Raised minutes from Jones beach on Long Island- New York. It wasn´t until I moved to the desert of Arizona that I bacame a diver.

Although I tried scuba a couple of times in my early twenties 

I really started diving at 44 years of age and was OW certified March of 2007 .

My last dive was logged on April 27th 2013.

I dive locally at Lake Pleasant year round but prefer trips to tropical locations.

I have dived Lakes Mohave, Canyon, Saguaro and Pleasant in Arizona. Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Huatulco, San Carlos and Cancun Mexico. The islands of Bora Bora in Tahiti and Aruba, Catalina California and also Fort Lauderdale Florida.

As a diver I believe in continued education.

I´m always continuing my SCUBA education by taking specialties.

Specialties I’ve taken not in the Divebuddy.com list include Project AWARE Diver

Certified VIP Tank Inspector

AUP Open Circuit Technician

I completed my PADI Instructor’s Exam November 20th 2011.

I’m looking forward to passing the passion of diving to others.

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Greg - 1 day 5 hours ago. Just wanted to say thanks for being such and awesome DiveBuddy member! You reply to forum topics with lots of great information. You help keep people active and informed.  Thank you!

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badintexas - 4/22/2013 8:20 AM If you have any suggestions on diving this site, do you mind replying to this DiveBuddy member?  http://divebuddy.com/forum/27318/lake-plleasant-az/

sholdener - 4/20/2013 6:05 AM Thanks for the add! If you are around Tampa, Fl sometime, we can go diving.

Sharon1221 - 2/24/2013 5:00 AM Mesa AZ is a long ways from Tampa FL.  If you are ever in the area, contact me and we will go diving, weather permitting.

scubacookie74 - 2/18/2013 1:36 PM Hi, thanks for the add, Im hoping to complete my instructor certification in April and will then be looking for work opportunities in the dive industry to gain experience before exploring the possibility of setting up my own school although this is going to be on a very small scale to start with. Where did you take your IDC and how did you find the course? RAWalker - 2/18/2013 2:20 PM I’ve done all m training in my home state of Arizona. Surprizingly there is a healthy scuba community and many dive shops here in the desert. PADI sends an examine out this way a few times a year and the IE is given at a local pool and then taken to Lake Pleasant for final checkout dives. IE dates and locations are posted on PADI’s pro website. My IDC Course Director came highly recommended although there were a number of Course Directors in my area I chose one that was from out of town but regularly spent time visiting here. His name is Patrick Hammer and he is a PADI Platinum Course Director.

TjRjn - 2/07/2013 2:37 AM Hi Rob, Thanks for the buddy request. :)

FTS - 10/01/2012 5:01 AM thanks for adding and wishing all the best for you FTS Team

pntballer - 8/26/2012 9:04 PM thnx for the add im hoping to eventually work my way up to dive instructor as well since i got certified, ive been trying to talk people into doing it

MantaReynolds - 2/29/2012 1:38 PM Hey Rob,  I wanted to contact you to invite you to organize a group to come and dive with us! Plan on 8-12 people for 7 or 14 day trips, I can show you how to make this pay for itself. If you are interested, I have affordable packages for you. RAWalker - 2/29/2012 7:19 PM John, yes I would be interested for future trips MantaReynolds - 2/29/2012 7:47 PM Excellent! On Friday we are making a series of skype calls. Do you have a skype account? My business partner and I both like to make formal introductions with this method, and it helps to answer questions in a face to face manor. Let me know and I will be happy to set a time. We are in St. Lucia tomorrow, and out of range. I will be able to check my email later in the day. We can have a regular cell call on Friday if you don’t have a skype account. Thank you again, I look forward to meeting you. John RAWalker - 2/29/2012 8:53 PM No, I am not on Skype MantaReynolds - 2/29/2012 11:18 PM Ok, no problem. I can simply email you a price list. It is wholesale, this usually allows for a 10% adjustment for you. Get 10 people, get yourself paid for. If you have an email that you would like me to send to, I will get it straight over. Thank you! RAWalker - 3/01/2012 1:44 AM RobWalker@AZ-DiveBuddies.com