GUE Instructor resumé

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