Private Scuba Diving Lessons with a PADI Instructor

Family: Wife: Michelle, Sons: Ryder & Pierce, Dog: Karma

Hometown: Erie, PA - Here We Go! Steelers!

Favorite Food: Lasagna

Favorite Local Place: The Beach / The ocean below 1 ATA. :)

Favorite Dive Site: The Big Dawg / Cyclops

Favorite Type of Diving: Wreck

If You Could Dive Anywhere in the World, Where Would It Be? Great Barrier Reef

Anything Else You Would Like to Add? My passion is Coral Conservation and Environmental Rehabilitation. As a PADI instructor, my focus is on offering private scuba lessons and introducing new students to the wonders of the underwater world. Watching them grow into safe and enthusiastic divers is a true joy!

PADI (Professional Association of Dive Instructors):

PADI Professional Certifications:

• PADI - Open Water Scuba Instructor
• PADI - Underwater Navigation Instructor
• PADI - Enriched Air Instructor
• PADI - Emergency First Responder Instructor
• PADI - Emergency Oxygen Provider Instructor
• PADI - Care for Children w/AED Instructor
• PADI AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor
• PADI - Dive Against Debris Instructor
• PADI - AWARE Instructor
• PADI - Peak Performance Buoyancy Instructor
• PADI - Assistant Instructor
• PADI - Discover Scuba Diving Leader
• PADI - Divemaster

PADI Certifications:

• PADI - Master Scuba Diver
• PADI - Dive Against Debris Driver
• PADI - Equipment Specialist
• PADI - Rescue Diver
• PADI - Peak Performance Buoyancy
• PADI - Emergency Oxygen Provider
• PADI - EFR-Primary Care (CPR) & Sec Care (1st aid)
• PADI - Enriched Air Diver
• PADI - Deep Diver
• PADI - Boat Diver
• PADI - Advanced Open Water
• PADI - Open Water

DAN (Divers Alert Network)

DAN Professional Liability Insurance:

• ACTIVE/Current - Professional Liability Insurance with Divers Alert Network

DAN Dive Professional Certifications:

• DAN - Prepared Diver Instructor
• DAN - CE for Dive Professionals - Course 1: Liability
• DAN - CE for Dive Professionals - Course 2: Boat Diving
• DAN - Environmental Stewardship For Dive Operators and Professionals.
• DAN - Emergency Planning for Dive Operators and Professionals.
• DAN - HIRA Level 1 for Dive Professionals (Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment)
• DAN - HIRA Level 2 for Dive Professionals (Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment)
• DAN - HIRA Level 1 for Dive Businesses (Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment)
• DAN - HIRA Level 2 for Dive Businesses (Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment)

DAN Dive Certifications:

• DAN - Environmental Stewardship for Divers
• DAN - Emergency Planning for Divers

Other Certifications:

• PSI-PCI Inspector - (Professional Scuba Inspector - Professional Cylinder Inspector)

This was such a special class! As a PADI instructor, I love watching students grow and become Open Water Divers through our private scuba lessons and scuba diving courses!