Staff

Staff

Timmy Young

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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

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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.

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.

Steve Shamblin

Steve was first certified as a PADI/YMCA scuba diver in 1972, while stationed in Texas with the US Air Force. Upon returning to West Virginia, Steve dove for a while and then dropped out. Steve stated diving again in the late 80’s and progressed until he was certified as a PADI instructor in 1993. He then became certified to teach a variety of specialties, and is now a PADI Staff Instructor.

Steve is not a technical instructor but has gained the following diver ratings; PADI Tec Deep – TDI Advanced Nitrox, Decompression Procedures and Extended Range Diving - NSS CDS Intro to Cave

Delbert Roush

Kevin Keegan

Noah Kidd

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

Tracy Weekley (Canidate)

Kevin Taylor (Candidate)

Mark Jarrett (Canidate)

Dean Bowman (Candidate)

Joe Cheuvront (Candidate)

David Dyer (Candidate)

Chris Woods (Candidate)

Chris Smith (Candidate)

Casey Dunfee (Candidate)

Sgt. Major Ray Dillon (Candidate)

Eddie Hodges (Candidate)