Master Instructors
At Central Coast Dive Center, we have the experience and professionals to meet your scuba diving education needs. From Discover Scuba to Divemaster to Master Instructor, we can help you achieve all your goals!
Tommy Evans
Owner of Central Coast Dive Center, Tommy has been diving since 1983. He has dived the world over including the Cal Sal Banks, Fiji, Costa Rica and other places near and far. His favorite to date is the Galapagos. Tommy favors underwater photography and REEF id.
Pimmy Bruckner
Pimmy has been diving for nearly 30 years and has been around the world -- Caymans, St Croix, Bonaire, Yap, Palau and Fiji! Bahamas and Cozumel are two of Pimmy's favorites spots. Her best dives to date: Gladden Spit Belize Whale Shark Dive, Night Manta Dive in Kona, Hi, Blue Corner Palau, muck dive in Yap and Night Dive at the pier in Bonaire. Pimmy loves teaching Open Water because she can share her passion for diving with people new to diving!
Bob Hull
Bob has been diving since 1999 from Florida to Northeast USA to the Carribbean. While the south western Carribbean is Bob's favorite diving locale, anyplace where good friends and good divers meet is where you'll find Bob happiest! Bob loves all types of diving but slightly favors deep wrecks, walls and drift diving. He also enjoys shooting video for the lasting memories they provide.
Bob West
Bob started diving in 2002 and quickly moved up the PADI professional ranks to Master Instructor in 2008. His dive trips range from Florida to the Bahamas to Belize to St Croix, but his favorites have been the wrecks in Key Largo and Belize. Bob likes any kind of diving as long as he can see past his fin tips, but really enjoys wreck, night, deep and search and recovery.
IDC Staff Instructors
USCG Master Captain Marc Weiss
Marc started scuba diving in 1995 and got his IDC Staff Certification
in May 2007. He has traveled the world over from Curacao to Kona to
Papau New Guinea with Turks & Caicos, Fiji and the Solomon Islands
being Marc's favorite places to dive. Marc is an award winning
underwater videographer who also likes to teach underwater digital
photography, Open Water and Nitrox.
Master Scuba Diver Trainer
Bob Obermeyer
Bob began diving in 1972 but hung up
his fins for several years while raising a family. Bob returned to diving
in 1999 and achieved certification as an Open Water Scuba Instructor
in 2008. Most of Bob’s recent dive trips have been to the wrecks
off the coast of North Carolina, but he also loves to dive in the calmer
waters of the Bahamas, Cozumel and the springs of Florida. Bob enjoys
all levels of teaching, with emphasis on teaching Open Water classes
because he loves introducing new divers to the wonders of the underwater
world.
Tom Spille
Tom has been a Master Scuba Diver Trainer since 2003 after starting his diving in 1984. He regularly dives in Ohio, Kentucky, Tenessee and North Carolina as well as Florida, the Bahamas and Mexico. Tom's favorite places are Belize, Roatan, Bahamas and Key Largo with wreck, night, drift and shallow reef dives as his favorite kind. Tom enjoys teaching Rescue classes the most.
Open Water Scuba InstructorsEddie Horgan
Eddie Horgan became an OWSI in late 2009 along with Mike Quinn. You can find Eddie diving everywhere from the local quarries all year round to the warm waters of the Keys. Eddie enjoys teaching all aspects of diving, especially to new divers.
Mike Quinn
Mike has been diving since 2004 and became
an OWSI in 2009. He can be usually found with a
videocamera shooting marine life from Belize to Roatan to Cozumel. Mike
is an active diver with trips scheduled around the year. Mike became
an instructor to help introduce diving to new Open Water students.
Assistant Instructors
Uwe Aschemeier
Uwe has been diving since 2000 and is not only a PADI AI, but also a Commercial Diver (Certified Under Waterwater Welding and Public Safety Diver). Other than the usual places, Uwe has been underwater in the Ohio River, the Licking River, Great Miami, and the Mississippi River. His favorite diving locale is Curacao with drift dives and wreck dives as Uwe's favorite kinds of diving. Uwe likes working with Discover and Open Water students the most.
Gregg Fairfield
Gregg
is not only an AI (2009), but also one of the store's expert
staff members. He especially enjoys cold water, drysuit diving and
will go anywhere he can get wet! Gregg likes helping teach Advanced
Open Water classes, rebuilding regulators and repairing drysuits.
Debbie Quinn
Debbie has been diving since 2004 and became an Assistant Instructor in 2008. She can be usually found with a camera and strobe snapping photos from Belize to Roatan to the Riviera Maya, but Cozumel and Belize are her favorites. Debbie loves to dive and enjoys teaching open water and rescue.
Divemasters
Nolan Bagadiong
Nolan has been diving since 2001, but picked things up with Central Coast by becoming a Divemaster in 2009. Nolan's has dived Catalina, Bahamas, Roatan, Cozumel and the Oriskany in Florida. His favorite trip was the live aboard around St Croix. Nolan likes night dives the most. He likes helping students growing in the sport!
Jeff West
Jeff has been a Divemaster since 2007 after getting his initial cert in 2000. His dive trips range from the Caribbean, the Atlantic, the Florida Keys as well as local quarries. While Jeff enjoys all types of diving, his favorites are wreck and drift diving. He particularly enjoys introducing people to the world of diving through Discover Scuba and Open Water certs.