Pool Pal, Inc.: Who We Are
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We provide routine weekly and twice-a-week
swimming pool cleaning and pool operation for more than 300
properties in South Walton County, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.
We operate commercial pools at condominiums and subdivisions as
well as high-use residential vacation rentals. We also
work for private homeowners and for absentee owners. We are a
Qualified Business, licensed to perform swimming pool service
under the requirements of the Florida Department of Professional
Regulation Construction Industry Licensing Board. We are
a licensed Florida Registered Swimming Pool Servicing Contractor and
we meet or exceed the bi-annual continuing education
requirements. We carry workers compensation insurance and
general liability insurance as
 required by
law.
Our field staff of 7
full-time pool operators are all NSPF Certified Pool
Operators. We require new employees to become certified
within their first year. During the summer we also
employ several assistants to help our pool operators with the
increased work load. Our field supervisor coordinates
scheduling and starts up new contracts.
Business operations are
handled by our office manager. The owner acquires contracts,
determines protocol, and serves as consultant for field
operations. The owner maintains licensing required to be a
Florida Registered Swimming Pool Servicing Contractor.
Repairs are coordinated through the business office.
We maintain membership in
professional associations and attend seminars for the purpose
of staying current with
new technology and equipment, and
to stay informed of changes in water chemistry theory and regulatory
protocol.
In the spring of 2006
we opened a small retail outlet,
331 Pool and Beach Supply, on US
331, 3 miles south of Freeport.
About the
owner of Pool Pal, Joan Vienot: "I practically grew up in a
swimming pool. My first job was at the city pool when I was
13, as an aide to a swimming instructor. I worked 20 hours a
week for $1.65 an hour, doing such things as demonstrating the "face
float" and hosing the decks. In the afternoons I played in our
little 12' backyard pool and helped my sisters with the
upkeep. I continued working at the city pool every
summer, promoting to lifeguard and swimming instructor, and
eventually being tasked with management duties. At the
University of Northern Colorado, I obtained degrees in Fine
Arts and in Health, Physical Education and
Recreation, continuing my employment in aquatics. I
taught adult swimming lessons for the local community college, and I
was the "professional" paid victim for the lifeguard training
classes at the university. I coached the girls swim team
at a high school where I also taught Art from 1977 to
1980. In 1980 I moved to Seagrove Beach, Florida, where I
managed a commercial pool at a campground and RV park. In 1983
I began offering my expertise in pool service, and Pool Pal was
born. I took the Certified Pool Operator Course and acquired
my license as a Florida Registered Swimming Pool Servicing
Contractor. I continued my professional growth by becoming an
instructor of the National Swimming Pool Foundation's Certified Pool
Operator course, which I offer several times a year through
Pool School Florida, to provide the certification required of public pool
operators in Florida."
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