William L. Walker has been with Claxton Walker & Associates since 1998.He has performed over 3300 inspections personally, including a wide variety of house ages and styles.William L. Walker draws from his 25 years of experience in the local building industry. A native Washingtonian, he is the fifth generation to provide home building and real-estate services in the area. His areas of expertise include estimating, design, costing, and construction of new homes; as well as retrofit design and problem-solving skills as they relate to the remodeling industry. He has worked extensively with engineers, architects, contractors, homeowners, designers, home buyers, banks, and real-estate agents in the managing of his custom home business.Experience: 1996-1998 Project Manager for the William L. Berry Co. in charge of all aspects of land and site development. Construction of new homes from on site ground breaking to customer service completion. 1990-1996 President of William L. Walker Co. of Laytonsville, MD. A custom home and remodeling company. 1988-1990 President of John C Walker Development Co., A land development and custom home builder in Chevy Chase, MD. 1976-1987 Held various positions with John C. Walker, III Development Co. ranging from labor management to on site supervision. Licences, Education and Memberships past and present Licensed Home Inspector – State of Maryland # 30149 Licensed Home Inspector – State of Virginia # 3380000124 ASHI Certified Inspector # 204451 Certified building Inspector – International Code Council. Suburban Maryland Building Industry Association Montgomery County Builder Association National Home Builder Master Builder Certificate Program Various courses and seminars relating to all aspects of the home building and real-estate industry National Home Inspector certification Fireplace Inspection/Investigation Engineered Wood Products Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) Home Energy Survey Indoor Sciences CMI Course (Certified Mold Inspector Class) Structural defects and conditioned crawl spaces Homeowners Insurance Survey for Inspections and Inspector Certification and Decks, Rails & Staris Current Board member- MAC-ASHI – Mid-Atlantic Chapter American Society of Home Inspectors local ASHI chapter Featured on the local FOX 5 news channel re: precautions needed during snow blizzards.Attended: Tulane University, University of MD and Montgomery College