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Bill Loden earned a BS degree in Construction Engineering Technology from the Mississippi State University Civil Engineering Department in 1983.
Bill Loden brings broad technical knowledge and experience to his inspection business. Bill started his professional career as a field engineer in the petroleum industry where he worked in the ultra deep natural gas wells in Western Oklahoma and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Bill performed reservoir and production analysis services by evaluating down hole conditions on gas wells using Non Destructive Evaluation techniques. Later, after settling in Huntsville, Alabama Bill worked as a project manager in commercial and industrial construction managing construction of many buildings in Huntsville and Madison.
 Bill's career took a sudden turn when he had the opportunity to join the nation's space shuttle program in Safety, Reliability and Quality Assurance (SR&QA) after the Challenger accident. Bill has worked in SR&QA, inspecting and assessing space shuttle propulsion systems. One of the highlights of Bill's NASA career was being named a recipient of the Astronaut Corps prestigious "Silver Snoopy" award for his contributions to the Space Shuttle’s flight safety and mission success.
Inspection:
- Performed thousands of building and home inspections beginning in 1987.
- Has served as an expert witness and has provided court testimony regarding construction defects.
- Has performed numerous water intrusion and construction defects investigations.
- Was selected by the Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors (EBPHI) to serve as an expert in the definition and development of the National Home Inspector Examination, an examination used by 20 states to establish home inspector competence.
- Investigated and identified building moisture problems that threatened the production of an International Space Station Module at Marshall Space Flight Center.
Inspection Professional Service
- American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)® National Board of Directors, 2005-2008.
- Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors (EBPHI) Role Delineation Study Expert, 2002 & 2007.
- ASHI® National Council of Representatives Alternate Speaker, 2004.
- ASHI® National Council of Representatives Southern Region Group Leader for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana, 2004.
- ASHI® South Chapter National Council Representative, 2003-2004.
- ASHI® South Alabama Chapter Member 2002 - Present.
- Member North American Indagators.
- Chairman ASHI Ethics Committee 2008-2010.
Construction:
- Project Manager, estimating, bidding and managing commercial construction contracts in North Alabama.
- Consultant to local home builder assisting in developing standardized estimating and bidding techniques.
Aerospace:
- Managed the Problem Assessment program for the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Program.
- Performed acceptance inspections on Solid Rocket Booster Separation Motors.
- Performed System Safety Analysis for the Solid Rocket Booster Program.
- Managed System Safety Analysis engineers for all Space Shuttle Propulsion Systems.
- System Safety lead for the Solid Rocket Booster Post Flight Assessment team at Cape Canaveral inspecting flight hardware.
- Managed the System Safety Review panel at Marshall Space Flight Center.
- Led the Risk Management program at Marshall Space Flight Center.
Petroleum:
- Pressure transient Reservoir Analysis.
- Well production analysis.
- Non-Destructive Evaluation NDE of Well conditions using nuclear and sonic evaluation methods.
- Performed Mechanical services on wells including perforating wells for production using high explosives.
Other Professional Honors:
- Silver Snoopy Award from the NASA Astronaut Corps.
- Four Mile Club award for work on ultra deep wells in Western Oklahoma.
Bill Loden
Insight Home Inspection, LLC
110 Manningham Drive
Madison, Alabama 35758
(256) 464-7060
You can find Bill on the web at www.insight-inspection.net.
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