Advanced Power Boat Certificate (Commercially Endorsed)

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My working life up until now has taken me through managerial positions in event companies in South Africa, lodge management and tourism in East Africa and sailing school management and instructing in South Africa. 
In November of 2016 I immigrated to California to marry my wife and start a new life half way across the globe. I am highly motivated and extremely passionate in mastering any task given.

I would like to start a career in the sports industry I know with my experience I would be an asset to any company.


I successfully, passionately, professionally managed boats keeping up-to-date on engine maintenance, skippered boats for charters, painted the deck of a 30ft sailing boat, instructed courses and saw that students and guests were happy with their experience with us. 

Operations Manager

I excelled as an intern and Dive Master for Mafia Island Diving in Mafia Island Tanzania. I assisted in dive operations and courses where I lead on average two dives per day in varying conditions and types such as deep dives, drift dives, mostly off a boat and occasionally off shore. I specialized in fish identification, deep dives and got involved in an artificial reef project. The biggest project I got involved in was a reef cleanup project where we spent 2 days cutting a large fishing net off a beautiful coral and fish full area of reef. 

Dive Master

This is a position that truly brought me into what I was capable of, I assisted my boss in building his company as his right hand man, the company grew and became very successful, winning a small business of the year award, the year I joined. I ran a team of guys setting up and taking down stretch tents around Cape Town. Duties included managing Jobs, staff, stock, clients, site meetings, and marketing. Long hours and getting my hands dirty were an everyday occurrence. 

I got involved with Kitu Kiblu because of my experience on boats and my studies with media and marketing, I was hired to help build the company to become the first choice whale shark tour company on the island, which I succeeded in doing. I was solely involved in filming guests with wale sharks and creating videos for them to take home. I was in a position as a; tour guide, camp manager, videographer, staff manager, I assisted in promoting the company through videos I put together, setting up trip schedules, engineer and skipper. I ran whale shark trips taking up to 20 guests out at a time on two separate boats.   

Camp Manager & Tour Guide

Find out detailed information about Daniel Smith,  in Oceanside, CA

Daniel Smith: in Oceanside, CA

Daniel Smith

Ocean Star Sailing Academy

Mafia Island Diving

Stretch Incorporated

Kitu Kiblu Marine Encounters

PADI

Royal Yachting Association

Royal Yachting Association

Royal Yachting Association

Royal Yachting Asssociation

Vega