Faculty

Vince Moiso, Principal

Vince Moiso is a Business and Marketing Consultant and a Licensed C54 Tile Contractor who recently became principal owner of Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants. Vince is the RMO for CTASC’s California C54 Tile Contractor’s License. Vince is also a principal at Oceanside Glass & Tile Company.

Vince has worked as a forensic investigator for CTASC for about 10 years.  He was a natural stone fabricator, a tile installer, a vice president of an international tile and stone manufacturing and distribution firm, and that included opening and managing three retail showrooms. Vince has been in the tile and stone industry going on 30 years.

Vince has an MBA in finance and marketing from Cal State Fullerton and a BA in international relations from the University of San Diego.  Vincent also teaches B2B Content Marketing at his alma mater where he serves as a Director on the USD Alumni Board of Directors.

 

Kurt Klaser, Trainer

Kurt Klaser attended San Diego State University, and then began his tile and stone installation career with the family business, Klaser Tile Company Inc. in 1990.

Kurt was an apprentice to his father, Bill Klaser, who is a recognized tile expert in the industry known for his commitment to quality. Under his father’s mentoring Kurt became an expert installer of exterior stone and thin brick veneers, industrial flooring, and glass mosaic work for domes and fully tiled swimming pools as well as other applications. Kurt Klaser is considered an expert at all aspects of the tile installation process.

Kurt worked his way up from a tile helper/finisher to a journeyman master tile setter/foreman over a 20+ year career to achieve this designation. Kurt has always been committed to quality work throughout his 18 year employment at Klaser Tile and was responsible for either the tile installation or for the supervision of tile installations as a foreman of a large number of Klaser Tile’s projects and installers.

Kurt received his Ceramic Tile Consultant (CTC) certification through the Ceramic Tile Institute of America in 1996 to further his pursuit of quality control and best practices for the industry. Curt has been a CTaSC inspector since 2009 and has been ITS Verified through the University of Ceramic Tile and Stone.

 

Kevin Klaser, Trainer

Kevin Klaser attended San Diego State University, and then began his tile and stone installation career with the family business, Klaser Tile Company Inc. in 1990.

Kevin was an apprentice to his father, Bill Klaser, who is a recognized tile expert in the industry known for his commitment to quality. Under his father’s mentoring Kevin became an expert installer of exterior stone and thin brick veneers, industrial flooring, and glass mosaic work for domes and fully tiled swimming pools as well as other applications. Kevin Klaser is considered an expert at all aspects of the tile installation process.

Kevin worked his way up from a tile helper/finisher to a journeyman master tile setter/foreman over a 20+ year career to achieve this designation. Kevin has always been committed to quality work throughout his 18 year employment at Klaser Tile and was responsible for either the tile installation or for the supervision of tile installations as a foreman and as a superintendent of a large number of Klaser Tile projects and installers.

Kevin received his Ceramic Tile Consultant (CTC) certification through the Ceramic Tile Institute of America in 1996 to further his pursuit of quality control and best practices for his industry. Kevin has been a CTaSC inspector since 2006 and has been ITS Verified through the University of Ceramic Tile and Stone.