David P. Hummel, Jr. (917) 628-8371

P.O. Box 1274, Lennox Hill Station, New York, NY 10021 dave@scubasense.com

Objective:

To obtain a support crew position on a dive charter boat, allowing me support and enhance the experiences of those within our sport while utilizing and growing my knowledge and experience in the dive industry. Also to gain the experience required in accordance with 46 CFR 10.428 (US Coast Guard charter boat captain’s license - Master 100 tons.)

Employment Experience:

Sea Horse Divers; New York, NY

Retail Manager: September 2001 – Present

· Responsible for all areas of dive center retail management including inventory control, purchasing, sales, scheduling, employee training, payroll, quality assurance and customer satisfaction.

· Chief equipment repair technician and head engineer responsible for timely and accurate service of all kinds of recreational scuba life support equipment for customers and rental fleet as well as air fill station equipment management and service.

· Head instructor in charge of scheduling, pool facilities relationships, quality control, customer satisfaction, and standards obligations.

KIA Consulting; New York, NY

Sole Proprietor: September 1991 – April 2001

· Provided varying ranges of computer consulting services for Fortune 500 companies.

· Developed cutting-edge highly available secure computer networks for fledgling dot-com companies.

· Independently developed high level software encryption technologies for public domain.

· Participated in development of post 9/11 educational courses for federal crime fighting units regarding the use of computer technologies by independent hostile organizations.

Scuba Certifications:

PADI Recreational Programs:

· Open Water Diver: July 2000

· Advanced: May 2001

· Rescue Diver: Oct 2001

· Master Scuba Diver: June 2002

PADI Specialties:

· Nitrox April 2001

· Deep June 2002

· Wreck June 2002

· Navigation June 2002

· UW Hunter June 2002

· DAN Oxygen Provider June 2002

· Drysuit Dec 2002

· Search and Recovery June 2002

· EFR (most recent) Aug 2003

PADI Professional Certifications:

· Dive Master: Feb 2003

· OWSI (185793): April 2003

· MSDT Sept 2003

· EFRI: Aug 2003

· Peak Buoyancy April 2003

· Project Aware April 2003

· AWARE Conservation April 2003

· Nitrox Specialty Sept 2003

· Night Specialty Sept 2003

· Deep Specialty Sept 2003

· Wreck Specialty Sept 2003

· Navigation Specialty Sept 2003

Additional Certifications:

· NAUI Gas blender Oct 2003

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Additional Qualifications:

Certified equipment repair technician:

Currently certified by ScubaPro, Genesis, and Sherwood. Have experience working with Aqualung, Apex, Zeagle, Dacor, and Oceanic BCDs, regulators, and computers.

FCC licensed Advanced class amateur radio operator:

12 years experience radio communication operations

Dive Experience:

Over 150 open water dives in environments ranging from Cozumel, North Philippians, Bonaire, North Eastern United States, Florida, and Belize. Experiences including wreck, cold water, shore, inland bodies, drift, boat, hunting, limited visibility and artifact recovery.

References available upon request.