Dive Masters
Dive Masters
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Staff
Staff
Timmy Young
Timmy is the owner of Dive Tech and Sports which opened in the
Spring of 1994 and has been kicking ever since. Timmy began diving in
1989 and became an Open Water Instructor in 1993. Timmy decided to open
his own shop and become an instructor when he noticed that there needed to be
improvements in the way student are taught how to dive. Timmy believes
that each student should be thoroughly trained and self sufficient. One of
his favorite sayings when someone calls in for a course to be completed in a
weekend is "Your certification is valid for a lifetime, do not rush the
certification process".
In 1995 Dive Tech was the first shop in West Virginia to begin
teaching and blending Enriched Air/Safe (Nitrox) Air. Timmy has since
become an Technical Nitrox Instructor-Trainer, Full Cave Instructor and a
Instructor Certifier for Scuba Schools International,
Instructor Certifier for TDI/SDI, and Instructor for IANTD. Timmy is the only
Cave Instructor in the State of West Virginia and is very active in the cave
community, serving as the cave conservation officer and
member of the Training Board for NACD and has recently
became the Cavern/Cave Administrator for American Nitrox Divers International
(ANDI).
Autumn Jefferson
Autumn is the manager of Dive Tech and Sports. She has
been assisting Dive Tech and Sports for over 5 years. Starting as a
student at Marshall University, she fell in love with diving and decided to make
it her life. In her diving career she has worked in the Bahamas for over
six months which has given her a world of experience. She is an active
instructor for Dive Tech, and is currently teaching the Marshall University
Scuba Program. She is constantly in the shop and will always be there to
welcome you when you visit. She is more than ready to answer any
questions.
Her certifications extend from SSI DiveCon Instructor/SDI
Instructor to
Full Cave Diver. She is currently working on furthering her technical
certifications so that she may work in the Pacific Ocean with some of the many
technical organizations.
Bob Sharp
Bob is a Captain on the Charleston Fire Department, and became
a Public Safety Diver in 1987. He has been the Charleston Water
Rescue/Dive Team Leader since 1994, a Dive Rescue International Public Safety
Open Water Instructor since 1997, PADI Divemaster since 1999 and Scuba School
International (SSI) Instructor since 2000, when he joined the Dive Tech &
Sports Instructor Staff.
Bob is certified to teach the Open Water Student Course
through Dive Control Specialist Assistant Instructor Course and 12 Specialty
Courses (Enriched Air Nitrox, Stress & Rescue, Dry Suit Diving, Deep Diving,
Navigation, Night/Limited Visibility, Search & Recovery, Wreck Diver,
Computer Diving, Boat Diving, Equipment Technique and Marine Identification).
Bob is certified to ice dive, cavern dive and manage
rescue/recovery operations in the "NO VISIBILITY" waters of the
Kanawha River.
His diving goals are to extend his diving depth to 250 feet
with Tri-Mix training, purchase an underwater rebreather unit, and establish a
"Scuba Rangers" Children's Dive Program in Charleston, so his son,
Marshall (5 years old), can join when he turns 8.
Bart Haynes
Open Water Instructor, I started diving in 1981 when the sport was just
starting to take shape. I quickly developed a passion for technical diving,
mostly wreck diving. Later I was introduced to cave diving by Timmy Young and
this soon replaced wreck diving as my number one dive destination. Having
obtained my Technical Trimix Certification, I plan to dive with Timmy in some
of the more advanced deep cave systems in the near future.
I enjoy working with students and seeing them become safe and competent scuba
divers. Working for Dive Tech and Sports has allowed me to be exposed to some
of the best Open Water Instructors in the business thus helping me to improve
my skills with students. Being able to travel and scuba dive with a group of
divers from the same shop has brought me some of my best memories in diving
along withdeveloping some great friendships. Dive Tech and Sports is the
center of the West Virginia diving community.
Christopher Martin
Chris Martin joined Dive Tech and Sports in 1994 after being certified in 1993. Chris first became a PADI Divemaster in 1994. Chris was a Divemaster for 6 years before becoming an Open water Instructor for American Nitrox Divers International in 2000. He wanted to learn everything he could before he began teaching others how to become safe and confident divers. He believes that divers should be trained to be self sufficient and aware of the importance of protecting our environment. Chris recently became Full Cave certified and is now an instructor for Scuba Schools International.
Delbert Roush
Kevin Keegan
Noah Kidd
Steve Shamblin
William Turner (PNUT)
Dive Masters
Dive Masters
Dive Masters are an
irreplaceable part of the Dive Tech and Sports training. These
people assist the instructors during all scuba training.
Those indicated as Candidates are working on their DiveCon Rating
Here are our Active Dive Masters that keep us going!
Bill Bernard
Will Gerhart
Kelly Copen
Dean Bowman (Candidate)
Kevin Taylor (Candidate)
Joe Cheuvront (Candidate)
Eddie Hodges (Candidate)
