2026 Fall Conference Portland

Michael Casey began his career as a plumbing, mechanical and general contractor in New England. He then brought this knowledge to the home and commercial inspection profession and has performed over 10,000 home and commercial inspections throughout the nation. Mike is a popular speaker at inspection related conferences and expert regarding inspection related claims matters for both plaintiffs and defendants and insurance companies as well as contractor claims. Home Inspector Standard of Care Expert and Mechanical and Plumbing Issue claims are a specialty for Mr. Casey.

Mike has managed numerous international inspection related conferences, including governmental approvals, hotel negotiation and managed the entire national home and commercial inspection training division while with Kaplan Professional. Mike is an IDECC Certified Distance Education Instructor

For more information: Michael Casey – Owner Principal – Michael Casey & Associates | LinkedIn

Dylan Chalk owns Orca Inspection Services LLC (orcainspect.com), co-founded ScribeWare LLC (scribeware.com), and owns HouseTalk clock-hour school. He is the author of The Confident House Hunter (Cedar Fort Press, 2016). A Washington State licensed home inspector and Structural Pest Inspector, licensed real estate clock-hour instructor, ITA-certified, and ASHI member, he has performed more than 8,000 structural inspections since 2003. He is President of the Washington Chapter of ASHI and a past adjunct professor at Bellingham Technical College.

Laurie Thomas brings more than 30 years of experience as a licensed engineer specializing in residential and small commercial projects in Oregon and across the country. Over the years, her specialization has shifted between freezer boxes, seismic retrofits, remodels, and structural inspections, and she has completed high profile projects for the Street of Dreams, the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, and homes on the National Register of Historic Places. Laurie provides expert engineering design and analysis, and her favorite part of the job is meeting on site with clients to explore their concerns while conducting a professional evaluation. She believes in building long-term client relationships and helping them with cost-effective design solutions.

G.F. (Jed) Scheuermann is a Master Plumber with more than 40 years of experience and maintains licensure in Canada and several U.S. states. He operated his own plumbing business and later served in the public sector as a Plumbing Inspector, Senior Inspector and Chief Inspector. Jed co-authored the first prescriptive rainwater-harvesting code in Oregon and the United States. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Education and an Instructor of Pipe Trades Certificate. He teaches apprentices, journey workers, inspectors and plumbing designers, and serves as North American Program Director for the International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH). His teaching approach connects trade knowledge with inspection practice, helping home inspectors understand what to observe, describe, operate and refer on a household plumbing system.

Bob Pearson is a 30+ year associate of the American Institute of Inspectors and is also a long time home inspection insurance and risk management professional. Bob is a popular speaker at inspection related conferences throughout the United States. He was associated with a group which formed a strategic alliance with InspectorPro Insurance in 2020. He has performed more than 10,000 home inspections and is a pioneer in developing insurance programs tailored to home inspectors. InspectorPro Insurance provides errors and omissions (E&O) and general liability (GL) coverage for home inspectors.

Carol Eisenlohr is a Portland-area building science consultant and residential construction professional with more than 25 years of experience in the home building industry. Her background includes construction management, quality assurance, warranty, best practices and operations with major residential builders. Carol currently serves as a Building Science Consultant for the Home Building Association of Greater Portland and previously served as HBA President in 2021. Through Building Towards Better LLC, she provides construction consulting, quality assurance, training and education to residential construction professionals. Carol’s teaching approach connects building science with practical field experience, helping construction professionals understand not only what should be done, but how and why construction practices affect building performance, durability and quality.

Hi, I Just wanted to check in and say thank you for another great conference. The field trip to the truss company was fantastic and a learning experience I had been craving for years. Absolutely excellent. I’m grateful to have presenters like Mike, Glen, Peter and The other familiar faces whose names unfortunately escape me, sharing their experiences and know how. This is my 4th conference and every time I leave having learned something new to add to my inspection as well as something I’ve been doing wrong. These conferences have been a saving grace navigating my career towards success. All my pain in the butt questions are always answered why how what when and it sticks with me. Thank you. And also thank you to the behind the scenes ladies making the lunches possible this year and all the work they put in logistically otherwise. Community like this is not something offered by an online class and I look forward to the next one.
Thank You,
Inspector Brock ARNOLD INSPECTION SERVICES INC. RENO, NV