Meet Our Inspectors

Sam Wood, PE
sam@advantagehomewv.com

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Sam

Sam has been established in the field of Civil Engineer for 34 years. He also owns and operates Advantage Home & Environment Inspections, Inc., established in 1995. He has been an ASHI, American Society of Home Inspectors Member since 1996. He is also the first and present President of the West Virginia Association of Home Inspectors, WVAHI (Check out WVAHI.org). Sam is a Licensed & Registered Professional Engineer in the States of West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia and has a Masters of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Stanford University. Sam has become a nationally recognized Speaker on “Residential Foundation and Structure Failures, Recognition, Causes, and Cures” speaking at the most recent ‘World of Concrete Seminar” in Las Vegas; at the past two seminars for ASHI & Inspection Training Associates, ITA, a national Home Inspector training firm; National Home Inspection Franchises and other National Home Inspector Associations.

  • Registered Professional Engineer in West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia

  • Masters Degree in Civil Engineering, Stanford University

  • Construction and Civil Engineer for more than 30 years

  • Certified Member of ASHI (American Society of Home Inspectors) #115639 since 1996

  • Undergraduate Degree in Electrical Technology

  • Retired Lt. Colonel, US Army Corps of Engineers

  • Responsible for the Construction, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of over 13,000 Housing Units while on active duty as a Lt. Colonel in the US Army.

  • 40 Hour HAZMAT Trained

  • Charter Member and President of The West Virginia Association of Home Inspectors


Jared Gray
jared@advantagehomewv.com

Jared

  • Civil Engineer Technology Major at WV Institute of Technology at Montgomery - Graduating Senior

  • Passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, FE

  • Passed the National Home Inspectors Exam, NHIE.

  • Full Member of ASHI, American Society of Home Inspectors #243269.

  • Worked as an Engineering Intern under Sam Wood, PE for two years.

  • Has completed over 1,000 independent Home Inspections.

  • Sam Wood, PE, structural backs up all of Jared's home inspections.

  • No fee for structure letter if required.

  • Certified to do Energy Home Tune-ups.




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