| About Duane Johnson |
I began diving in 2001 and quickly fell in love with the sport. In 2004, I became an instructor. Quickly afterwards, I came to believe there was a better approach to diving than what was currently being taught. I was fortunate to have been trained in skill mastery and team diving concepts by some of the greatest instructors in the world. I found this was the way I wanted to dive and teach my classes.
Based in the Chicago area, I offer SCUBA diving courses from beginners through advanced level divers, including Assistant Instructors and technical divers, throughout the Chicago and Great Lakes region. I focus my classes on safety, situational awareness, team building, and most of all FUN!!!!
As a full time diving instructor, I am flexible to travel to your location to run any class I am able to teach. Feel free to contact me about getting on my calendar. |
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| Education |
Master of Business Administration, Roosevelt University 2003
Master of Science - Computer Science, Illinois Institute of Technology 2000
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science, Western Illinois University 1997 |
| Diving Qualifications |
PADI & SDI Recreational Diving Instructor
TDI Technical Diving Instructor
CPR and 1st Aid Instructor
DAN Oxygen Provider
Nitrox & Trimix Gas Blender Instructor
NACD Cavern & Basic Cave Diver
Aqualung/Apeks Repair Technician
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| Diving Experience Summary |
When I am not teaching, I can be found diving year round, in a wide variety of environments that include the Great Lakes, to the warm clear waters of the Caribbean and South Pacific.
I have a passion for diving and strive to be the best possible diver I can be. This passion provides the motivation for me to accomplish between 100 and 150 non-teaching dives per year. This gives me the experience to increase my knowledge pool to share with my students. I believe in continual practice. A great diver makes for a great instructor.
800+ Total dives
500+ Cold Water dives
400+ Nitrox dives
300+ Wreck penetration dives
150+ Dives requiring staged decompression
100+ Video dives
100+ Dives on mixed gas other than Air/Nitrox
100+ DPV dives
50+ Ice dives
20+ Cave/Cavern Dives
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| Special Interests |
Underwater Videography
Shipwreck Diving & Research
Technical and Cave diving |
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| Publications, Interviews and Videos Published |
DIR - A Diving Mindset, Midwest Scuba Diving Magazine- Summer 2007
Various Diving Articles on New Scuba Marketing
Diving the E.M.B.A on GUE Member Web Site
Scuba Diving in Lake Michigan Sees Mixed Reactions, Daily Northwestern - March 2010
The Waterman, Illinois Diving and View Mail - Talking Scuba (video)
Gas Management Interview - Scuba Obsessed Podcast
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