b'ONE-TO-ONE Dave GobisIndustry icon and NTCA Recognized ConsultantWith Bart Bettiga, In the One-to-One column, NTCA Executive Director NTCA Executive Director Bart Bettiga interviews industry leaders about pertinent topics.As a leading trade association of tile installation contractors, the NTCA is constantly asked for recommendations for individuals who are quali-fied to perform inspections of workmanship and performance. The list of who we can consistently rely on for this work is very select. NTCARecognizedConsultants can be found on our website at www.tile-assn.com.Theypos-sess a unique skill set that takes yearstodevelop,especiallyif they are to be trusted for com-plex and large-scale projects. Onesuchindividualis DaveGobis.Daveisthefor-merExecutiveDirectorof theCeramicTileEducation Foundation and was a success-ful tile contractor in Wisconsin formanyyearsbeforebecom-ingoneofthetileindustrys leadingconsultants.Healso generously donates his time to offer advice to many consumers and industry professionals. Many excellent consultants like Dave are nearing the end of their careers in this important sector of our industry, so I caught up with him to gain insight into considerations and train-ing one should take if they wish to venture into this area of work. Part I of our interview is presented here; Part II will be published in the September issue of TileLetter.58TileLetter | August 2020'