Expert No. 321265 – CA(N) / CA(S) / FL / GA / ME / NH / NY / NC / RI / SC / TX / VA / WA
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Expertise Description: Course director and marine diving technology professor with more than 30 years experience in the field of diving. Expertise includes: commercial diver training; commercial diving; recreational diver training; diving medicine; diving physics; diving physiology; rescue diver training; ROVs (remote operated vehicles); manned submersibles; and ADS (atmospheric diving suit) systems. Over 20 years expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Areas of Expertise:
| Atmospheric Diving Suit (ADS) | Diving Physics | Pool Safety |
| Diving | Diving Physiology | SCUBA Diving |
| Diving Equipment | Hyperbarics |
Representative Litigation Experience:
- SCUBA diving training analysis
- Commercial Diving Training analysis
- Equipment investigation
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- National Standards development for Commercial diving (ANSI / ACDE-01-2009
- Surface Supplied Diver training
- SCUBA training basic open-water through Instructor Trainer
- Hyperbaric Diving First Aid and accident management
- Hyperbaric Chamber Operator Training
Licenses & Certifications:
| NAUI Instructor Trainer, Course Director |
| Association of Diving Contractors Mixed Gas Diving Supervisor |
| Divers Alert Network Instructor Instructor-Trainer OIT |
| National Board of Diving Hyperbaric Medical Technology Instructor |
| International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers Instructor Trainer |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.S. | Occupational Studies | Cal State Long Beach | |
| M.A. | Educational Technology | Pepperdine University | |
| A.S. | Underwater Technology | Florida Institute of Technology |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- Association of Commercial Diving Educators-Treasurer
- Board of Directors Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
Awards & Honors:
| Marine Technology Society Academic Excellence Award 1990 |
| Former Faculty Lecturer of the Year - Santa Barbara City College |
Other Career Highlights:
| Technical Diving Advisory Board National Association of Underwater Instructors |
| Past President, Historical Diving Society |
| Author - Underwater Magazine |
