Steve's Resume
Steve Gerrard
Cavern/Cave/Technical Instructor
La Costa Condominiums #103
Puerto Aventuras, Q, Roo
77750 MEXICO
(011-52) 9 84 87 35037 Home Phone
(011-52) 9 84 87 66146 Cellular Phone
E-Mail: stevegerrard@cavediver.com
EDUCATION
Finishing degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
April, 1975 - December, 1976
August, 1982 - June 1983
AA Degree in General Education
St. Petersburg Junior College
St. Petersburg, Florida
December, 1974
George Washington High School
Charleston, West Virginia
Class of 1971
DIVING CAREER HISTORY
Taught open water diving through Continuing Education at Florida State University and Barry's North Florida Dive Center, Tallahassee, Florida.,
June, 1977 - August, 1979
Co-own Scuba West dive store, Hudson, Florida with Paul Heinerth.
September, 1979 - April, 1982.
Established and taught open water scuba program at Pasco-Hernando Community College, New Port Richey, Florida.
October, 1979 - March, 1982
General manager of the NACD.
January, 1979 - April, 1981
Editor of the NACD Journal.
January, 1979 - April 1981. January, 1985 - December, 1992.
Open water Instructor at Coral Reef Scuba.
September, 1982 - August, 1988
President of the NACD.
October, 1985 - October, 1989.
Taught safe cavern and cave diving as an independent instructor in Tallahassee, Florida.
October, 1982 - November, 1992.
Qualified professional guide at Jackson County Blue Springs, Marianna, Florida.
June, 1986 - September, 1990.
Staff instructor and equipment technician at the Academic Diving Program of Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.
May, 1986 - January, 1990
Cave diving instruction and group cave diving trips to Akumal, Q, Roo, Mexico.
August, 1986 - October, 1992
Taught open water diving at Aventuras Akumal, Q. Roo, Mexico.
January, 1993 - May, 1993.
Co-director of the Ejido Jacinto Pat (Sistema Dos Ojos) exploration project .
January, 1995 - June, 1995.
Taught & guided safe cavern & cave diving at Villas DeRosa/Aquatech.
June, 1993 - February, 2001
Director of the Sistema PonDerosa survey project.
October, 1997
Director of the Sistema Taj Mahal survey project.
June, 1999.
Independently teaching safe cavern and cave diving in the Riviera Maya, Q, Roo, Mexico.
March, 2001 - present.
DIVE QUAILIFICATIONS
May, 1973 - open water certified through FSDA at St. Petersburg Jr. College, St. Petersburg, Florida.
July, 1973 - open water certified through NASDS, Longboat Key, Florida.
July, 1975 - cave diving certified through NACD #145, Tallahassee, Florida.
May, 1976 - open water instructor certified YMCA, Pensacola, Florida.
May, 1979 - open water instructor certified NAUI - #5608, Tallahassee, Florida.
May, 1982 - cave diving instructor certified NACD - #39, Branford, Florida.
April, 1985 - cave diving instructor certified NSS-CDS #192, Branford, Florida.
October, 1991 - Eanx technical instructor certified IANTD #66, Branford, Florida.
April, 1992 - Eanx instructor trainer certified IANTD #99, High Springs, Florida.
June, 1992 - DAN oxygen provider instructor certified #122, Gainesville, Florida.
February, 1997 - Eanx caveinstructor certified TDI # Aventuras Akumal, Mx.
1987 -- NACD Wakulla Gold Award - 2000 cave dives.
1988 - Order of Hogarth Award #2
1982 - 1989 - NACD "The Art of Safe Cave Diving" text book coordinator.
1988, 1992 - NACD Outstanding Service Awards
1988 - 1992 - Director/Organizer of the NACD Seminars.
NACD Membership Committee Chairman.
January 2000 - Author of "The Cenotes of the Riviera Maya" information/guide book.
Spring 2000 - Coordinated and completed Sistema Aktun Koh Survey Project.
2005 - Manager, Labna Ha Exploration Expeditions.
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