Member of the Association of Pool & Spa Profesionals Affiliate Member of The California Real Estate Inspectors Association Affiliate of The National (Swimming Pool) Plasterer's Council Affiliate of the American Society of Home Inspectors Associate of the Independant Pool and Spa Service Association The National Swimming Pool Foundation teaches the Certified Pool Operator course through the world. I am a NSPF certified instructor for that course.
swimming pool inspections, swimming pool expert witness
Experience

Business History | Teaching History | Education | Professional Activities |
References | Personal Information

My specialties are:
  • Swimming pool construction defects
  • Solar pool heating
  • Swimming pool service
Here are just a few reasons to consider me in your next case involving pools, spas or solar heating:
  • Over 20 years in swimming pool construction.
  • 2000 pools constructed
  • Bachelors and Masters degrees in engineering.
  • Excellent verbal and writing skills.
  • Over 25 years college level teaching experience.
  • Qualified in California, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Washington.
  • Excellent references
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Business History

1998
Company:
English Consulting
Expert Testimony, Swimming Pool Inspections, Construction Supervision, Instructor for APSP and NSPI
1977 - 1998
Company:
Title:
Assignment:
The Halcyon Corporation DBA Padre Pools
President and General Manager
Responsible for construction management, pool design, supervision of craftsmen & technicians, strategic planning, marketing research, advertising, sales management and all financial operations.
1991 - Present
Company:
Title:
Various Law Firms
Expert Witness
Seved as an expert in the fields of swiming pool and spa construction defects; standard of care in swimming pool and spa maintenance and solar pool and spa heating.
1973 - 1978
Company:
Title:
San Diego Gas and Electric
Manager of Marketing Planning and Research
1967 - 1970
Company:
Title:
E.I. DuPont De Nemours, Inc.
Manufacturing Engineer

Teaching History

2009 - Present
School:
Title:
Courses Taught:
Association of Pool and Spa Professionals
Certified Instructor
Pool Builders Course - 26 hour course covering the entire APSP Pool Builders Manual. Designed for qualified and experienced pool and spa builders that want to earn the APSP Certified Building Professional designation.
2009 - Present
School:
Title:
Courses Taught:
National Swimming Pool Foundation
Certified Pool Operator Instructor
Certified Pool Operator 16 hour course in pool and spa maintenance, including sanitizing chemistry, water balance and all operational safety issues.
1975 - 2008
School:
Title:
Courses Taught:
San Diego State University
Lecturer In Marketing
Marketing Research, Marketing Principles, Contemporary Selling Strategies, Sales Management, Personal Selling
1992 - 1994
School:
Title:
Courses Taught:
National University
Adjunct Faculty
Marketing Research, Graduate Marketing Seminar, Business Principles
1974 - 1976
School:
Title:
Courses Taught:
University of San Diego
Lecturer In Marketing
Consumer Behavior, Marketing Principles
1972 - 1974
School:

Title:
Assignment:
University of Arizona - Department of Economic & Business Research
Business Research Specialist
Responsible for all statistical and data processing for all faculty research in the College of Business. I also provided the statistical design and analysis for many grants that our department obtained.
1970 - 1972
School:
Title:
Courses Taught:
University of Arizona
Lecturer In Systems Engineering
Numerical Analysis, Computer Programming

Education

Year School Degree Major
1971 University Of Arizona M.S. Engineering
1971 University Of Arizona M.S. Marketing
1967 Rutgers University B.S. Engineering
1967 Rutgers University B.A. Liberal Arts
Thesis An Investigation of the Products and Quotients of Correlated Normal Random Variables. Published in the Abstract of The American Statistical Society - July 1976.

Professional Activities

National Spa & Pools Institute
Board member, newsletter editor, consumer arbitration committee.
National Swimming Pool Foundation
Certified Pool Operator
Calif Real Estate Inspectors Assocaition
Conduct annual seminar on pool inspection.
Contractors State License Board
Industry Expert Program
San Diego Visual Basic Users Group
Charter Member

References

Under Construction

Personal Information

Born:
February 13, 1944
Family:
Married since 1973 - three children - six grandchildren
Height:
176 cm
Sex:
Male
Car:
2016 Mazda MX5 Miata
Computer Skills:
Visual Basic, QB4.5, HTML, DOS, UNIX, Windows, FORTRAN
General Health:
Excellent
Weight:
75 kg.
Race:
Irish-American
House:
Craftsman Style - Built 1910