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CONTACT INFORMATION

001 720 646-8724     Mobile   (Whatsapp or text)

Skype: kenton.shepard

kenton@internachi.org

Mr. Shepard's qualifications are as follows:

  • 30 years in residential and light commercial construction in California and Colorado.
    • Held a B General Contractor's license in California.
    • Contracted framing and finish in Colorado.
  • Began Inspecting in 2001, inspected actively until 2011.
  • He served on the review committees for the InterNACHI Entrance Exam and Standards of Practice.
  • He reviewed mock reports submitted for approval by InterNACHI membership applicants.
  • He offered an inspection report critique service for home inspectors (for profit service).
  • Former member: National Association of Commercial Building Inspectors.
  • Graduate, Haag Engineering courses:
    •  Certified Residential Roof Inspector
    • Certified Commercial Roof Inspector
  • Presenter at various inspection conferences
  • InterNACHI Director of Green Building, 2008-2018
The International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI) is the world's largest professional association for home inspectors, with over 25,000 members in North America and members in more than 40 countries.
InterNACHI Inspection course instructor/writer/producer

Mr. Shepard has been/is approved as a home inspection course instructor in the following states and provinces:

Alaska, Alberta, CA, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

INSPECTION COURSE DEVELOPER:
US Inspection Courses:

Roof Inspection (online video courses [wrote, produced, and hosted]):

Videos

As InterNACHI's Director of International Development (2011-2018):

International Inspection courses authored:

International Chapter Development:

  • Wrote website content for the Australian, South African, Mexican, and Middle East InterNACHI chapters.
  • Developed home inspection Standards of Practice for South Africa and Australia.
  • Created the Entrance exams for InterNACHI South Africa and InterNACHI Australia.
  • Lived/worked  abroad 2012-2016: Australia, South Africa, México

Author of Building/Inspection-related Material

InterNACHI

  • Mastering Roof Inspections: 147-article written online series.
  • First edition of the InterNACHI Narrative Library, 2008...    4th revision 2018
  • Wrote 3 books for publication by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
    • Jobsite Phrasebook series, English/Spanish, 2003/2004
  • Roof Inspection Field Guides
    • Asphalt Shingle
    • Clay and Concrete Tile Roofs
    • Wood Roofs
    • Slate Roofs
  • Report Writing Guide
  • Log Home Inspection Checklist
  • Author, 150-page critique of NHIE Home Inspection Manual (not for publication)
  • Visual Inspection of Concrete, comprehensive online article
  • Author, InterNACHI Narrative Library, custom digital templates for Home Inspector Pro, HomeGauge, Spectora, Spectacular, Tap Inspect, Whisper Reporter, Word, and Excel.

CCPIA (articles available only to members)

  • Inspecting Built-up Roofs: 37-page white paper.
  • Extensive articles on various systems and aspects of commercial roofing

Designer/Builder, InterNACHI Houses of Horrors

Designed and constructed as teaching tools for home inspectors, InterNACHI's Houses of Horrors are full-size, home-like structures built inside warehouses, making them available to students year-round. Students are challenged to identify defects built into the structural, roofing, wall cladding, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems.

Boulder, CO

Weston, FL

Houses in the different regions are designed, as much as possible, to reflect the building practices common to those regions.

Certified Commercial Property Inspector's Association (CCPIA) 

Mr. Shepard has been a contributing editor for the Certified Commercial Property Inspector's Association