- 7 years with the U.S.C.G.
- U.S.C.G. Licensed 50ton Master Captain with towing endorsement
- Capitan de Aguas Nacional Panamania – Operador de Launchas
- PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
- Emergency First Response CPR/First Aid Instructor
- Published professional photographer
- Published professional videographer
Wow… it’s been a long ride, but the adventures haven’t ceased. Did my time in the service, then put my way through college, working at nights and going to school during the day. I’ve owned many companies during this time, from erosion control companies to skating rinks. I’ve lived in many states and countries. I was a national champion roller skater at the old age of 30. I was a millionaire at 31, then after a messy divorce and hostile takeover of my company, was broke and homeless at 33.
After 15+ years as a contractor, building the electronic side of banks (servers, networks, internet, comms…), One day, I just couldn’t go into work anymore. What started out as my passion and enjoyment (computers) had finally become the “dreaded job”. So…. I escaped, alive, to Latin America….
I am not here, at this point in my life, to become rich… This is the point where I enrich my life…
I made a stop for several years in Panama and opened a dive operation. I kept my charters small and personal. The standard dive charters take you to the normal places… I was not one of those… Some of my more notable customers were:
Me and "Her Deepness" Dr. Earle
Dr Sylvia Earle, head science officer for National Geographic; Head of Science Diving for Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; and, divers from the M/Y Octopus, owned by VP of Microsoft… I then spent a year touring South America and stopped for a good portion of the time in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Right now, I´m in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania writing the online booking software for the web site. I just finished building a new dive/salvage/towing boat for further adventures. And, as always, taking pictures and working as a freelance photographer.
Photos before 2005 were taken with a Canon Powershot A60. Photos taken from 2005 to August 2007 were taken with a Canon Powershot S1 IS. After August 2007 photos were taken with either a Canon G7 or a Canon 20D. Lenses on the 20D are: 10-22mm wide angle, 24-70mm f2.8L, 70-200mm f2.8L, 400mm f5.4L, 50mm f1.4 and 100mm f2.8 macro. Photos taken between March 2008 and November 2008 are taken with a Canon Powershot G9. Photos taken after November 2008 are taken with a Canon XSI or my cell phone (sometimes the best camera is the one that you have with you)…
Capn Scott