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Douglas H. Goodwin

		Education
		Texas A&M University, Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics, 1974

		Background and Experience
		After graduating from Texas A&M University, Doug immediately became the President of Greenspoint Nursery, Inc., a landscape service, retail outlet, plant leasing and floral design company. In 1983, he became Texas Certified Nurseryman #694. He received Texas Irrigator License #1830 in 1984. After selling Greenspoint Nursery, Doug established Irrigation Services, Inc. designing and installing residential and commercial irrigation systems. Doug currently designs irrigation systems throughout the United States and Mexico. In 1997, Doug became a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) approved instructor for Basic Irrigation Training and Continuing Education classes focusing primarily in CAD.

		Credentials
		Licensed Irrigator LI0001830 Certified Texas Landscape Irrigation Auditor

		Positions
		Texas Turf Irrigation Association, Secretary 1995 Houston Gulf Coast Irrigation Association, President 1996 & 1997 TCEQ Irrigation Advisory Council, 2005 through 2010, Chairman in 2009 Texas Irrigator Network, Vice-Chairman 2009 to present North Fort Bend Regional Water Authority Conservation Committee The WJPA Water Conservation Committee



John S. DeCell

		Education
		University of Houston, Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing, 1982

		Background and Experience
		After five years in the banking industry as a loan officer and Vice President, John's career in the green industry began in 1987 as an irrigation contractor. He received his Texas Irrigators License #3466 in January of 1988. John spent several years in Southern California as an irrigation consultant winning awards for his design work including the Rain Bird Care Award. Because of his concern for quality, efficiency, and water conservation, he began developing software programs to assist landscape and irrigation professionals with their design and water management needs. Current software programs include RainCAD™, Land Illustrator™, and Pro Contractor Studio™ for irrigation and landscape design, and Irricalc™ for irrigation scheduling and water management capabilities.

		Credentials
		Licensed Irrigator LI0003466 Irrigation Inspector II0000050 Certified Texas Landscape Irrigation Auditor Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester PB0013042

		Positions
		Water Sense Oversight Committee for the Texas Certified Auditing Program



James J. Hartley

		Education
		University of Mississippi, Bachelor of Business Administration with an emphasis in Petroleum Land Management, 1992

		Background and Experience
		After graduation Jay moved to North Texas for the oil and gas industry, but eventually got involved in the green industry through Landscape Maintenance. In 1994 Jay became a Texas Certified Nurseryman, Chemical Applicator, and a Landscape Contractor in order to broaden his education in the Green Industry. In 1995, he became Texas Licensed Irrigator #5353. In 2000, Jay moved his family to Cypress, Texas and opened a branch for a San Antonio Based Interior Landscape company. In 2001, he became the Landscape Construction Manager for Pampered Lawns Construction of Houston managing new installations for landscape and irrigation.

		Credentials
		Licensed Irrigator LI0005353 Certified Texas Landscape Irrigation Auditor Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester PB0012494

		Positions
		Houston Gulf Coast Irrigation Association, President 2009 & 2010 Texas Irrigator Network, Board Member 2009 to present North Fort Bend Regional Water Authority Conservation Committee The WJPA Water Conservation Committee



James J. Stergar

		Background and Experience
		James began honing his computer programming skills while attending Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas from 1994 to 1996. He worked in the sign industry as a graphics artist until May of 1997 when he came to work at Software Republic as a web designer and programmer. James has spent the past thirteen years developing landscape and irrigation design programs including RainCAD™, the industry leader in irrigation design. James has a full working knowledge of C#, Visual Basic .NET, ASP .NET, IIS System Administration, MS SQL Server Administration, and HTML.