Employee Spotlight: Rick Jamieson, Construction Manager

At Aquatic Design Group, we want to recognize that we’re more than just a company, we’re people - dedicated professionals with a passion for what we do. In our ongoing Employee Spotlight series, we’ll introduce our team members and all the awesome things we’re doing as individuals as well as together as a firm.

In honor of Construction Safety Week, our Employee Spotlight is Rick Jamieson, Aquatic Design Group’s experienced and knowledgeable construction manager and inspector. Originally hailing from Southern California but now residing in Wake Forest, North Carolina, Rick has been in the industry for 30 years, and making sure our pools are built right the first time for the past nine years. Thanks for everything you do Rick!

Employee Spotlight: Cara Johnson, Office Manager

At Aquatic Design Group, we want to recognize that we’re more than just a company, we’re people - dedicated professionals with a passion for what we do. In our ongoing Employee Spotlight series, we’ll introduce our team members and all the awesome things we’re doing as individuals as well as together as a firm.

We’re thrilled to feature our rockstar office manager first - Cara Johnson. It's true what they say… not all heroes wear capes! From human resources to accounting, from project contract reviewer to mind reader, therapist, and doer of whatever needs to be done to make our office successfully function, she can multitask while multi-tasking. Cara has been a fundamental part of Aquatic Design Group’s success over the last 14 years. She's also a dedicated wife and mom of two great kids, a middle school band booster board member, and a (self-professed) mediocre violinist, terrible gardener, and amateur ornithologist. We appreciate Cara and the talent, love, and kindness she applies to everything she does! 

There's no place like home...

Aquatic Design Group was recently selected to work with the City of Merriam, McCarthy Building Companies, The Clark Enersen Partners, Perkins+Will, and the rest of the project team to help design the new $30 million community aquatic center in Merriam, Kansas. We're truly excited to collaborate with such a great team and community on this project! Click HERE to read more.

Awarded for What We Love to Do!

Aquatic Design Group was recently the recipient of four "Outstanding Sports Facility Awards" at the 2016 NIRSA Annual Conference -- the most awards for any aquatic design firm! The following award-winning projects include:

University of Oregon Student Recreation Center Expansion and Renovation

Cal Poly Pomona Bronco Recreation and Intramural Complex

California State University, Northridge Oasis Wellness Center University Student Union

University of Colorado Boulder Student Recreation Center

Congratulations to our associated team's for the recognition!

Bringing Marguerite Aquatics Center Back to Its Glory Days

“We will have the best outdoor diving platforms in the United States. ”
— Jim Montrella, 1976 U.S. Olympic Team Assistant Coach

Aquatic Design Group was retained by the City of Mission Viejo to provide full design services for the renovation of the world-renowned Marguerite Aquatics Center. Click in the image below to read more about this exciting project and its future impact on swimming and diving.

We're honored to be honored!

 

The 2015 Aquatics International Best of Aquatics Honorees have been reviled and three Aquatic Design Group projects were recognized! Congratulations to DropZone Waterpark (Perris, CA), Alga Norte Community Park Aquatic Center (Carlsbad, CA), and North Valleys Splash Park (Sparks, NV).

Click on the images below to read more about these projects and their positive impact on each community! 

DROPZONE WATERPARK, PERRIS, CA

 

ALGA NORTE COMMUNITY PARK AQUATIC CENTER, CARLSBAD, CA

NORTH VALLEYS SPLASH PARK, SPARKS, NV