Email: fred@dir-mexico.com

Websites: www.zerogravity.com.mx

www.mcep.org

www.cindaq.org

Professional

 

•     2006 to present: Co-owner of Zero Gravity Dive Center
•     2017 to present: Co-Owner Cafe Caribe
•     1999 to 2006: Owner of AQUA EXPLORATION
•     1999 to present: Director of FRIENDS OF PUERTO AVENTURAS
•     1995 to 1996: Full time scuba instructor, facility manager (Honduras)
•     1993 to 2005: ESL teacher (Taiwan and Mexico)

 

Diving Qualifications

 

•     Cave Instructor / Instructor trainder GUE
•     Cave Recovery Diver: NSS-CDS
•     RB80 Rebreather diver

 

Diving Experience

 

•     +6,000 logged dives
•     5,000+ cave dives
•     1000+ cave dives using stage diving techniques
•     500+ cave dives using DPVs
•     400+ hrs RB80 Rebreather
•     400+ sidemount dives
•     Longest Cave Penetration 7,000 m / 24,000 ft
•     24,000+ m / 80,000+ft Cave Passage Explored and Surveyed
•     Co-Director and Exploration Diver for Mexico Cave Exploration Project (MCEP)
•     Exploration Diver for Grupo de Exploración Ox Bel Ha (GEO)
•     Underwater Cave Exploration in Quintano Roo / Yucatan / Tamualipas Mexico, China, Bosnia and Herzegovina

 

Community Involvement

 

•     Founding Member of Mexico Cave Exploration Project
•     Founding Member of Grupo de Exploracion Ox Bel Ha
•     Exploration Diver for Mexico Cave Exploration Project
•     Exploration Diver for Sistema Ox Bel Ha
•     Cave exploration and survey of Systems: Minotauro, Valet, Actun Chen, Taj Mahal, Dos Pies, El Punto, Chac Hal Al, X-Pu Ha, Alimi, Carrillo, Cubera, Yax Chen, Maya and Ox Bel Ha, Caapechen, Oxpechen1, Oxpechen 2, Camaron, Boca Paila
•      Administrator CINDAQ A.C.
•      Produced 20+ cave maps
•      Initiated and assisted with numerous scientific cave studies
•      Guest Presenter - GUE Conference - 2006
•      Guest Speaker - QRSS Cave Diving Conference - 2003, 2004
•      Regular contributor of articles to Quest and other cave and diving journals

 

Special interests

 

•     Underwater Cave Exploration, Survey, Cartography
•     Dry Caving
•     Community volunteer
•     Video Editing
•     Writing
•     Barista

 

Publications

 

•     Quest Journal
•     Association for Mexican Cave Studies Newsletter
•     +30 Underwater Cave maps
•     Co-author of varios scientific publications

 

Languages

 

•     Spanish
•     English

 

Additional Info

 

Fred is a passionate educator and a diving addict who works hard to provide others with all the tools necessary to enjoy diving and life as much as he does!