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Marshall Myrman, Fearless Leader
Born in Coronado, CA, Marsh grew up playing every sport, but when he pulled into his first barrel, everything else went out the window. A SDSU alum, Marsh has worked in the sports industry most of his life. Many of his days have been and continue to be Surf AM/Golf PM kind of days. He is a proud father, grandfather, husband, and loves all sports and photography. Lives by the mantra of “work hard, play hard.” Has one hero – “Dad – honest, honorable, ethical, and moral.”
Andrew Thatcher, VP of Sales & Business Development
Andrew was born in Durban, South Africa. He studied Marketing there and moved to San Diego in 2000 where he joined the FlowRider team almost immediately. Gaining experience rapidly in ride installs and drafting, he joined the sales team in 2003. He knows the attraction inside and out and is passionate about building successful FlowRider businesses. His other passions are of course his family, craft beer, surfing and fishing. Buy a wave from Andrew and you may find yourself hunting BIG tuna!!
Rob Chalfant, Materials and Operations Manager
Rob was born and raised in San Diego, CA and is a lifelong surfer. He has been involved in action sports retail his whole life and flowboarding for the last 13 years. Rob handles all materials and operations for new installations and supports all FlowRider Services projects as well. He somehow finds time to assist in the coordination of FLOW Tour events and acts as a judge at most competitions. Father of two surf-addicted boys, Rob enjoys surfing, volleyball, snowboarding, travel, San Diego sports teams, and teaching people to flowboard!
Till Paris, Director of Web Marketing and Development
Born on Terra Firma, Till Paris spent his youth surfing flawless Hawaiian waves and playing slack key guitar. With an affinity for tech and an advanced understanding of online marketing, Till launched Dream Team Media based upon key online software he developed. Some of Till’s clients include Marriott, Embassy Suites, Diamond Resorts, Steve Vai, Discovery Channel, Sprint, and he joined the FlowRider team in 2012 as Director of Web Marketing & Development. All tech aside, Till is found composing music for television, film and studio albums as well as surfing his favorite breaks.
Brad Koide, Engineering Manager
Originating from San Diego, Brad left at a young age for the beautiful beaches of New Jersey and has finally ventured back to his native land to become part of the FlowRider team. After graduating from the University of Delaware (that small state next to Maryland) with an engineering degree, Brad embarked upon a design-oriented career which began with case goods and store fixtures, then led to designing 150’ tall cell phone towers. The next logical step in his career would obviously be designing wave machines. When he’s not rocking out 3D models Brad enjoys playing inline hockey, going to the gym, running, and last but not least—attempting to surf.
Jo Saunders, Marketing & European Sales
Jo was born in Northern California, has three older siblings and played almost every sport under sun growing up. She soon focused on volleyball, played (and studied Marketing) at Fairfield University and then competed professionally in France for a season. Her experience stems from producing photo shoots, sales and marketing in the athletic apparel industry and leading international surf & yoga camps! As much as possible, Jo makes sure she is outside surfing, snowboarding, playing golf, swimming, walking, running – the list goes on! She also won’t say no to trying one of the 1,543 craft brewing tasting rooms here in sunny San Diego!
Alex Bear, Warehouse Manager
Alex was born and raised in Dallas, TX. He moved to San Diego in the summer of 2011 and has since (gladly) called it home. Alex is an ARMY Veteran who spent his time in the military as a Technical Engineer, then became a Combat Engineer and then personal security. He spent 4 years studying Criminal Justice after coming back from tour too. Alex specializes in perfecting our Max Recovery System for our attractions, assists with all shipping & receiving and everything else that makes our warehouse run smoothly. As you may have guessed, he loves taking his dog to the beach in his free time.
Jeremy Cole, Associate Engineer
Born on St. Thomas of the United States Virgin Islands, then later moving to San Diego, CA, Jeremy grew up surrounded by beach culture and water sports. He then attended Cal Poly SLO as a mechanical engineer major, with heavy interest in attraction design and manufacturing. Since graduating, Jeremy has now found his way back to San Diego and couldn’t be happier. With his free time, he enjoys music, backpacking, craft beers, bike riding, sailing, and traveling. Someday, Jeremy also hopes to visit every US National Park.
Zak Tolli, FlowRider Services Manager
Zak was born in Mission Viejo, but mostly grew up in Truckee, CA. He moved to San Diego for college and immediately became addicted to the ocean and surfing. The first job he got was at Wave House San Diego lifeguarding on the FlowBarrel. Then when the Siemens Tour happened in 2002, he was one of the chosen ones to manage it. Stops included Vienna, Hamburg, Sydney and other amazing spots. After a few tour stops, After a few tour stops, Zak has proceeded to build waves for us around the globe. His 15+ years of experience makes this new position perfect for him and our team. In his free time, he plays ice hockey and also loves camping and surfing in Baja with his beautiful wife, Amy.
Eliza Dawson, Associate Engineer
Eliza was born and raised in sunny Tucson, AZ and is the youngest of three sisters. She’s happy to finally be living the So-Cal dream in San Diego after a short stint in the Pacific Northwest. After first attaining her bachelor’s degree in Studio Art, she later returned to school to attain a degree in Mechanical Engineering. She is an avid rock climber, loves sailing, sewing, thrifting and general beach-bumming in her free time. Her personal and professional background is sure to give way to innovative contributions to the FlowRider team; we are excited to have her on board!
Nick Nguyen, Photographer & Media Assets Specialist
Nick first rode a FlowRider in 1999 at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in Arlington, Texas. He very quickly got the hang of flowboarding and was hooked! He immediately started competing on the FLOW Tour across the United States and has been in the Flowboarding scene ever since, wining multiple National and World titles. While still competing, he takes his camera around the world to capture images and video for FlowRider,Inc. and the FLOW Tour.
Andrew Yathon, Project Manager
Born in the cold Canadian prairies, Andrew grew up mainly in Winnipeg, MB. After graduating from the University of Manitoba as a Mechanical Engineer, he made is way out west to Calgary, AB in search of a career and the mountains. Little did he know he would eventually find his way to the west coast in Vancouver, BC working for WhiteWater West and joining the FlowRider team as Project Manager. Fully taking advantage of the Pacific Northwest lifestyle Andrew loves to get out into the mountains and shred the fresh stuff whenever he can. The water may be colder in Canada but there is indeed surf and Andrew is always working on his water game in the off season too!
Tom Kruger, Sales Representative (Europe)
After being raised by wolves in a Hungarian tree house, Tom joined a traveling circus. He not only bathed the elephants, he also trained every single juggler on the circuit for 12 straight years. Extreme proficiency in juggling naturally moved him towards earning a culinary arts degree. One day he showed up at our office in San Diego with freshly made buñuelos that we just couldn't pass up. He hasn't left since.
Lloyd Balderama, Venue Design Engineer
Lloyd's experience covers interior & exterior architecture, overall construction and recently fiberglass production family. Prior to joining WhiteWater in 2012, Lloyd worked as an associate architect with Palafox Associates where he co-designed and lead numerous subdivision projects, golf courses, and community planning projects worldwide including Pasig River Rehabilitation, Shell, Petron and Caltex Texaco Buffer Zone, Tala Marina Resort, and PhuQuoc Vietnam Island Masterplan. In North America, Lloyd has worked with KMBR Architects and Versa Design Group in Prince George BC. Lloyd has designed numerous dry and wet play facilities including Crayola US, Wego Weihai Waterpark China, Flow House Cabo and Waterfront Lusail Hotel Waterpark Qatar to name a few.
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