Rich Klarck

Home: 847-***-****

Cell: 630-***-**** 959 Mount Vernon

Email: ablhm3@r.postjobfree.com Grayslake, IL 60030

Objective: To join a firm that recognizes hard working employees in a position

that provides challenges and responsibilities.

Qualifications: I have been an engineer/designer in the Aquatic industry for over

21 years. My Aquatic background extends from the planning &

engineering design of facilities through the design and manufacture

of pool related products and components. My project experience

ranges from leisure facilities, including water parks and family

aquatic centers, through competitive venues.

Experience: January 2008 to Present AQUATIC EXCELLENCE

Austin, TX

Principal Engineer/Project Manager

• Responsible for swimming pool mechanical design and all

phases of project management including completion and

review of construction documents, bidding and negotiations

and construction administration.

• Work directly with owner developing project proposals and

budget estimates.

• Attend A/E team interviews for potential projects.

• Key person in charge of aquatic facility evaluations and

technical report writing.

December 2003 to December 2007 Independent Consultant

• Provided complete Aquatic Consulting Services to

Architectural Firms.

• Services included: Providing recommendations and

documentation for aquatic systems to achieve the design

intent, including narrative descriptions, drawings/diagrams,

reports, cost estimates; providing complete engineering,

drawings and specifications necessary to obtain permits and

to bid/construct the project; providing written clarifications

such as addenda, attend pre-bid meetings, reviewed bidder

qualifications and make recommendations for aquatic related

bidders/contractors or sub-contractors; review of shop

drawing submittals, provide clarifications and supplemental

information, make periodic site visits to observe work in

progress and to develop a punch list at the conclusion of

construction.

• Provided facility evaluation services and technical report

writing.

February 2001 to November 2003 PHN Architects

Wheaton, IL

Director of Aquatics

• Provided complete Aquatic design services in house, saving

the company the cost for outsourced aquatic design

services.

• Responsible for budget analysis, swimming pool mechanical

design and all phases of project management including

completion and review of construction documents, bidding

and negotiations and construction administration.

• Attended A/E team interviews for potential projects.

• Responsible for all aquatic facility evaluations and technical

report writing.

April 1996 to January 2001 Water Technology, Inc

Beaver Dam, WI

Project Manager/Mechanical Designer

• Responsible for budget analysis, swimming pool mechanical

design, completion and review of construction documents,

bidding and negotiations and construction administration.

• Principal Project Manager responsible for facility evaluations

and technical report writing.

• Managed multiple projects, including prime and non-prime,

simultaneously.

• Attended A/E team interviews for potential projects.

• Obtained approval of new concrete gutter design from Illinois

Department of Public Health through open channel flow

analysis saving the company cost of revised construction

documents and add to the contract for the client.

November 1995 to March 1996 Paragon Aquatech

Wheeling, IL

Aquatic Engineer

• Responsible for fluid flow analysis in pool systems,

incorporation of Auto-Cad in the drafting department and

training of CAD personnel.

• Analytically verified acceptable flow characteristics of outlets

plumbed in series to Illinois Department of Public Health for

a plumbing installation in code violation, saving $10,000 in

corrective costs.

• Achieved a complete transition to Auto-Cad within a one

month period of employment, allowing expansion of

business and greater revenues.

May 1994 to October 1995 SERTA, Inc

Product Development Manager

• Responsible for the development and testing of new

products, coordination with marketing on establishment of

product specifications and assisting quality assurance

program.

• Designed and fabricated component testing package,

allowing factories to do on site raw material testing assuring

that product specifications and quality were being met.

• Designed suspension delivery system for anthropomorphic

mannequin used in surface pressure measurements, putting

the company in the forefront of comfort analysis and design.

January 1988 to May 1994 Kiefer Pool Equipment Co

Project Manager/Designer

• Responsibilities included: Fluid dynamic flow analysis;

design of stainless steel perimeter gutter systems, vacuum

filter systems and deck equipment; research and

development of new products; oversaw manufacturing and

purchasing.

• Designed the first low profile portable guard platform, named

the Sentinel. This style platform is now a standard in the

public pool and water park industry.

Education: October 1994

Designing Industrial Experiments

University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

December 1987

Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Computer AutoCAD, Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel

Skills:

Interests: Boating, Saltwater Reef Aquarium Keeping, Scuba Diving

Additional

Languages: Speak Polish Fluently

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