Professional Profile

RANGE:

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:

Cleanfax Magazine THE DEFINITION OF CLEAN AND CLEANING WHAT DO YOU (MIS)UNDERSTAND ABOUT PH? CARPET CLEANING AND PH MYTHS GETTING RUSTY ON RUST? THE ABSORBENT COMPOUND MYSTERY

SOLUTION DYED CARPET AND COLOR LOSS WHEN IS IT TIME TO REPLACE THE CARPET? MECHANICS OF ABSORPTION SPOT DYEING BY THE NUMBERS PH TABOOS: CLEANERS MUST BE PREPARED! WHAT’S IN A NAME? Finding a definition for low moisture cleaning. DID WE LOSE THE PHACTS? PH POINTS A White Paper in association with the LOW MOISTURE CARPET CLEANER'S ASSOCIATION Published in Cleanfax Magazine, July, October, November 2004. THREE PEER REVIEWED WHITE PAPERS IN THE IICRC JOURNAL

No patents, but one is pending for an algorthym to covert RGB values into RYB values