Showing posts with label staff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label staff. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Sea Fun Divers Phuket Team - David

David
Name : David Mancini

Role : Sea Fun Videographer

From : Ancona, Italy

Speaks : Italian, English, Spanish

First Dived in the Bahamas in 1999

David became a Diving instructor with Sea Fun Divers (Bent) in 2003

David has now worked for Sea Fun for seven years and goes home each rainy season for a holiday. In a past life he has owned his own motorbike shop back in Italy.

Favourite Dive Site : Phi Phi Islands

Hobbies : Motorbikes & Football

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Sea Fun Divers Phuket Team - Mikael


Name : Mikael Tarnstrom

From : Sweden

Speaks : All Scandinavian languages, English and German

Role : Staff Instructor

First Dive : Sweden 2003

Mikael became an Instructor with Sea Fun Divers in 2010 and travels home in the wet season. He has also dived in Europe, Asia, Egypt and the USA.

When not diving Mikael is a keen golfer.

His favourite Thai Dive site is Elephant Head Rock
His best ever dive was on the USS Vandenberg wreck in the Florida Keys.

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Sea Fun Divers Phuket Team - Candy

Name:  Candy (aka Qiulijun)

Role: Born in Daqing, China, close to the Russian border, and then growing up in Beijing. Candy is Sea Funs' Chinese speaking Dive Instructor.

She speaks English and Mandarin.


Other Stuff:

Candy first learnt to dive in Phuket in March 2009. Now having some 300 dives she became an instructor last October under the wing of Sea Funs Course Director Bent.

She lives out here with her American Fiancé and enjoys all good food especially Mexican Food, (No FISH!) and the occasional beer . Candy is currently learning Thai and has an Accounting Degree.

As the Chinese tourism market grows, Sea Fun Divers is one of the first Dive Centers on Phuket to offer a Chinese speaking dive instructor.

Favourite Thailand Dive Site: Richelieu Rock

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从体验水肺潜水项目到救援潜水员,从潜水长到教练课程;不论您是潜水活动的爱好者,还是打算把潜水职业化,我们会提供您需要的一切帮助以及经验。
最详尽的教学,最舒适的行程,最豪华的设施,让您的学习轻松,也充满乐趣。

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Friday, March 30, 2012

Sea Fun Divers Phuket Team - René Christoffersen

Rene (right) with Open Water Students
Name : René Christoffersen

From : Copenhagen, Denmark

Languages : Scandinavian, English.

First Dive : 1986 Bali, Indonesia

PADI DM: 2005 Koh Tao, Thailand

PADI OWSI: 2006 Phuket, Thailand

Current certification: PADI  MSDT Instructor
Specialties - DAN O2 Provider, Deep Diver, DPV, DUP, EFRI & CFC w/AED, Enriched  Air Diver, Night Diver, Tec Rec Gasblender, Wreck Diver Instructor.

René joined Sea Fun Divers 2011

Prior to diving René worked in the pharmaceutical industry.

Favorite Dive site: Richelieu Rock

Favorite Local Dive site: Shark Point

Hobby: Underwater Photography   

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Sea Fun Divers Phuket Team - Giel

Name : Giel Wevers
Giel Wevers

Role : Sea Fun Instructor / Back up Tour Leader

From : Maastricht, Netherlands

Languages : English, German, Dutch and Bahasa Indonesian.

Dive History

First Dive : In Holland in 1998
Became an Instructor in 2001 in Indonesia in Lombok and the Gilly Islands.

Giel came to Thailand in 2004 but then returned home for 9 months due to the Tsunami. He joined Sea Fun Divers in 2009.

Before diving : From the age of 14 to 25 Giel worked in a restaurant in Maasricht. He then actually moved to Indonesia to manage a restaurant and it was from here that he also became a Dive Instructor and left the catering industry.

His hobbies include underwater photography, reading and the cinema.

Favourite local dive site is Shark Point and further afield Hin Daeng & Hin Muang

PADI Certificate of Excellence in May 2012


Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Sea Fun Divers Phuket Team - Boris


Boris de Fauconval
Name : Boris de Fauconval

Role : Sea Fun Tour Leader

Born in Athens, Greece but of Belgian nationality

Raised in Thailand, Koh Phi Phi since he was 8 years old.

Languages : Thai, English, French and some Japanese

First Dived on his birthday, when he was 14 years old off of Koh Phi Phi

Boris became an instructor with Bent on Phi Phi back in 2000 and has only ever worked in the diving industry.

His favorite diving at his home reef Phi Phi. 

Boris spent 2 years in Japan and travelled a lot around the world. He has freedived and Scuba-dived in Thailand, Japan, Hawaii, Belgium and Indonesia.He has skydived New-Zealand and Belgium.

Hobbies include Skydiving, Martial Arts and Snowboarding, loves all X-trem Sports.


Sunday, March 25, 2012

Sea Fun Divers Phuket Team - Priaw


Priaw
Name : Priaw Singto

From : Nakornpathon, Thailand. (Just South of Bangkok)

Role : Sea Fun Divers Katathani Administration

Dive History :
Priaw became an Open Water Diver with South East Asia Divers and started working for Sea Fun in October 2005.




Thursday, January 5, 2012

Dave Jack takes PADI's new Self Reliant Diver Course

Here are a couple of pictures of Dave Jack with instructor Nick completing the PADI Self Reliant Diver Course. This is PADI's very new course and their equivelent to a Solo Diver Course. For all of you that know Nick as the Sea Fun Dive Centre Manager at Le Meridien Beach Resort, this just shows you he does get out of the office and do some diving and teaching of the customers.

Monday, December 26, 2011

Our Staff with a customer

Shaun Taylor found a great way to celebrate this holiday season, first an open water review course with our staff, then a spectacular liveaboard trip to the Similans (See map of dive sites below), where he completed his Advanced Open Water Diver course.

Read now Shaun's review ....  

Here is a nice picture of Shaun with some of our instructors to help him remember his experience.


From Left to Right. Instructors Giel, Rene, Dive Master Trainee's Sam, Chris, Jo and Open Water diver Shaun


Thursday, December 1, 2011

Certificate of Excellence Awarded to John Miles

PADI Certificate of Excellence was awarded to John Miles, one of our Scuba Diving Instructors.


Certificate of Recognition for Excellence

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Sea Fun Divers Phuket Team - Pae

Name: Ruangchai Changchai

Nick name: Pae

PADI Certs: PADI Divemaster

PADI No.: 462946

Languages:  Thai, English & Laos

Team member since: for along time


Diving since: Forgot

Favourite Phuket dive site: Any Dive Site


Bio: Pae about himself
  • I like Arsenal FC

    Sea Fun Divers Phuket Team - Nick

    Nick Mott
    Name: Nick Mott

    Nick name: Nick

    PADI Certs: PADI Master Instructor

    PADI No.: MI 935103

    Languages:  English & French

    Team member since: 2005

    Diving since: 1978

    Favourite Phuket dive site: Racha Noi, South Tip


    Bio: Nick about himself
    • First time I tried scuba diving in 1978 and loved it. Became a PADI Instructor in 1999.
      Been working in Phuket, Thailand since 2000
    • I like football, good wine, food & especially Cheese, Big fish and Wrecks

      Sea Fun Divers Phuket Team - Rob

      Rob van Cappellen
      Name: Rob van Cappellen

      Nick name:-

      PADI Certs: PADI Master Instructor


      PADI No.: 946214

      Languages:  Dutch, French, German & English

      Team member since: 2005

      Diving since: 1985

      Favourite Phuket dive site: Koh Doc Mai / Shark Point


      Bio: Rob about himself
      • Grew up in West Africa. Worked as Tour Guide for 10 Years. Diving since 1985 and working as an Instructor in Thailand since 1992.
      • I love (besides scuba diving) Thai food, fitness & talking

        Monday, November 15, 2010

        Sea Fun Divers Phuket Team - Giel Wevers

        Name: Giel Wevers

        Nick name:-

        PADI Certs: PADI OWSI, Deep Diver, Nitrox Diver, Wreck Diver, Search & Recovery, Navigation


        PADI No.: 469074

        Languages:  Dutch, English & German

        Team member since: 2010

        Diving since: 1998

        Favourite Phuket dive site: Shark Point


        Bio: Giel about himself
        • Use to be a chef and found Scuba Diving. Love to teach diving and my Underwater Photography


        More about Giel on his New Profil page

          Sea Fun Divers Phuket Team - Aleu

          Name: Aleu Ayxandri Torne

          Nick name: -

          PADI Certs: PADI OWSI


          PADI No.: 271640

          Languages:  Spanish, Catalan & English

          Team member since: 2010

          Diving since: 2007

          Favourite Phuket dive site: Koh Phi Phi

          Bio: Aleu about himself
          • From Spain, south of BCN. Been in Thailand for over a 1 year and I love Diving in Thailand. 

            Sea Fun Divers Phuket Team - Nu

            Name: Visanu Meethongsai

            Nick name: Nu

            PADI Certs: PADI OWSI, Nitrox, EFR Instructor


            PADI No.: 476514

            Languages:  Thai & English

            Team member since: April 2010

            Diving since: 2001

            Favourite Phuket dive site: Koh Doc Mai

            Bio: Nu about himself
            • Worked as tour guide for 5 years before I became a PADI Dive Master and worked as Dive master for 5 years. Than became an Instructor and now teaching and guiding Divers for Sea Fun Divers. 

              Sunday, November 14, 2010

              Sea Fun Divers Phuket Team - John Miles

              Name: John Miles

              Nick name: -

              PADI Certs: PADI Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor

              PADI No.: 495246

              Languages:  English

              Team member since: 2008

              Diving since: 2000

              Favourite Phuket dive site: Phi Phi Islands

              Bio: John about himself

              Having sold my house 3.5 years ago and came here 2007 after I worked in Phi Phi Island I came to Sea Fun Divers where been working since.
              I and Roger are also based at the Mercure Hotel which is doing very well.

                  Sea Fun Divers Phuket Team - Squid

                  Squid
                  Name: Squid

                  Nick name: Squid

                  PADI Certs: PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
                  Specialities are Deep diver, Wreck Diver, Navigation, Multi Level, Nitrox & Night Diver

                  PADI No.: 487273

                  Languages:  English and its various dialects

                  Team member since: 2005

                  Diving since: 2005 - Did his Rescue Diver course with Sea Fun, than Dive Master Course and than his IDC   

                  Favourite Phuket dive site: Phi Phi Islands

                  Bio: Squid about himself
                  • Worked in music biz since 30 years
                     
                  • Music, Motorbikes, Football, Scuba Diving and annoying Nick

                    Thursday, November 11, 2010

                    Sea Fun Divers Phuket Team - Roger Chubb

                    Roger "Chubby" Chubb
                    Name: Roger Chubb

                    Nick name: Chubby

                    PADI Certs: PADI Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor plus several Specialities, DSAT Tec Deep Diver

                    PADI No.: 263241

                    Languages:  English only

                    Team member since: December 2009

                    Diving since:  1979

                    Favourite Phuket dive site: Bida Nai, Phi Phi Islands

                    Bio: Roger about himself
                    • Married, 4 children in their 20s.
                    • Live in Phuket since October 2009. Love the Thai food, the people and the sunshine (I am English!)
                    • Retired from office job (at very young age). Now teaching Scuba Diving because I love it!!
                    • Other interests are travel, trekking in Nepal, Motor bike (Moto Guzzi Nevada), long distance cycling, real Ale.   
                    PADI Awards: