GUE Instructor resumé

Professional

• Marketing Director, Halcyon Dive Systems, April 2018 - 2022
• Director, Product Development, SDI/TDI/ERDI, 2015 - 2016
• Training Director, Training and Membership Services, SDI/TDI, 2013 - 2015
• Instructor, Training Manager, St. Croix, USVI, 2010 - 2013

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 2023 - Present
• University of Texas at Arlington, Pre-nursing and Education Studies, 2007 - 2010
• Cooper Institute, CPT, Biomechanics of Resistance Training, 2008

Diving Qualifications

• GUE Instructor, 2017 - Present
• GUE Tech 2, Cave 2, RB80, Cave DPV, Photogrammetry, Cave Survey Diver
• SDI/TDI Instructor Trainer Evaluator, 2013 - 2017
• TDI Open Circuit and Closed Circuit Rebreather Full Cave Instructor
• TDI Rebreather Instructor, X-CCR, Hammerhead, O2ptima, Explorer, Defender

Diving Experience

• Started diving in 2001
• Over 3000 non-training dives in various environments
• Over 1000 cave dives
• Over 800 hours on closed circuit rebreathers
• Over 400 open circuit, open water technical dives
• Trained over 500 recreational divers, 2010 - Present
• Trained over 75 technical divers, 2012 - Present
• Trained over 50 dive professionals, 2012 - 2017

Community Involvement

• Organizer, Bridge Program Dive Training, University of the US Virgin Islands, 2011 - 2012
• Host and Trainer, Rolex Our World Underwater Scholarship Society Scholars, 2013 - Present
• Speaker, DEMA, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019
• Speaker, TEKDiveUSA, 2016, 2018
• Media Coordinator and Team Diver, Woodville Karst Plain Project (WKPP), 2019 - Present

Special interests

• Passionate about sharing and enhancing our experience in the underwater world with divers in a positive and uplifting way through teaching, coaching, and mentoring.
• Digital media, content creation, editorial, and professional layout (print materials including books and magazines)
• Social media marketing and brand management
• Hiking, mountaineering, fitness, animals, travel, precision shooting, photography, videography, reading, interior design and home building...

Additional languages

• English

Additional Info

Lauren is currently focused on Nursing school during the week and spends most of her free time diving in the North Florida caves. She structures her teaching schedule around exploration diving conditions, participating as a team diver on projects. Her primary goal in all courses is to ensure high-quality education that prepares divers for real-world activities while keeping the course fun and enjoyable.

Favorite Quote: "Strive for perfection to catch excellence."