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DIVING
BIO
A
good friend of mine, Melanie, talked me into taking an open water
diving class while we were at UofO back in 1992. It wasn't a hard
sell since it was offered as a university class and it was paid
for with tuition! I went onto AOW and Melanie became an instructor
and went on to work full time in the scuba industry running a dive
operation in Bimini, the Bahamas (Bimini
Undersea). I then dove
recreationally on and off for 8 years. It wasn't too long before
my dive buddies, including Melanie, started prompting me to look
at going professional. Coming from a long line of teachers, I made
the natural leap in early 2002 and have enjoyed instructing ever
since!
TEACHING
PHILOSOPHY
I am passionate about diving and dive safety which overlays eloquently
into my teaching. I believe in quality, not quantity and teach my
classes as such. I typically limit my classes to 4-6 students, but
have taught classes with more. It is important for me when signing
off on a student's final certification to firmly believe that the
student has received the best instruction possible. I also find
it important to teach courses with the idea of how the skills involved
will actually be applied to real diving situations. To accomplish
these various goals, I constantly seek out new ways to build upon
my general dive knowledge as well as continue my own personal diving
education.
OBJECTIVES
To
actively teach scuba at all levels, including specialties, presently
certified and insured to teach. To consult in dive travel and actively
lead dive trips.
PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATION HISTORY
PADI
IDC Staff Instructor 12/02
(current
teaching/insured status)
PADI Emergency First Response Instructor
12/02
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer 5/02
(current teaching/insured status)
PADI Specialty Instructor 5/02
PADI
Medic First Aid Instructor 2/02
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor 2/02
PADI Divemaster 7/01
PROFESSIONAL/INSTRUCTOR
EXPERIENCE
Pacific
NW Scuba
Vancouver, Washington USA 9/02 - present
Active
teaching of scuba from Open Water Diver to Assistant Instructor,
including various specialties. Lead
dive planning consultations including introductory understanding
of tide and current calculations/charts. Active involvement in giving
formal and informal presentations, organizing and leading recreational
dives, and tutoring divemaster, assistant instructor, and instructor
candidates.
Ocean
Odyssey Scuba Center
Vancouver, Washington USA 7/01- 9/02
Actively
taught scuba from open water to divemaster. Actively involved with
and taught SEAL Team (including specialty AquaMissions) and Bubblemakers.
Conducted discover scuba and scuba refresher programs. Actively
involved in shop associated dive club including giving formal presentations,
leading meetings, and organizing and leading club dives.
Divemaster
7/01-2/02
Actively
divemastered for numerous instructors, conducted scuba refreshers,
and lead dive trips.
SCUBA
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Dive
Shop Staff (1/02-4/02):
Ocean
Odyssey Scuba Center
Vancouver, Washington USA
Assisted
in class scheduling, general retail sales, and basic compressor
experience. Assisted with dive shop marketing (including creation
or authoring of various dive shop and equipment brochures), Web
site page creation, and authored detailed dive site briefs.
Trade
shows (7/01-1/02):
Represented
the shop by assisting in the set up and working of the dive shop
booth in various trade shows.
ADDITIONAL
SKILLS
Extremely
computer proficient
(FrontPage, Word, Excel, Acrobat, PowerPoint…etc)
Experienced
in Web authoring
(Internet,
Extranet and Intranet)
Working knowledge of local and
federal laws (U.S.)
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