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A Top Quality Inspection is in OrderNot just ANY inspector will do for my clients. Your home purchase is one of the most significantInvestments that you will make in your life. Therefore, It makes sense to hire the most experienced and qualified inspector that you can find. When one of the first clients of mine were looking at new homes, I was concerned about the large amount of litigation on new construction, especially condominiums. I found Richard Franklin when I was searching for a new construction buyer advocate. Richard was, and consistently is, generous with his wealth of knowledge. He knows the many builders in town, he is aware of the details of the litigation in most cases. Richard also can give advice on how to remedy problems with the builder. Richard Franklin provides the buyer, seller, and the agents with a
computerized inspection Richard George Franklin
Licensed General Contractor
B2-0048180 E-mail: LVInspect@aol.com
CURRICULUM
VITAE EXPERIENCE: Principal Consultant, Richard George Franklin, providing inspection, consulting expert services and construction investigative work, IAQ and Moisture Consultation to public and private owners exclusively on a variety of projects ranging from single family residences to multi million dollar projects on a full time basis since 1988. Professional Real Estate Inspections began in 1971 as a result of conducting Fee inspections for FHA/VA. Project/Construction Manager, Bond Gold, Perth, Australia, $26,000,000. Clark Mountain Extraction and Manufacturing Plant, Death Valley, California. 1987-88 Project Manager, DOE 26 Story Bogie Tower, North Las Vegas, Nevada, Burke and Associates, Las Vegas, Nevada. 1986-87. Construction Manager, Eight (8) Hanger Construction Project, Los Alamos Labs, Tonopah Test Range, Nevada, Project built for the F 117 Stealth Fighters, under the blanket of Los Alamos,. Stoddard Building Incorporated. 1984 –86. V.P. Causey Construction, Northern Nevada Operations, Reno, Nevada. Builder of Single Family Residence Developments and Commercial Construction. 1980-84. Field Engineer Simpson Strong Tie Structures, Brea, California, Worlds Largest manufacture of Roof Structural Components. Worked with Architects, Engineers, and Contractors in the Design, Installation and tech support. 1978-81. Office Manager Southern California office, Wells-Kennedy, AIA, Architects, Big Bear Lake, California. Residential and Commercial Architectural Design, along with Supervision and Construction Management. Developed Juvenile Macular Degeneration and was unable to continue designing. 1974-1978 Worked as associate with William J. Simpson, AIA, Architect, who was a well known local Architect in the Southern Nevada area until his death. Conducted FHA/VA Fee inspections for residential construction, along with design duties. 1969-74. Designed numerous Custom and Semi Custom Homes, along with commercial design. Architectural Education-experience 1964-1969 Sgt. E-5, US Army, 7th Special Forces Group, Ft. Bragg, N.C. Cross trained as Communications and Engineering Specialist. 1961-64. Las Vegas, High School 1957-1961. Memberships: American Indoor Air Quality Council (Current) AABC, American Association of Building Consultants, founding member (current) AIA, American Association of Architects, Past Associate Member* NAHB. National Association of Home Builders* AGC, Associated General Contractors* AII, American Inspection Institute (past member) ASTM, American Society of Testing Materials # 00219581 Standing committees on Wood, Concrete, Coatings, & Roof Materials. ICBO, International Conference of Building Officials * ANSI, American National Standards Institute, Association Membership CRIA, Construction Resolution Institute of America (current) CFI, Construction Forensics Institute (founding member) (current) CMAA, Construction Management Association of America (past member) American Timber Institute, Affiliate Membership (past member) American Institute of Steel Construction (past member) ACI-American Concrete Institute-Current Member (Current) *Because of the Nature of my present work, I no longer belong to these organizations in order that a conflict of interest will not be perceived. Licenses & Certifications: Licensed General Contractor, State of Nevada B2-0048180 Previous license as Qualified Employee, General Contractor, NSCB 1979 Certified Construction Estimator Certified Professional Real Estate Inspector FHA/VA Fee Inspector Certified Mold Remediation & Investigations
Additional Educational Achievements Roofing Techniques & Commercial Roof Investigations, CEU, CREIA, 1999 Inspections of Commercial Buildings, CEU, CREIA, 1993 Water Inspection and Intrusion Problems, Cal Poly, 1991 Coatings and Sealants Investigation, CEU, CREIA, 1994 Varco Prudin Engineering School for Metal Bldg. Institute, 1984 EIFS Investigation Standards CEU, AII, 1995 EIFS Certification Class Ceilings & Wall Institute 2002 Timber Construction Institute/Simpson Strong Tie Structures, CalPoly, 1978 Studying and Writing Specifications, American Specifications Institute 1997 New Building Symptoms and Investigations, ASHI/ANSI/HUD/CDC 1996 Standards of Ceramic Tile Applications, American Olean/ATI, 1975 Caulking/Sealants, methods, standards, forensics, ASTM/ANSI 1995 Moisture/Fungus Intrusion ASHI, 1998. Roof & Roof Application Failures, UNLV, 1989 Mold Investigation Certification METS 1999 Construction Management CEU, AABC, 1998 Residential Forensics CEU, RAD, ASHI 1993 NEC Inspection Standards, NEC/ACCI 1996 Roofing & Moisture Intrusion, CREIA Spring Conf. 1999 Commercial-Residential Electrical CREIA, Fall Conf. 2001 AIAQC Certification Class for CMI Construction & Inspection: Have managed over a 100 million dollars in construction work over the years and conducted approximately 4500 residential real estate inspections and approximately 250 Commercial Condition Assessment Investigations and written numerous EPA Phase 1 Investigations. Over 250 individual Construction Investigations each year. 20 to 30 Course of Construction Management Inspection Projects per year. Certified Fungal & Water Damage Investigation Quality Control Third Party Inspections Personal Married, 5 Children, 11 Grandchildren. Scout Master, involved in Boy Scouts for over 40 years Past member/officer in the Jaycees, Sertoma, Lions Club. Active in community and church. Hobbies include researching and writing about the History of Southern Nevada, horses, and the outdoors.
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