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| Daniel Dixon CSI, CDT, CRMI, C-54 |
| Thirty Years in Tile Construction |
Inspection / Expert services
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Ceramic Tile Forensics: Expert services in construction defects litigation: residential and commercial inspection |
Ceramic Tile Contractor…
TCNA Tile Team Inspector…
Certification as Tile Inspector...
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Commercial and custom residential work in Ceramic Tile, Stone, Marble, Limestone, Slate. Glass. California Licensed C-54
Tile Council of Northern America. Tile Team/2005: Available in on-call resource pool for Inspection and Consultant services
Certificate of Competence in standards, methods and materials use. Course taught by CTEF – TCNA – TILE TEAM
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Tile Industry Expert...
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Contractor License Board: Tile Industry Expert jobsite Inspections with report, Testify at arbitration hearing on findings
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Tile Subject Matter Expert ...
Certified Construction Document Technologist ...
Certified Residential Mold Inspector ...
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To State of California as Tile “Subject Matter Expert “ classification bestowed to work on revision committee
To the testing questions for tile contractors license test released in 2001-02 and current revision 2006-07
Construction Specifications Institute / American Institute of Architect construction document technology training & certification
Certification with I.E.S.O. Standards to Inspect, Evaluate, and Collect, Prepare / summit mold samples for Laboratory testing.
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Ceramic Tile Institute of America...
Tile Trainer /Course Instructor...
Tile Education Development...
Court Officer / Rehab. Expert...
Law school student ...
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Northern California regional contract service provider for Ceramic Tile Institute’s Inspection and Consultant services
Five years prior experience 1985-92 2003-2004 In teaching tile installation. contracted hands-on training classes in Countertops, Showers, Tubs and Floors,
Researching and writing on ceramic tile construction for Tile Guide” to create a tile construction internet information service
Three years - Public Defenders Office Alameda County, Administrative Assistant to Chief Public Defender and monitored. Expert services available in community Programs, Officer of the Court, In court daily. Acquired skills in plea negotiation, arbitration
m I Public Defenders Office includes one year at Armstrong Law School (1976) |
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| TRADE ASSOCIATION PARTICIPATION |
Ceramic Tile Institute of America...
Surfaces / Coverings / Total Solutions...
National Tile Contractor Workshops...
Forensic Expert Witness Association...
National Tile Contractor Association...
Materials Methods & Standards Association...
Trade Standard Technical Committee (s)...
Ceramic Tile Institute Technical Committees...
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Conference participant in workshop and technical seminars (15 years annually 1977-95)
Attend three annual conferences to review products and materials with factory representatives
Attend an annual average of 5 – 10 vogue issues or tile problem lectures a year
Attend Court / Legal related education and training on expert services “Association Approved Expert”
In the “Train the Trainer” training to teach installation courses for California tile classes
MMSA Guest – Nat. assoc of product mfg. on materials and product use for industry standards & quality control
1-Guest -Technical Committee National Tile Con Assoc. 2-Guest Tile Council Installation Handbook Committee
Ceramic Tile Institute of America technical document review for CTC and technical committee reports (Guest)
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| TECHNICAL TRAINING |
Ocean Glass Factory ...
Independent Floor Testing & Insp. ...
Mapei Technical Institute...
Laticrete International...
Building Science Corp...
Crossville Porcelain Institute ...
Dallas Ceramic Tile Factory...
World Floor Covering Association...
American Concrete Institute...
Schluter Systems
National Tile Contractor Assoc...
Construction Specification Institute...
Marble Institute of America...
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3- Workshops on glass mosaics installation, Genesis 3 Two classes & a specialty workshop in tile installation for pools
Certified in moisture testing of floors, ASTM Testing F-1869 Cal Chloride Test, F-2170 Insitu, F-1907 meter, F-710 pH
Product training in Thinset – Adhesives – Membranes – leveling products – Manufacturing of product factory tour
Technical training in materials and installation methods” at Los Angelus materials manufacturing plant
Technical training on Physics of Slabs and Stucco and moisture migration in cement with Dr. Joe Lstiburek
Tour / Lecture at Porcelain tile factory in Tennessee classes on: Porcelain tile use and installation specification
Participant in lecture and tour of specialty tile and wall tile manufacturing plant
Ceramic tile installation training at national headquarters in Anaheim California
Moisture problems, Slab curing / curling, Floor flatness tolerance div.3 vs. 9, Delamination blisters, cracks
Waterproof crack isolation membrane, movement suppression system at Tile Council of North America training facility
Shower Pan and shower walls installation and water tight integrity hands-on four day course (Trained to instruct course)
Construction contracts and specification courses, Principles and practices of specification course s for CDT certification
Advanced Slab Installation (Countertops) Fabrication, Production, Shop Tours
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Private Research and Reference Library
Curriculum reviewed for trade practices and methodology or standard of care |
I am an expert in tile construction and I can produce reports with an unbiased opinion based on the trades best practices that are obtained from various industry groups that establish the standard of care, codes and industry standards and product recommendations or use these to address assembly problems in the form of construction defects or errors and omissions in the assembly. Some of the industry sources are MIA, TCNA, NTCA, ANSI, CTIOA, BSI, MMSA, UPC, ASTM, IRC, IBC, UBC, etc.. Forensic inspection experience in facades, balconies / decks, swimming pools, showers /steam showers, countertops and floors etc.
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229 Ramona Avenue El Cerrito California. 94530
Daniel @ CeramicTileForensics.com (510) 524 9999
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