ICA Home Inspection Training Instructors

Steve Preins is an IDECC Certified Distance Learning Instructor and has been training home inspectors for over 30 years. He started his home inspection training career working for Kaplan many years ago before opening Quality Education Group in 1998 offering continuing education for home inspectors and Inspection Certification Associates offering pre-licensing home inspection training. Steve is a former member of the ASHI Board of Directors as well as a recipient of the highly esteemed ASHI President’s Award. Steve also has run his own successful multi-inspector company in Illinois and has multiple degrees in Architecture and Construction Management.

Education

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

Current Engagements

Director of Education and Product Development, PDH Academy, providing continuing education for architects, engineers and other licensed professionals nationwide
Director of Education and Training, Quality Education Group, Inc., providing state licensed continuing education, consulting and training for the home inspection industry
Director of Education, Inspection Certification Associates, providing pre-license and initial home inspection training and certification nationwide
IDECC certified distance learning instructor, CDEI #67952
State of Illinois Home Inspector License #450.000235
Frequent presenter at ASHI, NACHI, iNACHI, The BrickKicker, WAHI and other national & local inspection conferences & events

Previous Experience

Director of Education and Lead Instructor, ProStar Academy, an Illinois licensed home inspector pre-license education provider
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 Presidents Award, 2002
Chairman, ASHI National Public Relations Committee 2000, 2001, 2002
ASHI National Public Relations Committee, 1998, 1999
ASHI National Legislative Committee, 2003
ASHI Council of Representatives, 2003
ASHI Board of Directors Nominating Committee, 2003
Founding Member, Northern Illinois Chapter of ASHI (NIC/ASHI member #1)
President, Northern Illinois Chapter, 1999, 2000
Vice President, Northern Illinois Chapter of ASHI, 2003
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
American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) member #104926 (retired)

Public Service

Village of Lombard Public Works Committee, 14 years
Lombard School District 44 Science Fair Steering Committee 2003/2004
Madison Elementary School Science Fair Chairman 2003 to 2005
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

Has been featured on Chicago WLS TV Channel 7 Eyewitness News (ABC) several times on real estate and home inspections
Appeared 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