Occupation Partner, ARGO Civil Non Profit Society for Scientific Research and Education
Owner, The Divertraining Network
(Diver Training Agency and Certifications, Diving Industry Consulting)
Educational Qualifications (General)
BSc, Psychology – The American College of Greece
Educational Qualifications (Professional)
Recreational and Technical Diving
Instructor Trainer Trainer, Trimix Open Circuit Diving, IANTD (IANTD HQ, Miami FL USA)-2002
Instructor Trainer, Trimix Closed Circuit Breathing Apparatus Diving/VR Technology- Sentinel, IANTD (VR Technology, Poole Dorset)-2008
Instructor Trainer, Trimix, Closed Circuit Breathing Apparatus Diving/AP Diving- Inspiration, IANTD (IANTD HQ, Miami FL USA)-2002
Instructor Trainer Trainer, Technical Wreck Diving, IANTD (IANTD HQ, Miami FL USA) –
2002
Instructor Trainer, Cavern Diving, IANTD (IANTD HQ, Miami FL USA) -2002
Instructor, 3 Stars, CMAS, (Hellenic Federation of Underwater Activities)-1997
Instructor, Semi Closed Circuit Breathing Apparatus Diving/Draeger Dolphin-Atlantis I, IANTD (Deep Blue Diving UK, Poole Dorset UK)-2001
Instructor, Open Water SCUBA, PADI (Aegean Diving Center, Athens GR)-1995
Military Diving
Underwater Demolitions, 143rd Circle (Hellenic Navy, Underwater Demolitions Unit, Skaramangas, Greece)-1998
AVON Underwater Systems MCM100 Instructor – 2017
Commercial Diving
Commercial Diving Supervisor (Hellenic Ministry of Mercantile Marine, Piraeus, Greece)-2004
Commercial Diver (Hellenic Ministry of Mercantile Marine, Piraeus, Greece)-2000
Scientific Diving
Scientific Diver (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Boston, MA, USA)-2014
Pilot, Atmospheric Diving Suit/Newtco-ExoSuit (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Boston, USA)-2014
First Aid / Lifesaving
Instructor, Advanced Oxygen First Aid, DAN (DAN Europe, Athens, Greece) -2002
Instructor, Lifesaving (Swimming and Lifesaving Institute, Athens GR)-1994
Samaritan (Hellenic Red Cross)-1997
First Aid for Mariners (National School of Life Saving and Fire Fighting Appliances,
Aspropyrgos, Greece)-2002
Boating
Motor Vessel’s Professional Skipper’s License-2001
Personal Survival Techniques, (National School of Life Saving and Fire Fighting
Appliances, Aspropyrgos, Greece)-2002
Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting, (National School of Life Saving and Fire Fighting
Appliances, Aspropyrgos, Greece)-2002
Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities, (National School of Life Saving and Fire
Fighting Appliances, Aspropyrgos, Greece)-2002
GMDSS Radio Operation / Narrow Range, (Greek Mercantile Marine Officers’
Educational Center, Aspropyrgos)-2002
Diving Equipment Specialty
Technical Specialist, Sentinel Closed Circuit Breathing Apparatus (Avon Protection
Underwater Systems, Poole, Dorset, UK)-2014
Technical Specialist, SCUBAPRO Diving Equipment (Athens, Greece)-2010
Professional
Experience Recreational and Technical Diving
1995-Present
Recreational and Technical Diving Instructor, Sotiriou Diving School/Hellenic Federation of Underwater Activities/The Divertraining Network, Athens, Greece
1999-2004
Director, Sotiriou Diving School, Athens, Greece
Director, Training Division, Hellenic Federation of Underwater Activities, Athens, Greece
Partner / Training Director, IANTD Greece, Athens, Greece
2005-2008
Owner / Director, IANTD Eastern Mediterranean, Athens, Greece
2008-Present
Owner / Director, The Divertraining Network, Athens, Greece
Military Diving
1998-2000
Diver and Technician, Mixed Gas Diving Department, Underwater Demolition Unit, Hellenic Navy, Skaramangas, Greece
Instructor, Underwater Demolitions, Underwater Demolition Unit, Hellenic Navy, Skaramangas, Greece
Instructor, Navy Diver, Underwater Demolition Unit, Hellenic Navy, Skaramangas, Greece
Instructor, Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Training (Practical Sessions), Underwater
Demolition Unit, Hellenic Navy, Skaramangas, Greece
2003
Instructor, Hydrographic Survey and Navigation using “Cobra Tac” Digital Console, Hellenic Army, 7th Division of Amphibious Operations, Nea Peramos, Greece
2014
Instructor, Closed Circuit Breathing Apparatus Diving/VR Technology-Sentinel (Hellenic
Navy, Underwater Demolition Command)
2015-Present
Instructor, Closed Circuit Breathing Apparatus Diving/Avon Protection Underwater
Systems -Sentinel (Hellenic Coast Guard, Underwater Operations Unit)
Commercial Diving
2004-2010
Diver/Diving Supervisor, Pipeline Inspection / Repair, Greek Water Supply Company- EYDAP, Gulf of Elefsina, Greece
Project Manager , Side Scan Sonar/ Sub Bottom Profiling/Metal Detection, Greek Water Supply Company-EYDAP, Laboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography University of Patras, Gulf of Elefsina, Greece
Guri Dam Maintenance Project, Commercial Diving Advisor (ALS Marine, Athens, Greece)
Scientific Diving
1997
Project HMHS Britannic, Acoustic Imaging and Photographic Documentation, Member of organizing committee/Diver, Kea, Greece
2002-2005
Modi Island Survey, Underwater Archaeological Survey and Photographic
Documentation, Hellenic Institute of Marine Archaeology, Diver , Poros, Greece
Cape Lochias Survey, Underwater Archaeological Survey and Photographic Documentation, Hellenic Institute of Ancient and Medieval Alexandrian Studies, Diver, Alexandria, Egypt
The Blue Holes. Cave Diving Exploration and Photographic documentation, Diver, Bahamas Islands
Pagasitikos Shipwreck Survey, Underwater Archaeological Survey and Photographic Documentation, Hellenic Institute of Marine Archaeology, Diver, Amaliapolis, Pagasitikos Gulf, Greece
Hydra Shipwreck Survey, Hydrogrpahic Survey on Cobra Tac digital console and Photographic Documentation, Hellenic Institute of Marine Archaeology, Diver, Hydra, Greece
2008-2012
Belgian HMHS Britannic Expedition, Photographic Documentation, Member of
Organizing Committee, Kea, Greece
Project HMHS Britannic 2012, Marine Organisms Sampling, Member of Organizing
Committee, Kea, Greece
Antikythera 2012, Underwater Archaeological Survey and Photographic Documentation, Hellenic Ministry of Culture/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Diver, Antikythera, Greece
2013-Present
Project Contour, Underwater Archaeological Survey and Photographic Documentation, Hellenic Ministry of Culture/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Diver, Antikythera
& Crete, Greece
Return to Antikythera, Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Mapping, Hellenic Ministry of Culture/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/ARGO, Member of Organizing Committee/Support Vessel Operator, Antikythera, Greece
Return to Antikythera, Metal Detection and Magnetic Signal Mapping/Underwater Archaeological Excavation, Hellenic Ministry of Culture/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/ARGO, Member of Organizing Committee/Diver, Antikythera, Greece
Return to Antikythera, Atmospheric Diving Suit Operations, Hellenic Ministry of Culture/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/ARGO, Member of Organizing Committee/ Pilot, Antikythera, Greece
Modi Shipwreck, Underwater Archaeological Excavation, Hellenic Institute of Marine
Archaeology, Diver, Poros, Greece
Tulsamerican B24, Underwater Archaeological Excavation, Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution, Technical Lead, Vis, Croatia
Other related activities
2007-Present
Kalymnos Diving Festival, Event Organizer, Kalymnos, Greece
The Sponge Divers of Kalymnos, Event Organizer, Kalymnos, Greece
Conference “Alternative Tourism and Environment Management in Small Areas and
Islands”, Speaker, Milos, Greece
Conference “Diving in Greece – Potentials of Business Development”, Speaker, Athens, Greece
Conference “Diving Tourism Present & Future”, Speaker, Athens, Greece
2016 Swedish Military Diving Conference, Speaker, Halmstad, Sweden
Adventure Film Festival, Speaker, Athens & Thessaloniki, Greece
World Travel Market, Exhibitor, London, UK
ITB Berlin, Exhibitor, Berlin, Germany
London Dive Show, Exhibitor, London, UK
Boot Duesseldorf, Exhibitor, Duesseldorf, Germany
Philoxenia, Exhibitor, Thessaloniki, Greece
Summer Hollidays, Exhibitor, Athens, Greece
