Brock Waterman
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor #485555
US Phone: 608.375.2870 (or 608.375.5616)
E-mail: brock@genextsoftware.com
Web Site: www.genextsoftware.com/dive

About Brock Waterman

Diving is what I love to do & teaching people is something that has always appealed to me. As a PADI Open Water Dive Instructor I strive to educate people about how they should act underwater & take them on tours that they will never forget. My specialty instructor certificates allow me to teach extra courses above the divemaster level which allow a dive operation to offer more courses. In life & especially diving change is a constant. You have to constantly be willing to learn new specialties & explore new environments. Challenges & change are 2 things I welcome because handling new situations is what makes us better people & divers.

Diving is something I do because it is fun. I love seeing new animals, coral, ship wrecks, really anything underwater. While traveling I work as a PADI Diving Instructor, but when underwater it doesn't seem like work. I have been in the business world for 8 years & traveled the world. There are other skills I bring to the table due to my past experiences. As a computer programmer & web site developer I have knowledge that every company needs in today's world, diving related or not. As a business owner I know how to get things done, how to treat customers & have an ability to anticipate needs. Lastly, I have extensive sales experience & customer relationship building experience.

Foreign language learning is a skill that I am developing. Currently, I know survival Spanish & am working to improve my very basic German & Japanese. If you need me to learn for your company I would strive to learn the language you need.

When I worked as a divemaster in Koh Phi Phi (a great small island of about 4000 people) I took people diving from all over the world. The common thing with them is that they left with a smile on there face after my underwater tour. Plus several of them came back for more diving the next day!

Diver's Down/Cayman Diving College has provided me quite a broad range of experience including handling single engine, multiple engine & jet boats (I am still a novice though), filling air tanks & running the air truck which fills tanks for several area companies, guiding dives (already had extensive experience in this area), running resort/DSD courses (in the pool, from the shore & from a boat), running all sections of the Open Water course multiple times, Refresher, EFR, Rescue Diver & divemaster courses. I also have been encouraging people to try "Learn to Dive for Free" courses, where we then try to convert those people into customers for DSD or Open Water Courses.


Instructor Certifications
Title Date Dive Center Location
PADI Deep Diver Specialty Mar 2007 Cayman Diving College / Ash McKnight Cayman Islands
PADI Night Diver Specialty Mar 2007 Cayman Diving College Cayman Islands
PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty Mar 2007 Cayman Diving College Cayman Islands
PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty Mar 2007 Cayman Diving College Cayman Islands
PADI Wreck Diver Specialty Mar 2007 Cayman Diving College Cayman Islands
PADI Enrich Air Nitrox Specialty Nov 2005 Dive Asia/Bjorn Tackmann Phuket, Thailand
PADI DSAT Gas Blender Specialty Nov 2005 Dive Asia Phuket, Thailand
Emergency First Responder - Adult, Child & Infant Nov 2005 Dive Asia Phuket, Thailand
PADI Open Water Scuba Nov 2005 Dive Asia Phuket, Thailand

Non-Diving Education
Degree Date School
Computer Information Systems Programmer/Analyst May 1999 Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Computer Information Systems Microcomputer Specialist May 1999 Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
* Graduated both college & high school in 3 years with high honors

Diving Work Experience
Title Date Dive Center Location
Open Water Scuba Instructor Dec 2006 - Mar 2007 Cayman Diving College Georgetown, Grand Cayman Island
EFR Adult & Child Instructor Oct 2006 Independent Work USA
Divemaster Nov 2005 P.P. Sea Frog Diving Center Koh Phi Phi, Thailand
Divemaster Sep 2005 Barakuda Diving Center Koh Phi Phi, Thailand
Divemaster Internship Aug 2005 Visa Diving Center Koh Phi Phi, Thailand

Work Experience
Company Length Highest Title
GeNext Software (2000-Current) 7 years Owner
Lands' End (1999-2005) 6+ years Senior Programmer Analyst
FINL (1998) 4 months Associate Programmer

References
Name & Cell Phone: Phil Goering - 402.430.9079
Country & E-mail: US - hickfire13@windstream.net
Relationship: Resort Course / DSD customer for pool & open water dive
Grand Cayman Island - February 11, 2007
   
Name & PADI #: Rosalie E'Silva - #488032
Country & E-mail: Namibia - rosalie.esilva@gmail.com
Relationship: PADI OWSI Instructor
Co-worker - Cayman Islands - Cayman Diving College / Divers's Down
Name: Richard Bailey
Country & E-mail: US - rich_bailey77@hotmail.com
Relationship: Teammate at Lands' End & FINL
Name: Josh Kearney
Country & E-mail: US - josh@jk0.org
Relationship: Consultant for my company - GeNext Software