DHP Employees

Charles Bedford is the President / CEO of David H. Paul, Inc. (DHP). After studying engineering and business in the mid 1980s at Fort Lewis College in Durango Colorado, followed by thirteen years of television production, Charles Bedford joined David H. Paul, Inc (DHP) in 1998 as the Director of AV Product Development. Since then Charles has been responsible for the production of all of DHP's hundreds of on-line and DVD training units, 3D animations and other training content. Charles became the Operations Manager of DHP. in 2008 and started the Water Technologies Training Institute, DHP's on-campus training program for people wanting to become high-tech water treatment professionals. In 2019 Charles was appointed as the COO under Dr. Linda Paul. After the DHP acquisition, Charles was appointed the President / CEO of David H. Paul, Inc. Contact

Richard (Dick) Youmans is the VP of On-Site Sales / Instructor for David H. Paul, Inc. (DHP). Since 1977, Dick has been involved in just about every aspect of industrial water treatment with most of those years specializing in reverse osmosis chemical applications, training and troubleshooting. Like all DHP instructor / consultants, he has been in hundreds of water treatment plants covering every major industry. Dick earned a BBA degree from the University of Georgia in 1974 and an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Industrial Water Treatment from San Juan College and David H. Paul, Inc. in 2002. Contact

Darrell Cunningham is the VP of Online Training / Marketing / Software for David H. Paul, Inc. (DHP). Before joining DHP, Darrell spent four years as a production manager for Sofsource, a software publishing company specializing in education software. Darrell joined DHP in 2000 as a multimedia training specialist. He has developed hundreds of online training programs for DHP as well as 3D animations and other training content. Darrell became the Marketing Manager and Career Placement Coordinator for DHP in 2008. He also builds the software used in the Reverse Osmosis Specialist program and developed the Neptune World Water Treatment Resources app. After the acquisition in 2021, Darrell was appointed the VP of Online Training / Marketing / Software. Contact

Steve Siverns is an instructor and consultant for David H. Paul Inc. (DHP). Steve has over 35 years' experience focused on designing and troubleshooting water treatment processes. He specializes in high purity industrial water treatment and has experience with desalination, water recovery, and waste treatment. Steve is a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registered in the province of Ontario, Canada. He received his B.Eng. (1980) and M. Eng. (1984) in Chemical Engineering both from McMaster University. Contact

Claire Tillotson is the Lab Technician & Sales/Marketing Specialist of David H. Paul, Inc. (DHP), an advanced water treatment training and consulting firm in Farmington, NM. Claire has been in the advanced water treatment industry since 2022, ensuring top water quality & promoting innovative solutions. Her mission is to uphold impeccable water quality standards while aiding organizations in their pursuit of enhanced efficiency and sustainable practices. Contact