Commercial Shipwreck Salvage Resume
                                                                                                  Thomas V Gidus
                                                                              727-463-3452/ mad4wrecks@gmail.com

1991 ................Diver, hired by salvor Chris James, subcontracting to the Cobb Coin Co. on the 1715 fleet.

1992-1997.........Owner and president of Wreckovery Salvage, Oviedo, FL., subcontracting to Cobb Coin Co./Salvors Inc.
........................on the 1715 fleet.  .....www.wreckoverysalvage.com

1998–present ....Operations manager for Historical Research & Development Inc. of Orlando, FL. HRD has an exploration lease off Vero Beach, FL.
........................Other duties include researcher, public & media relations and investor relations. .....www.hrd1715.com

2006-present      Project development manager and webmaster for Ocean Enterprise, a St. Pete, FL. based
.........................exploration company............www.oceanenterprise.com

2007-present    VP of Research, Aquatic Research & Recovery Group, Inc. Currently subcontracting to the Mel Fisher Center Inc.
........................www. arrgadventure.com

2008                 President, Gold Coast Explorations LLC, Orlando, FL., a newly formed shipwreck exploration company.

April-July..........Chief diver and magnetometer technician for Florida Research & Recovery Group Inc, of Edgewater, FL.
.......................Discovered virgin early 19th century shipwreck off Cape Fear in June, 2008.  www.floridarrg.com

July-Current      Diver for Seafarer Exploration, Inc, exploring and salvaging a suspected 16th century shipwreck off Juno Beach, FL.
 

Other Prior Projects
Diver and mag tech for Florida Research and Recovery Group in April, May and June of  2007. Operations off Cape Canaveral, Sebastian and Amelia Island.
Discovered a virgin shipwreck, date unknown, off Cocoa Beach and an F-16 fighter jet off Sebastian.

Chief diver for Historical Maritime Surveying, LLC. of Texas, from June to September 2007.
Operations off Naples, Florida. Discovered a virgin shipwreck schooner from the late 1800’s.

Side scan tech for Coastal Marine Salvage Inc, Wilmington, NC. Operations off Cape Hatteras, NC.
www.coastalmarinesalvage.com

Skills
YMCA scuba certified in 1980, estimated over 2000 dives
Certified data recorder by the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Resources
Experience preparing year end archaeological reports for the state of Florida (submitted on behalf of HRD Inc.)
Experience with the Geometrics 882 magnetometer and Mag Log software
Experience with the Marine Sonic Centurion side scan sonar
Clean criminal background

Wrecksites Worked (partial listing)

Juno Beach Wreck (unidentified wooden sailing vessel circa 1570-1620)
San Martin (1618)
Power Plant Wreck (unidentified site circa 1600’s)
Nuestra Senora de la Regla (1715)
Santo Cristo de San Roman (1715)
Nuestra Senora del Carmen (1715)
Nuestra Senora del Rosario (1715)
Nuestra Senora de Las Nieves (1715)
Urca de Lima Santisima Trinidad (1715)
HRD Inc.'s E-110 site (unidentified 1715 shipwreck)
Cannon Wreck (circa 1715+)
Harold Holden Wreck (1810)
Cape Fear Wreck (unidentified wooden sailing vessel circa 1800-1825)
Spring of Whitby (1824)
Norm Scott Wreck (circa 1825)
Diamond Shoals Iron Ore wreck (circa 1875)
Breconshire (1894)
Bonita Beach wreck (iron masted schooner circa 1875-1900)
South Brevard wreck (unidentified iron shipwreck circa 1900-1925)
Avenger aircraft (circa 1942, Indian River County)
F-16 fighter jet (Brevard County, FL)