Doug Van Der Weide brings 20 yrs of industry experience to Just Add Water-bath & kitchen studio. Doug is the previous showroom manager for the St. John, Indiana branch. Unfortunately JUST ADD WATER -bath & kitchen studios shut its doors due to the economy in Oct of 2010.  Some of Doug's favorite plumbing products include touch faucets, channel air baths, custom body spray & steam showers, and waterfall faucets. He has a degree in Communications Design from Ray College of Design in Chicago (located next to the Merchandise Mart in Chicago). At one point in time, Doug was one of the pioneers in the Internet market for the Plumbing industry. He was a regular keynote speaker and author on the subject of E-Commerce for associations like ASA (American Supply Association), SWA (Southern Wholesale Association), and other Plumbing Associations. Doug was also feature on the cover of Supply House Times Magazine in 1999, and used to write a monthly column  called "Building the Web" for Builder/Architect Magazine in the late 90's. For the past 9yrs Doug has been back working directly with the customers which is what he loves to do!!!  Doug's artistic flair is what drives his creativity in his work, and he great enjoys the teaching aspect of the plumbing industry. He has designed and managed construction of several bath showrooms in his career (Click Here for current showroom just designed in 2010, Click Here for a previous showroom designed by Doug).  In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, as he is a family man first and foremost! 

Doug has also designed and maintains several websites including...

| www.justaddwaterbath.com | www.hubplumbing.net |   | www.aokka.org |  |www.OmegaStryke.org | 

(Doug also designed and developed Leeps.Com from 1994-2001 (related to featured articles listed above) but no longer handles the administration of this website.