Check out our expert Advanced restoration and waterproofing team
Serving Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky since 1994.
Our staff are all highly experienced in their specialized craft and have been a part of our team for years.
Mike Bird
Founding Member and Owner
Mike is the founding member of Advanced Restoration & Waterproofing LLC with over 30 years of experience in the residential construction and restoration business. He entered the construction and restoration industry immediately after separating from the military in 1994. Starting out as a hod carrier on a block-laying crew, he then moved on from there to having hands-on experience in drywall, plumbing, interior and exterior trim, roofing and eventually finding his way into building and framing custom homes. In 2001, he formed what was the lead up to Advanced, A-1 Crawl Space Repair. Later in 2004, he founded Advanced Waterproofing and then went on to form Advanced Restoration & Waterproofing, LLC in 2012. All along the way he always worked hard and continues working hard to improve service, methods and the quality of materials used. Most importantly he surrounds himself with great people.
His message to folks who are experiencing foundation issues on their home is simple: no need to look any further for the best service and highest quality workmanship available in central Indiana, Northern Kentucky and southwestern Ohio than Advanced Restoration & Waterproofing LLC.
In his spare time away from work he enjoys hanging out with his wife, his adult children and grandchildren at every opportunity and writing music in his studio. Mike is currently the Master of Nashville Masonic Lodge #135 in Nashville, IN and sitting as a board member at the Indiana Masonic Home for the 2024 and 2025 term. He honorably served as an Army veteran in the Persian Gulf region and ” Desert Storm.”
Matt Beninghaus
Team Lead and Co-Op Member
Matt has been a part of our team since 2012. He learned quickly and was a team lead from 2014-2019, successfully completing over 1000 installations and renovation projects. In 2019, he moved into an inspector’s role within our team. He was able to use his knowledge of installations successfully during his time as he approached each project from that point of view. He easily diagnosed potential issues at the initial inspections that other companies did not find and consequently was able to save customers both in regards to investments made and headaches that would not have been realized until installation teams showed up and began the work. He truly exhibits the embodiment of dedication to “doing the job right the first time”!
Matt has recently made his way back to installations as it is where his passions are.
Matts enjoys time with wife Ashley and their two children. They spend time off-roading, 4 wheeling on his property and enjoying sports that their his children are involved in. They also like to spend time traveling and seeing all the beauty America has to offer.
Marty Mainzer
Customer Inspections Representative
Marty has been running waterproofing, foundation and drainage inspections since 2013 for Advanced Restoration & Waterproofing. He genuinely cares about what is needed to make your project a success and will also view each project as if it were his own property. He will spend the time needed to diagnose what is wrong with your foundation and provide you with options for its repair. When he is not working, he enjoys time spent with his family, attending church activities and spending time hiking and enjoying the great outdoors.
Allan Storm
Team Lead and Co-Op Member
Allan has been a team member since 2025. He initially started out working with Mike Jr. and quickly moved into a team lead position by demonstrating both his leadership ability and restoration qualifications. He had over 10 years in the construction field before starting his career with Advanced. His vast knowledge of installations ranging from foundation structure, drainage, basement waterproofing and crawlspace renovation has proven to be a most valuable asset, not only to us, but importantly to our customers. He has recently moved into the inspection arm of our company and is doing well, being able to provide customers with the skill sets needed to determine the source of the issues their foundation is having and provide options as to how to best mitigate and solve the problem.
Allan is blessed with a large family that he enjoys spending his off time with. He runs sound at his church home and coaches baseball and participates as a ” squad dad ” with his daughters competition cheerleading team. He looks forward to meeting you and helping solve your foundation issues!
Thomas Spurlock
Office Management, Co-Op Member, and Team Lead
Thomas began working with Advanced in the field and learning the installation side of our industry. After it became apparent to our owner of his talent to multitask and manage the several challenges of running a business, he brought him into the office and began to train him for a management role in the company. He was in charge of all office operations for two years and has completely earned our owners trust. He has moved into the management role of a team lead and will soon round out his training by moving into inspections. He has a very promising career ahead of him as he is slated to move into a junior partner and eventually senior partner position in the coming years.
Thomas has a young family and enjoys spending time with them. He currently serves as the Treasurer at the Nashville Masonic Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons #135.
Randy Sneed
Team Lead
Randy leads an installation team and has now since 2021. He started out working with us as a member of Matt Benninghauss’ team over 10 years ago. He has demonstrated his proficiency in all categories of the installations that we perform. We are blessed to have him with our team.
Randy is happily married and enjoys time off spent with his wife and children. His hobbies are raising chickens and racing RC cars!
Joshua Mainzer
Inspections Team
Joshua has been on our inspection team for 3 years and is very well trained in delivering a spot on inspection in all aspects of our services. He is thorough in his inspections and will always offer multiple solutions when it is possible so that you have different approaches presented to you when considering foundation and waterproofing repairs. He looks forward to helping you out!
Brandon Powers
Team Lead
Brandon began his journey into team leadership over a decade ago when he started as a laborer on one of our install teams. He worked hard over the years learning the process and what the expectations are regarding team building and quality of installs. Earlier in 2024 he was promoted to a team lead and has managed it very well. We are blessed to have him and if he ends up on your installation he will demonstrate with certainty why he is a trusted install partner.
Brittany Spurlock
Office Management Team Member
Brittany is the newest member of our team. She is adapting very successfully to running our office. Her extremely fast learning curve is notable, along with her ability to multi-task and take on the ever changing challenges daily with a positive attitude. She looks forward to talking with you and getting to know all of our customers. When your project is scheduled, chances are it will be Brittany you will be working with. She will help work through everything from scheduling, service, payments and answering general questions.
Brittany is married and shares two beautiful children with her husband, Thomas.