1970 - 1971    

Superior Ironworks, Washington, DC. – Structural Detailer: Duties: produced field erection drawings for a steel fabricator.

1971 - 1986    

Brick Masonry Apprenticeship - Coffee & Jeffry, Potomac, MD.; Landis & Robbins, Olney, MD.; Dassen Masonry, Potomc, MD.; WW Hancock – Rockville, MD.

Journeyman Mason – A. Myron Cowell, Silver Spring, MD

Journeyman Mason/Foreman – Lowrey Masonry, Silver Spring MD.

Owner/Operator – Bryan Masonry, Purcellville, VA

Salesman/Contract Negotiator/Estimator/Project Coordinator – Loudoun Masonry, Leesburg, VA

1986 - 1989    

Conceptual Designer / Sales Representative - Bernard M. Carlton - Custom Design/Build Contractor, Leesburg, VA. 

• Duties:  Produce conceptual designs for first two pricing phases of custom addition, remodeling and renovation projects work with Architect to perfect the final design.

1986 - 1989    

Realtor, BMC Realtors, Leesburg, Virginia.  Duties: Market real estate.

1989 - 1991

General Manager (Richmond Division), Barnhill Construction, Roanoke, Virginia. 

• Duties: To estimate cost of repairs and oversee repairs for home owner's insurance companies resulting from residential fires, water damage, auto damage, vandalism, etc.

1992 - 1993

Owner/operator, General Manager, Bryan Construction, Inc., Midlothian, Virginia.  

• Duties: To estimate cost of repairs and oversee repairs for home owner's insurance companies resulting from residential fires, water damage, auto damage, vandalism, etc.

1993 - 1996

Owner/operator, General Manager, HomeQuest, Inc., Midlothian, Virginia.

• Duties: To estimate cost of repairs and oversee repairs for home owner's insurance companies resulting from residential fires, water damage, auto damage, vandalism, etc. and perform home inspections and home owners insurance claims investigations.

1997 - Present

Owner, General Manager, Home Inspector, MGB Inspection Service, Inc.  Midlothian, Virginia. 

• Duties:  to market and perform home inspections and energy assessments

2008 – Present

Ramp Attendant, Heart of Virginia Aviation, Hanover County, VA

• Duties: Directing, Fueling and Performing minor maintenance on aircraft and maintaining the airport runway and ramp

• NAHI-CRI (National Association of Home Inspectors - Certified Real Estate Inspector)
• ASHI Member (American Society of Home Inspectors)
• Certified Home Energy Auditor
  • CMC Energy
  • Energy Audit Institute
• Certified Third Party EIFS Inspector, Exterior Design Institute (trained, not practicing)
• Certified Moisture Analyst, Exterior Design Institute 
• A+ Rated Member of the Better Business Bureau since 1999
• North Carolina Home Inspector (2001 – 2004, No longer practicing)
• Realtor, (Past)
• President of the Purcellville Business and Professional Association (Past)
• National Concrete Masonry Association, Member (1984 – 1987)
• Masonry Institute, Member (1984 – 1987)

• Montgomery College, Rockville, Maryland - 1971
  • Engineering Science I 
  • Architecture I 
• Brown Theological Seminary, Fredericksburg, Virginia - 1982
  • English
  • Christology
  • Public speaking and preaching
• Luther Rice Seminary, Jacksonville, FL 1983
  • The Canonicity of Scripture
• Loudoun County Adult Education
  • Public Speaking
• Marketing Education Program of Virginia – 1986
  • Principles of Real Estate
• Professional Home Inspection Institute, Falls Church, Virginia - 1993
  • Home Inspectors Training Course
• EDI, Exterior Design Institute - 2000  
  • Third Party EIFS Inspection Certification Training
  • Moisture Analysis Certification Training
• CMC Energy Services Program – 2006
  • Home Energy Audit Training
• Inspection Training Associates - 2007
  • Commercial Property Inspection
• Energy Audit Institute – 2009
  • Home Energy Audit Training

• Fred Pryor Seminars – 1985 – 1987
  • Business Writing for Results
  • Project Management
  • Design/Build Construction
  • Dealing with Difficult People.
• Pro-ASHI 2000 Fall Seminar, Pittsburgh, PA
  • HVAC, Cedar Shake and Asbestos cement slate Roofing, inspection review and Radon and Asbestos Testing classes
• Central Virginia ASHI 2000 Chapter Seminars
  • Estimating Repair Costs
  • Radon Mitigation
  • Virginia Regulations regarding the Home Inspection Industry
• NCAAC 2000 Education Conference, Wrightsville Beach, NC.
  • Recognizing Air Quality Problems, Hydronic Heating Inspection Review, Plumbing Inspection Review  
• Hampton Roads ASHI Chapter - Tech Talk 2000 Seminat, Newport News, VA
  • Foundations & Soils review, Shingle Roofs & Flashing Leaks review, Fireplaces, Chimneys, Venting & Gas Fired Appliances update and review
• North Carolina Association of ASHI Chapters 2001 Educational Conference
  • Report writing
  • Roof inspections
  • North Carolina Regulation updates
  • Mold Recognition
• Piedmont ASHI Chapter 2001
  • Underground Home Heating Oil Tank Awareness
  • Radon Testing & Remediation
  • Overview of Cellulose, Fiberglass and Foam Insulation
• Hampton Roads ASHI Chapter – Tech Talk 2001 Seminar, Virginia Beach, VA
  • Foundations, Cracks and Settlement issues
  • Moisture Problems in Buildings
• Hometest Analysis by METS Laboratories – 2001
  • Mold and Healthy Home Training Course
• Virginia Association of Real Estate Inspectors Annual Meeting and Education Session – 2001
  • Home Inspection Regulation in Virginia
• Hampton Roads ASHI Chapter – Tech Talk 2002
  • Termites, Toxic Mold, Wood destroying Fungus, Electrical Systems, Foundations, Cracks and Settlement issues in Masonry Veneers and Wood Framed Buildings
• Central Virginia ASHI Chapter Monthly Meeting Continuing Education Subjects
  • Attic Ventilation and Slate/Wood Roofing
• Carolina Educational Seminars – 2003
  • Mold, How to inspect 1 – 4 Family Dwellings for Mold
• Hampton Roads ASHI Chapter – Tech Talk 2003
  • Plumbing, Hydronic Heating Systems, Interior Inspections
• Central Virginia ASHI Chapter Monthly Meeting Continuing Education Subjects
  • Foundation Problems / Helical Piers
• Pittsburgh ASHI Chapter PRO ASHI Home Inspector’s Educational Conference - 2004
  • Roofing, Foundations, Infra Red Camera Testing, Legal Issues in the Home Inspection Profession
• Pittsburgh ASHI Chapter PRO ASHI Home Inspector’s Educational Conference – 2005
  • Moisture Intrusion Detection, Plumbing Inspection, Electrical Inspection, Report Writing
• Tri-State ASHI Educations Seminar, Philadelphia, PA – 2006
  • EIFS Issues and Inspections, Residential Architecture Styles, Inspecting Historic Home
• Northern Virginia ASHI Chapter Annual Educational Conference - 2006
  • Old House Architecture and Inspections
• Tri-State ASHI Educations Seminar, Philadelphia, PA – 2009
  • Moisture Intrusion and Damage, Green Home Design, Roofing and Flashing
• Virginia Association of Real Estate Inspectors Annual Meeting and Education Session – 2009
  • Deck Connections and Failure Potentials, Pre-Drywall Framing Inspections, Engineered Wood Product use in the Field, Wood Sciences as it relates to component and connection failure in the field, Inspecting to Identify Defects in the Field, How the Building Code relates to the Home Inspection Professional
• JES Foundation-Crawlspace-Basement Repair Seminar - 2009
  • Signs, Symptoms & Solutions for Foundation Failure
• 100% Education by McKissock – 2009
  • Attic Ventilation
  • Introduction to Green Building for Home Inspectors
  • Foundation and Footing Construction Inspection
  • Construction Details and Trends for Home Inspectors
  • Plumbing Cross Connections
• Fred Pryor Seminars – 2009
  • Business Writing for Results (Refresher)
  • Mistake-Free Grammar & Proofreading