Qualifications &
Certificates:
á SSI OWD Instructor OWI 1220;
á PADI OWSI Instructor OWSI 210695;
á PADI Enx, Photography, Boat, etc. Specialty Instructor
á Emergency First Responder First Aid Instructor;
á DiverŐs Alert Network O2 Instructor;
á TDI Oxygen service technician
á Sherwood, Scubapro, Aqua-lung, Oceanic, etc. repair technician;
á Professional SCUBA Inspection (VIP) certified;
á Canadian Ski Federation Level One Ski Coach;
á Oxygen Provider, First Aid & CPR.
Employment:
Port
Douglas, Queensland, Australia 2005-2011
Underwater Photographer
Oak Beach Productions is a photography company that caters to divers and snorkelers visiting the Great Barrier Reef on the day charter boat Poseidon. Duties included singlehandedly orchestrating 300 images of 100 passengers for sale digitally and on hard copy by dayŐs end; organizing stock, maintaining & servicing photographic equipment (housings, strobes etc), and giving friendly advice to customers about photography.
Port Douglas, Queensland,
Australia 2005-2011
Instructor & Service Technician
Tech Dive Academy provides recreational and technical diver training on the Great Barrier Reef and abroad—specializing in personalized service for wealthy customer. Duties included relief teaching of a variety of diving courses (mainly photography courses), but predominantly managing the equipment-servicing department.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
2003-2005
SCUBA Instructor/Store Staff
DiverŐs world, ISO 9001:2000 Registered Company, is Atlantic CanadaŐs largest full service dive center. An Aqualung platinum dealer, duties included sales & service of many popular SCUBA brands, as well as recreational SCUBA instruction.
Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada 2003-2005
Commercial Diver
As
a professional commercial diving business, HuntleyŐs Sub-Aqua Construction
specializes in Aquaculture Sites, Maintenance, Repair and Environmental
Assessments. Duties included all diving activities associated with fish farms,
and underwater construction and demolitions of many kinds.
Other skills: Proficient with PC, MAC, & UNIX operating systems; Proficient with MS office, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, Final Cut Pro, and most other computer applications. Amateur Shipwright and boat enthusiast.
Freelance highlights:
á Still
Photographer for National Underwater Marine Agency (NUMA)
á Still
Photographer / Camera Assistant for Ocean Planet Images (OPI)
á Contributor
for News Corporation (The Australian, The Carins Post,
etc)
á Contributor
for Dive Log Magazine
Education:
1999 – 2003 Honors BachelorŐs Degree, Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism (HBOR)
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
2003 Certificate in Tourism Resource Management
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
References:
David Miller
Owner, Oak Beach
Productions
