Note: Given the absolute certainty that Tom will be reading this, and the scarcity of job opportunities in these recessionary times, this 
particular web page has been very carefully edited. 
		 Originally a partner in the business, sole owner since 1985 and President/CEO since incorporation in 1995, Tom Oyen has been doing this for a 
long, long time. A voracious student of chimney factoids and hearth-related lore, and a veteran of every facet of the hearth products business from 
the chimney top down, Tom is the go-to guy whenever there's a problem nobody can solve
		 (although this doesn't happen very often, given the 
surpassing competence of the experienced, conscientious and vastly underpaid Chimney Sweep office staff and crew). 
		
		
			
				
				 Tom's credentials include: 
				    
Certified Solid Fuel Safety Technician: Wood Heating Education and Research Foundation  
Member, Hearth Products Association 
Member, National Association of Home Builders 
Washington State Contractor's License #CHIMNSI055PD 
Pace Setter's Award, Sweet Home Stove Works: 1983 
President's Award, Sweet Home Stove Works: 1984 
Merit Award for Outstanding Customer Service, Kent Stoveworks, 1986 
Nominee, Dealer of the Year, Washington Wood Energy Association, 1987 
Member, Board of Directors, Washington Wood Energy Association, 1988 
Outstanding Sales & Service Award, Pacific Energy, 1989-1990-1992-1993-1994-1995-1999-2001-2002-2004-2005-2006-2007-2008 
Dealer Achievement Award, Waterford Irish Stoves, 1993-1994 
Top Potato, Travis Industries Stove Camp, 1994 
Certificate of Appreciation, Northwest Air Pollution Authority, 1994 
Outstanding Product Presentation Award, Waterford Irish Stoves, 1995-1996 
				
Cover Story, Hearth & Home Magazine, January 1995 
Pacific Northwest Dealer of the Year, Hearthstone, 1996 
Nickel Circle Award, Heartland Appliances, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 
Gold Dealer Award, Hearthstone, 2000 
Top Dealer Award, Waterford Irish Stoves, 2001 
Outstanding Sales Performance, Mendota, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 
Roy Award for Outstanding Sales Performance, Heartland Appliances, 2002 
Top Regional Dealer Award, Waterford Irish Stoves, 2003 
Outstanding Sales and Service, Hearthstone, 2003
				  
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	Although Tom doesn't get out in the field  much anymore,
he still dresses like a  Sweep. 
 
These are his "summer blacks". 
 
  
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