worldwide consulting engineering firms prior to starting this company in 1992.

He is personally responsible for inspections and reports for millions of dollars worth of Residential and Commercial Real Estate in Northern California each year.

Jim continues to be involved with the various associations responsible for training and testing professional real estate inspectors. Jim has served as an officer and committee member at the Chapter and State levels of California Real Estate Inspection Association, (CREIA), and other professional organizations.

Personal: To improve my relationships with my family, friends and acquaintances.

Professional: To continue my education, be a successful business leader, and share my knowledge with my associates and clients.

• Founding Member; 1992
  
• Secretary; 1993 to 1994
  
• Legislation Committee Chair, 1994 to 1995
  
• President 1996 to 1997 & 2005 to 2006
  
• Seminar Instructor; 1993 to present

• Founding Member of CCHI, Coalition of California Home Inspectors, Legislative Committee, 1994 to 2000
  
• Board of Directors, CREIA, 1996 to 1997

• ACI, American Concrete Institute, Member
  
• CREIA, California Real Estate Inspection Assn., Certified CREIA Inspector
  
• IAEI, International Association of Electrical Inspectors, Member
  
• ICC, International Code Council, Professional Member
  
• Concord Chamber of Commerce, Government Policy Committee

• Prudential California Realty, Walnut Creek, CA, Mike Oatey
• Keller Williams Realty, Berkeley, CA,John Cashman
• Golden West Financial, Walnut Creek, CA, V K Chopra
• Dentistry 2000, Oakland CA, Drs. Fudgen & Waldman
• Republic Bank, Walnut Creek, CA,Fred McCarl
• Pleasant Hill Housing Authority, Pleasant Hill, CA, Bob Stewart

Others upon request

1992 to present:

PRINCIPAL, friendly building inspections, currently operating a professional real estate inspection firm in Contra Costa County, CA. Specializing in residential, commercial and industrial property inspections and reports.

1990 to 1992:

ENGINEERING MANAGER, Managed staff of twenty technicians and engineers for an electrical controls manufacturing company in Sacramento, CA.

1978 to 1990:

PROJECT ENGINEER, Performed many staff functions as a leader of construction inspection and project management for commercial, municipal and government design and construction projects for worldwide Engineer- Architect, Concord, CA.

1974 to 1978:

STAFF RESIDENT INSPECTOR, Staff construction inspector on multiple and varied public works projects in the northeastern Wisconsin, including a $100 million wastewater treatment plant at Green Bay, WI.

Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano Counties, Professional Inspections and Reports of several millions of dollars worth of residential, commercial, and industrial properties and buildings annually.

Multiple Commercial Building Inspections and Reports in Northern California for Private Investment Group in Alamo, CA. $ 13 million assessed value.
Pleasant Hill, CA. Redevelopment Agency, Consultant, Housing Rehabilitation Inspection and Cost Estimation Services for Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek, $ 0.5 million annually. Concord, CA. Housing Building & Neighborhood Services, Consultant, Housing Rehabilitation Inspection and Cost Estimation Services for City of Concord, $ 0.5 million annually. Alameda, CA. Construction manager on $70,000 foundation replacement for Victorian period private residence.

Berkeley, CA. Project Inspector and Cost Estimator on $ 1,000,000, refinance of retail building.

City of Stockton, CA. Municipal Utilities Dept. Construction Manager and on-site representative for $1 million cogeneration project. Construction manager on follow-up construction projects.

Green Bay, WI. GBMSD, Construction Inspection. Operational Commissioning of $100 million wastewater treatment plant with technical equipment performance inspection and operator training.

1992 to present:

30 hours, Continued Education Credits annually, “CREIA Annual Educational Conferences” Commercial & Residential Building Standards & Construction Materials & Techniques.

1977

Green Bay, WI, University of Wisconsin, American Public Works Association (APWA).  Public Works Construction Inspection Certification.

1975

Green Bay, WI, Brown County Technical Institute, Construction Inspection, Construction Project Management.

1969

Milwaukee, WI, 1969,  Milwaukee School of Engineering, Electrical Engineering