About American Diving

In 1985, American Diving moved from the commercial diving industry to the sport diving community. Since that time we have been introducing divers of all levels to the beautiful waters of the Gulf of Mexico right off the shore of South Padre Island.

Come dive with us!

American Diving Staff

Capt. Tim O'Leary
President

  NAUI Technical Operations Director
 35 years diving experience/ commercial diver
  Diving Medical Officer / Commercial Diving Instructor
  NAUI Instructor Trainer / Course Director
  NAUI Technical Course Director
  IANTD Mixed Gas Instructor
  DAN 02 Instructor Trainer
  PSI Inspector Trainer
  First Aid & CPR Instructor Trainer
  Equipment Repair Technician

 

U.S.C.G. 100 Ton Master

Captain Tim O'Leary is the Director of NAUI Worldwide Technical Training Operations, Course Director for NAUI Worldwide, Inspector Trainer for PSI, and the President of American Diving and Marine Salvage. He has spoken at many underwater symposiums, as well as contributing editor for Sources magazine, Advanced Diver magazine and NAUI Training publications. O'Leary has co-authored thirteen manuals on decompression for the science community

Tim O'Leary has hosted an array of scientific symposiums and conferences for the decompression science community. Tim has spoken at the UHMS conference on Deep Stops. He has had several government contracts for teaching Closed Circuit Rebreathers for military applications. He has dived in Asia, South Pacific, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Mexico, Central and South America, and the United States both as a commercial diver as well as a technical diver instructor trainer.

O'Leary received a DMT and CHT from Jo Ellen Smith Medical Center at the Baromedical Research Institute. He has worked as Commercial Diving Instructor at the Ocean Corporation. He currently serves as a consultant for the offshore oil and insurance industry, and is a Level III DNT Technician. He is a contributor to to the NAUI RGBM Tables and related products that have been developed exclusively for NAUI Worldwide and NAUI Technical Training Operations. He has written numerous monographs on technical diving subjects as well as authoring most of the NAUI Technical Training manuals. He is a member of the Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS), Society of Naval Architect and Marine Engineers (SNAME), National Association of Diver Medical Technicians (NADMT) and is an Admiral in the Texas Navy. Tim Holds a B.S. in zoology from Texas A&M. Tim speaks both English and Spanish.

 

Captain Diane O'Leary
Instructor/Vice President
 NAUI Instructor Trainer
  NAUI Technical Diving Instructor
  Nitrox Instructor
  First Aid & CPR
  PSI Inspector
  Mixed Gas Blender Instructor
  USCG Master License






USCG 100 Ton Master

Diane O'Leary is a deep gas diver and instructor on both open circuit and closed circuit systems. She has dived in the South Pacific, South America, United States and has been the first women to ever dive the USS Perry on a deep gas expedition. Diane is a Flight Attendant for Delta Airlines and speaks German, Spanish and English. Diane holds a B.A. in Journalism from Arizona State University. Diane also holds a 100 Ton Master License
email: dianenaui@aol.com

Capt. Kenji Hoshino
Boat Captain / Divemaster
  USCG 100 Ton Master License  
  40 Years Experience
  NAUI Divemaster
  First Aid & CPR  

 

Rob Hancock
General Manager / Technical Instructor
 NAUI Divemaster 
 NAUI Instructor
 Mixed Gas Blender and Service Technician Instructor
PSI Inspector
 First Aid and CPR

Lonnie Sharp, LCDR USN (ret)
Technical Course Director
37 years diving experience worldwide
NAUI Technical Course Director
NAUI Instructor Trainer
Technical Instructor, all levels
Closed Circuit Rebreather (PRISM) Instructor
Mixed Gas Blender and Service Technician Instructor
First Aid & CPR Instructor
PSI Inspector
DAN O2 Instructor

 

Ray Hunley
Technical Instructor Trainer
NAUI Technical Instructor Trainer
NAUI Instructor Trainer
100 Ton Master License
Closed Circuit Rebreather (PRISM) Instructor
Mixed Gas Blender and Service Technician Instructor
First Aid & CPR Instructor
Certified Flight instructor
DAN Instructor Trainer - all levels 

 

American Diving
33256 Park Road 100 Suite 104, South Padre Island, Texas 78597
Telephone (956) 761-2030  -  Fax (956) 761-6039
info@divesouthpadre.com