Management Team

IET's team has extensive and wide-ranging experience well-suited to helping clients characterize and correct indoor environmental problems. Our diverse background includes expertise in areas of industrial hygiene, construction, water damage restoration, building science, building defect investigation, industry standards development, insurance and litigation support and many other indoor environmental quality related areas.

Will Spates President
With over 30 years experience in the operation, maintenance, testing and design of environmental systems, Mr. Spates, president of Indoor Environmental Technologies, Inc., is well qualified for the investigation of building-related environmental issues. He has conducted hundreds of commercial and residential inspections, as well as consulted with clients on construction and remodeling strategies to create healthy homes and offices. He has taught indoor environmental testing techniques at the International Institute for Bau-biologie & Ecology in Clearwater, FL. He has taught mold building remediation to restoration contractors, public health officials and other professionals throughout the country for the Institute of Cleaning and Restoration Certification and the Indoor Air Quality Association. In addition, he offers environmental consulting and testing services for indoor environments, as well as seminars on building-related environmental health issues through his business.

Don M. Brewer, Jr. Industrial Hygienist
Mr. Brewer has received his Masters degree in Public Health from the University of South Florida and began the doctoral program in Public Health and Industrial Hygiene in the spring of 2003. He has over three years of laboratory research experience in his duties as a graduate teaching assistant, working on projects dealing with the identification and control of water and airborne diseases. He is currently working as an Industrial Hygienist with IET, conducting indoor air quality investigations in residential and commercial buildings.

Timothy D. Toburen CR, CMR, AMRT
Mr. Toburen has more than 30 years experience in restoration services, with expertise in water and fire damage restoration and mold contamination issues. Mr. Toburen has also been involved in instruction of training classes; development of certification programs, exams, and manuals; development of training manuals for the remediation field; and writing and editing industry periodicals. He is highly qualified to estimate and supervise restoration and mitigation projects and teach others to do the same.

Tom Rinicker CGP
Mr Rinicker has been an American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) Certified Inspector for over 10 years and has conducted over 3,000 residential and commercial building inspections. He is a past member of the Board of Directors for the Suncoast Chapter of ASHI and is founding President of the Florida Wiregrass Chapter of ASHI.

Qualifiations include National Association of Home Builders Certified Green Professional, Florida Green Building Coaltion Verifying Agent and ICC Residential and Electrical Inspector. He has over 20 years education and training experience. Tom is the President of Inspectorhelp.com Residential and Commericial Building Inspections and publishes a Green Living blog at GreenAndEasyHome.com

Shari Field Office Manager
Ms. Field brings with her more than 25 years of business management experience of which 15 of these have been directly involved in the environmental field. An invaluable IET team member, she is dedicated to understanding and contributing to the betterment of environment health issues.