LEADERSHIP

Eric J Woods is the Founder and CEO of Code Pro International LLC. Eric is recognized as a top code enforcement expert in South Florida, Atlanta, D.C and the International Code Council.

Eric is well-known in the Metropolitan Atlanta construction community, previously serving as Atlanta’s Deputy Chief of Inspections. His zeal to personally address inspection and code concerns was well-demonstrated  during his tenure. 

Eric is NOW available for professional code consultation and inspections on YOUR project. 

Credentials;

• Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C - "Class of '72"
• Building and Housing Code Administration Certification from Penn State University - 1980 
• Effective Supervisory Practices Certification from ICMA University 
• Code Enforcement and Administrative Professional (CEAP) from SBCCI.
• Master Code Professional [M.C.P.] from the International Code Council (ICC) 
• As a Master Code Professional (MCP), Mr. Woods is one of a select group of just over 800 individuals in the U.S. who possess the highest level of code expertise certification recognized by the construction and code enforcement industry in the United States and Internationally

Over twenty-five (25) years supervising building departments;

• Assistant Building Official (BCA) for the City of Boca Raton, Florida
• Deputy Chief Building Official (DCBO) for Washington, D.C.
• Business Unit Manager (BUM) for Florida operations for Bureau Veritas, N.A. 
• V.P. of Code Compliance for Capri/Nova Environmental and Engineering (Florida)
• Director & CBO of the Tribal Building Department for the Seminole Tribe of Florida (STOF). 
• Chief Building Official (CBO) for Dekalb County, Georgia
•  Building Director/Building Code Administrator for Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) 

In 2006, Mr. Woods was selected as the Electrical Subject Matter Expert as part of a National Expert Consultant Team (one of only six nationwide) to draft a new regulatory building code platform for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan through the International Code Council funded by the U.S Trade and Development Agency. (https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2006/06/12/daily19.html)

Eric also;

• Was part of the ICC A-117 Committee that updated and reconciled ADA requirements as a “Safe Harbor” into the 2009 International Building Code, 
• Was on the ICC Membership Committee Governing Board  (2020-2021)
• Currently holds twenty  [20] active ICC professional certifications;. 

               o Certified Accessibility/ Inspector/Plan Examiner.

               o Combination Commercial Plan Examiner [B, M, E,P.)

               o Combination Residential Plan Examiner [B, M, E, P]

               o Combination Commercial Inspector [B, M, E, P]

               o Combination Residential Inspector [B, M, E, P]