Mr. Trevor A Sherwood II
Brick, NJ 08723
Fax: 732-451-1630
Swimming pool consultant with over 30 years of experience in service, consulting, training/education, code/regulation development, and expert witness. Contributed to aquatic textbooks and related articles, influenced State Recreational Bathing Codes, and presented at national industry conferences.Named to the VGB training team to NESPA by CPSC to provide training services on compliance to health and building code officials in NJ, PA, CT and NY. In 2016, named to the NSPF® Advanced Service Technician™ (AST) Review Committee and Team of Pilot Instructors. In 2019, named to the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance's first Education Task Force and one of four providers for a new required training for pool directors in the State of New Jersey. He has provided leadership to such organizations as National Swimming Pool Foundation (NSPF), Northeast Spa & Pool Association (NESPA), Community Association Institute - New Jersey Chapter (CAI), New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA), New Jersey Parks and Recreation Society (NJPRS), Pennsylvania Parks and Recreation Society (PRPS) and New Jersey and Massachusetts Health Departments. In 2020, selected to present Pool Chemistry module for Environmental Public Health program for NJREHS licensing. In 2021, named to the PHTA-1 and PHTA-2 Standard Writing Committee (SWC), as well as the PHTA CPO® Advisory Council. In 2022, the Stated Health Department hired to train New Jersey Health Officials how to perform pool inspections per the bathing code. In 2023, contracted to provide a webinar for NJ state health officials regarding hot tub design, maintenance, and recommended control measures as it pertains to Legionella.
- Accident Investigation
- Aquatics
- Chemicals
- Pools & Spas
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: • Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, Garden State Scholar
• NSPF® Certified Pool/Spa Operator (CPO) Instructor Certification
• NSPF® Certified Pool/Spa Operator (CPO) Certification
• NSPF® Certified Pool Operator & Inspector
• NSPF® Advanced Service Technician (AST) Instructor
• APSP Certified Building Professional (CBP) & Course Instructor
• APSP Certified Service Professional (CSP) & Course Instructor
• APSP Certified Service Technician Instructor (CST) & Course Instructor
• APSP Certified Maintenance( Specialist (CMS) & Course Instructor
• APSP Certified Building Professional (CBP) Review Course Instructor
• APSP Professional Pool & Spa Operator (PPSO)
• National Plasterer’s Council Start Up Technician Certification
• ARC Lifeguard, CPR & AED Training
• ARC Lifeguard Training CPR & AED Instructor Certification (former)
• PRPS Swimming Pool Pesticide Instructor Certification
• Pool & Spa Heater Service Training, Pool and Spa Electrical Qualification Training
• OSHA's Competent Person Training
• Attended over 500 hours of pool related courses and seminars
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: • American Red Cross (ARC)
• International & New England Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA & NEHRSA)
• International Association of Aquatic Consultants (IAAC)
• International Pool & Spa Service Association (IPSSA)
• Massachusetts Health Officers Association (MHOA)
• New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA)
• New Jersey Pool Managers Association (NJPMA)
• Pennsylvania Recreation and Parks Society (PRPS)
• National and New Jersey Community Association Institute (CAI & CAI-NJ)
• National and New Jersey Recreation & Park Association (NRPA & NJRPA)
• Association of Pool and Spa Professionals
• National Swimming Pool Foundation® (NSPF®)
• Northeast Spa & Pool Association (NESPA)
• Professional Pool Operators of America (PPOA)
• World Water Park Association (WWA)
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: • Personally train over 1,000 Certified Pool Operators a year
• How to perform pool inspection to health officials
• Lead instructor for the Northeast Spa and Pool Association to the VGB training team by way of the contract awarded to NESPA by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to provide training services on compliance with the Pool and Spa Safety Act to health and building code officials in NJ, PA, CT and NY
• Pool seminars for NJAA, PRPS, NJRPA, NJ ALPHI
• Pool training seminars for the Northeast Pool and Spa Association and Association of Pool and Spa Professionals
• Lead CPO® presenter at the Atlantic City Pool and Spa Show, the largest pool trade show in the pool industry annually - Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Over 150
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Poor installation, Product Malfuncations, Drownings, Slip and Falls, Chemical Exposure, Legionella, Diving Accidents, Swimming Pool Related Injuries and Illness
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 60%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 40%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 21
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: 2023
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: 4
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: Since 1998, with focus beginning in 2005
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Expert Witness Services: Review of Case Documentation and Pool Plans, Consultations, Reports; Site and Office Visits; Depositions; Testimony and Court Appearances
References upon request.