Meet Your Instructors

Floyd Gibbs

The founder and co-owner of Quality Home Inspections, Floyd launched his company in 1999 after selling his construction business. Today, his company is one of the largest family-owned and operated home inspection companies in Southest Virginia. In addition to being a Certified Master Inspector, Floyd holds state licenses and certifications in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. With over 18,000 inspections under his belt, Floyd is often used as an expert witness and is a certified continuing education instructor in North Carolina. He has personally trained all inspectors on his team and brings that dedication and commitment to each class he teaches.

Sandra Gibbs

The CEO and co-owner of Quality Home Inspections, Sandra has 20 years of experience as a former lending officer and Assistant Vice President of a financial institution in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Her expertise in the lending arena gives her unique insight into the complexities of purchasing a home and fuels her passion for providing top quality home inspections and customer service for her clients.

Patrick Hardy

A graduate of the Inspection Certification Associates on-demand home inspection course, Patrick used his training to found H&H Home Inspections, a multi-inspector home inspection company based in Central Florida. In addition to teaching home inspectors, Patrick continues to perform home inspections, commercial property inspections, WDO, wind mitigation inspections, and 4-point inspections.

Clint Laney

Clint has an extensive background in electrical, roofing, and residential structural design. He is highly skilled in the industry standards of practice and is a natural educator. He is also bilingual, helping our English as a second language students learn more from day one. Clint holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Engineering, a Bachelor’s of Science in Leadership and Organizational Management, and a Masters of Education. His thoroughness and attention to detail ensures that every student learns the home inspection process inside and out.

Robert Ruggiero

Rob is a licensed home inspector, licensed mold assessor, licensed mold remediator, and certified lead paint assessor in Florida. Having personally completed over 3,000 home inspections in Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Arizona, Rob has completed FEMA disaster inspections as well as numerous mold assessment inspections.Rob enjoys mentoring new home inspectors and sharing the knowledge he has accumulated from over 3,000 home inspections.

Steve Sheldon

Leveraging the experience of performing over 3,000 home inspections, Steve operates Probe Home Inspections, which is licensed as a school by the Georgia Real Estate Commission & Appraisers Board. Additionally, Steve has taught numerous continuing education classes to hundreds of real estate agents across Atlanta.Having experienced his own success, Steve enjoys giving back to aspiring home instructors and delivering the training and education they need to make their own mark.

Pete Pappas

Pete is a licensed home inspector in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Viriginia and works with Quality Home Inspections to perform residential, specialty, and commercial inspections. Specializing in new residential construction, pool, thermal imaging, radon, and mold, Pete loves to pass on his knowledge to his clients and students.

Doyle Williamson

Doyle started his inspection career in Austin Texas with the founding of TexCode, Inc. in 1998. He served on the TREC Inspector Advisory Committee and was acting chairperson of the Standards of Practice Committee. Licensed with the Texas Department of Agriculture as a pest control operator in termite, general pest control, and lawn and ornamental categories, Doyle advises insurance, education, and construction industries. With licenses and certifications from the Federal Housing Administration, the Texas Residential Construction Commission, RWC Home of Texas, and the City of Austin, Doyle has served as a subject matter expert as well as an expert witness and has been involved in launching several successful companies.

Robbie Smith

Founder and owner of Top Notch Home Inspection in Washington, Robbie has over 20 years of experience in the housing industry, most of which occurred in Southern California. Robbie also holds the title of Certified Master Inspector (CMI) and is a licensed Structural Pest Inspector (SPI).

James Schumacher

With many years of dedicated experience in the home inspection industry, James has established himself as a leading authority in the field. James is not only a seasoned inspector but also a respected instructor, sharing his vast knowledge with aspiring students. He has developed comprehensive course content tailored to equip students with practical skills and theoretical understanding, ensuring they excel in their careers. James is committed to fostering the next generation of home inspectors through engaging and informative training, making a lasting impact on the industry.

Chris Kjeldsen

Chris is the President and Owner of a successful multi-inspecor home inspection company in Colorado. His philosophy includes raising the industry’s standards to disrupt the status quo. This is done by being a bigger part of a team that protects, educates, and is driven to excellence as to offer high-quality home inspections. Chris feels genuinely honored to be one of the national trainers at ICA. At the classroom training, he found a passion to grow as an inspector and uses that to help students succeed. He uses his industry experience, years of knowledge and communication skills to empower students to be best they can be. In his spare time he is a classically trained clarinetist, coach of competitive soccer, black belt in Universal Kemp Karate and is astrophotogrpher.