GUE Instructor resumé



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Classes I teach:
Discover Diving
Recreational Supervised Diver
Recreational Diver 1 - Nitrox
Recreational Diver 2 - Triox
Recreational Diver 3 - Trimix
GUE Fundamentals
Doubles Diver
Drysuit Diver
Navigation Primer
Rescue Primer
Triox Primer
DPV Diver 1
Documentation Diver
Gas Blender
Cave Diver 1
Cave Diver 2
Triox Cave Upgrade
Technical Diver 1
Technical Diver 2
PSCR Diver
Recreational Dive Leader

Ricardo Constantino

Spain
Brazil

+34-695.039.305
ricardo@gue.com
www.SPE.pt



Professional

  • 2022-present : GUE Instructor Examiner (IE)
  • 2015-present : GUE Instructor Trainer (IT)
  • 2013-present : GUE JJ-CCR Diver
  • 2010-present : GUE Instructor
  • 2010-present : GUE RB80 Diver
  • 2003-present : GUE Diver
  • 2015-2016 : Product Manager, Invenco, New Zealand
  • 2005-2015 : Board Member, Petrotec Payment Systems, Portugal
  • 2000-2015 : R&D Manager, Petrotec, Portugal
  • 1996-2000 : Account Manager, EDS, Portugal
  • 1993-1996 : Development Engineer, Thomson-CSF, France

Education

  • BSc Electronics Engineering, South Africa, 1991
  • MBA International Management, Paris, 1995

Diving Qualifications

  • GUE CCR Diver (2013)
  • GUE RB80 Rebreather Diver (2010)
  • GUE Tech 2+ Diver
  • GUE Cave 2 Diver
  • GUE DPV Cave Diver
  • GUE Documentation Diver
  • GUE Cave Survey
  • GUE Instructor : Fundamentals, Rec1, Rec2, Rec3, DPV1, Documentation, Cave1, Cave 2, Tech1
  • GUE Instructor Trainer/Examiner

Diving Experience

  • Cave diving experience in Portugal, Spain, France (Lot and Ardèche), Mexico (Quintana Roo and Yucatan), Florida, Brazil, Sardinia, Dominican Republic, Greece, Mallorca and Russia.
  • Cave diving experience with RB80, JJ-CCR, Sidemount and scooters.
  • Speleology experience with sumps and extensive dry passage dive operations.
  • Experience in Project management with international teams of divers, scientists and support.

Community Involvement

  • Founding Member – ENTRADA (www.ENTRADA.tv), a GUE affiliated dive team.
  • Member and officer of SPE, the Portuguese Speleological Society (www.SPE.pt).
  • Project Manager and Exploration Diver for Alviela project (www.Alviela.com).
  • Exploration Diver for Deepreefs Project (www.Deepreefs.com).

Special interests

  • Team and community building
  • Production of Cave Maps
  • Exploration
  • Contributing to Scientific Research and Conservation projects

Publications

  • Speaker at Barcelona Deco Congress, 2016
  • Speaker at Global Diving Conference 2013, Portimão.
  • Speaker at Barcelona-Tek (Barcelona) 2013.
  • Speaker at Lusotek (Portugal) 2011, 2013.
  • Speaker at Exposub (Portugal) 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012.
  • GUE Quest Magazine 16.1, “Sardinia 2014: A GUE Project Focused on Scientific Goals”
  • GUE Quest Magazine 16.1 "Sardinia 2014: A GUE Project Focused on Scientific Goals"
  • GUE Quest Magazine 12.4, "DeepReefs: GUE Divers Serving Marine Science"
  • GUE Quest Magazine 11.2, “GUE Divers Going Dry”
  • GUE Quest Magazine 10.2, “Alviela: A Team-Building Project”
  • GUE Quest Magazine 9.3, “Building a DIR Community”
  • GUE Quest Magazine 9.1, “Caves of Portugal and Spain”
  • Planeta d’Água Magazine, “Grutas de Florida”
  • Planeta d’Agua Magazine, “GUE Tech-1”

Languages I teach classes in

  • Dutch
  • English
  • French
  • Galician
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish

Additional languages

  • Portuguese
  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Afrikaans

Additional Info

Halcyon Regulator Service Technician
Skippers License
Can travel for Projects and classes

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