{"id":1246,"date":"2026-04-05T14:43:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T19:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aquaforge.ai\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T21:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T02:29:12","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aquaforge.ai\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover af-hero alignfull\" style=\"min-height:420px;padding-top:72px;padding-bottom:72px;background-color:#1B3A5C;aspect-ratio:unset;\">\n  <div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n\n    <!-- Overline: margin-bottom 8px only, no top margin, sits directly above H1 -->\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#2EC4D4;margin:0 0 8px;\">Our story<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;font-size:clamp(29.768px, 1.861rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.737), 52px);font-weight:700;line-height:1.15;margin:0 0 20px;\">Built by engineers,<br>for engineers.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.72);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.391), 19px);line-height:1.7;max-width:600px;margin:0;\">AquaForge was founded at the intersection of two careers: deep water treatment process engineering and enterprise SaaS execution. That combination is what makes AquaForge different from legacy engineering tools and generic AI platforms trying to enter this space.<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group af-section-white alignfull\">\n  <div class=\"af-section__inner is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"max-width:860px;margin:0 auto;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#2EC4D4;margin:0 0 12px;\">How we started<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We built the platform we wished existed.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left:4px solid #2EC4D4;padding:16px 0 16px 24px;margin:28px 0;background:#F5F8FA;\">\n      <p style=\"font-size:18px;line-height:1.7;color:#1B3A5C;font-style:italic;margin:0;\">&#8220;We saw months wasted on manual regulatory research, designs constrained by time rather than optimized for outcomes, and an industry facing unprecedented demand with a shrinking expert workforce.&#8221;<\/p>\n    <\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.234), 17px);line-height:1.75;color:#64748B;margin-bottom:16px;\">Water treatment engineering has a knowledge crisis. Senior process engineers are retiring faster than expertise can be transferred. Regulatory requirements are expanding across jurisdictions and languages at a pace that manual research cannot match. And the tools available to engineering firms and municipalities have not kept up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.234), 17px);line-height:1.75;color:#64748B;margin-bottom:0;\">AquaForge was built to close that gap. By combining automated <a href=\"\/en\/platform\/regulatory-intelligence\/\">regulatory intelligence<\/a> across 50 languages with AI-powered treatment chain generation, we built the tool that treats every project as if your most experienced senior engineer reviewed every applicable regulation before the first design decision was made.<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group af-section-ice alignfull\">\n  <div class=\"af-section__inner is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n\n\n<style>\n  .af-bio-toggle { margin-top: 12px; }\n  .af-bio-toggle summary {\n    list-style: none;\n    cursor: pointer;\n    color: #2EC4D4;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 14px;\n    display: inline-flex;\n    align-items: center;\n    gap: 6px;\n    user-select: none;\n    padding: 8px 0;\n  }\n  .af-bio-toggle summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }\n  .af-bio-toggle summary::after { content: \"+\"; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1; }\n  .af-bio-toggle[open] summary::after { content: \"\u2212\"; }\n  .af-bio-toggle .af-bio-label::before { content: \"Read more\"; }\n  .af-bio-toggle[open] .af-bio-label::before { content: \"Show less\"; }\n  .af-bio-toggle .af-bio-more { margin-top: 12px; }\n  .af-bio-toggle .af-bio-more p {\n    font-size: 16px;\n    line-height: 1.7;\n    color: #64748B;\n    margin: 0 0 12px;\n  }\n  .af-bio-toggle .af-bio-more p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#2EC4D4;margin:0 0 12px;\">The founders<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:36px;\">The right experience for a problem this specific.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a6b36e77 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"gap:24px;\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n        <div class=\"af-card is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"height:100%;\">\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.469), 20px);font-weight:700;color:#1B3A5C;margin:0 0 4px;\">Patrick Drolet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:600;color:#2EC4D4;margin:0 0 16px;\">CEO and Co-founder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.156), 16px);line-height:1.7;color:#64748B;margin:0;\">Patrick brings to AquaForge a rare expertise at the intersection of mission-critical SaaS, regulated environments, engineering, and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"af-bio-toggle\">\n  <summary><span class=\"af-bio-label\"><\/span><\/summary>\n  <div class=\"af-bio-more\">\n    <p>A former executive at Notarius, he helped transform the company into a recurring SaaS model, grew the team to 80 employees, and led the business to a successful $50M exit. Notarius serves highly regulated clients, the majority of whom are engineers.<\/p>\n    <p>Patrick has also managed $38M USD product portfolios across more than 20 countries, developed expertise in the simulation of physical phenomena, and used AI to transform multiple internal processes and product lines.<\/p>\n    <p>At AquaForge, he drives product vision, commercial architecture, and go-to-market execution: turning complex expertise into a reliable, traceable software platform that water engineering teams can actually adopt.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n        <div class=\"af-card is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"height:100%;\">\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.469), 20px);font-weight:700;color:#1B3A5C;margin:0 0 4px;\">Mohamed Laaroussi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:600;color:#2EC4D4;margin:0 0 16px;\">President and Strategic Advisor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.156), 16px);line-height:1.7;color:#64748B;margin:0;\">Mohamed brings to AquaForge hands-on expertise in clean technologies, wastewater treatment, and the development of industrial solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"af-bio-toggle\">\n  <summary><span class=\"af-bio-label\"><\/span><\/summary>\n  <div class=\"af-bio-more\">\n    <p>Founder of several technology companies, including 15 years with E2Metrix for on-site PFAS treatment and destruction, he brings more than 37 years of experience in business development, R&amp;D, finance, and strategic alliances across international markets.<\/p>\n    <p>At AquaForge, he plays the critical role of connecting AI to the realities of water treatment engineering: emerging contaminants, process selection, operational constraints, treatment performance, and defensible technical decisions.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group af-section-white alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#2EC4D4;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:12px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase\"><p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#2EC4D4;margin:0 0 12px;\">Advisory board<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-bottom:16px\">Built with guidance from industry leaders.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#64748B;margin-bottom:40px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.234), 17px);line-height:1.7\">AquaForge&#8217;s advisors cover the four dimensions that matter most in water treatment infrastructure: municipal operations, academic research on emerging contaminants, institutional investment, and civil engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-bfd6ec1a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:36px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column af-advisor-card is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\u00c9ric Bergeron<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center af-advisor-card__title wp-block-paragraph\">Senior Director, <br>Wastewater Treatment &#8211; 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