Professional Credentials & Continuing Education
Training Never Stops
Separate businesses. Shared knowledge. A family tradition of learning.
Experience must keep growing
Credentials Are Only the Beginning
Experience matters in the groundwater industry, but experience without continuing education can become outdated. Pumps, controls, water-treatment equipment, regulations and water-quality concerns continue to change. Our responsibility is to keep learning as the industry moves forward.
That means attending technical classes, manufacturer training, association meetings, national conventions and legislative events. It also means bringing employees and younger family members so the knowledge is shared throughout the businesses—not kept with one person.
National Ground Water Association
Master Groundwater Contractor
I have been a member of the National Ground Water Association for more than 30 years. My NGWA member number is #199951.
I was the seventh person in New York State to earn the Master Groundwater Contractor designation. This is NGWA’s highest-level contractor designation and requires broad knowledge of well construction, pump systems, groundwater, safety and the business practices necessary to perform the work responsibly.
Passing the examination was an important milestone, but it was never intended to be the end of the education. The value of a credential is in continuing to build upon it.
State and Local Qualifications
Industry involvement
Professional Associations
Professional associations connect contractors with technical education, manufacturers, regulators and other people working with the same groundwater challenges. They give us opportunities to compare field experience, learn about changing standards and stay involved in the future of the industry.
NGWA
National Ground Water Association member for more than 30 years, with participation in national conventions and the Washington Fly-In.
WQA
Member of the Water Quality Association. Alex and I recently attended the WQA convention in Miami, Florida.
ESWWDA
Member of the Empire State Water Well Drillers Association for more than a decade.
Water Systems Council
Participation helps us remain connected to private-well education, groundwater policy and the needs of well owners.
EWQA
We also attend events presented by the Eastern Water Quality Association, expanding our water-treatment education and industry connections throughout the region.
Learning beyond the shop
Training Across the Industry
Over the years, I have attended national groundwater shows in Las Vegas, Orlando and Nashville.
For the past three years, I have attended the NGWA Washington Fly-In to meet with industry representatives and government officials about groundwater issues.
Our entire Well Pump Pro team attended the ESWWDA program in Walden, New York, and several employees attended the association’s program at Turning Stone Casino.
My family and our employees have attended the New England water-well industry show for more than 40 years. At this event, our employees are expected to attend at least three classes each day.
Knowledge shared across generations
A Family Tradition of Learning
Our family members do not all work for the same company. Boyd Artesian Well Co., Well Pump Pro and Danny’s hydrofracturing business are separate operations, but we work near one another, frequently work with one another and face many of the same groundwater and equipment challenges.
Separate businesses. Shared knowledge. A family tradition of learning.
My brother Adam works for my father at Boyd Artesian Well Co. My brother Danny operates his own hydrofracturing business. My sister Rebeca attends industry events with her sons, Travis and Justin, who work with their grandfather.
My son Nicholas works with me at Well Pump Pro, while my son Eric works with my father. Danny’s sons, Alex and Jake, also work with me. Employees from the different businesses regularly attend shows, classes and association programs alongside our family.
The companies may be separate, but the knowledge does not remain separated. When one of us learns a better way to diagnose a problem, operate equipment or apply new technology, that experience can benefit the entire family and the customers we serve.
Emerging water-quality concerns
Continuing PFAS Education
PFAS has become one of the most important and rapidly developing subjects in drinking-water treatment. The science, regulations, testing methods and treatment options continue to evolve.
To stay current, I attended two technical classes presented by ResinTech in New Jersey—one in 2025 and another in 2026. This training focused on PFAS and the treatment media and system design considerations involved in removing it from drinking water.
No single class settles a subject this complex. Continuing education helps us evaluate new information and explain realistic treatment options to customers without oversimplifying the problem.
Manufacturer qualifications
Training With the Equipment We Install
Association education gives us a broad industry perspective. Manufacturer programs provide product-specific training for the equipment we install, service and troubleshoot in the field.
VIQUA
Listed as a VIQUA Certified Installer for ultraviolet drinking-water treatment systems.
Goulds Water Technology
Listed as a Goulds Water Technology professional pump dealer.
Flint & Walling
Listed as a Flint & Walling pump installer and contractor.
Flexcon Industries
Listed installer and dealer for Flexcon well and water-system products.
Credentials Only Matter When They Improve the Work
Memberships, licenses and certificates belong on paper. Their real value appears in the field—when they help us diagnose a difficult problem, select the right equipment, protect a water supply and leave a customer with a system that operates properly.