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Classes I teach:
Discover Diving
Scuba Diver
Open Water Diver
Advanced Open Water Diver
GUE Fundamentals
Performance Diver
GUE Basic Fundamentals
GUE Technical Fundamentals
Doubles Diver
Drysuit Diver
Deep Primer
Navigation Primer
Rescue Primer
DPV Diver 1
DPV Cave
Scientific Diver
Cave Diver 1
Cave Diver 2
Cave Sidemount
Triox Cave Upgrade

Mark Messersmith

United States

352 870 3000
mm@gue.com
mm@halcyon.net

Professional

  • C.O.O. - Halcyon Manufacturing Inc.
  • Messersmith Development Company, Inc. specializing business to business consulting and new product development.
  • Diveshopforsale.com a business brokerage firm specializing in the purchase and sale of scuba diving related businesses.
  • Formerly an executive with a few international entertainment companies.
  • Research Associate - Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute
  • Co-Training Director and rebreather diver for the Woodville Karst Plains Project

Education

  • 1981 B.A. University of California, Los Angeles - Biology
  • 1986 M.B.A. Pepperdine University - Business

Diving Qualifications

  • Board of Director GUE
  • Instructor Examiner GUE
  • Cave Instructor GUE
  • Rebreather GUE
  • Assorted other certifications

Diving Experience

  • 4300+ Dives
  • 2500+ Dives in caves
  • Thousands of dives utilizing stage bottles
  • Hundreds of dives utilizing Diver Propulsion vehicles
  • Hundreds of hours of Rebreather Experience
  • Prototype Test Diver

Special interests

  • I started diving as a kid in the late 60's and have been in and around the water my entire life. After many years playing many organized sports, I now spend most of my leisure time cave diving in North Florida. My wife of 40+ years and I participate in a number of Christian activities.

Publications

  • Photographs and articles in a variety of publications including Time Life and National Geographic