Class Approved for 1.2 CEU's (12 Hours)

South Carolina LLR

Georgia

Scheduled Instructors:

John England has been involved in the construction industry for over 40 years. He started at the age of 15 rebuilding shrimp boats in Charleston, SC. Became a Master Electrician and operated a small remodeling firm until 1992. Holds over 30 ICC certifications and is a Master Code Official.

John started England Enterprises Inc., which grew to over 25 employees, doing residential and commercial code inspections and plan reviews. He operated this company for over 20 years selling it to a Colorado Based Inspection Company in 2012. Most notable contracts were the code inspections of public schools and state buildings in South Carolina, as well as running acting as the Building Official for many jurisdictions in South Carolina and Tennessee.

England Training LLC., Was started in 1996 and trains over 3,000 contractors, architects, engineers and code officials in the US and Caribbean in a given year.

Mr. England also acts as an expert witness in local, state and federal courts.

Patrick Bradshaw has been involved in the Codes industry for over 20 years.  Prior to this he worked in law enforcement and the fire service. Patrick graduated the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy with honors and has attended the National Fire Academy on multiple occasions.  During this time, Patrick has served as a patrol officer, criminal investigator, firefighter, fire apparatus operator, fire instructor, deputy fire marshal, life safety code specialist, manager of the State Fire Marshal Certification program, a fire investigator, HazMat technician, fire investigator, commercial building plans examiner and many other roles.

Patrick transitioned into codes enforcement in 1997 as a fire and life safety surveyor conducting both state and federal inspections of licensed healthcare facilities in South Carolina.  This included hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory surgery facilities, assisted living facilities and other healthcare facilities.  He then became a deputy state fire marshal.  Patrick was the first manager for the state fire marshal’s certification program.  In this role he also administered and instructed three NFPA international certification courses for fire inspections and plan review.  Patrick has conducted numerous fire investigations in addition to fire and building codes inspections.  His inspection duties required him to inspect most all types of buildings and occupancies, as defined in the codes. 

Patrick has taught hundreds of classes to various audiences over his career.  Audiences include: firefighters, healthcare professionals, architects, engineers, fire inspectors and marshals, code enforcement officials, building officials, plans examiners and others.  Patrick maintains over 16 ICC certifications and has served on ICC’s exam development committee.  Patrick has consulted with design professionals, has served as an expert consulting witness and is a member of  the South Carolina Building Codes Council.