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)