Foresight Engineering has been performing home inspections in New Jersey for over 23 years.

Besides being friendly, professional and personable, Foresight inspectors bring an eye for detail rarely found in other inspection companies, so your inspection process is not only thorough it will be a pleasurable one as well.

Norman Rathborne
NJ Home Inspector License # 24GI00041300

Norman Rathborne has been a full time home inspector since 1990. He currently holds both a residential and commercial building inspector licenses in New Jersey. He is a New Jersey homebuilder and a long time member of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI). He is a NJ state certified radon technician and commercial pesticide applicator. Prior to inspection work, Norman had 15 years of construction related experience that includes:

• Residential construction
• Commercial consulting
• Industrial consulting
• Engineering / design
• Metal fabrication for Ford, Merck, Johnson & Johnson

He has earned degrees/certificates from Raritan Valley Community College and Rutgers University.

Norman covers Hunterdon and Warren counties and can be reached at (908) 788-7551

Frederick "Rick" Hammitt
NJ Home Inspector License # 24GI00041000
NJ Professional Engineer # GE27842
Contact by Email: rick@foresightengineering.biz

Rick Hammitt founded Foresight Engineering in 1984. He has conducted over 12,000 home inspections since entering the industry in 1982. He has also performed structural engineering studies and has been involved in radon testing and remediation since 1985.

Rick is a Licensed Professional Engineer, specializing in structural issues related to houses and buildings. He has also completed dozens of Reserve Funding Studies for Condominium Associations. Rick is a Licensed Home Inspector, and is a long time member of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI). He is certified as a Radon Specialist by the NJDEP. During the same period, he was also involved in residential construction and renovation. Rick has trained a number of home inspectors over the years, including, coincidentally, the 2006 National ASHI and Garden State ASHI presidents. Prior to inspection work, Rick worked as an engineer in industry, including Exxon Research and Engineering Co. Rick earned a BSE in mechanical engineering from Princeton University and a MSE in the same field from the University of Michigan.

Bret Kaufmann
NJ Home Inspector License # 24GI00018600
Contact by Email: bret@foresightengineering.biz

Bret Kaufmann has inspected over 10,000 homes since 1985. He is a New Jersey Licensed Home Inspector and is the Education Chairman and Director of the Garden State Chapter of American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI).

Bret passed the rigorous exams and became a member of ASHI in 1987. Bret Kaufmann has been an invited guest speaker on home inspections on WMTR, a New Jersey radio station and presented many education seminars to prospective home purchasers, sellers and home inspectors. He is a NJDEP Certified Radon Technician. During the last 19 years, he also directed Foresight’s residential construction and renovation business. Prior to inspection work, Bret served in the US Army as an Army Ranger and Blackhawk Pilot. Bret Kaufmann studied engineering at the United States Military Academy (West Point) and Graduated in 1979 with a BS in Applied Science and later received an MBA from Golden Gate University of San Francisco.

Keith White
NJ Home Inspector License # 24GI00067100
Contact by Email: keith@foresightengineering.biz

Keith has been working at Foresight Engineering for the past eight years as a property inspector and has been certified as a radon technician by the NJDEP. Before that time, he was working as commercial and residential appraiser for more than ten years. He has 30 years of experience in engineering. His background is in engineering, construction, property rehabilitation, site planning and layout, and septic system design. Keith earned a degree in civil engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Marc Pomerantz
NJ Home Inspector License # 24GI100019900

Marc Pomerantz is a licensed home inspector. He is a member of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) and has been doing home inspections full time for the past ten years. He is also certified as a radon technician and a commercial pesticide applicator by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection. Before his time as an inspector, he worked for E.I DuPont de Nemours & Co. and retired as a Senior Research Associate after 30 years of product development with the Photo Product Department in New Jersey. Marc graduated from Pennsylvania State University.

Foresight Engineering credentials:

• We are College Degreed Engineers
• New Jersey Licensed Home Inspectors
• New Jersey Licensed Professional Engineers
• Meets all Standards of NJ DEP for Radon Testing
• Members of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)
• Charter Members of the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists

Foresight Engineering has extensive experience:

• Over 50,000 completed home inspections
• Performed over 30,000 radon tests
• Top inspectors have completed 15,000 inspections each

Phone: 908-788-7551

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