Craig Jasper is the Executive Director of the Cleaning and Restoration Institute and presents his "Double Your Profits" seminar to professional carpet cleaners in 120 cities each year all across the country.

Craig has been in the carpet cleaning industry for over 35 years as a cleaner and as an educator. During that time he has always tried to help any cleaner that has asked. It's probably no exaggeration that he has spoken with and helped thousands of cleaners over the years.

Joe teaches with a background of over 22 years in the cleaning and restoration business. He has ongoing experiences daily in direct operations of construction, professional cleaning, restoration, inspection and consultation allowing him to relate both practical as well as educational help to individual cleaners and business owners. He is a Master Textile Cleaner, Master Smoke Restorer, Master Water Restorer and Senior Carpet Inspector. Being one of the industry’s foremost authorities on restoration topics, he is a licensed general contractor whose firm still processes hundreds of fire, water and mold losses annually with a teaching style of down-to-earth yet a dynamic personality.

Joe is certified in all divisions of the IICRC, an Executive Committee officer of the IICRC and currently holds the position of Chair of the Certification Council for the IICRC, overseeing all four divisions - cleaning, inspection, restoration and hard surface / maintenance cleaning. These divisions consist of 22 different Technical Advisory Committees for all the different certification courses.

As an approved school with the IICRC and instructor for the National Center for Advanced Training, he is currently an instructor in Carpet Cleaning, Odor Control, Upholstery Cleaning, Water Damage Restoration, Fire/Smoke Damage Restoration, Color Repair/Spot Dye, and Applied Structural Drying. Joe's ASD facility is a fully furnished 1250 sq. ft. house built as a training facility. He is also approved with approximately 20 states to teach continuing education to the insurance industry in Water, Mold, Fire and Odor classes.

Rick Ruch

Rick Ruch has been involved in the restoration business since 1982.  He was employed with a well established company in Denver Colorado for nine years.  Rick is the owner and operator of Advanced Cleaning and Restoration Specialists in the North-metro Denver area. He is currently performing every phase of water damage restoration. Rick has served seven years on the Board of Directors and is past president of Professional Carpet and Upholstery Cleaners Association. Rick has all IICRC certifications and is a Master Cleaner, Master Restorer, and Senior Carpet Inspector.

Tim Lovell of Lakewood, Colorado has been a remediation instructor for IOT since the company’s inception in late 2004. Tim has certifications from numerous associations and agencies, including IICRC and IAQA. He has owned his own companies since 1999 involving mold remediation, remodeling and building construction. Tim brings an “in the trenches” workplace experience to the IOT content.

Steve has been a dedicated and respected individual in our industry for 16 plus years. Prior to coming to work for Bridgepoint Systems, Steve ran his own successful cleaning business in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Currently, Steve is a National Sales Account Manager in Bridgepoint Distribution Division. Every day he consults new and existing businesses on setting up a system for success. Steve’s knowledge and enthusiasm in the industry is very evident in the classes he teaches, and each student is sure to receive maximum value after attending one of his schools.

As an Approved IICRC Instructor, Doug Heiferman has traveled the United States teaching textile cleaning and restoration courses for the past eleven years. He instructs classes on oriental rug cleaning, tile and grout cleaning, wood cleaning, leather cleaning, odor control as well as business marketing and management classes.
In addition to teaching, Doug is an IICRC Certified Master Textile Cleaner and was owner/operator of a successful textile cleaning and restoration company for 16 years. Doug has a diversified business background and has gained valuable experience working for corporations such as Lillian Vernon, Federated Department Stores, and Citibank in the areas of purchasing, inventory control, credit and collections, and finance. He has earned degrees in Business Administration and Political Science.
Doug's positive attitude combined with a motivating teaching style makes him one of the most requested instructors in the country. He is well known for teaching his students how to be ultra competitive in today's fast paced business environment through the use of advanced technical skills and innovative sales and marketing techniques.

Bob Merkt is the owner of MEGA (Merkt Educational Group and Associates). He has been in the cleaning industry for over 20 years and for the last years he has owned and operated his own full service carpet, upholstery, hard surface floor and janitorial cleaning company – Kettle Moraine Professional Cleaners Inc.
Bob has been training for more than 12 years. He is an invited speaker at many industry events as well as a contributor to industry publications. Bon is a CMI Certified Instructor and an Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) Master Cleaning Technician, Vice-chair of the IICRC Floor Care Technician (FCT) Committee, IICRC Approved FCT Instructor, Past President of the Association of Wisconsin Cleaning Contractors (AWCC) and all-around good guy.
Bob is an instructor specializing in training the adult learner. He performs his classroom and hands-on training in an energetic, humorous and easy to comprehend style that his students enjoy.