Jack began his hardwood lumber career at the age of 16 when he found summer work at Brownell Lumber Company in Edinburg, New York. After graduating from Northville Central School in 1979, he continued his employment with Brownell Lumber and later attended the NHLA Inspector Training School in September of 1981 (class #76). Jack’s first lumber inspection job was at Finger Forest Products in Clifton Park, New York. From there he moved to Vermont and worked at North Heartland Dry Kiln.
In 1983, Jack was hired by NHLA as a National Inspector. Jack also held the position of Interim NHLA Chief Inspector from March to October of 2010.
Jack’s favorite part of being a National Inspector for NHLA is helping members increase their profits by teaching their Inspectors how to grade accurately. To quote Jack, “I can take an employee that can’t even read a rule stick, and in a few days, they can give me an accurate grade on a board. Sometimes I run into Inspectors that I have trained, and it makes me smile to know that I taught them a valuable skill.”
Jack can be reached at 518-366-1161, or via email at [email protected].
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