Mr. Raymond was named Director, Operations & Water Quality in February, 2022. He has worked for TMWA for over 25 years, starting as a contract research technician in 1993.  In June 1997, he started working in the Water Quality department to ensure compliance was met for newly-enacted federal regulations.  Mr. Raymond ultimately became a certified analyst with the USEPA for the detection of giardia and cryptosporidium before transitioning over to the Operations department.  Groundwater recharge and various operational strategies were just a few of his project tasks associated with the operations department before being promoted to Operations Supervisor.  Mr. Raymond received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Nevada Reno.  In addition, Mr. Raymond holds the highest level of State water certifications (Grade IV) in both treatment and distribution.