Ronnie has been diving since 1990. He completed his PADI OWSI in
June 2001 at Asia Divers in Puerto Galera. Then he became a full-time
Operation Manager of Sunbeam Marine Sports - Padi dive center S-6387
for more than six years where he has to supervise all diving
activities like fun dives and teaching scuba dive courses sanctioned
by Padi and dive tour guide as well. Eventually, he decided to do
things on his own and resigned his position as a resort Operation
Manager on April 30, 2006. Ronnie upgraded to PADI IDCS instructor on
March 2006 back to Puerto Galera to gain more knowledge of teaching
Padi dive courses and assisting Padi course directors to the
instructor level of training. Ronnie is the only Anilao based PADI
IDCS instructor, so any walked in student or guest in Anilao
Mabini, Batangas area will have no problem obtaining PADI license or
contacting him at any time. Ronnie also love to work in the technical
area because he is a webmaster who designed his website and many
websites in Anilao dive resorts, he is also a licensed aircraft
technician with A/P license and aircraft private pilot license rated
on fixed-wing, he completed this two courses at Airlink International
Aviation School in Pasay City. Just after his graduation he flew to
Micronesia to work as A/P mechanic and later became the Director of
Maintenance of Caroline Pacific Air, a small air taxi service base in
Chuuk State FSM and later he worked at Macaw Helicopters a
sightseeing tour helicopter services base in Saipan. Now Ronnie has
his dive shop, located at Unit 4 Marimar Bldg., Pulong Niogan,
Mabini, Batangas, where guests or customers can rent or purchase
equipment, purchase Padi materials and start the theory part and
video presentation of Padi dive certification, He is also affiliated
with Asia Diver Makati and Aquaventure White Tip Manila where he gets
scuba dive pieces of equipment and other instructional materials. Now
Ronnie is currently based and stationed at Isla Water Sports and
Resorts Inc., a new resort with a sandy beach and right at the heart
of Barangay Anilao Proper near the Pier. |