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MATTHEW J. WAHLRAB

  Name:  Matthew J. Wahlrab

  Logged Dives: 1,092 as of 7/5/2004

  Certified Since:  August 1998

  Highest Certification: PADI IDC Staff Instructor #176432

  Working towards: PADI Course Director, EMT (Emergency Medical Technician), EDAM (Emergency Dive Accident Management), ERD (Emergency Response Diver), DMT (diving Medical Technician), & CHT (Clinical Hyperbaric Technicianist) certifications, B.S. Electrical Engineering

  Certifications:  PADI: Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver, Divemaster, OWSI Instructor, MSDT Instructor, CPR/AED/EFR Instructor, AWARE Fish ID Specialty Instructor, Boat Diver Specialty Instructor, Deep Diver Specialty Instructor, DPV (Diver Propulsion Vehicle) Specialty Instructor, Equipment Specialist Instructor, Night Diver Specialty Instructor, Nitrox Specialty Instructor, Peak Performance Bouyancy Specialty Instructor, Project AWARE Specialty Instructor, MX-10 Specialty Instructor, Underwater Navigator Specialty Instructor, Underwater Naturalist Specialty Instructor, Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor, Underwater Videographer Specialty Instructor, Wreck Diver Specialty Instructor.

  Special Qualifications: 

• Dive shop manager August 2000 – August 2001

• Co-founder and CEO of Cal Coast Scuba Instruction, Inc.

• USC Assistant Diving Safety Officer Summer or 2003

• USC Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber Crew Member

• NEIS Air Lock Operator

  About Matt: 

California is home to the best diving in the world, hands down, end of discussion.  During my short diving career I have had the extreme pleasure of diving many of southern California's best diving locations; from Wreck Alley in San Diego to the Northern Channel Islands I have seen things and have had experiences I will always remember and cherish.  The only thing that rivals the beauty you can see underwater, are the people you meet when you dive.  As a dive instructor I have had the good fortune of diving and training some exceptional divers.  My goal as an instructor is to help divers become the best divers they can be.  I also try to spend as much time as possible sharing the lessons I have learned on my dives, as well as my love for the ecosystems and critters that make their home off of our coast.  To me the most rewarding experience is diving with my students on a regular basis, long after they have taken a course with me.  I look forward to seeing you in the water.

Matthew Wahlrab may be contacted at: matt@calcoastdivers.com or on his cellular phone at 805.559.6021. 

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