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Ken Larsen, CR, WLS, CSDS
Mr. Larsen's style of education provides for an extremely relaxed and open venue, where questions and comments are welcomed. Mr. Larsen's courses are very attractive to those that want more than just a "certification", and are best for those that want to understand the science behind restoration. Ernie Storrer
Certification in: In cleaning & restoration since 1973 and the president of Injectidry Systems, a firm specializing in the manufacturing of specialty water damage restoration equipment, and the president of Bales Restoration DKI, a contracting firm specializing in water damage mitigation and mold cleanup. Past president of Carpet Cleaners Institute of the Northwest, a four state and 3 province trade organization. Served as chairman of the Education Committee and was a past editor of Western Cleantalk, a regional trade publication. Served on several S-500 IICRC Water Damage Restoration Standards Revision Committees. Inventor of several unique drying technologies including the Injectidry Trapped Moisture Ventilating System and most recently vacuum drying systems for hardwood and hard surfaces. Holder of three U.S. Patents on drying processes and equipment. David Mistick CPM® CBRM
Phillip Rosebrook, Jr., CR – Vice President, Business Mentors and ELC Training
He is a frequent author for Cleaning and Restoration and Restoration and Remediation Magazines and is a contributing author for the WLS Course book. Phil is a previous winner of the Golden Quill Award for his Cleaning and Restoration Article on company direction and vision. He is a frequent speaker at industry events across North America. Phil worked his way through college as a carpet cleaning and water damage technician. Over the years he has filled most all positions in a restoration company including starting and running new offices. He is a NIDR Certified Restorer and has held numerous IICRC Certifications. He has been active in the restoration industry for over 20 years, and served as an industry advisor and consultant for more than a decade. He was the Western Chapter representative for the Disaster Kleenup Education Committee. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oregon in Marketing and Management. Todd Bradley C.E.M.
Mark Exner
Ken Sellers
Ken’s experience from the field brings a side of education that is easy to understand and relate to by technicians, managers and owners alike. Anyone interested in furthering their technical knowledge and experiencing in the field training experience will embrace these courses strongly. Current industry involvement includes the following:
Founder of Restoration College in 2001, Pat Dooley pioneered the development of the Applied Structural Drying Course writing and teaching the very first course offered. Pat has been involved in Catastrophic Loss Management for all major hurricanes involved in North American since Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and including Hurricane Katrina. Pat has been involved in the Restoration industry for 28 years owning his own restoration company with 8 locations through out British Columbia Canada. He also worked for Stanley Steemer as the Director of Restoration Development founding the Restoration division and IICRC training center. Pat started instructing with Dri-Eaz Products in 1999 teaching the DriZone program which eventually became an IICRC certified course known as Applied Structural Drying. He also teaches (FSRT) Fire& Smoke Technician, (WRT) Water Restoration Technician (OCT) Odor Control Technician, Mold CEC and Advanced Building Drying and Commercial Drying Specialist (CDS). As a voluntary committee member of the Institute of Inspection Cleaning & Restoration Certification (IICRC) Pat participated in the rewrite of the new S500 Water Damage Standards section on large loss drying Today Pat continues to teach, write articles, manage Cat Losses as well as providing expert witness testimony in legal disputes involving the restoration industry. He is a key note speaker in many Conferences including the Canadian Adjusters Association and provides training and consulting to the Insurance industry.
Since 1990 Barb Jackson has been assisting victims of house fires, vandalism, mold damage and water damage victims put their lives back together after life-altering events such as fire & water damage. Barb specializes in the restoration cleanup process and loves teaching restoration specialists striving to improve their restoration cleaning services. Providing excellent customer service and educating victims on realistic expectations are vital in what we do.
Tim Ennis Tim Ennis honed his leadership skills at an early age as a Boy Scout by earning his Eagle Scout award. He started his career in 1980, while still college studying Business Administration, as the Vice President of Keep It Clean, a large-at-the-time truck mounted carpet cleaning and turnkey restoration company. At his young age, he was instrumental in securing various government contracts for carpet cleaning and water damage restoration behind the gates of Oak Ridge, the secret city. Tim worked as a project manager for several small reconstruction companies before advancing to a mature commercial/industrial contractor charged with starting up a new venture as the Reconstruction Division Manager. He also completed his AIC (Associate in Claims) designation during this period of time and gained respect as an expert industry witness for dozens of court cases. After reaching his goals and a desired level of efficiency, Tim struck out with his own restoration company during the advent of structural drying. He promoted competency in the restoration industry and his own business as the host of his own weekly talk radio show. For many years, he held various leadership positions within the restoration industry, his church and also in community civic organizations. When he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he liquidated all of his company locations to find time to seek treatment options. During his absence in the marketplace, several restoration industry business owners contacted him for advice and problem resolution. He contracted as a consultant in Southern Florida only months before and during Hurricanes Charley, Francis, Ivan and Jean where he helped build another strong company. Tim has worked through many large losses and many commercial claims during his career, both on the scene and behind the scenes. Tim discovered his passion as an instructor which he had essentially been doing throughout his career. He has trained many successful Project Managers and has implemented many new processes for business owners along the way. Teaching course is a conduit to share his knowledge and his 30 years of experience with the multiples. He currently teaches his own courses on Temporary Power Solutions, Project Management and Crew Chief Development. Tim Ennis now resides in Southern Florida with his wife and daughter. He maintains a leadership role in his church, is an active member of the National Parkinson’s Foundation, enjoys offshore fishing and boating. Tim has also spent much of the last 5 years in pioneering a new frontier of infectious disease resolution as a new service for the restoration industry. |
Ken Larsen, CR, WLS, CSDS is the Director of Education for the Restoration Leadership Institute. Mr. Larsen's 30+ years in the restoration industry include 20 years as an independent restoration business owner, environmental consulting work, contents restoration, software development for the professional water damage restorer, and Business Development Director for DKI. His articles have been published in many international publications, with a heavy focus on the world of water damage restoration and the science of drying.
BA in Marketing, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma
David J. Mistick has more than thirty years of experience in real estate development, property management, construction and restoration, with a special focus on disaster preparedness and recovery. He is President of Circumspex, LLC which offers cutting-edge web based business continuity and disaster planning tools. 
Phillip is the Vice President and partner in Business Mentors and is the founding partner of ELC Training. He specializes in organizational change, building corporate infrastructure, defining marketing strategy, developing measurements for accountability and creating sustainable business plans. 
Todd Bradley has worked for over 30 years as a specialist in the field of atmospheric control of temperature and humidity, specializing in low dewpoints for many varied processes. He is currently the application manager for cdims and the family of arid dry and arid-ice products. Applications include restoration drying, temporary construction drying, product drying, clean room humidity control, air-vey humidity regain control, packaging systems, ice arenas, environmental chamber control, frozen food production and storage as well as many other applications requiring active temperature and dewpoint control. The American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers Inc. (ASHRAE) has published his technical paper on humidity control in ice arenas. He is registered as a certified energy manager. Contributed to the dehumidification handbook, published 1990 by munters cargocaire. .
Mark Exner began his long association in the cleaning industry in 1974 at the ripe old age of 19, working as a cleaning technician in several hospitals. His duties included cleaning everything from surgical rooms to carpeting. Mark later started a janitorial company, cleaning and refinishing all types of hard floors and carpeting. Currently a he is President of FESS Corporation, the parent company for Mobile Restorations, performing specialized cleaning for restoration companies, Cleaner’s Heaven, a Prochem distributorship, Flood-Smart! Products, a manufacturer of specialized restoration products, and The National Textile Institute, an IICRC Approved School. Mr Exner is currently serving on the IICRC S100 Carpet Cleaning Standards, Chair, Chapter 13, Equipment and Tools.
Ken, a 1982 graduate of Elon University in Business Administration began his career in the cleaning and restoration industry in 1987 in the restroom hygiene and sanitizing industry. After this beginning, he went on to own a multi-location carpet cleaning company when he began getting into the property damage restoration industry. After owning his own company, Ken went on to work for several independent organizations and several offices of a national restoration franchise for the next 20+ years. Currently, he is currently provides training and restoration consulting, specializing in all facets of property damage restoration and consulting, as well as being an IICRC approved instructor. Additionally, he has developed and is approved to teach Continuing Education Credit courses for the insurance, real estate and property management industries.
Pat Dooley, B. Comm IICRC Instructor
Barb Jackson