Instructor resumé

Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
fred@dir-mexico.com
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 
• 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

Additional 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!