Background Information for Steve Preins
April 5, 2008
 

Education

Bachelor of Science Construction Management: Florida International University
Architecture, four years: Washington University, St. Louis
 

Current Experience

Director of Education and Training, Quality Education Group, Inc., providing seminars, continuing education,      consulting and training for the home inspection industry

●Program Director and Presenter, Rockin' Science, providing elementary school science assemblies

Director of Franchise Development, Above Board Remediation Technologies

State of Illinois Home Inspector License #450.0000235
Frequent presenter at ASHI, NAHI, The BrickKicker and other national & local inspection conferences & events
 

Previous Experience

Director of Education, ProStar Academy, an Illinois and Indiana licensed home inspector pre-license education provider (formerly Inspection Technology Institute)

Managing Partner and Instructor, Inspection Training Associates (ITA), Chicago Campus

Founder and President, Morningside Inspections, Inc., a multi-inspector firm which performed thousands of home inspections and radon measurements

State of Illinois Radon Testing Professional License #RNI98008

Structural Engineering Field Representative and Inspector for stadiums, high rises, airports, parking garages and university laboratory facilities

Construction Administrator for several major hospital and elementary school projects
Superintendent and Project Engineer for General Contractors on several hospital, airport and light industrial projects
 

Professional Development and Leadership

American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) member #104926 (retired)

ASHI Presidents Award, 2002

ASHI National Legislative Committee, 2003

ASHI Council of Representatives, 2003

ASHI Board of Directors Nominating Committee, 2003

Chairman, ASHI National Public Relations Committee 2000, 2001, 2002

ASHI National Public Relations Committee, 1998, 1999

Vice President, Northern Illinois Chapter of ASHI, 2003

Founding Member, Northern Illinois Chapter of ASHI (NIC/ASHI member #1)

President, Northern Illinois Chapter, 1999, 2000

Board of Directors, Northern Illinois Chapter, 1999 - 2003

Membership Chairman, Northern Illinois Chapter, 2001, 2002

ASHI National Technical Review Committee: 1998 - 2000

Technical Reviewer for Chronicle Guidance Publications Occupational Brief 385 Home Inspectors, a high school career planning guide.

Represented ASHI at National Association of Realtors Conference, 2001
Represented ASHI at National Conference of State Legislatures, 2003
 

Public Service

Lombard School District 44 Science Fair Steering Committee 2003/2004

Madison Elementary School Science Fair Chairman 2003 to 2005

Village of Lombard Public Works Committee, 12 years

Campaign Manager for Joan DeStephano for Village Trustee, Lombard, Illinois (defeated incumbent and another well-backed candidate) 2001

Instrumental in crafting State of Illinois Home Inspection License Act (IL HB 1805)
Nominating Committee for Advisory Board for State of Illinois Home Inspection License Act
 

Media Exposure

Featured on Chicago WLS TV Channel 7 Eyewitness News (ABC) several times annually on real estate and home inspections

Appears on Chicago WMAQ TV Channel 5 (NBC) in similar reports which have also aired in over 80 markets nationally
Frequently quoted in Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Daily Southtown, Daily Herald and numerous other print and electronic publications locally and nationally.
 

Personal Data

Lives in a 1901 cross-gable Victorian with his beautiful wife and son.

Collects antique technical books
Has lived in Lombard, Illinois for over 30 years


 

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