Aquarium Professionals Group Employees:
The Best in the Business 
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All of our employees work hard to please our clients. They love what they do and it shows!
We hire people who are really into aquariums. Most of our aquarist staff came to us with professional experience or a minimum of five years of
saltwater and freshwater hobby experience. Our three-month training program hones aquarium skills, turning great hobbyists into fantastic professional aquarists. Training is supplemented with all of the latest magazines, books and videos. We spend a small fortune each year helping our employees keep up with the latest information so we can serve our clients better.
Although we know what we're doing, none of us or our employees will ever
"know everything" about aquariums. We know better than that. We learn new things every day, and we'll keep on learning. In the business we're in, knowledge is the road to success!
When asked "what kind of aquarium do you have at home?", our employees typically answer: "Which one?" After all, it's not just a job . . . it's a way of life! Almost scary, isn't it?
Key Employees
Aquarium Professionals Group employs a large staff including
managers, aquarists, facility and office staff. Below are brief bios for some of
our key employees.
Click on their images below for a close-up.
 David Hauser, President
David received a business degree from Northern Essex College, Haverhill, MA; and he earned a Bachelor of Science in Zoology at the University of New Hampshire. Graduate work followed at the University of Massachusetts and the University of Rhode Island where he worked
with endangered species.
Dave operated an aquarium consulting and management service while in school and worked as a Research Assistant at the Woods Hole Marine Biology Laboratories in Woods Hole, MA. For twelve years he worked as Sales and Service Manager for
a large Chicago aquarium firm before leaving to start his own business in
1996. Dave has more than twenty-five years of professional experience in this field and his knowledge is unparalleled.
He's been an aquarium hobbyist since 1965. Dave works in lead sales and systems design,
as well as personally supervising
all larger, national custom installation projects.
Sarah Klusak, Vice President
Sarah began her business career in her family’s transportation business in Morris,
IL. She has had a passion for marine biology since a very young age. Sarah earned her Bachelors Degree at Illinois Wesleyan University; she left a position as a Technical Recruiter for
ChemTech, Ltd to work for Aquarium
Professionals Group.
In 2001 Sarah started as the office manager and was very shortly promoted to Administrative Assistant. Today she is the Vice President of the company and a full partner. Sarah manages the administrative side of the
business and our facility in Evanston, Illinois.
Adam Jenkins, Service Manager
Adam has been an avid aquarium hobbyist for many years and has been working for Aquarium Professionals Group for
four years. Adam joined our company after serving a tour of duty as a Lance
Corporal in the Marine Corps during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Adam was promoted to service manager in 2007. He supervises our aquarists and
leads local installation projects.
Louis Alfaro, Field Supervisor
Louis graduated from Harry Truman College with an Associates Degree in Science. He has worked for Aquarium Professionals Group for
ten years and has twenty years experience with aquatic systems. In addition to
supervising and training new aquarists,
Lou also maintains our secure client database, updating client records with
new water test data and service notes and comments recorded by our aquarists for
each client.
Jeff Babione, Senior Aquarist
Jeff has a Bachelors Degree in Anthropology from Northeastern Illinois University. He has over ten years of hobbyist experience with marine and freshwater aquariums.
Jeff's attention to detail and the pride which he exhibits in his work earned him a promotion to Senior Aquarist in late 2005.
Andrew Fairbairn, Senior Aquarist
Andrew is a lifelong hobbyist and has been employed by Aquarium Professionals
Group for two years.
Andrew is one of our technical aquarists,
specializing in filter and aquarium mechanical system installation and often
supervises some of our larger projects.
Eduardo Martinez, Senior Aquarist
Ed has many years of hobbyist experience in aquaculture and has excelled in his work with our company, receiving many compliments from our clients.
Ed was recently promoted to Senior Aquarist with our firm.
Sarah
(Claudia) Hill, Executive Assistant
When you telephone Aquarium Professionals Group, the cheerful voice you first
hear is Sarah's. Sarah has a bachelors in journalism and has worked for Aquarium
Professionals Group for five years.
In addition to handling reception, Sarah also helps maintain our paperwork and
accounting and serves as an assistant to our Vice President and President.
 Mark
Goolsby, Inventory Manager
Mark managed a local large health food store for several years before being
hired by Aquarium Professionals Group. After working in facility maintenance for
several years, Mark was promoted to inventory manager. No easy task, as Aquarium
Professionals Group stocks thousands of inventory items.
Mark is responsible for ordering, receiving and maintaining our considerable
inventory.
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