Shop Manager, Training Manager, and Lead Instructor/Dive Guide

Sean is the backbone of our daily operations and training standards and is our lead instructor/dive guide. Since he began diving in 2018, his trajectory has been defined by a commitment to excellence. He became an instructor in 2020 and has since certified hundreds of divers, ranging from first-timers to advanced explorers.

Sean’s personal pursuit of the sport has led him deep into technical diving, holding TDI Extended Range and PADI Trimix certifications. This high-level expertise, combined with his role as a certified gear technician for nearly every major brand and a certified nitrox and trimix gas blender/gas blender instructor, makes him an invaluable resource for our community.

Whether he is overseeing shop safety, mentoring our instructional team, providing precise gas mixes for complex dive plans, or leading divers on underwater adventures, Sean’s intimate familiarity with equipment, dive theory, and the practical aspects of exploring the underwater world ensures you receive honest, expert, and personal advice for every adventure.

Sean also excels at private, personalized training and guiding underwater tours, his detailed and meticulous approach to guiding dives along with his bachelor degree in oceanography cements his role as one of BC's foremost SCUBA instructors/adventure travel professionals.

Sean's Certifications:

Highest instructor level: PADI Master Instructor

PADI specialty instructing:

• Drysuit Diver
• Emergency First Response first aid primary and secondary care
• Emergency Oxygen Provider
• Care for Children w/ AED
• Equipment Specialist
• Enriched Air Nitrox
• Sidemount Diver
• Dive Against Debris
• AWARE Coral Reef Conservation
• PADI AWARE
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Gas Blender
• Trimix Blender
• Cylinder Inspection

Gear servicing:

• Apeks
• Aqualung
• Mares
• Poseidon
• Sherwood
• Interspiro
• OTS
• Scubaforce