I hold a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Bethune-Cookman University, and I worked as a process engineer before I ever inspected a house. Industrial engineering is the study of how systems work together and where they break down — not one component in isolation, but the whole chain and the point in it that fails first. A house is a system like that. The roof, the envelope, the plumbing, the electrical, the air handling, and the way water moves through and around all of it are connected, and the problem you can see is usually downstream of the one you can't.
I also spent time teaching mathematics at Daytona State College. That shaped how I do this work more than anything else on my résumé. Teaching college math means standing in front of people who have already decided the subject is beyond them, and finding the explanation that changes their mind. You learn that jargon is almost always a failure of effort, and that a person doesn't actually understand something until they can say it back to you in their own words. That's the bar I hold myself to at the end of an inspection. If you're nodding politely but not following me, I haven't finished my job.
As a Florida licensed home inspector I've worked both sides of the property-condition question. I've performed field insurance inspections, documenting condition and risk for carriers, and I'm licensed in Florida as an adjuster. That means I understand what an insurance company is actually looking at when it evaluates a home, what documentation satisfies them, and where a claim gets denied. For a Florida homeowner trying to get or keep coverage, that perspective is worth having on your side of the table. I'm also an FAA Part 107 licensed drone pilot, so on a steep, high, or storm-damaged roof I photograph the actual surface rather than calling it from the ground.
What you can expect from me is plain language and no theater. I'm not going to inflate a minor item to look thorough, and I'm not going to soften a real one because there's a deal riding on it. I'll separate what needs attention now from what's ordinary wear for a house this age, give you a realistic sense of what to plan for, and stay available afterward when something in the report raises a question a week later.