Professional Biography
Scott L Patterson
Trace Inspections, LLC
Spring Hill, TN 37174
615-302-1113
Qualifications:
Scott has owned and operated a full service property inspection and consulting firm since 1995. Since 1995 he has inspected over 9,000+ single family homes; 2000+ EIFS/Stucco and AMSV clad homes and buildings and hundreds of commercial buildings. His primary business is centered on residential and light commercial building inspections for individuals purchasing existing homes and commercial buildings. Scott offers litigation support on legal matters involving residential construction issues, home inspections and light commercial issues. He also performs numerous progress/phase/bank draw inspections for commercial and residential projects; along with this he also performs asset/lease verifications for various lending institutions. Scott is an approved continuing education instructor in TN and teaches classes every year to inspectors in TN and other locations on various home inspection topics.
Currently:
Third Party residential inspector (licensed in Tennessee and Mississippi); EIFS/Stucco/AMSV inspector; HUD/FHA approved inspector; HUD 203K Consultant ; Director for The Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors (EBPHI).
Professional Education and Accomplishments:
Professional Education and Accomplishments:
Certifications, Licenses and Affiliations (past and present):
Past service to the inspection profession:
Scott has been admitted in the following court locations as an expert witness on EIFS, moisture related damage, home inspections and standards or residential construction quality:
Partial listing of law firms represented:
Trace Inspections, LLC
Spring Hill, TN 37174
615-302-1113
Qualifications:
Scott has owned and operated a full service property inspection and consulting firm since 1995. Since 1995 he has inspected over 9,000+ single family homes; 2000+ EIFS/Stucco and AMSV clad homes and buildings and hundreds of commercial buildings. His primary business is centered on residential and light commercial building inspections for individuals purchasing existing homes and commercial buildings. Scott offers litigation support on legal matters involving residential construction issues, home inspections and light commercial issues. He also performs numerous progress/phase/bank draw inspections for commercial and residential projects; along with this he also performs asset/lease verifications for various lending institutions. Scott is an approved continuing education instructor in TN and teaches classes every year to inspectors in TN and other locations on various home inspection topics.
Currently:
Third Party residential inspector (licensed in Tennessee and Mississippi); EIFS/Stucco/AMSV inspector; HUD/FHA approved inspector; HUD 203K Consultant ; Director for The Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors (EBPHI).
Professional Education and Accomplishments:
- Graduate General Real Estate Institute (GRI), Jackson, MS 1991
- Inspection Training Associates Home Inspector Training, Oceanside, CA 1994
- Certified Carbon Monoxide Tester, Bacharach, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA 1995, 1998
- Advanced Systems Training, American H.I. Training Inst. Waukesha, WI 1997
- Trained and Approved HUD Single-family dwelling Inspector, Atlanta, GA 1997
- Graduate Training, Senior FEMA Disaster Inspector, Atlanta, GA, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001
- Graduate Lead Paint Detection and Report Writing, DEQ, Mississippi State University, 1998
- Inspector Education Seminars, ASHI InspectionWorld, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
- Trained and Approved Energy Rater, Shreveport, LA 1998, Update 2001
- Graduate Certified EIFS Inspector, AWCI, Chicago, IL, 1998
- Graduate EIFS Inspector, Northwest Walls and Ceiling Institute, Spokane, WA 1998
- Graduate Certified EIFS Inspector, Exterior Design Institute, Atlanta, GA, 1999
- Re-certification EDI EIFS Inspector, Moisture Analyst, On-line training, 2001, 2002
- Auburn University, School of Engineering, EPA Radon Certification, 2006
- Advanced Radon Measurement, Environmental Solutions Association, 2008
- PaRR FEMA Disaster Inspector Training, Nashville, TN 2009
Professional Education and Accomplishments:
- Graduate Moisture Analyst, Exterior Design Institute, Atlanta, GA, 1999
- Attended Dryvit Installation/Application Clinic, Gulf Port, MS 2000
- Advanced EIFS Inspection Training, EDI, Gulf Shores, AL, 2000
- Mold Assessment and Remediation in Buildings Certification, Atlanta, GA 2002
- SGS North America, Contract Inspector 1998-2015
- Construction Consultant Banyan Productions, Philadelphia, PA, (Trading Spaces Show), 2002, 2003
- ASHI Education Committee, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (Chairman 2004-05)
- Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors SME for the National Home Inspector Exam 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2021
- Home Inspector Roll Delineation Study, Chicago, IL, 2002
Certifications, Licenses and Affiliations (past and present):
- Tennessee Home Inspection License # 17
- Mississippi Home Inspection & New Construction License #0105 NH
- Certified ASHI Inspector #201184
- NRBP (EPA) Radon Testing Certification #104065
- The Environmental Institute for Mold Sampling and Abatement TEI # 1293
- HUD/FHA Inspector #L563 (MS & TN)
- HUD 203K Inspector/Consultant #A856
- EDI & AWCI Certified Third Party EIFS Inspector
- EDI Certified Moisture Analyst #MS-02 (former member)
- Trained Energy Rater, Energy Raters of America
- Mississippi Association of Home Inspectors; Past President and Vice President
Past service to the inspection profession:
- March 2001 – June 2006, Board member of the Mississippi Home Inspector Regulatory Board and 2004 Board President representing the 3rd Congressional District of Mississippi, appointed by governor in 2001.
- 2004-2006 President, Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Home Inspectors
- 2004-2005 American Society of Home Inspectors National Education Committee Chairman
- 2005-2007 American Society of Home Inspectors National Membership Committee Chairman
- 2007-2008 President, Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors (National Home Inspector Exam).
- 2005-2011 Board of Directors, Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors (National Home Inspector Exam).
- 2013-2016 ASHI National Board of Directors
- 2016 ASHI National Secretary
- 2017 ASHI National Vice President
- 2018 ASHI President Elect
- 2019 ASH President
- 2015-2022 Lead Instructor for The ASHI School, Nashville TN.
Scott has been admitted in the following court locations as an expert witness on EIFS, moisture related damage, home inspections and standards or residential construction quality:
- Williamson County, TN
- Davidson County, TN
- Shelby County, TN
- Rutherford County, TN
- Sumner County, TN
- Adams County, MS
- Pinola County, MS
- Coffee County, MS
- Hinds County, MS
- Lowndes County, MS
- Madison County, MS
- Jones County, MS
- Harrison County, MS
- Parish of East Baton Rouge, LA
Partial listing of law firms represented:
- Johns Hawkins and Farmer, Nashville TN
- Burr Forman, Nashville, TN
- Hughes & Coleman, Nashville, TN and Bowling Green, KY.
- Lewis, King, Kreig and Waldorf, Nashville, TN.
- Spicer Rudstrum, Memphis TN
- Farrar and Bates, Nashville TN
- Carroll, Warren & Parker, Baton Rouge, LA
- Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, Ridgeland, MS
- Fitzgerald & Associates, Ocean Springs, MS
- Garrison & Scott Birmingham, AL
- Massey, Higginbotham, Vise & Phillips, Jackson, MS
- Mitchell, McNutt & Sam's, Columbus, MS
- Pitman and Pitman, Batesville, MS
- Robert Williamson & Associates, Jackson, MS