Thomas Cermak

President
Emergency Mitigation Technician Academy

Thomas L. Cermak is a 46+year veteran of the cleaning and restoration industry. He has worked with a variety of companies both large and small over his career, giving him a very diverse background that he feels helps him relate to his students and the challenges they face. He lives in Atlanta Georgia where he currently owns a carpet repair company. Thomas has all three IICRC master’s designations, and he also is a certified carpet inspector. Thomas is currently an IICRC approved Instructor in the following categories: Carpet Cleaning Technician (CCT), Color Repair Technician (CRT), Carpet Repair and Reinstallation Technician (RRT), Odor Control Technician(OCT) and Upholstery and Fabric Cleaning Technician (UFT).

Having an abundance of real life field experience in each and every one of these areas, he has demonstrated for decades his proficiency in the actual application of those skills to all areas of cleaning and restoration, and teaches with a practical real world approach and lots of actual hands on in his classes. He is married to his high school sweetheart Christine, and attributes much of his success to her help and support. When not teaching, he enjoys spending time with his grandchildren either in person, or using live video, which allows him to have a very active role in their lives. You can find him on social media as ‘Captain Carpet”.