Schools

Schools

Date of Schools

School Description

Instructor


The Science of Directed Heat Drying –TES ½ Day Seminar	8 AM -12 Noon	John Otero	March 2, 20109
Commercial Carpet Maintenance Technician	8 AM - 5 PM	Shawn Bisaillon	April 20 - 21, 2010
Advanced Spot Removal	8 AM - 5 PM	Shawn Bisaillon	April 22, 2010
Water Damage Restoration Technician	8 AM - 5 PM	Barry Costa	May 25,26,27, 2010
Carpet Cleaning Technician	8 AM - 5 PM	Joey Pickett	August 24,25, 2010
Stone, Masonry & Ceramic Tile Cleaning Technician	8 AM - 5 PM	Dane Gregory	September 14,15,2010
Fire and Smoke Restoration Technician	8 AM - 5 PM	Dan Bernazzani	October 6,7, 2010
Upholstery & Fabric Cleaning Technician	8 AM - 5 PM	Joey Pickett	October 19,20, 2010

Read About the Schools descriptions New England Steamway will be offering

Meet Tom Hill
Prepared by one of the industry’s most recognized teachers, trainers, and writers... Tom Hill of T. Hill & Associates in Vancouver, Washington developed this innovative groundbreaking training program for Steam Way International. Tom has worked hand in hand with carpet manufacturers, installers, and the cleaning industry to develop the most useful, cost effective training program that will set the standard for computer based learning for many years to come.

Meet Barry Costa
BARRY COSTA, combines a genuine “loveof teaching” with a vast amount of experience and technical expertise. Barry’s installation

background started in 1966 and his cleaning and restoration background began in 1971. A graduate of Springfield College and a veteran school teacher of ten years, Barry brings this experience to his unique hands-on teaching style. This gives Barry the perspective of an instructor/technician who can understand the daily challenges we all encounter. Barry’s industry credentials include: FITC Certified Carpet Installation Instructor; CFI Master Installer; IICRC Certified
Carpet Inspector, Master Cleaner & Restorer. He is a contributing author of IICRC’s S-500 Water Damage Standard Reference Guide; and is a consultant to major fiber producers, carpet manufacturers, and adjustment firms.

Meet Joe Dobbins
JOE DOBBINS teaches with a background of many years in the cleaning and catastrophic restoration business. His own successful cleaning

and restoration company provides a backdrop to his innovative solutions. He is a distributor with Steam Way® International in the Southeast working with cleaning companies on a daily basis. Joe’s IICRC credentials consist of: Certification in every IICRC category of: IICRC Certified Senior Carpet Inspector; a Certified Master Cleaner; an IICRC Certified Master Restorer; and is a Regional Supervisor for the IICRC that may administer exams to qualified students. His ongoing experiences in areas of professional cleaning, restoration, inspection, and consultation allow him to relate both practical as well as educational help to individual cleaners and business owners. Joe's unique "southern" style of teaching makes him a favorite worldwide.

Meet Dan Bernazzani
DAN BERNAZZANI, CR brings first hand experience to fire restoration. Dan’s restoration company has dealt with disasters since 1985 and Dan’s first fire cleanup goes back to 1974. Dan shares his experience with you in the

classroom. Experience you can’t gain anywhere else! As owner of his own disaster business, Liberty Fire and Flood Restoration, Dan has experience as a technician, a restorer and a consultant to mills, fiber producers, property managers, insurance companies and insurance adjustment firms. Dan’s credentials include IICRC Certified Senior Carpet Inspector, IICRC Master Cleaning Technician; IICRC Master Restoration Technician and ASCR’s credentials of Certified Restorer. Dan is past President of The New England Institute of Restoration and Cleaning, and presently serves on the Board of Directors of the IICRC. Dan brings a fresh “In- The-Field” perspective to teaching.

Meet Joey Pickett
JOEY PICKETT is certified by the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration

Certification as a Certified Master Cleaner. He is also the owner of a Certified firm. Having come up through the ranks. Joey has the ability to identify the problems common to every day service and provide solutions in a simple easy to understand manner. Joey has a worked in the product testing and development field as well as a trouble shooter. If he doesn’t have the answer he will work with you to find it. Joey’s classes are fun as well as educational. You will leave feeling like you’ve made a wise investment in your company’s future. Joey Pickett is a regional supervisor of IICRC and may administer IICRC exams to qualified students. Call for details.

Meet Jim Smith
James (Jim) B. Smith is a highly enthusiastic quarter century veteran of the cleaning industry who brings the experience of hundreds of cases as a practicing IICRC Senior Inspector to every class he teaches.
Jim also contributes to the industry by writing articles for Cleanfax Magazine on a regular basis, inspiring thousands with his unique perspective and problem solving techniques.
His educational background also includes studies from Texas A&M University and the University of Houston.

Meet Dane Gregory

Dane Gregory has a vast and expansive industry background. Most recently, he chaired the Stone, Masonry, and Tile Cleaning (SMT) Committee with the IICRC. He is the past president of the IICRC. He owned a successful cleaning and restoration business in Stevens Point for many years, which he sold a couple of years back to focus full time on consulting. He has served as a teacher and consultant to insurance companies, carpet mills, cleaning and restoration equipment and chemical manufacturers, and many others. Dane also has served as a manufacturer’s representative for a major supplier of specialty stone care products.

Dane is an approved instructor for IICRC Classes in the areas of Carpet Cleaning, Upholstery Cleaning, Commercial Carpet Cleaning, and Hard Surface Floor Cleaning (FCT). He will also be teaching Fast Track Technical and Business Growth Classes. Dane is developing the Bridgepoint School for the new IICRC approved category of Stone, Masonry, and Tile Cleaning Technician (SMT).

Meet Doug Bowles
Doug started his career cleaning carpet in the late 70’s near Aspen,

Colorado. Since then, Doug has served the industry as an international consultant to carpet mills, fiber producers and individual cleaning companies. Doug has been teaching IICRC certified courses for over 20 years. His love for the industry can’t help but rub off during his classes.
Whether you are new in the business or a seasoned pro, Doug’s presentation is sure to bring lasting benefits to you and
your company. Doug’s sense of humor coupled with his knowledge of the industry fills his schools with satisfied and capable students. Don’t miss this opportunity!

Meet Shawn Bisaillon
SHAWN BISAILLON is the newest member to our Steam Way® Education team. Shawn

is an IICRC Certified Master Cleaner and Restorer and is an Oriental Rug Cleaning Specialist. He has worked with and around almost every type of carpet, rug, and upholstery fabric you can imagine and will be able to give you the insight and confidence you need to handle the cleaning. He works for Steam Way® International, Inc. in Denver, CO, as the National Sales Manager and Technical Cleaning Advisor. After years of working in the field, he is now sharing his knowledge as a part of the Steam Way® education team. He brings his excitement for the industry together with his technical and practical background of cleaning to motivate and excite you about the cleaning job.

Steam Way® School Policies & Information

1. All classes are subject to adequate pre-registration.

2. No smoking is allowed during class time. Breaks will be taken.

3. Audio tape recorders are welcome. No video tape recorders, please.

4. Schedules are set by the Steam Way® Distributor representing each area and are based upon interest demonstrated by cleaners and restorers in those areas. If you are
interested in a particular school, notify your local Steam Way® Distributor. Prices are
determined by the sponsoring distributor.

5. Unless noted in the description, course manuals and educational books for sale are
different, but complimentary.

6. All policies concerning IICRC rules and regulations are set by the IICRC.

7. Steam Way® schools for IICRC Certification are taught within the generic covenants set by the IICRC. All schools are taught to be useful to the student regardless of the product line they are using. All attendees receive a certificate of completion.

8. Steam Way® reserves the right to substitute instructors in the case of an emergency. Some classes may include guest instructors.

9. Not all schools sponsored by Steam Way® Distributors are Steam Way® International Schools. Please contact the sponsoring distributor for more information.

10. All Steam Way® Educational activities come with a money back guarantee: If you do not feel the information received was worth your registration fees, inform your sponsor by lunch time of the first day, and your fees will be refunded.

11. The instructor or the sponsor reserves the right to dismiss disruptive or unruly students from the school by refunding their registration fees.