ICC Boot Camp Tampa

[Greg Bell]

We have scheduled another Boot Camp for Tampa on 9-9-2006. Visit our web site for more information.

www.assurancecheck.net

Thanks,

[Dale Duffy]

Greg, I'm going to be in Tampa, Indian Rocks Beach area from the 7-10th.

I'll see if I can fit it in my schedule, sounds interesting.

[Joseph Burkeson, CMI]

Originally Posted by dduffy

Greg, I'm going to be in Tampa, Indian Rocks Beach area from the 7-10th.

I'll see if I can fit it in my schedule, sounds interesting.

Any possibility you are hanging out with Mark Cramer?

[Dale Duffy]

Originally Posted by jburkeson

Any possibility you are hanging out with Mark Cramer?

Hi Joe.....no... I sold a condo at Shipwatch in Largo myself and couple other guys had for an investment property.

My son has been living in it, I'm helping him move to another property we bought.

But I might call Mark and ask if he wants to have a beer at Jimmy Guanas, the bar at the Holiday Inn on the intercoastal directly across from the condos....

[gbeaumont]

Originally Posted by dduffy

Greg, I'm going to be in Tampa, Indian Rocks Beach area from the 7-10th.

I'll see if I can fit it in my schedule, sounds interesting.

Dale, you will be just down the street from me, give me a call and we'll go find some frosty ones.

Regards

Gerry

[Joseph Burkeson, CMI]

Originally Posted by gbeaumont

Dale, you will be just down the street from me, give me a call and we'll go find some frosty ones.

Regards

Gerry

Count me in, I'm good for a round.

[Dale Duffy]

Dale, you will be just down the street from me, give me a call and we'll go find some frosty ones.

Regards

Gerry

Count me in, I'm good for a round.

Sounds like a winner.

[wforsyth]

How'd the first one go? How many people turned out?

[Greg Bell]

Hi Dale,

I look forward to meeting you. I actually have a few questions and would like to pick your brain.

Hi Wendy,

The first boot camp is on 8-26. So far we have over 150 people registered and paid for the first four events.

[wforsyth]

Wow, good job. Have you planned your trip to Europe yet?

[James H. Bushart]

I wonder if Mr. Burkeson will be teaching from his 15 years of inspection experience (acquired since 2003) or will he be sharing his own personal study methods for the test...that he posted in another thread that he did not study for?

[Blaine Wiley]

Originally Posted by jbushart

I wonder if Mr. Burkeson will be teaching from his 15 years of inspection experience (acquired since 2003) or will he be sharing his own personal study methods for the test...that he posted in another thread that he did not study for?

I'm not sure, Jim, but having met and spoken to both Greg and Joe in person, several times, I can tell you that they are both full of knowledge and willing to share it. The proof will be in the pudding as far as the classes go, and the students will certainly be able to say whether the class was worth the time and money.

I don't think it is right to criticize and start trouble with them prior to then.

They have a good idea, and if they can make it work more power to them! I think we all wish that people would pay us to teach from our experience. Oh, wait, that is what we do during home inspecitons!!

[Harvey Gordon]

Greg,

Let me know when you want to do one down here. We should be good for about 20 to 40.

Harvey

[James H. Bushart]

You are correct, Blaine. Education programs live or die on their own merit. This one is no different. Mr. Burkeson's long history of what appears to be false and misleading statements regarding his actual qualifications, as he apparently scrambled behind the scenes to acquire legitimate qualifications while criticizing others, should have no bearing here, assuming that he has experience in passing knowledge on to others (a totally separate skill).

No doubt, he has been doing that for 15 years, as well. (I gotta admit, he does look pretty good for being 85 years old).

All burkesonisms aside, though, I do hope the class goes well. If so, it may encourage others throughout the country to put together similar programs for a variety of credential harvesting activities.

[Joseph Burkeson, CMI]

I not only stand on my years of verifiable certified,& licensed experience but my reputation within the profession and in the community. As an example I was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of Leadership Hillsborough and I am also currently running for a board seat on both a local & statewide Home Inspection association.

As far as my New Jersey electrical license goes, it was shelved when I moved to Florida 2001 and I did not renew my business permit when it expired in 2003, end of story. That being said in no way diminishes the the 18 years my license was active, nor does it negate the 6000 hours of certified apprenticeship I endured to qualify for my electrical license.

Today I hold a Residential Combination Inspectors Certificate from the ICC, which is the same qualifications the state of Florida uses for its Municipal Inspectors. Over the next year I intend to pass the tests necessary to become a Commercial Combination Inspector.

I challenge anyone to dispute what I have written here. My goal in all this is first to set an example and then to help others achieve their own goals, the net effect of this will stimulate growth, expand our markets and raise the level of professionalism within our association. The opportunity Greg & I offer is not for everyone, it is for those who have a long-range view and can see the value in being certified by a nationally recognized council that is totally unbiased in regards to what HI association you belong to.