About Bill Drakeley

Former president of the American Shotcrete Association, Bill Drakeley is managing member of Drakeley Industries, a nationwide consulting firm specializing in shotcrete applications and techniques that offers review, training, and expert witness services for shotcrete-oriented projects.  Drakeley Industries has notably provided consultation and training for the NYC Metropolitan Transit Authority East Side Access subway tunnels projects. 

Bill is also principal and founder of Drakeley Pool Company, a luxury swimming pool and watershape design and construction firm serving Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts. Drakeley Pool Company designs and installs residential swimming pools, large commercial and competition structures, and interactive and decorative waterfeatures.

 An ACI-certified Examiner and Nozzleman for the shotcrete process, Bill is the first and only pool builder to sit as a Voting Member on the American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) Committee 506 – Shotcrete. Bill is also Chairman of the newly formed 506-0H Pool Shotcrete subcommittee, and sits on the Board of Directors of the American Shotcrete Association (ASA). Bill serves on the Advisory Council of the Genesis 3 Design Group and is a Platinum member of the Society of Watershape Designers. 

A member of APSP, NESPA, CONSPA and an educator on industry standards, Bill has conducted trainings at numerous venues, including for the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), Genesis 3 Construction School, World of Concrete, American Shotcrete Association, Aqua Show, and the IPSP. His technical writings have been widely published in trade magazines. Bill holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration from Northeastern University.