PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor/EFR Instructor
Brent learned to dive as a dependent through a Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) program at Lake Chiemsee in Germany in 1984. He followed that up with an advanced open water course in Puget Sound and Seattle while at the University of Washington in 1985. A decade later in 1994, and now a Naval Aviator, he began diving again during Navy port calls in Hawaii and followed that with dives in the Florida Keys and Australia. His Navy career and growing family created another hiatus and then in 2013 when getting his 3 teenage boys open water certified in Florida, the diving bug hit again. Brent went through Adventure Diver and Advanced Open Water with his boys and then starting working toward more advanced certifications. In 2015 he finished his Rescue Diver certification and then decided to go PRO. In 2016, Brent earned his Divemaster, Assistant Instructor, and Open Water Scuba Instructor certifications. Sometime in there, he also worked in his final recreational certification of Master Scuba Diver. Now he is working on his instructor specialities.
Brent is passionate about diving, preserving our marine and natural resources for future generations, and opening the world of Scuba up to his fellow Veterans and their families. Brent is happy and proud to be a part of the Patriot Scuba family!
PRO:
Open Water Scuba Instructor
Assistant Instructor
Divemaster
Emergency First Response Instructor
Peak Performance Buoyancy Instructor
Project Aware Instructor
AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor