GUE Instructor resumé

Professional

• 1996 - Present SCUBAPRO, El Cajon, CA. Business Development Manager; Florida territory manager.
• 1988 - 1996 Rhea's Diving, Inc., Maryville, TN. Founder & Owner, Tennessee's premier cave and technical diving headquarters for over 10 years.
• 1987 - 1988 Kapalua Dive Center, Akumal, Mexico. Manger & Instructor; One of the earliest cave diving facilities in Mexico.
• 1985 - 1987 Scuba Dudes, Knoxville, TN. Owner. Area commercial diving for Tennessee Valley Authority, ALCOA, Tennessee Wildlife Agency, Army Corp of Engineers.

Education

• 1981-1982 University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN
• Course of study microbiology.
• 1980-1981 Pellissippi State College Knoxville, TN
• Course of study biology.

Diving Qualifications

• Recreational GUE
• Overhead GUE
• Technical GUE
• Rebreather GUE
• DPV
• Previous Instructor at various levels ANDI, CMAS, IANTD, NACD, NSS/CDS, NAUI, PADI, TDI, YMCA

Diving Experience

• Over 6,000 logged dives
• 2,500+ cave dives
• 300+ cave dives below 200'

Special interests

• Previous GUE Training Council Member
• Previous GUE BOD member
• GUE Exploration and Research project Pantelleria Italy
• GUE Exploration and Research project Narvik, Norway
• GUE Exploration and Research project Akumal, Mexico
• GUE Deep Reef Exploration Bimini, Bahamas
• GUE Exploration and Research project Woodville Karst Plain - RB80 team
• WKPP Training Coordinator
• NACD Training Director position held for 4 years; Board of Director member for 9 years.
• Cave exploration in Bahamas, Bonaire, Caymans, Florida, Mexico, and Tennessee.