Drakeley Industries

DRAKELEY INDUSTRIES

An international consulting firm providing in-depth review of all shotcrete applications, training & certification, and expert testimony. 

Curriculum Vitae

William T. Drakeley, Jr. 
Drakeley Industries
74 Hickory Lane
Bethlehem, CT 06751
(P) 860.274.4924 | (F) 860.274.7902
bill@drakeleyindustries.com

William Drakeley is an award-winning industry expert specializing in concrete science and construction, particularly shotcrete applications, techniques, and standards, with thirty years (+) experience in shotcrete installation, waterfeature and geotech design and construction. Services include consultation and review, training and testing, and expert testimony.

The principal and founder of Drakeley Pool Company, a luxury design/build firm based in New England, Bill is the first and only pool builder to sit as a Voting Member of the American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) Committee 506 Shotcrete. Bill is also the former President of the American Shotcrete Association (ASA), the Chairman of the ASA's Pool and Recreational Shotcrete Committee, and Chairman of the ACI's Subcommittee 506-0H Pool Shotcrete.


An educator and advocate for high industry standards, Bill has conducted trainings for the Colorado School of Mines, the American Society of Landscape Architects (CT), World of Concrete, Genesis 3 Construction School, Aqua Show, and the IPSP among others. His technical writings have been widely published in trade magazines.

Consulting Experience

NYC MTA East Side Access Frontier Kemper CM006 | underground and overhead shotcrete

NYC MTA East Side Access Harold Structures CH0571A | underground shotcrete

NYC MTA East Side Access Contract CM019, CM009 | underground/overhead shotcrete

NYC MTA East Side Access Contract CM0004 44th Street Vent Facility | nozzleman certification and testing

NYC MTA Contract C-26007, 2nd Ave Subway Rt 132A-72nd St. G3/G4 tunnels | underground and overhead shotcrete

CCA Civil/Halmar International/LLC JV Contract C-26504 | underground and overhead shotcrete

CCA Civil/Halmer International/LLC JV Contract CM013 | vent structure and tunnel entrance ground control

DC Water Skanska Contract ARFI-055 | underground / frozen ground shotcrete

GTF Joint Venture | ACI Nozzlemen Certification

Kiewit, Brayton Point Power Plant | pipe and overhead lining interior diameter of header fittings (confined space and overhead shooting)

Kiewit GE Hudson Falls project | chemical abatement and shotcrete containment

Otisville Tunnel Rehabilitation | Contract 16509

Schiavone/Kiewit JV Contract CQ-039 Northern Boulevard Crossing | underground and overhead shotcrete

TASA Expert Witness | Testing, Site Analysis, Reporting, Depositions, Trial

Drakeley Pool Company grotto/living space, ground support/shotcrete storage caves | overhead and underground shotcrete

Trade Credentials 

State of Connecticut Licensed Swimming Pool Builder (License # SPB.0000004)

Home Improvement Contractor (CT DCP License # HIC.0567297, NY DCP License # WC-23770-H11)

Plumbing and Piping Limited Contractor (CT DCP License # PLM.0280149-SP)

NATM Training and Practice 

Affiliations

American Concrete Institute (ACI)

Voting Member, Committee 506 Shotcrete

Chairman, ACI Subcommittee 506-0H Pool Shotcrete

ACI Certified Nozzleman (former)

ACI Certified Shotcrete Examiner

ACI Certified Field Inspector – Grade 1

Member, ACI C660 Nozzleman Certification Task Group

American Shotcrete Association (ASA)

President (2016)

Member | ASA Executive Committee

Chairman | ASA Pool & Recreational Committee

ASA Approved Educator

Technical Writer | ASA Shotcrete Magazine

Certified Judge | Project of the Year Award, 2009-2011

Genesis 3 Design Group

Member | Advisory Council | former Chairman

Deputy Director | Genesis 3 Education Council

Featured Educator | Genesis 3 Construction School

Member (License #KM 019-07) | Society of Watershape Designers

Board of Direction | Connecticut Chapter of the Association of Pool and Spa Professionals

Member | Association of Pool and Spa Professionals

Member & Featured Educator | Northeast Pool and Spa Association

Featured Educator | International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo

Featured Educator | World of Concrete

Education

Northeastern University | Bachelors of Science Degree Business Administration | 1988

Dean College | Associates Degree, Business | 1985

Genesis 3 Design School 

The Vocabulary of Architecture and Style | 2007

Measured Perspective Drawing | 2007

Basic Color Theory | 2007 

Elements of Design | 2006

Introduction to Perspective Drawing | 2005

Watershape Construction School | 2005

Designing Water Features and Fountains | 2005

Awards & Recognition

American Shotcrete Association Outstanding Pool & Recreational Project Award Winner

2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2010 | 2013 | 2014

American Shotcrete Association Outstanding Underground Award | 2013

Aqua Magazine Design Award | Concrete Pools | 2005

Aqua 100 | Excellence Award | 2006

Preferred Ozone Technology Installer, Clearwater Tech Manufacturer

Certified Pentair Equipment Installer

Certified Santa Barbara Control Specialist

Certified Paddock Commercial Pool Equipment Installer

Industry Presentations

Modules

A Plaster Crew's Guide to Shotcrete Issues

American Concrete Institute Nozzleman Certification Training

Advanced Shotcrete Technologies

Best Practices for Cast-In-Place Concrete as Designated by the ACI

Complex Projects

Concrete Science

Construction at Difficult Sites 

Introduction to Shotcrete

Major Renovations

Pool Shell Cracking in Shotcrete Construction

Pneumatically Applied Concrete

Project Profiles: An Interactive Discussion on Design & Construction

Shotcrete: Sprayed Concrete as a Structural and Aesthetic Tool

Shotcrete & Plaster: Not the Marriage You Think It Is

Shotcrete Standards & Codes

Shotcrete Techologies for the Pool Industry

The Technical Aspects of Shotcrete

Underground Shotcrete: Case Study - MTA CC / Long Island Railroad / East Side Access Project

VGB Anti-Entrapment – Code Interpretations & Installations

Venues

Atlantic City Pool and Spa Show | Atlantic City, NJ | 2010 - 2017

Aqua National Pool Show | 2006 - 2007

Carecraft | New York, NY | 2013

Colorado School of Mines | Golden, Colorado | 2014

Concrete 202 | CT Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects | Hartford, CT | 2015

Dive Into Swimming Pools | CT Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects | Greenwich, CT | 2013

Genesis 3 Construction School | 2011 New Orleans, LA | 2010 Las Vegas, NV | 2009 La Jalla, CA | 2008 Atlanta, GA | 2008 Dallas, TX | 2007 Boston, MA | 2006 Morro Bay, 2006

International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo | 2010 - 2016

Mid-America Pool & Spa Show | 2014

National Plasterers Council | 2017 New Orleans, LA | 2013 San Antonio, TX | 2012 San Diego, CA

Southeast Pool & Spa Show | 2014

Southwest Pool & Spa Show | 2014

State of Connecticut Pool Building Commission | 2013

State of Connecticut Health Department | 2009

World of Concrete | Las Vegas, NV | 2008, 2013, 2015

Publications

Underground and Tunnel Shotcrete

Shotcrete Magazine

ACI Nozzleman Certification Sessions: What Not To Do (Summer 2013) 

The Learning Curve: Nozzleman Qualification for New York City Subway Tunnels - 2013 Outstanding Underground Project (Summer 2013, Winter 2014) 

Corporate Member Profile: Drakeley Industries, LLC. (Summer 2010)

World Tunnelling Magazine

Teaching the Nozzlemen (September 2013)

Swimming Pool & Recreational Shotcrete

Shotcrete Magazine

Shotcrete Rising (Fall 2016)

Shotcrete Reborn (Spring 2016)

Beginnings: The History of the Shotcrete Industry (Summer 2015)

American Shotcrete Association's Pool & Recreational Shotcrete Committee Position Statement #4: Watertight Shotcrete for Swimming Pools (Winter 2015)

A Natural Look, An Exact Science: 2014 Outstanding Pool & Recreational Award (Winter 2015)

Shotcrete Use in Pool and Recreational Projects (Best Practice Compilation, Winter 2014)

Cliffside Plunge: Rewriting the Rules for Concrete Placement - 2013 Outstanding Pool & Recreational Project (Winter 2014)

American Shotcrete Association’s Pool & Recreational Shotcrete Committee Position Statement #3: Sustainability of Shotcrete in the Pool Industry (contributing author) (Summer 2013)

Perfecting Placement (Spring 2013)

American Shotcrete Association’s Pool and Recreational Shotcrete Committee Position Statement #1:  Compressive (Strength) Values of Pool Shotcrete (contributing author) (Winter 2012)

Natural Fit (Summer 2012)

American Shotcrete Association’s Pool & Recreational Shotcrete Committee Position Statement #2:

Definitions of Key Shotcrete Terminology (contributing author) (Summer 2012)

2010 Outstanding Pool & Recreational Project: Soundview YMCA (Spring 2011) 

Letter to Editor – Waterproofing (Fall 2010)

Corporate Member Profile: Drakeley Industries, LLC. (Summer 2010)

Checks and Balances (Fall 2009)

2008 Outstanding Pool & Recreational Project: Canterbury High School (Spring 2009)

Need for Nozzleman Certification in the Pool Industry (Winter 2008)

Contemporary Edge (Spring 2007)

How Dense Are You (Spring 2007)

Think Logical Technologies (Spring 2006)

Luxury Pools

Building Lasting Bonds (2007, 2008, 2009)

Engineering Expertise (September 2006)

Aqua Magazine

Clearing the Air (March 2017)

Spotlight - The Fast Lane (July 2009)

Shot Above the Rest (April 2009)

Watershapes Magazine

Honoring the Past (January 2014)

Artful Restoration (May 2011)

Indoor Fortitude (October 2010)

Top of the Class (May 2009)

Concrete International Magazine

ASA Project Award Winner (2009)

Better Home and Gardens

Hillside Escape (Spring 2006)

Pool and Spa News

Shooting for Perfection (2006)