- Lived in San Diego for 35 years
- Bachelors of science in criminal justice from cal state university long beach.
- Professional lifeguard for 21 years
- Boating safety office for 11 years
- Emergency Dispatch, VHF, and 911 Trained Officer/call taker
- Emergency medical technician
- 23 foot rescue boat and 35 foot fire boat operator
- Heavy rescue crane truck operator
- Training officer in atv, utv, emergency vehicles, rescue vessels, fire fighting vessels, and personal water craft
- Member of California task force 8, state search and rescue team
- Trained in confined space and trench rescue
- Trained in swift water rescue and coastal cliff rescue
- 10 year member of San Diego lifeguard dive rescue team
- Scuba diver for 19 years with over 700 dives
- Dove all over the world including Maldives, Palau, Mexico with great white sharks, and all over the carribean
- Padi scuba instructor. Specialties in mixed gas, deep, photography, video, search and recovery, wreck diving, dive master certified, and use of dry suits.
Alan Kraklow
Padi scuba instructor. Specialties in mixed gas, deep, photography, video, search and recovery, wreck diving, dive master certified, and use of dry suits.