Born on February 5, 1978, in thecity of Caracas, Capital of Venezuela. His beginnings in the water were at anearly age, when he learned to swim of his own free will and made his firstdives without having any idea but with the desire to learn. With big dreams andexpectations, in 1996, he entered the Venezuelan Navy Academy where he took thePADI Open Water Diver Course and participated in countless competitionsgraduating with the honorable mention of "Physical Fitness", theBachelor of Science Degree. and Naval Arts, specialty"Electro-mechanics" and as a Navy Officer with the military rank of Lieutenant.Subsequently, he completed the Marine Infantry Basic Course No. XXXVIII to holdInfantry Troop Command positions and specialize in Amphibious LandingOperations.
He felt that he couldgive more and he found himself taking the step to undergo one of the courses,which is considered among the most extreme, in terms of physical and mentaldemands, that any person can face, the Basic Course of Special Operations No. XXXVIIof the Navy, in Turíamo Bay, Aragua State. Venezuela. Satisfactorily, in 2004,after 6 months of arduous training, only 5 of 98 members managed to completethe reference course. From that moment on, he began his career as a SpecialOperations Officer of the Venezuelan Navy for more than 13 continuous years,taking all the courses and positions required in the specialty, he alsoparticipated in the different assignments, as Second and Mission Commander.
In addition, he wasDirector of different Basic Courses of Special Operations, where he met the CEOof Academy Freedive Gravedad Cero (FGC) and author of the book "ElApneista", Antonio del Duca, who selflessly with all his potential andexperience in the records obtained at the national and Pan-American level, heparticipated during the training in the aquatic phase of the Sea Commands, inthe Basic Courses of Special Operations of the Venezuelan Navy. By the year2009, he married his beloved María Teresa and in 2012, the gift that GodAlmighty sent them was born and he became the father of Valeria Valentína.
In 2017, after sixteen(16) years of service, he decided, of his own free will, to retire frommilitary life with the rank of Lieutenant Commander of the Venezuelan Navy.Later, he works as a PADI diving instructor at the SCUBATEC Diving Center,located in Chichiriviche de la Costa, Vargas state. For 2018, he decides toemigrate to Spain in search of new challenges and other horizons together withhis loved ones God, daughter and wife.
Below is a brief reviewof his personal and professional experience up to the present.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Security and trust. AndragogyLeadership. People skills. Respectful. Teamwork. I work in situations understress. Personnel management. Successful multitasking activities. Greatorganizational skills. Service orientation. Good interpersonal relationships.Professional and disciplined. Excellent health conditions. Proactive andhardworking without the need for supervision.
EXPERIENCE
PADIMaster Scuba Diver Trainer 2016 – present.
ü Give recreational diving classes fromthe initial diving experience to the first professional level, Divemaster.
ü Teach the skills and abilities in thedifferent specialties of night diving, search and recovery of lost objectsusing search patterns, deep diving, wreck diving and enriched air diving.
ü Filling diving tanks and equipmentmaintenance.
ü Outstanding achievement: during thecourses and experiences, the safety standards established by PADI are met,which is why to date he has not had any diving accidents.
Venezuelan Navy 2001-2017.
ü Submarine escape training.
ü Director and instructor of differentBasic Courses of Special Operations.
ü Instructor of military diving courses.
ü Head of mission during the inspection ofthe hulls of ships for the search and location of explosive devices.
ü Mission leader of the "SAR"team, in charge of the search, location and recovery of bodies from a Navyhelicopter, sunk in the high seas.
ü Instructor of basic and combat divingcourses for Navy ship crew members and members of other Special Operationsunits.
ü Training of underwater demolitions, withSCUBA diving equipment and in apnea.
ü Day and night diving training as amember of Special Forces.
ü Propose effective solutions to theoperational and administrative problems of the organization.
ü Deal accurately and effectivelysituations of crisis and conflict.
ü Carry out logistics coordination toachieve the entrusted objectives.
ü Outstanding achievement: he activelyparticipated in the preparation of the different operational manuals for theexecution of Sea Command operations, as well as in the preparation of thespecialization curricular designs of the special operations specialty, at itsdifferent levels.
EDUCATION
2020 Intermediate Degree in Sports Technicianin Diving with Autonomous Scuba. Ministry of Education of Spain.
2016 General Staff Course Nº10, Superior WarSchool of the Armed Forces.
2014 Diplomaof Command and General Staff of Special Troops, Academy of the Forces RevolutionaryArmies. Cuba.
2013 Master'sDegree in Higher Education. “International University of the Caribbean”(CIDEC), Curacao.
2013 Specialization in Marine Infantry. NavalTactical Infantry School.
2013 Strengtheningand Extension Program in University Teaching. "University Experimental PedagogicalLibertador.
2008 Diploma"Teaching in Higher Education for Non/Teaching Professionals".University Experimental Pedagogical Libertador.
2001 Bachelor of Naval Sciences and Arts. VenezuelanNaval School
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OTHER COURSES
2022 Basic Course FGC Level 1, Advanced CourseFGC Level 2, Trainer Course FGC Level 3, First
Aid Course focused onFreediving FGC Level 4, International Instructor Course FGC.
2022 Course of Professionalism ofConfection and Publishing of Web Pages. ACE, Spain.
2020 Security Guard and Escort Course.Authorized by the Ministry of the Interior of Spain.
2022 Basic Maritime Safety Course, Basic Fire Fighting Course, Passenger ShipCourse and
Maritime ProtectionCourse. Social Institute of the Navy. Spain.
2022 Computer Skills Course. Spain.
2018 Homologation of Professional ShallowDiver. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain.
2016 PADI Wreck Specialty Instructor.
2015 Night, Deep, Nitrox, PADI Search and Recovery Specialty Instructor.
2015 PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor and First Aid Instructor.
2014 PADI Divemaster.
2013 PADI Open Water Diver, Advanced Open Water Diver and Emergency FirstResponse.
2007 Elementary Diver Course of the SpanishNavy. Cartagena, Murcia, Spain.
2004 Special Operations Course No. 37.
2004 Military Diving Course.
2002 MarineInfantry Course No. 38.
LANGUAGES
1995 English as a SecondLanguage Programs. Venezuelan AmericanCenter (CVA). Caracas Venezuela.
DATA OF INTEREST
ü He considers himself a “lover of thesea”.
ü Is in constant search of spiritual,personal and professional development.
ü He is a partner-member of UNHCR, UNICEF,Action Against Hunger, Doctors Without Borders and the Spanish AssociationAgainst Cancer.
