Bob Bradley is the owner of Aquatic Consulting & Educational Services (ACES), based in Raleigh, N.C. With four decades of experience as a leader on aquatic facility operation, recreation risk management and safety training, Bradley was instrumental in the development of what is now the National Recreation & Park Association’s Aquatic Facility Operator certification program. Bradley was the founding president, treasurer and served for more than a decade as a board member of the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Central Arizona. Bradley was also the founding officer and board member of the National Drowning Prevention Alliance and the founding president of the NRPA’s National Aquatic Branch and was the chairman of the national board of directors for the Aquatic Facility Operator course and continues to serve as an Instructor Trainer for the program. Bradley was the executive director of the Arizona chapter and the Southwestern region of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (formerly the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals), where he conducted the Certified Pool and Spa Technician training program. He is also a member of Total Aquatic Management’s aquatic consulting team. Bradley has written numerous professional articles and contributed to training manuals on lifeguarding, water safety and aquatic operation. Bradley served as a member of the WWA’s Children’s Drowning Prevention Council. Bradley has been an instructor trainer in multiple specialties for ARC and other training programs. He has worked with camps, YMCAs, public and private aquatic leisure facilities and resorts. Bradley holds degrees in liberal arts and recreation administration. Â Bradley received WWA’s Kelly Ogle Memorial Safety Award in 2021.
