CMI imposter?

[Frank M. Carrio, CMI]

Originally Posted by klott

Now this is just a guess,

I am no expert on Mold or bleach,
Ken, sometimes you just give me a case of the "giggles.!"

but the reason why Bleach kills the mold at first but it comes back is because the bleach evaporates after 72 hours. Lets just say there is a bad water leak and the 2x4's get water logged, the inspector finds it and sprays it with a mixture of bleach and water, it kills the mold immediately, but after 3 days the bleach(Chlorine) has evaporated,but it has not been long enough for all of the water to come to the outside of the woods surface, on the 4th and subsequent days new mold has a moist surface on which to grow. So to totally stop the mold growth, you would need to retreat the area over and over until the moisture content was no longer high enough to support the mold. I have used bleach before, but I had to go back and repeat the treatrment to be sucessful. The wood decays from the outside in. Also last year a college student consumed large quantities of dihydrogen monoxide on a bet and died from massive brain swell.
Maybe you should start a "Thread" on this very serious and important matter.

BACK TO THE ORIGINAL QUESTION........
Quote: James Braun:
Dwight Barnett claims to be a certified master inspector. But I can not find him listed on certifiedmasterinspector.org . http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/sep/07/home_bathroom_fungus_farm_needs_detective_work_use /

What can be done about him?
End Quote:

Dwight Barnett is a certified master inspector with the American Society of Home Inspectors. Write to him with home-improvement questions at C. Dwight Barnett, Evansville Courier & Press, P.O. Box 286, Evansville, IN 47702.

[Frank M. Carrio, CMI]

Originally Posted by jfarsetta

If Dwight is not a CMI, he shouldnt be using the title. Someone send me more info, and I will investigate and send him a cease and desist.

As to Mr. Valley... David Valley and I are friends, have been friends, agree with each other more than we disagree, stand up for each other, support each other, and will remain friends.

• He is an excellent inspector, and a good person. I like him and, more importantly, respect him.

• It will take a lot more than bleach and mold for me to ever change my opinion.

I 2nd that emotion!

I know both David & Joe and I have been watching this thread and to see their jockeying back & forth and their debating skills was a pleasure. Sometimes it gave me a case of the "giggles".
That is for the record.

As Stone sharpens Iron, one man's wit sharpens another.

It was a pleasure to see two of my friends’ debate in a good honest and friendly manner.

I wish all debates on this bulletin board could be as intelligent, professional and as cordial is what we have seen here.

[klott]

I thought they were discussing it on this thread Frank. But as to the imposter, he is advertizing that he is a certified master inspector in his association right, how can anything be done to stop him from saying that? Or why should it?

[Dan Bowers, CMI]

Kenneth -

Why don't you write, call or email Dwight about this. I've known him for over 15 years. My gut feeling is that the man would be absolutely horrified if he thought that someone felt that the paper calling him a "Certified Master Inspector with the American Society of Home Inspectors" was referring to our CMI designation.

The difference in the qualifications to obtain their "Master Inspector" and our "Certified Master Inspector" are too different to compare.

[Nick Gromicko]

Dan is correct, they are different.

One is a Federal Certification Mark in the U.S: www.certifiedmasterinspector.org and inspectors who hold that legitimate professional designation can legally use it.

The other is an unprotected knock-off used by criminals willing to violate U.S.Trademark laws and infringe on a Registered Federal Certification Mark.

[Dan Bowers, CMI]

Nick -

I'm not sure if I understand the thought process.

Great Lake ASHI has used the Master Inspector Designation & peer review program long before NACHI was started. The names are not the same, nor are the qualifications. If memory serves me correctly for the MI Designation you might have had to have been in business for 5 years or more; done over 1,000 inspections (it may have been 2,500 at 1 time); inspect a house that 5 veteran inspectors had inspected and identify 100% of the defects they had jointly decided were present at the property; a written proctored test; a verbal PEER Review, etc, etc. It was no clam bake.

IF they're criminals - they got a lot of company in their Chapter, and a lot of pride in earning the Designation. Few if any passed the 1st time out.

[Joe Farsetta]

Dan,

Nicks point is not callng himself a master inspector, but a Certified Master Inspector. Whether or not he believes himself to be one, or whether ASHI has used "master inspector" before, there is trademark infringement involved. If we provide the trademark info to this individual, and ask him to cease and desist using the "certified", there should be no problem.

If Nick could post the actual link at the USPTO, it would be relatively simple.

[James H. Bushart]

Nick aslo has an obligation to act to protect the trademark when it has been infringed upon, under the threat of losing his exclusive right to the trademark if he fails to do so.

[Henry Valenzano, CMI]

Originally Posted by jfarsetta

Dan,

Nicks point is not callng himself a master inspector, but a Certified Master Inspector. Whether or not he believes himself to be one, or whether ASHI has used "master inspector" before, there is trademark infringement involved. If we provide the trademark info to this individual, and ask him to cease and desist using the "certified", there should be no problem.

If Nick could post the actual link at the USPTO, it would be relatively simple.

Rather then sending him a cease and desist. Send him an application. He may not even know about CMI yet.

[Nick Gromicko]

Dan,

There is no "Master Inspector" designation registered at the www.USPTO.gov Recently someone tried to register that mark and the USPTO denied registration because it infringes on existing "Certified Master Inspector."

There is a "Master Inspector by Review" registered which was abandoned and then re-registered AFTER MICB was awarded the "Certified Master Inspector" mark, but no exclusive use of the terms was granted to them, so I suppose one could say they went through the Master Inspector by Review process or whatever, but they can't call themselves anything that infringes on "Certified Master Inspector." Any designation deceptively similar to it would be an infringement too.

I emailed him and asked him to stop infringing on MICB's mark.

Legitimate Certified Master Inspectors who are not violating Trademark laws can be found at www.certifiedmasterinspector.org

[Frank M. Carrio, CMI]

Originally Posted by gromicko

Dan,

There is no "Master Inspector" designation registered at the www.USPTO.gov Recently someone tried to register that mark and the USPTO denied registration because it infringes on existing "Certified Master Inspector."

There is a "Master Inspector by Review" registered which was abandoned and then re-registered AFTER MICB was awarded the "Certified Master Inspector" mark, but no exclusive use of the terms was granted to them, so I suppose one could say they went through the Master Inspector by Review process or whatever, but they can't call themselves anything that infringes on "Certified Master Inspector." Any designation deceptively similar to it would be an infringement too.

I emailed him and asked him to stop infringing on MICB's mark.

Thank You!

[James E. Braun, CMI]

Did I get a red box just for telling the truth?

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

Originally Posted by gromicko

I emailed him and asked him to stop infringing on MICB's mark.

Legitimate Certified Master Inspectors who are not violating Trademark laws can be found at www.certifiedmasterinspector.org

I have a feeling he did not get Nick,s message..... Cookie
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New tools arrive just in time for holiday shopping



home By DWIGHT BARNETT
Scripps Howard News Service
Monday, November 26, 2007

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[James E. Braun, CMI]

Is it certified letter time?