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Wonderful class. Darren is an Amazing instructor who makes sure you know all materials for the test as well as properly training his students for the real world. Thanks Darren!
Jack J.
We highly recommend LearnToRestore.com courses. The staff was extremely accommodating and knowledgable. Anthony Ramos was a phenomenal instructor who not only taught course work in an easy to understand way brought a real world knowledge and practicality that is rare among Professors at any level. If you're looking into Remediation certifications or just an understanding of the process look no further.
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Darren Foote
Founder, Instructor
Darren Foote
Founder, Instructor
Darren Foote was born and raised in Reno, Nevada, where he currently resides with his wife of 34 years. They have 5 children and 6 grandchildren.
He owned and operated a property maintenance company while still in High School. In 1988 he became the co-founder of a construction company specializing in insurance-related repairs (wind/water/fire/smoke) with offices in Reno and Las Vegas. Responsible for the company’s 24-hour emergency water and smoke damage cleanup services, Darren received his IICRC WRT certification in 1994. This opened his eyes to the exciting potentials of water damage remediation using the proper equipment and science, which, coupled with his experience in the construction industry, gave him a passion for structural drying which has never left him.
In 2007, after over 20 years as owner/operator of Foote Brothers Construction and Water Extraction Technologies (W.E.T.) a Restoration/Construction company with offices in Nevada and Utah, W.E.T. was acquired by BELFOR Property Restoration, the largest restoration company in the world. Darren retained ownership of Remediation Training & Consulting, which was founded in 2006.
Darren became the General Manager for remediation & restoration in Reno and Salt Lake City for BELFOR, and later become the Director of Training and later the Head of Technical Training for BELFOR USA and 1-800 WATER DAMAGE, providing and overseeing staff training, quality assurance implementation, and technical support for existing and acquired offices and new franchisees. Darren also provided project management & quality control on CAT Losses. He also co-developed and implemented the Classification and Competency Program for BELFOR personnel and the on-line training system.
Darren owns and operates LearnToRestore.com, an IICRC approved school and provides industry training and consulting throughout the United States and Canada for technicians, Insurance Agents, Adjusters, Facility Managers, Risk Managers, Real Estate Agents, and other industry professionals.
Darren has personally completed thousands of successful water damage jobs with clients ranging from individual homeowners, to large homebuilders, hospitals, hotels, school districts and government buildings. His knowledge and passion are evident in his presentations. Darren has presented many classes, workshops, and seminars, live and online. He has also been retained in numerous cases as an expert witness or to provide job/estimate analysis and review.
He owned and operated a property maintenance company while still in High School. In 1988 he became the co-founder of a construction company specializing in insurance-related repairs (wind/water/fire/smoke) with offices in Reno and Las Vegas. Responsible for the company’s 24-hour emergency water and smoke damage cleanup services, Darren received his IICRC WRT certification in 1994. This opened his eyes to the exciting potentials of water damage remediation using the proper equipment and science, which, coupled with his experience in the construction industry, gave him a passion for structural drying which has never left him.
In 2007, after over 20 years as owner/operator of Foote Brothers Construction and Water Extraction Technologies (W.E.T.) a Restoration/Construction company with offices in Nevada and Utah, W.E.T. was acquired by BELFOR Property Restoration, the largest restoration company in the world. Darren retained ownership of Remediation Training & Consulting, which was founded in 2006.
Darren became the General Manager for remediation & restoration in Reno and Salt Lake City for BELFOR, and later become the Director of Training and later the Head of Technical Training for BELFOR USA and 1-800 WATER DAMAGE, providing and overseeing staff training, quality assurance implementation, and technical support for existing and acquired offices and new franchisees. Darren also provided project management & quality control on CAT Losses. He also co-developed and implemented the Classification and Competency Program for BELFOR personnel and the on-line training system.
Darren owns and operates LearnToRestore.com, an IICRC approved school and provides industry training and consulting throughout the United States and Canada for technicians, Insurance Agents, Adjusters, Facility Managers, Risk Managers, Real Estate Agents, and other industry professionals.
Darren has personally completed thousands of successful water damage jobs with clients ranging from individual homeowners, to large homebuilders, hospitals, hotels, school districts and government buildings. His knowledge and passion are evident in his presentations. Darren has presented many classes, workshops, and seminars, live and online. He has also been retained in numerous cases as an expert witness or to provide job/estimate analysis and review.
Josh Foote
A Little of Everything
Josh Foote
A Little of Everything
Assistant to the General Manager
Anthony Ramos
Instructor
Anthony Ramos
Instructor
Anthony Ramos grew up in the restoration industry with his father teaching him about air movers and dehumidifiers when he was a child. Since then, his love for the industry, and helping others, has become his passion.
His family has owned several restoration businesses for nearly two decades in the Southern California area. Anthony has worked his way from a technician to becoming the General Manager and Owner of his family’s restoration company. In this process, he has worked in every position in the restoration company and has learned from hands-on experience and technical training.
Receiving his first IICRC WRT certification in 2010, Anthony has become an IICRC Triple Master, holding the IICRC Master Water Restorer, Master Fire & Smoke Restorer, and Master Textile Cleaner designations. Anthony is also an IICRC Approved instructor and teaches the Water Restoration Technician (WRT) course in English and Spanish. He is a contract trainer for LearnToRestore.com.
His family has owned several restoration businesses for nearly two decades in the Southern California area. Anthony has worked his way from a technician to becoming the General Manager and Owner of his family’s restoration company. In this process, he has worked in every position in the restoration company and has learned from hands-on experience and technical training.
Receiving his first IICRC WRT certification in 2010, Anthony has become an IICRC Triple Master, holding the IICRC Master Water Restorer, Master Fire & Smoke Restorer, and Master Textile Cleaner designations. Anthony is also an IICRC Approved instructor and teaches the Water Restoration Technician (WRT) course in English and Spanish. He is a contract trainer for LearnToRestore.com.
Stephanie Beattie
Instructor
Stephanie Beattie
Instructor
Stephanie has a background of over two decades in the disaster restoration industry. All of her experience in and out of the field has led her to become one of the foremost experts in property and an award winning instructor. She provides one of the most interactive and engaging training experiences increasing confidence and profits for all.
Stephanie maintains a triple master designation and is a certified credentialing specialist in Canada. Stephanie serves on the certification council and spends time on various committees offering technical and practical support; she is sought after as one of the four most experts in property claims and is known for her no holds barred approach.
Stephanie is an approved instructor in Odor Control (OCT), Fire & Smoke Restoration (FSRT), Applied Structural Drying (ASD), Applied Microbial Remediation Technician (AMRT), Water Damage Restoration Technician(WRT), Health and Safety Technician (HST), and Trauma and Crime Scene Technician (TCST).
Stephanie maintains a triple master designation and is a certified credentialing specialist in Canada. Stephanie serves on the certification council and spends time on various committees offering technical and practical support; she is sought after as one of the four most experts in property claims and is known for her no holds barred approach.
Stephanie is an approved instructor in Odor Control (OCT), Fire & Smoke Restoration (FSRT), Applied Structural Drying (ASD), Applied Microbial Remediation Technician (AMRT), Water Damage Restoration Technician(WRT), Health and Safety Technician (HST), and Trauma and Crime Scene Technician (TCST).
Cara Driscoll
Instructor
Cara Driscoll
Instructor
Cara has been in the construction and restoration industries for the last 30 years. In many different capacities, ranging from sales and project management to consultant and educator. She holds a BS from Southern Wesleyan University and an MBA from Webster University. Cara currently serves as IICRC Restoration Vice-Chair and Chair of FSRT Technical Advisory Committee. She was awarded the highly prestigious Women in Restoration Award in 2020. Cara teaches many IICRC courses including FSRT, OCT, TCST, ASD, WRT and AMRT.
Mark Violand
Instructor
Mark Violand
Instructor
Mark has been in the floor covering industry since 1977. As a certified senior carpet inspector, Mark now operates an inspection, correction, and repair business which handles all types of floor coverings. He is credentialed to inspect carpet, vinyl, wood, laminate, ceramic, porcelain, and natural stone floors.
Mark has been training carpet cleaning and restoration professionals almost as long as he has been one himself. He currently teaches the Carpet Cleaning Technician and Carpet Repair and Reinstallation Technician classes as an approved instructor with The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). Mark enjoys teaching classes whether it is live-stream or in person.
He is the past chairman of the Senior Carpet Inspector committee, Carpet Repair and Reinstallation Technician committee and current Chair of the ANSI/IICRC S800 Standard and IICRC R800 Reference Guide for Professional Inspection of Textile Floor Coverings. He is the past Member at Large for the National Institute of Certified Floorcovering Inspectors (NICFI).
He holds certifications by the IICRC in many categories, prior involvement also includes serving on the IICRC Board of Directors and being part of the Public Relations and Marketing committee for more than eight years. Mark is also credentialed with Inspector Training Services, Tile Council of North America Education Foundation, Natural Fiber Inspector, Ceramic Tile Education Foundation.
Mark enjoys spending time with his three daughters and seven grandchildren. He volunteers with many local organizations such as Mercy Hospice, Knights of Columbus, Lake Township FISH, Love our Community, and many different functions at his church.
Mark has been training carpet cleaning and restoration professionals almost as long as he has been one himself. He currently teaches the Carpet Cleaning Technician and Carpet Repair and Reinstallation Technician classes as an approved instructor with The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). Mark enjoys teaching classes whether it is live-stream or in person.
He is the past chairman of the Senior Carpet Inspector committee, Carpet Repair and Reinstallation Technician committee and current Chair of the ANSI/IICRC S800 Standard and IICRC R800 Reference Guide for Professional Inspection of Textile Floor Coverings. He is the past Member at Large for the National Institute of Certified Floorcovering Inspectors (NICFI).
He holds certifications by the IICRC in many categories, prior involvement also includes serving on the IICRC Board of Directors and being part of the Public Relations and Marketing committee for more than eight years. Mark is also credentialed with Inspector Training Services, Tile Council of North America Education Foundation, Natural Fiber Inspector, Ceramic Tile Education Foundation.
Mark enjoys spending time with his three daughters and seven grandchildren. He volunteers with many local organizations such as Mercy Hospice, Knights of Columbus, Lake Township FISH, Love our Community, and many different functions at his church.
John Carter
Instructor
John Carter
Instructor
John Carter is a Portland Oregon native. After high school he had the pleasure of serving four years in the U.S. Army as a “Green Beret” in the 5th Special Forces unit at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Upon exiting the Army, he attended Portland State University, and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing. While attending college, he started a small janitorial service with a budget of less than $400.00, which quickly transformed itself into a professional carpet cleaning and restoration company in 1978.
His professional services company eventually grew into a six truck operation that catered to repeat and referral customers exclusively.
In 1993, he handed over the operation of the cleaning and restoration operation to his nephew, who still runs the company to this day. He was then free in October of 1993 to begin a new business venture in the wholesale distribution trade. Since 1993, Cleaning and Restoration Supply has grown to be one of the largest suppliers of professional carpet and restoration equipment in the industry with locations in Portland Oregon, Southern Oregon, and Albuquerque New Mexico. In October of 2019, he sold the distribution business to Aramsco Corporation.
He now focuses on teaching IICRC certification courses and teaches both live and live stream classes in the categories of CCT, UFT, OCT, RRT, CRT and Senior Carpet Inspector.
His teaching is based on what he would call “Real World Experience” as he have been involved in all aspects of the industry from all perspectives. As he draws from my 44 years in the industry, he doesn’t teach just theory but rather how to be the best you can be from all of his industry Experience. Both the Color Repair Technician Course and Carpet Repair Technician Course have a heavy emphasis on “Hands-On” training so each student can become proficient in these skills upon the course completion.
His professional services company eventually grew into a six truck operation that catered to repeat and referral customers exclusively.
In 1993, he handed over the operation of the cleaning and restoration operation to his nephew, who still runs the company to this day. He was then free in October of 1993 to begin a new business venture in the wholesale distribution trade. Since 1993, Cleaning and Restoration Supply has grown to be one of the largest suppliers of professional carpet and restoration equipment in the industry with locations in Portland Oregon, Southern Oregon, and Albuquerque New Mexico. In October of 2019, he sold the distribution business to Aramsco Corporation.
He now focuses on teaching IICRC certification courses and teaches both live and live stream classes in the categories of CCT, UFT, OCT, RRT, CRT and Senior Carpet Inspector.
His teaching is based on what he would call “Real World Experience” as he have been involved in all aspects of the industry from all perspectives. As he draws from my 44 years in the industry, he doesn’t teach just theory but rather how to be the best you can be from all of his industry Experience. Both the Color Repair Technician Course and Carpet Repair Technician Course have a heavy emphasis on “Hands-On” training so each student can become proficient in these skills upon the course completion.
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