Aquarius Technologies, LLC – To Our Customers

Ann Warnimont

Vice President & General Manager

Ann has over fifteen years of experience in management and finance and has guided manufacturing and distribution operations in several sectors of the construction industry. Her vision for Aquarius Technologies is to provide customers with exceptional biological wastewater treatment solutions and to exceed customer expectations through proven performance, high-quality standards, and exceptional service throughout the life of a project. She is committed to providing value through a strong customer service culture, long-term customer relationships, easy-to-access technical expertise, and quality products and solutions offering the lowest cost of ownership.

Ann is a graduate of Kent State University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration, Management & Operations and an Associate Degree in Accounting.

Jerry Truszynski

Sales & Engineering Manager

Jerry has over 30 years of experience as a mechanical engineer. With over 5 years of experience in aeration system application and design, he is responsible for directing all pre-order aeration projects. Whether he is working with customers, consultants, contractors or sales representatives, Jerry is committed to providing our customers with the best solutions to meet their aeration needs.

Jerry graduated from Marquette University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Bryen Woo, PE

Business Development Director

Bryen has over 17 years of experience in the wastewater industry, specializing in biological processes, biosolids management, and resource recovery. He is an aerobic digestion expert. He is responsible for directing all sales efforts of Aquarius technologies and products, including rep management, marketing activities, overseeing the applications team, acquiring contracts, and pursuing and developing new project leads. Whether he is working with end users, consultants, contractors, or sales representatives, Bryen is focused on providing customers with the best solutions, sales experience, and technical expertise to meet their project needs.

He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering from California State University of Fullerton. He is a registered professional Civil Engineer in the state of California.

Quinn Borchert

Product Manager for Nebula^®

Quinn works with engineers, contractors, OEMs, and wastewater treatment plant owners to provide customers with biological treatment solutions. She directs all biofilm projects and provides support from preliminary stages of design through plant commissioning. Her passion for environmentalism and the wastewater treatment industry pushes her to provide optimal treatment solutions at the best cost of ownership.

Quinn graduated Valedictorian of the Biomolecular Engineering program at Milwaukee School of Engineering with a minor in Chemistry. Upon graduating college, Quinn started as a Biological Process Engineer before transitioning into a Product Manager role.

Aaron Ahles

Application Engineer

Aaron works with engineers, contractors, and representatives to identify the individualized needs of each wastewater treatment facility. He then generates a facility design and layout specifically focused on these user-stakeholder design criteria. By considering the end-user and Aquarius process standards throughout the design phase, he optimizes proposed facility layouts, conducts value engineering, and ensures design validity at every step of each project. His strive for quality and precision has also pushed him to improve internal design tools, develop and share comprehensive resources and informational references, and organize internal classes to teach team members design standards for other product lines. This cross-functional approach is essential to his collaborative and quality-driven engineering process.

Aaron is a graduate of Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing and Design Engineering, a unique program dedicated to human-centered design, interdisciplinary adaptability, user and experimental research, and iterative problem-solving. He is also the first author of a peer-reviewed article in the field of materials science, where he spent considerable time at Northwestern to expand upon his design background.

Nathaly Ayala Ruiz

Application Engineer

Nathaly works as an Application Engineer at Aquarius Technologies, focused on generating designs and layouts for aeration systems in wastewater treatment plants. Her role revolves around making customized designs that meet the specific needs of clients and engineering teams within the wastewater treatment industry.

Nathaly completed her Mechanical Engineering degree at Universidad Santo Tomas in Colombia. Throughout her academic journey, she actively participated in research groups dedicated to exploring alternative energy sources.

ARMIN YAZDI

Application Engineer

Armin works at Aquarius Technologies as an Application Engineer creating designs and layouts for aeration systems based on needs and requirements of the wastewater treatment plants. He has been collaborating with the water/wastewater treatment industry since 2017 by designing, evaluating, and conducting research on technologies and sensors used for water/wastewater treatment and quality evaluation, and clean water conservation.

Armin has completed his Ph.D. at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the department of Civil Engineering with the focus of Mechanical Engineering. He has first-authored/co-authored 8 publications since 2017.

Steve Pagel

Senior Designer

Steve has over 30 years of experience in the design and engineering of aeration systems. He is responsible for supporting the sales, engineering, aeration, and biological process groups in addition to product development. He supports project management and supplements system installation, start-up and training. Steve is dedicated to servicing our customers in the most efficient and expeditious manner.

TANNER SCHMITZ

DESIGNER

Tanner’s education brings an added feature to our team. As a designer, Tanner is responsible for working closely with senior team members to support the sales, engineering, aeration and biological process groups in addition to product development. He supports project management and assists with system installation, start-up and training. His hard-working mentality benefits the Aquarius customers and the industry.

Tanner graduated from Lakeshore Technical College with an Associate degree in Mechanical Design and is currently working toward his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay.

Melody Elgin

Purchasing / Production Supervisor

With over 30 years of experience in procurement, production supervision and shipping logistics, Mel is responsible for all aeration and biofilm projects from release to manufacture until they safely arrive at the job site. She works closely with our suppliers and production group to ensure products are delivered on time and that our service is of the highest quality – all with endless energy and a great attitude!

Lynette Hansen

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR / ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

With over 30 years of experience in a variety of customer service and administrative roles, Lynette is responsible for order entry and post-order contract negotiations. In addition, she is instrumental in supporting project engineering throughout the life of the order. She also works closely with production and finance to provide administrative support. She is committed to the company goals and the needs of our customers and has a can-do attitude.

EMILY QUILLEN

MARKETING ASSISTANT

Emily is an experienced marketing professional with extensive experience in the water and wastewater industry. She is responsible for all marketing activities, and directly supports business development endeavors from project proposal to execution. Emily is driven by her passion for connecting people to exceptional products that can meet their needs and make life better.

She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a Master’s Degree in Health Psychology from Texas State University. Prior to entering the wastewater industry, Emily had a successful career in the nonprofit sector devoting her time and attention to helping people with mental health diagnoses.

Production Group

The production group has over 30 years of combined experience in the manufacture and quality control of our aeration systems (with the help of Robbie the Robot). In addition, this group is also responsible for our biofilm rack assembly. Our production group is the backbone of our company.