WHO IS VÍCTOR J. CÓRDOBA

Personal Information

Name: Víctor J. Córdoba Gracia

Languages: Spanish, English, French, Italian

University Education

Degree in Biochemistry. University of Valencia (Spain) 1984 – 1989
Marine Biology Specialty. University of Valencia (Spain) 1989

SCUBA DIVING EDUCATION

1985 CMAS 2 star diver. Diving Club GISED. Valencia (Spain)
1986 CMAS 3 star diver. Diving Club CIAS. Valencia (Spain)
1988 CMAS 1 star instructor. Diving Club CIAS. Valencia (Spain)
1989 Military Diver. Spanish Navy. CBA. Cartagena (Spain)
1990 Commercial Diver 2nd class
1993 SSI OW Instructor . La Herradura (Spain)
1993 SSI AOW Instructor
1994 SSI DiveCon Instructor. Mutriku (Spain)
1995 SSI Trainer Instructor. Ibiza (Spain)
1999 SSI Nitrox Instructor. Guardamar del Segura (Spain)
2000 Full Cave Diver. NACD. Instructor: Kate Lewis
2001 PADI OWS Instructor. Playa del Carmen (Mexico)
2002 PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
2002 IDC Staff Instructor. Los Angeles , CA. (USA).
2002 PADI Specialty Instructor: Night Diver Underwater Navigator Underwater Photographer Drift Diver Multilevel Diver Boat Diver Wreck Diver Underwater Naturalist AWARE Fish Identification Underwater Videographer Deep Diver Cavern Diver
2003 IANTD Advanced EANx Diver. Playa del Carmen (Mexico) Instructor: Scott Carnahan.
2003 PADI Master Instructor.
2003 PADI Course Director. Kota Kinabalu. Malaysia
2004 IANTD Trimix Diver. Playa del Carmen (Mexico). Instructor: Scott Carnahan

2004 IANTD Trimix Blender. Playa del Carmen (Mexico). Instructor: Scott Carnahan
2004 DSAT TEC DEEP Instructor
2004 DSAT TEC DEEP Instructor Trainer
2005 DSAT TEC Gas Blender Instructor
2005 IANTD SCR Draeger Dolphin Rebreather Diver Instructor: Andreas Matthes
2005 PADI Specialty Instructor Dolphin/Atlantis Rebreather Instructor
2005 DSAT TEC Trimix Instructor
2005 DSAT TEC Trimix Instructor Trainer
2006 Evolution Rebreather Diver. Playa del Carmen (Mexico) Instructor: Steve Bogaert
2007 Technical & Full Cave Instructor IANTD. Live Oak (Florida) Instructors: John Orlowski, Shelley Orlowski.
2008 Trimix and Cave CCR Diver. Playa del Carmen (Mexico) Instructor: Paul Heinerth
2009 Megalodon CCR Diver. Playa Blanca (Lanzarote) Instructor: Gregorio H. Jensen
2010 IANTD Normoxic CCR Evolution Instructor Playa Blanca (Lanzarote)
2011 IART Hipoxic CCR Evolution Instructor Playa Blanca (Lanzarote)
2012 HOLLIS PRISM 2 CCR crossover. Orlando (Florida)
2012 TEC SIDEMOUNT instructor trainer PADI
2013 HOLLIS PRISM2 IANTD Trainer
2013 EXPLORER crossover. Sieburg (Phil Short – Germany)
2013 EXPLORER PADI Trainer. Javea (Martin Robson – Spain)
2014 HOLLIS PRISM2, EXPLORER, EVOLUTION, INSPIRATION IART Trainer
2016 IT CCR Cave IANTD (Tom Mount – Florida)
2017 IT CCR KISS (Mike Young – Lanzarote)

DIVING EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

1989 – 1990 Military and Combat Diver. #1 in Class
1991 Commercial Diver. ACSA, Cambrils. Spain
1992 Commercial Diver Team Manager. CONSOMAR. Valencia (Spain)
1993 – 1994 Diving Center “El Rei del Mar”. Nacional Reserve Medas Islands. (Spain) Position: Instructor
1995 SSI Spain Headquarters Position: Instructor Trainer, Technical and Translations Advisor Neptunus Diving Center. Villajoiosa (Spain) Position: Instructor Trainer
1996 TECNOMAR DIVING. Valencia (Spain) Position: Commercial Diving Department Manager

1997-1998 DELAGUA Diving Center. Moraira (Spain) Position: Owner
1999-2008 Dressel Divers. (Mexico, Dominican Republic, Spain) Positions: From OW Instructor, Cenotes and Excursions Manager, Instructor Trainer, Training Director and Quality Assurance.
2009 Marina Rubicon Diving Center, Lanzarote Position: Course Director
2010 Free professional at different locations (Canary Islands, Spain, France, Italy)
2011-present Technical Consultant for AUP Europe and TECNOMAR (Spain)
2018-present Human resources manager at Dressel Divers Headquarters

SCUBA DIVING EXPERIENCE

More than 6000 dives in: All along Mediterranean Coast in Spain, Red Sea, (Sharm el Sheik, Hurghada, Marsa Allam, Zabargad, Brother Islands), Maldives Islands, Madeira Islands, Roatan, Malaysia, Mexico (Cozumel, Playa del Carmen), Dominican Republic (Punta Cana, Bayahibe, Puerto Plata), Florida Springs (Caves), Palau Islands (Micronesia), Jamaica, Canary Islands, Mallorca Island, France, Italy, Sweden, United Emirates.