GUE Instructor resumé

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Classes I teach:
Discover Diving
Recreational Supervised Diver
Recreational Diver 1 - Nitrox
GUE Fundamentals
Doubles Diver
Drysuit Diver

Richard Spikings

Geneva, Switzerland

+41 (0)79 945 8116
+41 (0)79 945 8116
richard.spikings@unige.ch
spikings@gue.com

Professional

Professor of Geology, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Education

PhD Geology

Diving Qualifications

GUE Instructor Rec 1, Fundamentals
TDI Instructor
Instructor trainer and Trimix instructor for the Swiss Association of Professional Diving Instructors
Cave diving certified

Diving Experience

2000+ dives
300+ trimix dives
50+ cave dives

Community Involvement

Founder and active member of the Geneva Scuba Diving Group: a group for divers who are interested in exploring glacial and high altitude lakes in western Switzerland and nearby regions within France.

Special interests

Deep open water diving in glacial lakes.
Wreck diving.

Additional languages

English
French (improving slowly)