Credentials & background

Eric Shapiro, CIEC, CMC, CMRS, HHS

President, Indoor Air Quality Services. 30+ years in air duct cleaning, mold remediation, IAQ investigation, and Healthy Home assessment — including national disaster response and a seat on the Indoor Air Quality Association's Board of Directors.

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Professional summary

Eric Shapiro began his career over 30 years ago as an air duct cleaner and mold remediator. He began teaching over 20 years ago at the National Asbestos Environmental Training Institute, where he developed the Basic Building Science class for new mold remediators and assessors, and taught certification courses for IAQ professionals, mold remediation, and mold assessment.

He provided remediation and oversight services to the Department of Defense, was on the ground providing disaster restoration services following 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Wilma, and Superstorm Sandy, and was an original member of the IAQA Home Health Committee that developed Healthy Home Assessment protocols. He also taught the first Healthy Home Essentials course in Scarborough Beach, Western Australia, for the Environmental Health Association of Western Australia.

Eric currently provides consulting and contracting services in Florida and holds a position on the Indoor Air Quality Association's Board of Directors.

Career & disaster response highlights

Department of Defense — project oversight for Homeland Security and National Security Agency facilities, HVAC-duct cleaning and system refurbishment (2002).
Hurricane Katrina — six months providing oversight and management of catastrophic response services in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama (2006).
Hurricane Wilma — eighteen months of project and technical oversight at a large catastrophic loss in Plantation, FL (2006–2007).
Nashville, TN floods — catastrophe response and clean-up (2010).
Hurricane Irene — disaster response.
Superstorm Sandy — project assessment and management in New Jersey.
Healthy Home Essentials, Western Australia — first-ever delivery of the National Center for Healthy Housing's course, presented to the Western Australia Department of Health, Scarborough Beach (2009).

Education

Master of Arts, Forensic Psychology — John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York City, NY
Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice — Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA

Certifications

Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant (CIEC), ACAC
Certified Microbial Remediation Supervisor (CMRS), ACAC
Certified Microbial Consultant (CMC), ACAC
Certified Indoor Air Quality Consultant (CIAQC), ACAC
Credentialed Healthy Home Specialist (HHS), NEHA / National Center for Healthy Housing
IICRC Water Restoration Technician (WRT)
IICRC Fire & Smoke Restoration
IICRC Applied Structural Drying
IICRC Odor Control
IICRC Trauma and Crime Scene
Certified Level 1 Infrared Thermographer, ITC
Certified Building Science Thermographer, ITC Building Science Institute
Certified Ventilation Systems Mold Remediator (VSMR), NADCA (past certification)
Certified Air Systems Cleaning Specialist (ASCS), NADCA (past certification)
Air System Balancing, National Comfort Institute #99301
Certified Indoor Air Quality Professional (CIAQP), Association of Energy Engineers

Committees & organizations

Indoor Air Quality Association — Board of Directors & Treasurer (current)
IAQA Home Health Committee — member (past); helped develop Healthy Home Assessment protocols
IICRC Instructors and Schools Committee — member (past)
IICRC Government Affairs Committee — member (past)
IICRC Indoor Environmental Inspection Committee — member (past)

Selected speaking & teaching

Indoor Environmental Science Forum, Tampa, FL (2017) — "Remediation Outside the Box"; "IICRC and Some Things to Know"
Indoor Environmental Science Forum, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (2016) — "Concerns, Pressures, Thinking Outside the Box"
Miami-Dade Community College (2015) — "Physical Factors and Distribution of Fungal Contamination in a High-Rise Building"
ASTM Committee D22, Jacksonville, FL (2013) — Workshop on the state of science and best practice in mold assessment, sampling and analysis
IAQA Home Health Committee / Children's Mercy Hospital / National Center for Healthy Housing, Kansas City, MO (2012) — pilot course, "Healthy Home Assessment: Principles and Practice"
Environmental Health Association of Western Australia, Perth & Scarborough Beach (2009) — "IAQ / Infection Control / Remediation in Healthcare Settings"; "Healthy Home Essentials"
Gage County & local Departments of Health, Beatrice, NE (2009) — "Healthy Home Essentials"
NYC Department of Design and Construction (2007) — "Water Damage and Mold Overview"; "Certified Indoor Air Quality Manager"
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (2006) — Microbial Remediation Supervisor training for Louisiana state licensing and AmIAQ Council certification
International Conference on Bioaerosols, Fungi, Bacteria, Mycotoxins and Human Health, Saratoga Springs, NY (2003) — "Physical Factors and Distribution of Fungal Contamination in a High-Rise Building"