To Robert Daniels, branch manager for Pool Doctor Service & Supplies/National Pool Partners, a pool technician is more than someone who cleans and balances your pool. “Behind the scenes,” he says, “we are ensuring you and your family are safe while swimming. When you are out of town, we are normally the first to report…
While getting his engineering degree in Brazil, Max Filho worked at engineering firms specializing in tall buildings and shopping malls. “That experience made me understand a lot about how a construction company works,” Filho says. He went to work for his father, who in addition to plumbing pools also did repairs and renovations. Since Filho…
Servicing and cleaning pool covers is a skill unto itself, and something Alex Diaz hopes to capitalize on. “[I want] to build a national brand, sparking a new service within the pool industry,” Diaz says. Diaz worked for a pool cover company in Santa Barbara, where he learned how to clean covers, and then how…
William Graham admits that it’s a cliché, but he feels like he’s found a home at Spa Electrics. His dad, Bill Graham, who has worked in the pool industry for more than 20 years, pointed him to the company. “Coming from a background of customer service, technical service, sales and a strong business acumen, my…
Wread Richardson says he learned the industry from one of the best: His uncle, Paul Ryan, owner of Texas Pools in The Woodlands, Texas. Ryan was “a genius pool designer who had won more design awards himself than most companies do in their lifetime,” Richards says. While working with his uncle’s company, Richardson designed pools…
Billie Jean Parrish seems to be the dictionary definition of a people person. That was true during the 10 years she spent as a hairstylist and it remained true after she switched to a career in an administrative role for a pool business. One might think she’d spend most of her time glued to a…
I love Christmas, but for me the best time of the year is announcing 30 Under 40 recipients.
Residential pools and commercial pools are completely different beasts. Residential service techs might visit 20 to 30 pools in a single day and only see a particular pool on their route once, maybe twice per week. For commercial pool techs, many jurisdictions require chemical and safety checks every day, if not multiple times per day. Both jobs require a strong attention to detail; techs must pick up on changes to pool operations very quickly during each short visit.
While pool service technicians have countless tools of the trade, including suction hoses, test kits, brush attachments and more, it could be argued that one of their most important tools is the service cart for lugging all those other tools around
Pool and spa filtration products manufacturer Pleatco has announced the winners of its 2022 Perfect Pool Tech Search. The annual contest, which was co-sponsored by GENESIS, the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance and AQUA Magazine, was created to be an innovative way to honor the hardworking men and women of the pool and spa service…
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance has announced the launch of its first cohort of the PHTA Leadership Certificate Program, powered by Cornell University. This program is exclusively for PHTA members and has two tracks, one for executive leaders and a second for emerging leaders. According to organizers, the PHTA Leadership Certificate Program, which was…
David Van Brunt David Van Brunt has been in the swimming pool industry since 1988, but you may know him best from his YouTube videos, podcast (The Pool Guy Show) and website (swimmingpoollearning.com). Since 2012, Van Brunt has been doling out free advice to consumers and pool professionals alike on pool maintenance and products. His…