As President of Healthy Living Spaces, Mr. Stih inspects residential and commercial buildings to identify building-related sources responsible for complaints and illness, including but not limited to mold. Mr. Stih, an aerospace engineer, retired from Motorola Inc. and worked in construction before bridging his engineering background with the building sciences to start an environmental testing and consulting company. His company has had offices in three states, Arizona, Oregon and New Mexico, which has allowed him to acquire experience working with mold and indoor air quality issues in different climates with a diverse group of industry professionals. In addition to holding other certifications, Stih is both a Council-Certified Microbial Consultant (CMC) and a Council-Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant (CIEC), Board-awarded by the American Council for Accredited Certification (ACAC). Stih studied Residential Building Construction at Yavapai College with field work building homes for Habitat for Humanity. Stih's experience with microscopy dates back to 1978 when he and his brothers founded Sun Laboratories in the utility room of their parents home. He studied at the McCrone Research Institute in Chicago and holds a certificate for completing the course, Indoor Air Quality: Fungal Spore Identification. From 2012-2015 Stih worked with Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL) to study and publish papers related to mold. The microscope and standards Stih use were calibrated by Los Alamos National Laboratories. Stih is the also author of the classic, Healthy Living Spaces: Top 10 Hazards Affecting Your Health. He has been interviewed on over 100 radio and T.V. shows, world-wide. The book became a best-seller after an interview on 92 KQRS, Minneapolis' most listened to morning show. Stih was hired by Dyson Ltd, as an expert to work on a media relations, providing consumers with tips on how to alleviate allergy and asthma symptoms. He was media trained by the public relations firm, Ketchum, in their New York studio. Stih was hired by the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) to develop and teach courses on selecting healthy building materials [Indoor Air Quality- It's More than Mold. How to Design & Build Homes that are Green and Healthy]. Stih is Green. He has been a speaker at Bio-neers and green building expos throughout the country. Stih worked part time at the National Coalition for Alternative to Pesticides (NCAP) from 2004 - 2005. For a long time Stih has been a frequent speaker at annual conferences for the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA), Environmental Information Association (EIA) and the Maine Indoor Air Quality Conferences. In New Mexico Stih is the Chapter Director for the Indoor Air Quality Association