My best qualities are my ability to get the job done and work under pressure. I have great patience to help train or teach others. I can multi task when necessary and pitch in to help out when needed.

1983 Comprehensive Diploma from Dekalb High school Dekalb, IL

1991 Certified Open Water Diver (PADI)

1993 Swift Water / River Rescue and Recovery

1993 Seminar immediate response to a water related accident

1993 Seminar to discuss and identify the necessary equipment required in conducting a safe and effective river search and rescue

1993 Seminar to discuss and recongnize problems related to river topography, hazards, environmental conditions and the evaluations of these conditions.

1993 Seminar to discuss theory and execute specific search methods, dive patterns and underwater communications.

1993 Seminar to discuss scene assessment and preservation of a crime scene and crime scene preservation, due appraisal and appropriate witness interviewing techniques.

1997 Advanced Open water Diver (IDEA)

1997 Dry Suit Diver (IDEA)

1997 Rescue Diver (IDEA)

1997 to present on going first aid, cpr,and aed,

1997 to present on going DAN O2 oxygen provider

1998 Dive Master (IDEA)

1998 Attended Seminar on why divers die

1998 Attended Seminar on the death of a diver and the law and litigation and court proceedings.

1998 Illinois state police first responder and rescue diver

1999 Illinois Secretary of State Dive Team

1998 Deep air diver (IANTD)

1998 Nitrox Diver (IANTD)

1998 Advanced Nitrox Diver (IANTD)

1999 EANx Nitrox Blender (IANTD)

1999 Dive Master (IANTD)

1999 Instructor Diploma from National Association of Scuba Diving School (NASDS)

1999 Instructor Diploma from Scuba School International (SSI)

1999 SSI Century Instructor (SSI)

1999 Instructor Diploma from International Association of Nitrox Divers (IANTD)

2000 Overhead Environment Diver (IANTD)

2000 Introductory Cave Diver (IANTD)

2000 Technical Cave Diver (IANTD)

2000 Trimix Blender (IANTD)

2006 Tank inspector certification (PSI)

2006 SSI Gold Instructor (SSI)

Mermet Springs Dive Quarry and Destination
Mermet, IL

1997 - Present

Lead dive instructor on site. Responsible for monitoring and critiquing other instructors and their teaching abilities for accuracy and safety. Giving lectures at different school Also assist the owner with ensuring the safety of 5,000 to 7,000 divers during high business volume levels. Sell High end equipment in fast paced dive shop over seeing stocking and ordering of eight lines of equipment ranging from recreational to technical. Leading dive trip to different destination assuring that all guest or clients are safe and enjoy them self. I have 793 logged dives at this time 150 of which are cavern or cave dives or deep staged dives. With 7 years of Instructor level diving I bring a lot of information and knowledge with me.