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Since 1966, Aquatic Control has been providing high quality products, services, and staff for managing lakes, ponds, and other water resources. Our professional staff includes: fisheries biologists, factory trained fountain specialists, and licensed aquatic applicators. Our services include vegetation management plans, treatment programs, fountain/aeration system installations, fish population surveys and mapping.
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Ciera Baird

Aquatic Ecotoxicologist: Specializing in HAB Management

Dr. Baird was hired at Aquatic Control, Inc. in November of 2018 as an Aquatic Ecotoxicologist, with a primary focus on management of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in reservoirs, lakes, and ponds. She received her B.S. degree in Wildlife Biology in May of 2012 with a minor in chemistry from Keystone College in La Plume, PA. Shortly after graduating college, she moved on to pursue graduate education at Clemson University in Clemson, SC. Throughout her graduate career, her studies were focused on water resource management. For her Master’s degree thesis, she worked on a project funded by two major oil companies in Alberta, Canada with the overarching goal of treating wastewaters generated by oil sands mining using constructed wetland treatment systems.

While working on her M.S. degree, she collaborated on research with colleagues in her graduate program regarding management of noxious and invasive algal species with algaecides in water resources ranging from residential ponds to large potable water reservoirs. Dr. Baird graduated with an M.S. degree in Ecotoxicology in December of 2015 and continued in her program to pursue a Ph.D.

Her doctoral research involved evaluations of human health and ecological risks related to toxins (specifically microcystins) produced by cyanobacteria in fresh water resources, as well as studies which were focused on more efficient and effective use of copper-based algaecides for control of toxin-producing cyanobacteria. She also evaluated a solar photocatalytic process that could be used to remove microcystins produced by cyanobacteria from drinking waters during in-plant treatment or as a stand-alone process in developing countries. Dr. Baird graduated with a Ph.D. in Ecotoxicology from Clemson University in August of 2018 and has 20 peer-reviewed publications. She is a member of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Aquatic Plant Management Society, and various regional chapters of the Aquatic Plant Management Society (Midwest, Midsouth, South Carolina, and Northeast).

Dr. Baird’s duties at Aquatic Control, Inc. include development and overall supervision of laboratory services, creating and managing harmful algal bloom-related contracts, providing technical support at field sites, conducting and publishing internal and collaborative laboratory and field research, and presenting research at local, national, and international conferences.

Melissa Willey

Customer Service Specialist

Melissa Willey was born and raised in Vero Beach, Florida. From the time she was little, Melissa grew up helping out with her family’s business at Blue Crystal Ice and Vero Supply. She went to Vero Beach High School from 2005-2009. Once she graduated high school, she went to Indian River State College where she earned her AA in Business Administration before deciding to go to the University of North Florida (UNF) where she received her Bachelor’s in Marketing in 2015. In her free time Melissa enjoys kayaking, fishing, hiking, and camping.

While at UNF, Melissa participated in the Women in Business Society where she was involved with community outreach events and helped raised awareness for organizations as well as attending special events by guest speakers. During the Spring of 2014, Melissa went on Study Abroad to Austria and the Czech Republic where she toured the United Nations and was able to visit with many local businesses and observe how these businesses operated overseas.

After graduating from UNF in 2015, Melissa worked for Hancock Printing Equipment as an administrative assistant in Lutz, Florida. While there, she processed all the orders for freight shipping and receiving as well as preparing all necessary shipping documents. She also handled taking sales and service orders from their clientele.

In March of 2016 Melissa and her husband moved to Indiana and recently bought a home in Columbus, IN. Over the past year, Melissa has been working in Nashville, Indiana at Mulberry Cottage where she worked in sales. She loves working in customer service and being able to get involved in helping customers find what they are looking for and have a great experience at the same time.

She began working for Aquatic Control at the end of April 2018 as the Customer Service Specialist. Along with assisting customers and handling/processing orders, she will be reconciling inventory for all the offices as well as monthly expense reports for each employee.

Troy Hubbard

Aquatic Biologist

Mr. Hubbard is an Aquatic Biologist at Aquatic Control, Inc., Evansville, IN. He was born on June 5^th, 1995 in Ravenna, OH. Troy graduated from Valley High School in 2013 with academic honors. After three and a half years he then went on to receive a Bachelor’s of Science in Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology at West Liberty University in the fall semester of 2016.

While attending West Liberty University, Troy gained research experience in multiple fields of study. Mr. Hubbard has research experience with both fisheries management and conservation research. While at West Liberty University, Troy had the privilege of working with Dr. Zachary Loughman on his astacology research team. He gained field experience on this research team while surveying/collecting crayfish, performing on-site genetic sampling and evaluating stream water quality. The efforts of the team were successful and resulted in an endangered status and federal protection of two crayfish species in the tristate area of West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia. Mr. Hubbard was also an assistant intern with Dr. Joe Greathouse, gaining valuable skills in a rearing and release program with hellbender salamanders. The work involved husbandry and rearing of Hellbender salamander from eggs/young to mature adults for release. He was also responsible for field work surveying/sampling Hellbenders. Husbandry duties consisted of measuring, feeding, cleaning and maintaining correct amounts of antibacterial and antifungal fluids.

Troy’s most recent work was with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources as a Fisheries Technician II. He worked with the Western Kentucky Critical Species Investigation branch to research and remove Asian Carp from Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. His responsibilities in his position included boat maintenance, telemetry tracking, surgical ultrasonic telemetry tag implantation, electrofishing, experimental gill net sampling, fin ray/otolith aging, fish market/gonad data, public relations, purchasing. Troy has also worked with the Western Fisheries District to help with large scale habitat improvement projects and sport fisheries management.

Mr. Hubbard joined Aquatic Control, Inc. as an Aquatic Biologist. His responsibilities include product application for algae and weed control or water enhancement, aeration/fountain work including regular maintenance and problem shooting, and product sales/customer relation.

Leif Willey

Lake & Special Project Supervisor

We are happy to announce that Leif Willey will be joining Aquatic Control on January 22, 2018 as our Lake & Special Projects Supervisor! Mr. Willey grew up in Seymour, Indiana where from an early age he had an interest and passion for the outdoors. He attended Seymour High School from 2002-2006.

After graduating high school, Mr. Willey continued his education at Purdue University and majored in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. After his sophomore year, he began a summer internship at Aquatic Control. This internship sparked his interest in the management and biology of aquatic plants and algae. At the end of his second summer internship he decided that he wanted to further his education in the subject matter post-graduation. Mr. Willey was accepted for admission into the University of Florida Graduate School under Dr. Michael Netherland.

Mr. Willey began working for Dr. Netherland as a graduate assistant in July, 2010. His duties, in addition to completing required coursework for my degree, were to assist Dr. Netherland with ongoing aquatic plant related research projects as well as to conduct my own independent research project and thesis for fulfillment of his degree. Much of Leif’s research focused on management of invasive crested floating heart. While in school Mr. Willey attended several national and regional Aquatic Plant Management Society meetings where he presented regular updates on his research project and won several student presenter contests as well as received the MAPMS graduate research grant in 2012. Mr. Willey graduated in December 2012 with a Master of Science degree in Agronomy. After graduation Dr. Netherland hired him back as a research assistant at the Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants in Gainesville, FL. His duties included carrying out research projects both in the lab and field directed by Dr. Netherland as well as contribute his own research projects as allowed. During this time, he also worked with Dr. Netherland to get several of his thesis chapters published in the Journal of Aquatic Plant Management.

In November 2013 he began a new job as Research Biologist with Aquatic Systems Inc. a lake and wetland management company based in Pompano Beach, FL, where his duties were to evaluate new chemistries as they came available; maintain and update the chemical use guide; provide regular training for all field staff and service managers on new treatments procedures, label updates, herbicide use patterns and equipment; direct research and problem solving operations among all 10 of the company’s offices around the state as needed; bring new monitoring and assessment/screening technology into the analytical laboratory that the company operated.

In February 2016, Mr. Willey accepted an offer to be a Technical Specialist at SePRO Corporation in the Ohio Valley territory. His duties at SePRO included assisting customers to develop management programs with SePRO’s portfolio of aquatic herbicides and algaecides and to support the use of their products within his territory. He was also involved with a variety of projects from monitoring treatments to evaluating experimental herbicides/algaecides for registration with SePRO’s Stewards of Water business partners.

After moving back to Indiana, Mr. Willey got married to wife Melissa on October 8, 2016 in Seymour, IN. They bought a home and settled in Columbus, IN. In his free time he still enjoys being outdoors and traveling with his wife. Mr. Willey enjoys hunting everything from small game to waterfowl, deer and turkey, practicing taxidermy, fishing, and trapping.

Mr. Willey’s duties at Aquatic Control as the Lake & Special Projects Supervisor will include scheduling, planning, and completing lake treatments; managing Indiana LARE projects; employee supervision and review; and proposal/contract creation. In addition, Leif’s education and past experiences will be called upon to help improve Aquatic Control’s research and lab capabilities.

Wesley Goldsmith

Fisheries Biologist

Mr. Goldsmith is a Fisheries Biologist for Aquatic Control at the Seymour, Indiana office. He was born and raised outside of Oldenburg, Indiana and graduate from Batesville High School in 2011. Wes received a Bachelor of Science degree in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences from Purdue University in May 2011. While attending Purdue he worked on several graduate research projects including silver and bighead carp telemetry studies along the Wabash River, stream community diversity studies in Northern Indiana, and a habitat assessment study in a backwater of the Ohio River.

After graduation Wes completed his second stint with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources as a Seasonal Aide. While in this position he aided in several lake management surveys, big rivers surveys, and helped around the Cikana Fish Hatchery. Other duties included writing small reports, aging scales of various species, and providing maintenance on nets and other equipment. In December of 2015 Wes began a position with Marsh & Associates as a Fisheries Technician in Phoenix, Arizona. After assisting in several projects, he quickly was promoted to Fisheries Biologist I. In this position he began to lead multiple projects including a telemetry study on Utah Lake, a razorback sucker telemetry study on the Colorado River, and an Amargosa pupfish study in Death Valley National Park. Responsibilities included supervising field technicians, analyzing data, writing reports, and presenting at professional conferences.

Mr. Goldsmith began his career with Aquatic Control in the summer of 2017 as an aquatic biologist. In July of 2018 Wes was promoted to Fisheries Biologist. His duties include: scheduling and performing fish surveys, writing fish survey reports, conducting pond clinics, and aquatic plant management. He is a certified and licensed aquatic pesticide applicator in Indiana and Ohio. He is a member of the Society of Lake Management Professionals and Indiana chapter of the American Fisheries Society.

Grant Greenman

Aquatic Biologist

Grant Greenman was born and raised in northeast Colorado in a small farming community. He attended Holyoke High School and graduated in May of 2011. There was never down time growing up on a farm. When school was out and there wasn’t a sports camp to attend, there was always work to be done in a tractor. Whenever the smallest amount of time was freed up Grant could be found hunting or fishing. His love for the outdoors is what drove him to further his education in wildlife and fisheries.

Grant attended the University of Wyoming after high school and majored in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and Management graduating in May of 2017. While attending school he worked in a lab with Dr. Merav Ben-David. They were studying populations of chipmunks in wooded vs. sage brush environments. Dr. Ben-David has been doing this research for 18 years now and continued to find new information about the population each year Grant was on the project. He also worked in a lab studying pocket mouse populations across Wyoming. The project researching to see why their populations were diminishing across the state.

After college, Grant moved back home to the farm while he sought out the right wildlife job. He eventually accepted a position as a conservation technician with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. NGPC gave him an opportunity to expand his field experience in wildlife. They spent a lot of time on land management and trying to recreate a more natural environment for fish and wildlife. A large chunk of their time was spent on invasive and nonnative species management. When Grant is away from work he enjoys spending his time in the outdoors fishing and hunting waterfowl, deer, and elk. Grant began his position as an aquatic biologist with Aquatic Control Inc. on February 19th, 2019. He will be using his knowledge and experience to assist in aquatic plant management, pond and lake management, fountain/aeration installation, and fish surveys.

Tim Holt

Illinois Office Manager

Tim Holt was born on September 5, 1983 and was raised in Silverdale, Washington on the Puget Sound. He graduated from Central Kitsap High School in 2002, after high school he began working in construction, landscaping, sales, and operated a painting business in Phoenix, Arizona.

On the pursuit for more fulfilling work, Tim decided to join AmeriCorps where he worked as an environmental educator and camp counselor working with youth at risk in Little Rock, Arkansas. During his term in AmeriCorps he found his passion of working in the outdoors and decided to pursue a degree at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee. At Tennessee State University Tim was a member of the Honor Society and upheld a 4.0 GPA. After two years he transferred to Indiana University where he graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. degree in Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology and minor in History.

While earning his degree Tim worked with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources on Lake Monroe and also had the opportunity to intern with the Bloomington Parks and Recreation. As an intern he joined the natural resources team to help develop new pesticide management policies, worked with volunteers to build trails, and managed invasive species. During his collegiate tenure, he spent his summers as a water ski and wakeboard instructor on Lake Winnipesauke near Moultonborough, NH. After graduation Tim worked at Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge as a maintenance intern, striving to enhance pollinator habitat, learning about water management practices, and maintaining heavy equipment.

Tim joined Aquatic Control in 2016 as a certified and licensed aquatic pesticide applicator in Indiana and Illinois. Were his duties at Aquatic Control include aquatic plant management, participating in fish surveys, equipment maintenance, and installing and removing fountains and aerators.

In August of 2018 Tim accepted a new role within Aquatic Control as Office Manager of the new location in Canton, Illinois. He will open the new office in January 2019 and continue to dedicate his time to providing exceptional customer service in lake management and aeration services. Besides managing the Illinois office, Tim is also a member of the Midwest Aquatic Plant Management Society and the Illinois Lake Management Association. He regularly attends training sessions and annual conferences to keep up to date on advances in the aquatic vegetation management field.

Brian Isaacs

Chemical Sales & Marketing Supervisor

Mr. Isaacs began working part time at Aquatic Control in 1988. He has worked in aquatic vegetation management, fish population management, fountain and aeration installation and maintenance, fish stocking and various other projects.

In 1995 Brian accepted a full time job at Aquatic Control, Inc. He had worked summers at the hatchery during school and learned the various aspects of the hatchery production facility. He assumed the position of hatchery manager at Aquatic Control’s 50-acre game fish hatchery. As the manager of the fish hatchery, Brian was responsible for all operations involved with the production and distribution of fresh water game fish. Brian spawned smallmouth bass, channel catfish and albino channel catfish outdoors to allow for harvesting of eggs and indoor hatching. Other species of fish including bluegill, redear sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass and fathead minnows were also spawned to maintain supply for filling orders. Brian was responsible for organizing daily activity schedules for 2-3 employees. These jobs included the harvesting of fish, counting and sorting fish, monitoring indoor holding tanks, feeding of fish, and disease prevention. As manger he also arranged for the distribution of these fish to fill orders. Orders were filled by customer pick up as well as delivery by Aquatic Control personnel. As a licensed applicator in the state of Indiana, Brian was also responsible for managing the aquatic vegetation growth in the 44 outdoor rearing ponds. This included plant identification and management planning and execution.

Brian has also been responsible for creating maps for the LARE program, aiding and assisting in the mapping of large lake treatments, and developing and training of others at Aquatic Control on the computer generation of lake maps and interfacing GPS data on these maps.

In 2005 Aquatic Control asked Brian to accept a new role. He moved into a position as sales associate. As training, he assisted the lake management section of the business for one season to gain knowledge in how to manage ponds on a contract basis. In his sales role, he began servicing some of Aquatic Control’s retail chemical sales accounts. In 2010, Brian became Sales & Marketing Specialist and began to take over roles of managing the website, creating blogs, development of the catalog, and generation of newsletters. He is responsible for responding to online treatment request forms on a daily basis and assisting with walk in customers in product selection and lake management advice at Aquatic Control’s home office. Since 2012, Brian has been actively developing sales leads and maintaining these along with existing accounts.

On January 17, 2017, Brian was promoted to Supervisor, Chemical Sales & Marketing. In this new role, Brian will continue many of his past roles and take on more responsibility for managing the development of new sales accounts, support existing accounts, be responsible for distribution of sales programs, and oversee completion of many of the sales and marketing efforts of Aquatic Control, Inc.

As part of Brian’s professional career he has been involved in the Indiana Aquaculture Association as a member and a board member, Indiana Chapter of American Fisheries Society, the IAA representative to North Central Regional Aquaculture, Indiana Lake Management Society, Illinois Lake Management Association, Midwest Aquatic Plant Management Society as well as the parent Aquatic Plant Management Society. In his time away from work he enjoys spending time with his wife, Jennifer, and 3 kids. They stay busy attending sporting events, camping and traveling with family and friends. Brian enjoys spending time outdoors hunting with his kids.

Adam Charlton

Kentucky Office Manager

Mr. Charlton is the Kentucky Office Manager for Aquatic Control Inc. in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He was born and raised on a farm outside of Centerville, IN. He graduated valedictorian of his class at Lincoln High School in 2002 in Cambridge City, IN. Adam received a Bachelor of Science degree in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences with a 4.0/4.0 cumulative GPA from Purdue University in May 2006.

While attending Purdue he worked on several graduate research projects including mosquitofish behavioral studies in Indiana, lake whitefish recruitment and survival in Lake Michigan, and lake sturgeon rehabilitation in Wisconsin. After graduation he was employed as a Fisheries Biologist II with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Eustis Freshwater Fisheries Research Lab in Eustis, FL. Adam researched fish population trends across the entire state of Florida using electrofishing boats, gill nets, and throw traps. In March 2008, he accepted a supervisory position at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Northeast Regional Office in Ocala, FL. As a Fisheries Biologist II with the Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management, Adam supervised two positions, sampled and evaluated sportfish populations across a 12 county region, evaluated fishing regulations, held public meetings/events, and assisted in the creation of a new 14,000 acre reservoir.

Mr. Charlton began his career with Aquatic Control in the summer of 2009, where he was hired as an aquatic biologist in the Valparaiso, IN office. In 2011, he was appointed manager of the newly opened Kentucky office, servicing clients in all of Kentucky and Tennessee. Adam is now responsible for all Aquatic Control operations in Kentucky and the eastern half of Tennessee. His duties include: business/operations management, aquatic plant management, sales/installation/maintenance of fountains and aeration systems, chemical sales, professional consultation, and assisting pond and lake owners with aquatic issues. He is a certified and licensed aquatic pesticide applicator in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana. He is a member of the Society of Lake Management Professionals, Kentucky chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Midwest Aquatic Plant Management Society, and is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the MidSouth Aquatic Plant Management Society.

Patrick Whitson

Fountain & Aeration Sales Supervisor

Mr. Whitson is currently in his 10^th year of employment with Aquatic Control, Inc. He was born June 7^th, 1985 in Columbus, IN. Patrick graduated from Seymour High School in 2003 with academic honors. He then attended Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, where, in the spring of 2008, he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Wildlife Science with a specialization in Habitat Management. He also received a minor in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

While attending Purdue University, Mr. Whitson completed research focused on environmental improvement of the Wabash River Watershed in Tippecanoe County, IN. Also while attending Purdue, Patrick interned as a biologist, with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge. There, he gained valuable knowledge and experience in management activities including public relations, water quality testing, and electro-fishing surveys.

Following his time at Purdue, Mr. Whitson immediately began internship work with Aquatic Control, Inc., Seymour office. During this time he completed survey work including; hydrilla (Hydrilla verticallata) tuber studies, Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) root crown sampling, as well as plant species and percent composition studies on numerous Indiana lakes. He spent time as a chemical applicator assistant and completed other duties including chemical delivery, chemical application notification, and progressive maintenance of field equipment.

Aquatic Control, Inc. employed Mr. Whitson full-time as an Aquatic Biologist based out of the Valparaiso, IN office location in August 2008. His responsibilities in the position included all aspects of aquatic vegetation management, a leadership role in the installation and maintenance of fountains and aerators, and public relations.

In January, 2014, Mr. Whitson was promoted to the Evansville, IN Office Manager position. The position demanded that Patrick take the lead role in management of office staff, facility, and operations within the Evansville Office location’s service area. Patrick was up to the task. The Evansville office saw good growth under Patrick’s time as manager. He took a hands on approach to management, being actively involved in providing field services within the tri-state area and always took great pride in delivering top quality service to Aquatic Control clientele.

Mr. Whitson will be taking on yet another key position with Aquatic Control in Spring 2019. He will transfer from the Evansville Office to the Seymour Office location with a new title of Fountain and Aeration Sales Supervisor. The Position will be focused on all aspects of fountain and aerations sales including inter-office manager support, dealer support, and direct customer sales and support.

Mr. Whitson is currently a licensed aquatic applicator in the states of Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky. He is actively involved with the Midwest Aquatic Plant Management Society. During his time with Aquatic Control, he has had involvement with the Indiana Lakes Management Society and the Indiana chapter of American Fisheries Society. He hopes his Company and Societal involvement will translate into continued growth for the Company and its efforts to improve mid-western aquatic resources.

Matthew Johnson

President

Matthew Johnson completed his primary education at Lutheran Central School and graduated from Brownstown Central High School in 1996. In May of 2000, he received a B.S. degree in business administration with a marketing emphasis from the University of Southern Indiana. Mr. Johnson has been employed with Aquatic Control, Inc. since 1993.

During his employment at Aquatic Control, Inc., he has been involved with many aspects of the company. He has worked in shipping, aquatic vegetation management, fish population surveys, fountain and aeration system installation, fish eradication projects, fish stocking, vegetation planting, and various freshwater diving projects.

Mr. Johnson began full-time employment with Aquatic Control, Inc. in November 2000. During this time, his primary duties included aquatic application, electrofishing surveys, and installation of fountains and aeration systems. Mr. Johnson was an applicator on one of the largest Eurasian Watermilfoil projects to date, the 2002 Houghton Lake, MI project. As his knowledge of the science and the industry grew, Aquatic Control began to utilize his business background. In January 2003, he became a sales associate and his focus was redirected to product support and distribution.

In January 2004, Mr. Johnson was promoted to Sales Manager of Aquatic Control, Inc. Since this time, his main focus has been on the sales, support, and distribution of products. Mr. Johnson was appointed to the Aquatic Control, Inc. Board of Directors in November, 2005 and elected Vice President of Sales and Marketing in December, 2006. In December, 2015 Mr. Johnson was elected as Executive Vice President of Aquatic Control. Mr. Johnson was elected as Chief Operating Officer of Aquatic Control, Inc. in December of 2016. In December 2017, Mr. Johnson took over as President of Aquatic Control. In this role, he continues to oversee the product sales and distribution, as well as oversee many of the day to day operations of the company as a whole. Mr. Johnson facilitates an annual accredited applicator workshop for applicators throughout the Midwest. In addition to this workshop, Mr. Johnson has assisted with the state pesticide licensing training courses for Indiana, Kansas, and Iowa.

Mr. Johnson has been involved with the Indiana Lake Management Society, Illinois Lake Management Association, Ohio Lake Management Society, The Aquatic Plant Management Society, The Midwest Aquatic Plant Management Society, The Mid-South Aquatic Plant Management Society, Indiana Professional Lawn and Landscapers Association, Indiana Golf Course Superintendents Association, and the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation. In March 2006, he was elected to the board of directors for the Midwest Aquatic Plant Management Society (MAPMS) and served in that role through 2013. Mr. Johnson also served as President for MAPMS in 2012. In 2017, he was re-elected to the MAPMS board of directors which he continues to serve. He is a PADI Certified SCUBA Diver. Mr. Johnson is a life long member of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod. “Off the clock” Mr. Johnson enjoys quality time with wife and two boys hiking, golfing, or some other family adventure.

Bill Thomas

Aeration Service Supervisor

Bill Thomas graduated from Edinburgh High School in 1975. Shortly after graduating Bill joined the Army National Guard in 1976 and went into basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He graduated from helicopter repairman school at Fort Rucker, Alabama in 1977 and was honorably discharged in 1983. Bill attended Ivy Tech in 1988 for print reading/hydraulic and computer programming.

While studying at Ivy Tech, Bill was also employed at Kawneer (Greenwood, Indiana), in the Custom Fabrication Department, as a Layout Fabricator. His duties included hand layout of all hardware preps from all work orders, fabrication of vertical and horizontal rails, inspecting material for defects in rails, matching the colors of rails, and inspecting work orders for hardware compatibility and errors. As a CNC operator he worked with engineers to find the best tools to be used for CNC and he edited and merged programs as needed.

In 2000 Bill was promoted to group leader in the Custom Fabrication Department where he worked until he was promoted again in 2002 to the office where he was responsible for taking orders from distributors and converting it into work orders with all the specifications required to build customized commercial doors and frames. Bill stayed at this job until 2003 when Kawneer closed and relocated to Mississippi.

Since coming to Aquatic Control in March of 2003, Bill has worked in the aeration department as a field and shop technician. Through years of hands on experience Bill has become proficient in shop and field repair for multiple brands of fountain and aeration equipment. Bill is a factory trained and certified warranty repair technician for all floating fountains and diffused air systems sold and serviced by Aquatic Control.

In April 2018 Bill was promoted to the position of Aeration Service Supervisor. As supervisor, Bill is in charge of all service and repair activities handled by the Seymour, IN office and is tasked with managing and growing this facet of the service business. Bill oversees Seymour office aeration technicians and works closely with Aquatic Control branch offices, Dealers, and retail customers.

Cody Sunby

Aquatic Biologist

In May 2010, Cody earned his Associates of Arts in General Agriculture from Crowder College. Mr. Sunby continued his education at Missouri State University and in December 2012 he completed his Bachelors of Science in Wildlife Conservation and Management.

Mr. Sunby worked with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), Fisheries Division as a Conservation assistant from May 2011 until he began working with Aquatic Control. While working with the MDC Mr. Sunby spent a lot of time performing fish population sampling using seines, trap nets, hoop nets, and electrofishing equipment. Once the data was collected he was also involved in data entry. Mr. Sunby also performed habitat surveys in various streams and habitat improvements in Stockton and Table Rock lakes. In addition to typical fish population sampling and habitat improvements, Mr. Sunby also performed mercury testing on largemouth bass. Finally, his duties were rounded out at the MDC by doing regulatory equipment maintenance and participating in a goose banding project at Lake Taneycomo.

As an outdoor enthusiast, Mr. Sunby has also served as a MDC hunter education instructor, national muzzle loading rifle instructor, as well as a member of several conservation programs and wildlife and waterfowl chapters. Mr. Sunby loves the outdoors and enjoys hunting, fishing, and spending as much time as possible outdoors during his free time.

Mr. Sunby Began his work with Aquatic Control in April of 2013. Initially he worked in the headquarters office in Seymour IN, and then moved to help open the new Evansville IN office when it was purchased from Big Creek Aquatics. Cody worked in the Evansville office for 2 years and was instrumental in the initial stages of getting that office up and running.

Mr. Sunby left Aquatic Control in October of 2015 to be with his fiancé and start their lives together back in Springfield Missouri. During this time, Cody became an insurance agent and later took on work in home construction. In September of 2017, Cody and his wife took an opportunity to move to St. Louis, MO. Cody accepted a position with the Missouri office of Aquatic Control and began work on September 11, 2017.

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