I'm far more disturbed about him as a surveyor and all those other things he claims to be. On the documentation site, he's just taking $50 from unsuspecting boat owners. Imagine the damage he can do in his other roles. I'm just hoping perhaps a few people become aware of the type person they're dealing with and his representations of his knowledge and experience. I noticed on surveys he bragged about the huge price reduction he got someone with his survey. Here's the quote: "Found this amazing deal for our client…38 Med pristine condition appraised at 65K we made the deal happen for 40K." What?
I will say some things. He knows how to select domain names, how to advertise and promote on google, how to build a website representing himself as having a huge amount of ability and how to make it look like he's really a large operation rather than a one many show. Basically, he knows how to take advantage of the internet and any naive potential customers who don't check things out. An example is "we perform surveys nationwide, just a few of our many locations" and he lists 14 California locations while meanwhile his linked in shows him in school in Vallejo. Sounds though like a huge team of surveyors. He knows how to collect information, rewrite it slightly, and post it on his site exhibiting his alleged skills and expertise. A lot of good information on his survey site and links to interesting articles.
In fact, if I was teaching how to avoid mistakes on the internet, his sites are a couple I'd use as primary teaching tools to warn people. Even the name "US" in his company names makes them sound so large. Think of it. So much more impressive than Dana Point Surveyors or even California. US Marine Surveyors is just as misleading as USCG Documentation. Now, if I wanted to set up a scam of some sort, I'd also use his sites as case studies in how to do so.
He's definitely fine tuned some skills. Just not the type he wants it to appear.
