Our North Carolina Team Serving The USA
Ashley Timms
Aftermarket Sales, Municipal & Aquatics
Ashley Timms earned a BS in Biology from the University of South Carolina. She joined the Aquionics team in 2018 and currently serves as the Aftermarket Manager for our Municipal and Aquatic segments. On a day to day basis, she assists customers with their spare parts purchasing needs and setting up service for UV systems.
Bill Petrozzi
Regional Manager – Industrial
Bill Petrozzi has a BSE & MSE in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He has 29 years of domestic and international experience in UV water & wastewater and has covered numerous applications working for major players in the industry. He joined the Aquionics team in April 2019.
Bree Trembly
Applications Engineer
Bree Trembly has been with Aquionics since 2005 and has held various positions including inside and outside sales prior to becoming an applications engineer. She has a Chemical Engineering BS degree from Ohio University and is a registered professional engineer (P.E.). In her Applications Engineer role she supports all sectors of the company including municipal, industrial and aquatics markets.
Brian Grochowski
Regional Manager, Industrial
Brian Grochowski has a BS in Biochemistry from Clemson University and MBA in International Business from the University of South Carolina. He has over 20 years of experience with an emphasis on food and water microbiology in the food and beverage industry working for industry leaders such as Veolia and 3M.
Bruce Stevens
Eastern Regional Manager, Municipal
Bruce Stevens earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University in Boston
He has more than 33 years experience in Water and WWTF process equipment sales, marketing and engineering positions.
He is a member of AWWA, WEF, IUVA, Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers, TU, DU, ASF, RMEF, NRA + AAA.
Charis Chambers
Staff Accountant
Charis learned bookkeeping at the age of 16 working in her father’s real estate office. In addition to earning her accounting degree in 2011, she has a strong customer service background with over 20 years supervisory experience. Charis loves being able to use the skills she has acquired over the years in her daily job functions.
Corey Phillips
Warehouse Manager
Corey Phillips recently celebrated his one-year anniversary as Warehouse Coordinator with Aquionics. He manages the daily operations of the warehouse and is the point of contact for shipping and receiving inquiries.
Dan Shaver
Regional Director – Americas
Dan Shaver is remotely based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada and is the Regional Director for the Americas. In this role, he is responsible for developing and maintaining key relationships with our top Food & Beverage customers in the Americas region. He has been in the water industry for the past 10 years, with experience in sales, new product development and sales channel development for UV disinfection equipment and various water quality instrumentation products. Dan graduated from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario with an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree with a primary focus on Sales & Marketing.
Gustavo Basurto
Regional Manager, Latin America
Gustavo Basurto is based in Mexico City and educated at the Metropolitan Autonomous University. He has previously worked with companies such as BIOTRACE and Accura Monterrey SA de CV, traveling throughout Latin America. Gustavo now is a contractor for Aquionics developing sales channels throughout Latin America for the Industrial, Municipal and Aquatic markets.
Jarvis Santiago
Project Manager
Jarvis Santiago is the Project Manager who works with customers to provide all the necessary support to each project. He holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He fosters an environment of teamwork and ensure that strategy is clearly defined while overseeing performance and maintaining morale. His strong communication and client service skills enhance Aquionics’ process-driven management philosophy. At Aquionics, Project Manager Jarvis is responsible for total project management including controlling budgets, negotiating contracts, and providing day-to-day communication with the project team and customers to ensure jobs remain on schedule and within budget.
John Psaroudis
Regional Manager, Aquatics
Dr. John C. Psaroudis has a BS degree in Chemistry from West Liberty University and a Doctorate from West Virginia University. He has been in the swimming pool UV business for 15 years. Dr. Psaroudis has been published in the IUVA magazine. He is also the reigning 2018 Pine Island Country Club match play Champion and 2018 Senior Club Champion runner up. And he is a “great” guy…just sayin.
Pam Poindexter
Office Manager
Pam Poindexter joined Aquionics in 2017 as the Aftermarket Manager for Municipal customers and now serves as Office Manager. Leveraging her many years of experience in Customer Service, Inventory Management and Bookkeeping, she maintains the logistics between factory, warehouse, sales team and customers to ensure smooth transitioning of orders between Aquionics and the end user.
Patrick Harmon
Field Service Engineer
Sandy Smith
Aftermarket Sales, Industrial
Sandy Smith has been a member of the Aquionics team since 2007. Sandy is our Industrial Aftermarket Manager and possesses 20+ years of Customer Service experience and is well versed in our Municipal, Industrial and Aquatic business sectors. She enjoys assisting customers with their spare parts and service requirements to ensure that their UV systems are being maintained for optimum performance.
Sherrie Wasterlain
Service Manager
Sherrie Wasterlain has worked in the water treatment industry for 16 years. She presently serves as Service Manager for North and South America for the aquatic, industrial and municipal markets. Sherrie’s strong ethics and technical ability are essential to the excellent customer support she and her department provide.
Steve Doyle
Western Regional Manager, Municipal
Steve Doyle has 15 years in water and wastewater industry. Prior to coming to work for Aquionics in August of 2018 he was a regional manager for Boerger Rotary lobe pumps and for five years prior to that he worked for Correct Equipment, a manufacturer’s representative. This broad background gives Steve a thorough understanding of municipal water and wastewater.
Tony Gugliuzza
Field Service Engineer
Tony Gugliuzza has over 30 years of problem resolution through analysis, troubleshooting, repair and testing. Previously Tony worked for Vertiv, a supplier of DC power equipment. Tony now is a Senior Feld Service Engineer with Aquionics, helping customers optimize UV equipment, commissioning and troubleshooting. Tony served in the US Army as an Electronic Technician and holds a private pilot license.
