PRO DIVE Instructors

Here at Pro Dive  we pride ourselves on our staff. All instructors have had either more than two years as a instructor or experience in customer service and all have had extensive training. There are not many dive centres that can boast they have highly qualified instructors doing the learn to dive course, but we can!

Brad Greentree

PADI Master Instructor 107539, with over 12 years experience in the diving industry. He is known for his incredible patience. Along with his expertise in NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Hypnotherapy and Time Line Therapy® , Brad will make make sure you have a safe and enjoyable time as well as help you overcome any fears you may have of the ocean. Brad has certified 1000's of students and completed over 3500 dives and completed many scuba trips overseas and travelled extensively though out the Pacific. His passion is underwater photography and has had success in a number of underwater competitions. When he is not diving he is coaching or training people using his experience in life changing techniques.  

Favourite dive site:

Kavieng, Papua New Guinea  

Favourite Sealife he has dived with:

Humpback whale and calf

Favourite PADI Course to teach:

PADI Deep course

Memorable moment under water:

Coming head to head with a great white shark and living to tell the story!

 

 

 

Rob Thorne

PADI Master Scuba Instructor #495841. Rob has been diving ever since his backpacking days when he took his Open Water Course in Perth in 2004. Rob has dived all over South East Asia and all around Australia. Originally from the UK Rob has now set up home in here in Sydney. When not underwater Rob can usually be found on top of it with a surf board or mask and snorkel.  Rob has the following Instructor Speciality ratings: NITROX (enriched air) Deep Night Navigation Search & Recovery Underwater Photography Underwater Naturalist Rob is also an Emergency First Response Instructor.
Favourite Dive Site: USS Liberty, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia  
Favourite Sealife he has dived with: Great White Sharks  
Favourite PADI Course to teach: Search & Recovery, just for the interesting things we find  
Memorable moment under water: Diving the HMAS Brisbane, off the coast of Maroochydore

 

 

 

 

Alex Zak

Alex has been diving since 2003. He started off like most learning to dive whilst on holiday and very quickly got hooked. He then spent the next year and a half travelling around south east Asia and Australia diving wherever he could. On one dive in Thailand he was lucky enough to see whale sharks and manta rays in one dive whilst in Phi Phi. After clocking up more dives Alex trained and worked in Cairns and Byron Bay as a divemaster. Alex is a qualified Tec diver and enjoys the frustrations of underwater videography whenever possible. Alex loves to be in the water and is always more than happy to dive and help anyone with any questions or problems, in or out of the water. 
Alex completed his Instructor course in January 2008 and is very quickly working towards his Master Scuba Diver Trainer certification.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Shop Staff

 

 

 

 

 

Evan has been diving recreationally since 1997 and has dived in Thailand, Cuba, The Red Sea, The Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea and The Solitary Islands off Coffs Harbour where he completed his Advanced Open Water course in 2005. Evan started working at Pro Dive Drummoyne in early September 2007 and is looking forward to completing his instructors course in the coming months, as well as all that working in the dive industry brings with it. Evan is also the Scuba technician for the store.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our PADI Divemasters 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve Hancock
Steve has been a diver since the age of 12; he was the youngest qualified PADI diver in New Zealand!  Steve is a builder by trade and works on the weekend as a Divemaster taking shore dives, refresher dives and discover scuba experiences. Steve is working towards becoming a dive instructor one day soon. Having completed over 800 dives all around the world and including a stint of living in Egypt for a year, Steve's knowledge and experience is extensive. He will be heading towards the Great Barrier Reef for the October long weekend so come and join him!
Favourite dive site:  Blue Hole - Egypt
Favourite Sealife he has dived with: Dolphins 
Favourite PADI Course completed: Rescue course
Memorable moment under water: Swimming with a pod of 30 dolphins for 30mins 

 

 


 

David Douglass Aka "dougie"
Dougie has been diving since 2006 after ambling into the store, signing up for his Open Water course and the rest is history. When not working in an Emergency Dept as a nurse he can be found out in the water as a Divemaster taking refresher dives, shore dives, discover scuba experiences or heading up or down the coast on a weekend away. He has head both north and south on the Eastern coast diving and has braved the cold Canadian waters. Dougie likes to take a camera out diving when possible too.  Aiming to become an Instructor on day down the track he loves heading off on weekends away blowing peoples minds with the beautiful dive sites and towns on the Eastern coast of Australia. Favourite Dive Site : Milne Reef – Cairns
Favourite Sealife : Grey Nurse Sharks
Favourite Dive Course : Deep Course
Memorable moment under water : Having a Bat fish leave his mates to come with us for a 45 min dive right up to the ladder