About

I began diving in 2001 and quickly fell in love with the sport. In 2004, I became an instructor. Quickly afterwards, I came to believe there was a better approach to diving than what was currently being taught. I was fortunate to have been trained in skill mastery and team diving concepts by some of the greatest instructors in the world. I found this was the way I wanted to dive and teach my classes.

Based in Naperville, IL I offer SCUBA diving courses from beginners through advanced level divers, including Assistant Instructors and technical divers, throughout the Chicago and Great Lakes area. I focus my classes on safety, situational awareness, team building, and most of all FUN!!!!

Education
Master of Business Administration, Roosevelt University 2003
Master of Science – Computer Science, Illinois Institute of Technology 2000
Bachelor of Science – Computer Science, Western Illinois University 1997

Diving Qualifications
PADI & SDI Recreational Diving Instructor
TDI Technical Diving Instructor
NACD Cavern & Basic Cave Diver
CPR and 1st Aid Instructor
DAN Oxygen Provider
Nitrox & Trimix Gas Blender
Repair Technician

Diving Experience Summary
When I am not teaching, I can be found diving year round, in a wide variety of environments that include the Great Lakes, to the warm clear waters of the Caribbean and South Pacific.

I have a passion for diving and strive to be the best possible diver I can be. This passion provides the motivation for me to accomplish between 100 and 150 non-teaching dives per year. This gives me the experience to increase my knowledge pool to share with my students. I believe in continual practice. A great diver makes for a great instructor.

800+ Total dives
500+ Cold Water dives
400+ Nitrox dives
300+ Wreck penetration dives
150+ Dives requiring staged decompression
100+ Video dives
100+ Dives on mixed gas other than Air/Nitrox
100+ DPV dives
50+ Ice dives
20+ Cave/Cavern Dives

Special Interests
Underwater Videography
Shipwreck Diving & Research
Technical and Cave diving

Publications
DIR – A Diving Mindset, Midwest Scuba Diving Magazine- Summer 2007