{
  "dataset": "credentials",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-04-01T00:00:00Z",
  "company": {
    "legal_name": "Nimbus Ground Effects LLC",
    "dba": "Nimbus Ground Effects",
    "founded": "2019",
    "years_in_operation": 7,
    "state_of_formation": "Texas",
    "license": {
      "type": "Texas General Contractor — Specialty Trades",
      "status": "Active"
    },
    "insurance": {
      "general_liability": "$2,000,000 per occurrence, $4,000,000 aggregate",
      "workers_compensation": "Active — Texas statutory limits",
      "commercial_auto": "$1,000,000 combined single limit"
    },
    "affiliations": [
      "National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) — Member since 2020",
      "Denton County Contractors Association — Member since 2019",
      "Texas Nursery & Landscape Association (TNLA) — Member since 2021"
    ],
    "certifications": [
      "EPA Section 608 Universal Certification (refrigerant handling for chiller units)",
      "OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety Certification (company-wide requirement)"
    ]
  },
  "personnel": [
    {
      "name": "Marcus Bellweather",
      "role": "Founder & Lead System Designer",
      "bio": "Marcus founded Nimbus Ground Effects in 2019 after 12 years in commercial HVAC and theatrical fog system engineering. He designed fog and atmospheric effects systems for three Six Flags properties and two permanent installations at the Dallas Arboretum before launching Nimbus to bring ground-level fog technology to residential and boutique commercial applications.",
      "credentials": [
        "EPA Section 608 Universal Certification",
        "OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety",
        "Texas Class B HVAC Technician License — Active",
        "Low Voltage Licensing Exemption (Texas) — landscape lighting systems under 25V"
      ],
      "experience_years": 19,
      "specialization": "System design, chiller calibration, and multi-zone control architecture"
    },
    {
      "name": "Danny Reeves",
      "role": "Lead Installation Technician",
      "bio": "Danny joined Nimbus in 2021 with 8 years of experience in irrigation system installation and landscape construction. He leads all field installation crews and manages the trenching, manifold, and commissioning process.",
      "credentials": [
        "Texas Irrigator License — Active",
        "OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety",
        "Nimbus Internal Certification: Manifold Systems Level 2",
        "First Aid / CPR Current"
      ],
      "experience_years": 11,
      "specialization": "Manifold installation, trenching, nozzle calibration, and field commissioning"
    },
    {
      "name": "Priya Chandrasekaran",
      "role": "Smart Systems Technician",
      "bio": "Priya handles all smart home integration, Wi-Fi configuration, app setup, and weather automation programming for Premium system installations. She joined Nimbus in 2023 after working in home automation and low-voltage systems.",
      "credentials": [
        "CEDIA Certified Technician (home technology integration)",
        "Nimbus Internal Certification: Smart Fog Controller Programming",
        "OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety"
      ],
      "experience_years": 6,
      "specialization": "Control systems, smart home integration, weather automation, LED lighting programming"
    }
  ],
  "completed_installations": {
    "total_residential": 143,
    "total_commercial": 18,
    "total_event_temporary": 67,
    "service_area_note": "All installations within the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, including Denton, Collin, Tarrant, Dallas, and western Kaufman counties"
  }
}