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e-mail:
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PADI number:
606096
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DAN Insurance Membership No: 101524.27052014.0 - PROGLD

British
42
Single

LANGUAGES
English
French

Native language
Fluent

German
Spanish

Advanced (can teach all courses and give dive briefings)

Intermediate (teach Open Water & Advanced, briefings)

SPECIALTY INSTRUCTOR
Enriched Air (NITROX)
Deep
Digital Underwater Photography

Drift
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Search & Recovery

Wreck
Project Aware
AWARE Coral Reef Conservation

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Over 370 PADI student certifications at all levels.
Teaching scuba diving since 1997.
18 years experience in the sport tourism industry.
Worked with a wide variety of clientle: VIPs and 5 star resort guests, corporate groups, tour groups, families & kids,
honeymooners, backpackers, budget holidaymakers. Experience teaching large groups (up to 12pax).
Significant teaching experience in other sport and non-sport fields: ski instructor, windsurfing instructor, English tutor.
RYA National Powerboat Certificate Level 2 (boat driving qualification from Royal Yachting Association UK)
PADI Oxygen Administration Specialty

SALES & ACHIEVEMENTS

Manager Ras Nungwi Beach Hotel Dive & Watersports Center
During my tenure, turnover and profit were the highest on record and the improvements I implemented enabled the
center to achieve PADI Gold Palm Resort status.
Ski Resort Manager Inghams
In my first season with Inghams, I successfully managed and substantially increased sales for resort which had
previously had the same Reps for 7 years. Exceeded sales targets during the worldwide recession; sales per head were
20% above target. In my second season, after implementing many improvements in my new resort, I received the award
for the 'Best Year on Year Sales Improvement' for resorts in the French Alps.
Ski Instructor Crans Ski School
I brought in $20,000 of new business during the 4 month winter season through contacts I developed with a UK ski travel
company.

DIVE EMPLOYMENT
Freelance Instructor
Koh Tao, Thailand. Mar - Oct 2014 / May - Oct 2008 / Mar - Oct 2006
Taught PADI courses in English, French, German and Spanish, and guided dives.
Clientle: backpackers
Instructor
Sinai Divers, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Apr 2012 - Feb 2013
Taught courses and guided dives. Guests were 75% German speaking but I also taught courses and guided dives in
English, French and Spanish. Also guided snorkelling day trips.
Clientle: experienced divers & repeat guests, 5 star resort guests and general holiday makers.
Instructor
Sabye Sports, Koh Lipe, Thailand. Oct 2005 - Feb 2006
Taught courses and guided dives. Also guided snorkelling day trips.
Duties: Assisted with general dive shop tasks such as equipment servicing, tank filling, selling courses and dive trips.
Clientle: backpackers and 5 star resort guests on day trips.
Watersports Center Manager / Instructor
Ras Nungwi Beach Hotel Dive & Watersports Center, Zanzibar, Africa. June 02 - Apr 03
Role: Responsible for all aspects of a busy dive and watersports center at a luxury resort hotel catering to many VIP
clients.
Duties: I managed a team of up to 9 local staff and 4 instructors and co-ordinated the multitude of activities offered by
the center: dive & snorkel trips, windsurfing, water-skiing & wakeboarding, sailing cruises, kayaking etc. Also taught
courses and guided dives.
Achievements: During my tenure, turnover and profit were the highest on record and the improvements I implemented
enabled the center to achieve PADI Gold Palm Resort status. Implemented and improved operational and organizational
systems, created stock inventories, renovated and refitted the boats and dive center, constructed a classroom and an
equipment repair station, designed promotional strategies and materials.
Clientle: VIP and 5 star resort guests.
Instructor / Head Instructor
Underwater Vision Dive Center, Utila, Honduras. Apr 2000 - Sept 2001
Role: Started as an instructor teaching PADI courses, later became Head Instructor. Responsible for all aspects of dive
operations and courses.
Dutes: Managed a team of 4 instructors & 7 divemasters. Taught dive courses. Recruited and trained divemasters.
Organised weekly BBQ party nights for up to 60 guests.
Achievements: Implemented many improvements in the dive center from operational systems, promotional materials etc
to designing a waterfront relaxation & sunbathing area.
Clientle: backpackers
Assistant Instructor Big Fish Dive School, Koh Tao, Thailand. May - Oct 1998
Assisted OW courses and led Adventure Dives. Taught OW and AOW theory. Guided dives.
Dutes: Assisted with general dive shop tasks: selling courses and dive trips, equipment preparation and servicing etc.
Clientle: backpackers
Assistant Instructor Northern Diver Ltd., UK. June - Aug 1997.
Assisted with teaching of PADI courses and guided fun dives. Clientle: general public

DIVING RELATED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Equipment Maintenance
Competent in basic repair and maintenance of all components of scuba equipment. Worked with Sherwood, Cressi,
Mares, SeaQuest, US Divers and Divetek. Familiar with the challenges of servicing equipment in developing countries.
Boat Handling
Basic boat driving skills. Some experience driving boats in calm coastal waters. Driven RIBs, speedboats and traditional
African Dhows (large wooden boats) with outboards. A bit rusty as I haven't driven for a few years now.
Boat Maintenance
Prior experience with basic boat, mooring and outboard engine maintenance. Quite a few years ago, so very rusty.

SPORT TOURISM EMPLOYMENT

I have worked in the sport tourism industry for eighteen years. Apart from scuba diving I have worked mostly in ski
resorts. I have been working winter seasons since 1997 and I have worked in Austria, France, Norway, Switzerland and
the USA. I have worked with all types of clients from VIPs and 5 star hotel guests to budget holidaymakers. As a ski
instructor I teach courses and guide in English, French, German and Spanish. I have also managed resorts for UK ski
travel companies. The job involves sales and accounting, customers service, supplier relations, logistics etc. Below are
some selected examples of my sport tourism employment history.
Ski Resort Manager & Representative
Inghams, La Plagne, France. Dec 2010 - Apr 2011 & Zell am See, Austria. Dec 2009 - Apr 2010
Crystal Holidays, Killington, USA. Dec - Apr 1998/99 & Voss, Norway. Dec - Apr 1997/98
Role: Responsible for all aspects of resort operations, with up to 200 clients per week and a weekly turnover of up to
17,000 euros.
Duties: staff management, co-ordination of all resort operations, liaising and negotiating deals with hotels & suppliers,
company accounts, company reports & paperwork, organizing airport transfers, selling lift passes, ski hire, ski lessons
and entertainments to clients, leading guided ski tours, organising entertainments programme, welcoming & assisting
clients, resolving problems.
Achievements: see 'Sales & Achievements' above.
Ski Instructor
ESS Crans Ski School, Crans Montana, Switzerland. December - April 2008/09, 06/07, 04/05, 03/04
Role: Four seasons teaching skiing and guiding in English, French, German and Spanish. Mostly private lessons but
also some group lessons. Taught beginner to advanced level. Occasionally gave some snowboard and snowblade
beginner lessons. Responsible for the safety of clients on the mountain.
Clientle: Adults and children, diverse nationalities. Worked with many VIP clients. Ski guiding for groups of banking
clients on corporate events (JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, Moscow Narodny Bank, Morgan Stanley etc). Worked with
several disabled clients.
Achievements: I brought in a $20,000 of new business through contacts developed with a UK ski travel company.

OTHER SKILLS
Computers
Driving

Advanced computer skills - repair, upgrade, maintenance etc.

Clean driving licence (UK). Experience driving vans, trucks, jeeps, motorbikes etc on dirt roads.

EDUCATION
University of Manchester, UK 1992 - 96
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) French
Majors: French, Language & Linguistics
Minors: Spanish, Translation, Economics

Degree Class - IIi (Upper Second Class)

Universit Jean Moulin - Lyon III, France 1994 - 95

D.E.U.F. (Diplme D'tudes Universitaires Franaises - Diploma of French University Studies)
Southend High School, UK 1985 - 91
3 A Levels: German (B), French (B), Economics (A)
9 GCSEs (General Certificate of Secondary Education)

INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES

Water
Winter
Sports
Adventure Travel
Activities
Interests

Windsurfing, surfing, body boarding, water-skiing, wakeboarding

Ski, snowboard, telemark, cross country, snowshoe trekking
Jogging, cycling, 5-a-side football
Trekking, caving, rafting & kayaking, visiting natural wonders and historical sites
Cinema, live music, cooking
Marine biology, science, archaeology & anthropology, astronomy, literature, languages

References can be viewed on my website or can be emailed on request.

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