GUE Instructor resumé

Professional

• Work at Wreck and Cave, under GUE Board of Director member Richard Walker.

Education

• BEng(Hons) (2004) Electrical Engineering.
• MA (2020) Defence Studies.
• Currently completing an MSc in Marine Science.

Diving Qualifications

• GUE Tech 2, Cave 2, CCR
• GUE Rec, Fundamentals and DPV Instructor
• PADI Divemaster

Diving Experience

• Diving since 1997
• 1500+ total dives, mixture of recreational, technical, cave and under ice

Community Involvement

• GUE's Community Development Supervisor
• Project Diver - LST project, Lyme Bay, Dorset, UK.
• Project Baseline UK Regional Coordinator.
• Project Diver for Project Baseline Sardinia.
• Ghost Fishing UK Training Officer.
• Project Baseline Sardinia project diver.

Special interests

• I have a passion for project diving, especially with a focus on marine conservation efforts. Through Project Baseline Loch Long collaborations have been formed with Seasearch Scotland, Ghost Fishing UK and Dive for Antibiotics. These collaborations add purpose to a dive and provide a sense of achievement when scientific and conservation goals are achieved.

Publications

• Quest Vol 16, No4 - Portland Harbour Wreck Project.
• Quest Vol 18, No1 - Becoming a GUE Instructor.
• Quest Vol 19, No2 - Exploring Scotland.
• InDepth article on Dive for Antibiotics project - https://gue.com/blog/data-diving-for-antibiotics/

Additional languages

• English