LLOYD "SKIP" POLLARD
3291 NW 6th Avenue, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33309
(land) 954.568.1202 - (cel) 954.646.0402
e-mail: dpdvr55@yahoo.com

DIVE EMPLOYMENT, CERTIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE

May 2002 - present: Freelance PADI and NAUI Instructor conducting Discover Scuba/Discover Scuba Diving programs, Open Water and Advanced training, working with clients independently and through Scuba Network (Deerfield Beach and Ft Lauderdale), Ocean Promotions (Lauderdale-by-the-Sea) and Undersea Sports (Ft Lauderdale).

December 1998 - April 2001: Scuba Network, New York, NY: NAUI Scuba and Master Diver Instructor. Taught 2-3 sessions per week, group and semi-private; pool and open water; provided retail support in re: assisting/advising students with equipment purchases

Instructor Certifications:

- NAUI Instructor (#30776) as of December 1998
- PADI Open Water Instructor (#178687) as of September 2001, plus:
- PADI Medic First Aid Instructor
- PADI Enriched Air Instructor
- PADI Master Scuba Diver Instructor
- PADI Specialty Instructor: Cavern, Deep, Navigation, Night, Underwater Photography, Search & Recovery, Wreck

Additional Certifications:

- National Association for Cave Diving (NACD): Full Cave
- Technical Diving International (TDI): Nitrox
- American Red Cross certified in Adult CPR/AED and First Aid
- DAN O2 Provider

General Diving Experience:

U.S.: Catalina Island (CA), North Carolina ("Graveyard of the Atlantic"), north Atlantic (NY), Florida (Ft. Lauderdale, Key Largo, Key West, Ginnie Springs, Peacock Springs, Telford, Little River)
Caribbean: BVI, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Belize
South/Western Pacific: Great Barrier Reef/Coral Sea, Fiji, Papua New Guinea/Solomon Sea, Thailand, Burma Banks/Andaman Sea, Micronesia (Truk Lagoon, Pohnpei, Kosrae)