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Classes I teach:
GUE Fundamentals
Doubles Diver
Drysuit Diver

Orie J. Braun

United States

(386) 451-1601
orie@gue.com
orie@halcyon.net

Professional

  • Operating Officer Halcyon Manufacturing Inc.
  • Sales Director Halcyon Manufacturing Inc.
  • Sales Director Santi USA
  • Drysuit Repair Technician/Consultant Santi USA

Education

  • College

Diving Qualifications

  • GUE Fundamentals Instructor
  • GUE Cave 1 Intern
  • GUE Tech 1 Intern
  • Freediving Instructor Trainer
  • Guide for Alachua Sink
  • Guide for Black Lagoon (Hart Springs)
  • Explorers Club Honorary Member

Diving Experience

  • 8000+ Total Dives
  • 4000+ Cave Dives
  • 700+ Freedive Sessions
  • Thousands of dives with Stage Cylinders
  • Hundreds of dives with DPVS
  • Thousands of dives with Sidemount Configuration
  • Hundreds of hours with SCR and CCR

Community Involvement

  • Explorers Club Member
  • IUCRR Training Coordinator
  • Freshwater Spring Cleanups
  • Aquifer Quality Analysis
  • Mentor-ship for local diving activities
  • Guided Dives

Special interests

  • Rock Climbing
  • Freediving
  • AT
  • Underwater Photography
  • Ice Diving

Publications

  • Underwater Passages
  • Quartely Cave Journal

Languages I teach classes in

  • English

Additional languages

  • English

Additional Info

Diving is an adventure, a calling, a dream come true.

Trained in Florida and the Pacific Northwest, with experience diving in Alaska and the Baltic Sea.