Richard Olesen's Curriculum Vitae

Dirversified education spanning general construction, including electrical, flooring installations and inspections, warehousing, transportation, and general insurance. Owned & operated my own construction company, selling and building Log Homes. Since 1986 I have owned my own installation business, where I installed all flooring including carpet, tile, laminates, vinyl, & hardwood. I have been a certified carpet, vinyl, ceramic tile, laminate, and hardwood flooring inspector since Jan. 2000.

Carpet

FCITS, Flooring Consultants and Inspection Training Services

Concrete Moisture and Ph Testing

ICRI Certified Concrete Slab Moisture Testing Technicians

Ceramic Tile

FCITS, Flooring Consultants and Inspection Training Services

Hardwood

NWFA National Wood Flooring Association

FCITS, Flooring Consultants and Inspection Training Services

Installation

CFI, Certified Flooring Installers Association

Laminate / Specialty

North American Laminate Flooring Association

FCITS, Flooring Consultants and Inspection Training Services

Resilient

FCITS, Flooring Consultants and Inspection Training Services

Certified Hardwood Flooring Inspector Residential and Commercial: National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA). Hardwood Inspections: Flooring Consultants and Inspection Training Services (FCITS)

Certified Laminate Inspections National American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA)

Certified Textile Carpet Inspector: Flooring Consultants and Inspection Training Services (FCITS) & Certified Flooring Installers Association (CFI)

Certified Resilient(Vinyl) Flooring Inspector: Flooring Consultants and Inspection Training Services (FCITS)

Advance Flooring Systems (AFS) Commerical carpet inspector. Advance Flooring Systems (AFS) Sidematch Pro-color blending.

Certified in Concrete Mositure Testing using ASTM F 1869-98 Calcium Cloride test and ASTM F 2170 for RH (Relative Humidity). International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI)

High School Diploma - N. St. Paul Senior High - Class 1967
Computer Programing & repair - US Air Force 1968 - 1972
St. Paul Vocational School - Traffic & Transportion Management - 1973
Columbia College - Columbia, MO - Business Administration 1980 to 1982

National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) St. Louis, MO
Bruce Hardwood Flooring Installation School
Armstrong Resilient(Vinyl) Flooring Installation School
Congoleum Resilient(Vinyl) Flooring Installation School
Tarkett/Domco Resilient(Vinyl) Flooring Installation School
Pergo Laminate Flooring Installation School
Mapei Ceramic Tile Flooring Installation School
Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) Residential 1 & 2; Commerical 1 & 2
Advance Flooring Services (AFS) San Diego, CA
Advance Flooring Services (AFS) Dalton, GA
Concrete Moisture Testing (ICRI) Dalton, GA
National American Laminate Flooring Assoc. (NALFA), Las Vagas, NV


Attend annual Membership schools to update on myself on new products, installations, and inspection techiques.

NWFA (National Wood Floor Association)
WFCA (World Floor Covering Association)
CFI (Certified Flooring Installers)
NICFI (National Institute Certified Flooring Inspectors)

Bed, Bath & Beyond
Bed, Bath & Beyond
Bed, Bath & Beyond
Westfield Mall
Social Security Office
Social Security
Boone County Bank
Grace Bible Church
Probation & Parole Building
St. Mary's Hospital
Capitol Region Medical Center (Emergency Room)
Capitol Region Medical Center (SW Campus)
University of Missouri Knee & Hip Clinic
Premier Bank
Carlyle Apartments
Koffee Katch-Columbia Mall
Kids Court-Columbia Mall
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Senior Living Townhouses
Tangers Mall
Legends Mall

Manchester, MO
St. Louis, MO
St. Charles, MO
St. Louis, Mo
Moberly, MO
Jefferson City, MO
Columbia, MO
Columbia, MO
Jefferson City, MO
Jefferson City, MO
Jefferson City, MO
Jefferson City, MO
Columbia, MO
Columbia, MO
Carlyle, IL
Columbia, MO
Columbia, MO
Des Moines, IA
Lincoln, NE
Branson, MO
Kansas City, MO