GUE Instructor resumé

Professional

• Civil Project Manager - underground infrastructure, flood mitigation, riverbank and habitat restoration, and bioengineering applications.
• Communications and Project Support at Thermocline Diving
• Recreational Diving Instructor at The Dive Shop, Calgary, AB

Education

• BSc Archaeology, in progress - University of Calgary

Diving Qualifications

• GUE Fundamentals Instructor
• PADI MSDT
• GUE Tech 1
• GUE Cave 1
• Gas Blender
• Various from other agencies

Diving Experience

• Certified in 2003, freediver since childhood
• 1200+ dives, primarily cold water
• Diving and freediving photography
• Actively instructing since 2015

Community Involvement

• Thermocline Diving - workshop, training and local project support
• Leading Edge Workshops 2022/23/24 - Volunteer
• The Underwater Outlaws - President (2019 - 2024), Volunteer
• Alberta Underwater Council - Volunteer
• The Freezedivers - Founder, Volunteer
• Local project diving support
• Local watershed conservation and cleanup activities - volunteer
• Actively mentoring local divers with individual projects

Special interests

• Mental health awareness
• Increasing accessibility in adventure sports, outdoor activities and exploration
• Youth mentorship in diving and sciences
• Increasing representation of women in higher-level diving
• Submerged heritage conservation
• Freediving and breathwork
• Cold water immersion and the goodness of being in the cold
• Ice climbing/rock climbing
• Canyoneering
• All things involving snow, ice and mountains

Publications

• InDepth - What Doesn't Freeze You Makes you Stronger - https://indepthmag.com/freezediving-what-doesnt-freeze-you-makes-you-stronger/

Languages I teach classes in

• English

Additional languages

• Italian (Fluent)

Additional Info

Based in the Canadian Rockies, I teach primarily in Southern Alberta and the Pacific Northwest around Vancouver Island, and occasionally travel to warmer waters for classes. If you're wanting to set up a class, feel free to contact me!

My passion as an instructor, a diver and a human is to be an enabler - someone that helps others find a way to try something they've always wanted to do, and help them develop the skills needed to do it well. I'm excited to see what you can achieve through your diving.