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.
Master Scuba Diver Trainer
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.
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 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.
Ken Bales
Ken first got his PADI Certification was May of 1984 at the young age of 40 years old. Enjoys diving in most of the Caribbean and once in Hawaii. Ken spends his time either teaching scuba or hiding out on our boat. My wife, daughter, and son are all divers and all have taken classes at Central Coast. Of all the diving I have done working with students brings the most pleasure.
Chip Dittus
Chip began diving in 2003 and it quickly became his favorite activity. Chip decided what better way to share his passion than by becoming an instructor so he could teach others to enjoy scuba as well. While he has been diving many places throughout the Carribean, the Cayman Islands remains his most favorite dive location!
Eddie 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.
Assistant Instructors
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.
Scott Farwick
Scott began experiencing the world of diving in 2007, thanks to Central Coast Dive Center and its wonderful staff. Since 2007, Scott just can't get enough diving and training in. He has been all over the Caribbean with CCDC and when he isn't on a trip, he loves diving at the Newport Aquarium and taking care of all his fish friends, as well, as the manatees at the Cincinnati Zoo. Scott enjoys assisting new divers and watching their eyes light up as they progress through Open Water courses and experience the wonderful world of Scuba diving.
Karen Murphy
Karen has been diving since 2003 and became an Assistant Instructor in 2007. Her dive destinations include Bonaire, Freeport, Roatan, Cozumel, Belize, and Key Largo as well as several of the local rock quarries. She will add Fiji to the list in October. Karen enjoys helping new divers to get more comfortable in the water. Favorite dive destination...anywhere there is clear blue water, sunshine, and a group of friends.
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.