Professional Profile
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James B. Smith works from an office located 30 miles north of Dallas, Texas although he is available to travel. The local area is defined as Denton, Collin, and the north part of Dallas County in Texas.
IICRC Certifications
Carpet Cleaning+ Carpet Cleaning Instructor
Commercial Carpet Maintenance + Commercial Carpet Maintenance Instructor
Upholstery & Fabric Cleaning + Upholstery & Fabric Cleaning Instructor
Color Repair, ten years of experience in spot dying + Color Repair Instructor
Odor Control
Fire & Smoke Restoration
Water Damage Restoration
Carpet Repair Reinstallation
Master Cleaning Technician
Substrate Subfloor Inspector
Senior Practicing Carpet Inspector
American Floor Covering Institute Certification
Carpet Inspector
Areas of specialty:
Appearance retention
Color variances
Education Background:
1987-1988 University Of Houston, Houston, Texas, Chemistry Major
1969-1971 Texas A&M University, Mechanical Engineering Major
Professional Membership:
INSTITUTE of INSPECTION, CLEANING and RESTORATION
The Professional Cleaning & Restoration Alliance
Past Positions:
IICRC S100 Carpet Cleaning Standards, voting consciences 2012 - Present
IICRC Chairman for CRT, Color Repair 2/2013 - Present
Director of WoolSafe North America 2002 - 2004
Second Vice President & Technical Director for the Low Moisture Carpet Cleaner's Association
President for the Low Moisture Carpet Cleaner's Association 2005
Carpet & Fabricare Chapter Director 1996 -1998
Carpet & Fabricare Technical Director 1997
IICRC BOARD MEMBER 1995 -1996
Classes Taught:
Numerous IICRC Classes for Carpet Cleaning Technician Certification
Professional Awards:
Winner of the 1996-97 Bill Bailey, an annual award from the Carpet & Fabricare Institute.
Patents and Publications:
No patents, but one is pending for an algorthym to covert RGB values into RYB values