Marquise Pools is recognized as one of the most innovative custom pool builders in the industry. Through our unique and comprehensive approach to design, pools and outdoor living spaces are integrated seamlessly with your home and landscaping. Our professional team is comprised of registered Landscape Architects, pool industry veterans and top-notch service technicians.

From the initial design concept through construction and beyond, Marquise Pools has the expertise to give clients the best the industry has to offer.

Greg Watson

greg@marquisepools.com

Greg Watson has built over 700 awesome custom pools in the greater Houston area over the past 12 years. As Project Manager for Marquise Pools, his unparalleled attention to detail and commitment to excellence ensure that every project is top notch. In 2001, Greg and his business partner, Landscape Architect Chris Smith, founded Marquise Pools around the belief that that innovative design, quality construction, and great service are the three key components homeowners deserve when building a swimming pool. The vision from the beginning for Marquise Pools was to leverage the Landscape Architectural approach to residential master planning and construction.

Chris Smith

chris@marquisepools.com

Chris Smith is one of the partners for Marquise Pools, He has a BS Degree in Landscape Architecture from Louisiana State University, he is registered with the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners License # 2185, he also holds an associate’s degree in Horticulture from Oklahoma State University. Chris goes out of his way to create unique and innovative master plans that are tailored to the various lifestyles of his clients. The flow of his master plans seamlessly overlap the poolscape, planting palette, outdoor living systems, and lighting effects into one cohesive and functional plan. Chris meets with the design team weekly to motivate, innovate, and re-charge the

entire studio’s energy. Chris’s master plans are highly recognizable in the industry, and they truly are a unique work of art and function. Artistry many times comes from within and not a learned gift, yes the professional degree helps business flow, but true artistic abilities come from above. 

Chris loves Hunting, Fishing, Golfing, and most of all having fun with his family.

Tambra has over 20 years of experience in landscape architecture and is registered and licensed in the state of Texas. She is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. She is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree. She is also licensed in irrigation in the state of Texas.

Prior to joining Marquise Pools her work included commercial landscape, residential landscape, park, zoo and

school projects. Her experience also includes work in the areas of urban design and land planning. She has had the opportunity to work on many international projects as well as domestic projects.

Tambra has been a member of the Marquise Pools team since 2002. In that time, she has worked on many award winning pools. Clients benefit from her attention to detail, her broad vision of the overall design and her dedication to each job. Developing a close working relationship with each of her clients ensures that their vision becomes a reality.

Dave brings over 7 years of experience to the Marquise team. After spending nine years in Kansas, Dave returned to his native southeast Texas and joined Marquise Pools in 2005. Serving as Design Development Coordinator, Dave works to ensure that each project stays true to the initial design concept. Through careful construction detailing and coordination with the field installation crews, he has helped put the firm at the top of the industry and win international recognition. Responsible for securing building permits and other required approvals for each project, Dave routinely works with a variety of stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition from the design phase to the construction phase. By minimizing project downtime prior to construction, Dave helps deliver projects on time and on budget.

Passionate about community-scale planning and design,

Upon returning from Europe, Polly Uselton reconnected with past colleagues by joining the design team at Marquise Pools. Her experience includes leading the design and sales side of B2 Pools where she also owned and managed a swimming pool service and remodeling business that partnered with B2.

Her award winning design and sales of residential pools is combined with large-scale, engineered commercial design and installation of 50-meter competitive swimming pools and community pools with integrated water playgrounds.

She was personally invited to attend the first “Genesis 3” international conference for technically challenging, upscale pool design, earning her a certificate in the same. She has further qualified her experience with informal education for design and implementation with large California & Florida commercial and residential pool builders for difficult swimming pool construction applications.

Her almost 20 years of pool of pool maintenance and remodeling, commercial pool design and installation along with her award-winning residential pool design brings an industry veteran to Marquise Pools.