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- Florida
- Occupation:
- Teacher, Instructor, Salesman, CEO
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About
- Gender:
- Male
- Home Page:
- http://www.underwateradventures.net
- Location:
- Florida
- Occupation:
- Teacher, Instructor, Salesman, CEO
- Gender:
- Male
- Certification Agencies:
- Diver's Academy, NACD, NSS-CDS, PADI, IANTD, SDI, TDI
- Dive History:
- Commercially I've dove nearly every water tower, fossil fuel power plant, and nuclear power plant in this country. I have raised sunken ships in Puerto Rico by cutting them into peices and hauling them off. I've dove in septic tanks, dams, rivers, locks. I've worked on oil pipelines and rigs. Recreationally, I've dove most of the popular springs ranging from Central Florida to the pan handle. I've hit all the touristy cave dives like Peacock and Ginnie to the not so touristy like Eagle's Nest and The Back 40. I've spent time in the keys diving the wonderful wrecks and reefs of Key Largo, and made a couple of trips to Bonaire where I tested the Dive Rite Optima CM rebreather to 500 feet.
- Certification History:
- Too old, can't remember
- Certification Level:
- Commercial Diver, PADI DM, Full Cave, SDI, TDI CCR Cave Instructor
- # of Logged Dives:
- 5,000 - ∞
- Dive Classification:
- Commercial Diver
- Years Certified:
- Ten Or More Years
- Dive Equipment:
- A bunch
- Rebreather Type:
- O2ptima
- Rebreather Experience:
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- Kiss
- O2ptima
- rEvo
- Diving Rebreathers Since:
- Oct 2011
I am from FL. I've lived in most states in the US, but I keep finding myself back here. Which is good, because I believe the best diving in the US is here in FL. I got married young and recently passed 24 years of marriage. I have four children: 2 girls, 2 boys. Well, I lost one of those boys at 16 years old. And its changed my life. I started diving just before I got married and loved it. I made 66 dives before an LDS owner bullied me into taking a class. Then I ran for everything I could take. Rescue, Cavern, Intro, DM, everything. I was spending more time diving than working. Some dives paid, some dives cost me. It wasn't long before I was enrolled in commercial dive school & my career as a diver began. It's no coincidence that Diver is next to Divorce in the phone book. The life of a commercial diver is rough on a family. But, we kept it together. I mostly cave dive now, and prefer teaching technical courses. I do some freelance work commercially a few times a year because... well it pays A LOT. I'm sure if you've read my posts you think I'm probably a jerk. And well, for most people, you are right on the money, but if you make it past the crusty outer shell, you've found a friend for life that would go to the ends of the earth for you if you needed it.Interact
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-Whether you think you can or not, you are right- Henry Ford
-...for whatever foolproof system you implement nature will just deliver a better fool. -fsardone
For all your training and technical gear including CCR Cave with Optima & Liberty & Kiss Sidewinder
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