Following the California Code of Regulations, CHEERS reports on quality assurance inspections of its Raters.

Although the vast majority of Raters are highly knowledgeable professionals who strive to uphold Title 24 regulations, some do not meet the standards for truth, accuracy, or completeness.

For those Raters, we offer training and mentoring or progressive discipline. Our Quality Assurance Program is designed to ensure that Raters effectively enforce the energy code and protect consumers.

Progressive disciplinary notices are issued to Raters to educate and improve the accuracy of their field verifications and diagnostic testing. Suspension and decertification are deterrents, with decertification barring a Rater from conducting field verification and diagnostic testing permanently.

The following list is current as of March 21, 2025:

Notice of Violation

• Kevin Tang
• Jesus Barragan
• Anthony Pham
• Angel Arechiga
• Joseph Alfonso
• Eduardo Hernandez
• Jeff Guess
• Josh Rodriguez
• Ramin Fakhri
• Ryan Thurlow
• Vazgen Youssefian
• Sarmen Mirzakhani
• Serzhik Akopyan

Probation Pending Further Education & Training

• Sergio Rodriguez
• Daryll Neuburger
• Daniel Dominguez
• Brian Filice
• Timothy Carstairs
• Ely Kavon
• Victor Gomez Jr
• Robert Miller
• Jon Torbet
• Michael Madrigal
• Angel Perez
• Vincenzo Mazzoni
• Alexander Philipsen
• Anthony Cortes
• Gerardo Lopez
• Robert Scherzinger
• Jonathan Woods

Suspension

• Tom Bachus
• Cobe Villa
• Vitaliy Palnikov

Decertification

• Jose Cervantez
• Shane Vercruysse
• Miriam Meza
• Andrew Corzo
• Miguel Maceda
• Claudia Vartgess
• Miguel Jimenez
• Armin Fakhri
• Tigran Ghazaryan
• Kevin Rivas
• Mark Ames
• Denis Higginson