Polly DAWSON
PADI MSDT #651896
British, born 2 March 1980
Languages:
English-mother tongue, French-fluent,
Spanish-basic but learning!
NACD Full Cave Diver
EFR and CFC Instructor
PADI Tec Deep Diver
Gas Blender (Nitrox)
Teaching 6 Specialties: Nitrox, Deep, Wreck, Digital Underwater Photography, Night, Boat
UK driving licence
70+ Certifications
800+ Logged Dives
200+ Registered DSDs
Professional Diving Experience
Underwater Technical World - Riviera Maya, Mexico November 2011 to present
Open water teaching and guiding
Dive Tulum - Tulum, Mexico May - October 2011
Managing, cavern and open water guiding, working in diveshop, visual merchandising and promotion
Bahia Divers - Xpu Ha, Mexico May - July 2011
Freelancing: open water diving
Sinai Divers - Hilton Resort Dahab, Egypt 2010-2011, 6 months
PADI 5 Star CDC center and technical diving facility
Guiding and teaching in the Hilton Resort - shore and boat diving
Sinai Divers Backpackers - Dahab, Egypt
Teaching and guiding
Fish and Friends - Dahab, Egypt
EFR courses in English and French
Octopus World - Dahab, Egypt Freelance over 6 months
Teaching and guiding
Black Rock - Coralia Hotel, Dahab, Egypt
French DSDs
Dolphin Services - Djibouti City, Djibouti 2009-2010, 12 months
PADI Gold Palm Resort
Dive centre manager responisble for all day-to-day running of centre:
Assisting on US Army base and Sheraton Hotel
Guiding on daily boat tripsUnderwater Technical World - Riviera Maya, Mexico November 2011 to present
Open water teaching and guiding
Dive Tulum - Tulum, Mexico May - October 2011
Managing, cavern and open water guiding, working in diveshop, visual merchandising and promotion
Bahia Divers - Xpu Ha, Mexico May - July 2011
Freelancing: open water diving
Sinai Divers - Hilton Resort Dahab, Egypt 2010-2011, 6 months
PADI 5 Star CDC center and technical diving facility
Guiding and teaching in the Hilton Resort - shore and boat diving
Sinai Divers Backpackers - Dahab, Egypt
Teaching and guiding
Fish and Friends - Dahab, Egypt
EFR courses in English and French
Octopus World - Dahab, Egypt Freelance over 6 months
Teaching and guiding
Black Rock - Coralia Hotel, Dahab, Egypt
French DSDs
Dolphin Services - Djibouti City, Djibouti 2009-2010, 12 months
PADI Gold Palm Resort
Dive centre manager responisble for all day-to-day running of centre:
Assisting on US Army base and Sheraton Hotel
Promoting and running whale shark snorkelling excursions
Answering customer emails
Equipment inventory and ordering
Creation of all promotional literature (images, text, layout)
Creation of Dolphin Services Webpage/Blog
Divemaster and crew on M/Y Deli livaboard
RegalDive, H2O, Oceanes, Dive Spirit Travel, Slow Dive, Fun and Fly
Diveboat Superviser for commercial dive operation
Christobal Colon Dredger - using specialised video and communication equipment (AGA Divator MKII, Video Compact
BP-CVIS-II)
Diving the Crab - Diani, Kenya 2009, 2 months
PADI Gold Palm Resort
Selling courses
Guiding
Diver Training
NACD Full Cave Diver June 2011
with Fernando Davilla, Dive Tulum - Quintana Roo Mexico
PADI Tec 50 Diver Jan 2011
with Nicolas Pagnier, Sinai Divers - Hilton Resort Dahab, Egypt
IDC Feb 2010
with Platinum Course Director Nancy Abd El Wahab, Sinai Divers - Hilton Resort Dahab, Egypt
PADI Divemaster March 2009
Diving the Crab - Diani, Kenya
Professional Experience
Jean Paul Gaultier April 2006 - November 2008
Assistant Designer - Paris, France
J. Maskrey 2003-2005
Designer - London, England
Paul Smith 2000-2004
Sales Assistant - London, England
Education
Institut Francais de la Mode - Paris, France 2005-2006
Masters in Fashion Design
Middlesex University - London, England 2000-2003
BA Hons. Fashion Design
Newcastle College - Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 1998-1999
Art Foundation Course
Central Newcastle High School - Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 1983-1998
10 GCSEs, 4 A-LevelsHobbies
My hobbies include yoga, drawing and working with images in Adobe Photoshop
Photographs
