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Our Staff
Our staff of professional SCUBA divers/trainers/charter Captains are some of the most experienced in all
of Ontario. We have PADI, PDIC, DAN, SSI, and GUE instructors on staff to take care of all your training needs.
Our friendly and courteous staff will be more than happy to help you out and answer any questions you may have.
Read more about the people that make Northern Tech Diver the best SCUBA training facility and equipment store in Canada below!
Tom Rutledge - Chief Recreational Instructor / Manager
Tom: With a passion for diving and marine history, he is the historian of the company. He has built an extensive database
of local and area wrecks. Pursuing this hobby has allowed him to hone his skills as a videographer and photographer.
A good portion of his work is showcased on the Wrecks information pages within this site
and in the various NTD Multimedia products that have been produced. When not managing the store, you will find
Tom driving his side-scan SONAR around or diving somewhere in the depths of Lake Ontario. Occasionally he has been spotted
in the caves of Florida, Tom is a fully certified Instructor with PADI.
Tom: With a passion for diving and marine history, he is the historian of the company. He has built an extensive database of local and area wrecks. Pursuing this hobby has allowed him to hone his skills as a videographer and photographer. A good portion of his work is showcased on the Wrecks information pages within this site and in the various NTD Multimedia products that have been produced. When not managing the store, you will find Tom driving his side-scan SONAR around or diving somewhere in the depths of Lake Ontario. Occasionally he has been spotted in the caves of Florida, Tom is a fully certified Instructor with PADI.
Dan MacKay - Chief Technical Instructor
Dan: After retiring from the military in 1993, Dan was searching for something to do as a hobby. He tried
SCUBA diving and the rest, as they say, is history. After completing 70 or so dives in the four months following
his OW cetification he was quickly drawn to the dark side. He has pursued the techincal aspects of our sport with
a passion and determination that few people display. He was Canada's first and still the only
GUE Technical Instuctor. When not travelling or teaching, Dan focusses almost entirely on developing
diver education and the DIR/GUE technical community in Canada. While on his home turf Dan dives almost exclusively in the
Great Lakes and St Lawrence region of Canada. This is interspersed with many forays to Florida/Mexico for cave diving. His
latest accomplishment is investigating the depths using the Halcyon RB80 rebreather. He normally completes 150-200
training/personal dives a year.
David
"Spidey" - PADI Instructor David: After diving for over 30 years David had decided to pass his knowledge off to others and became a PADI Instructor. David hold several degrees and is an active sailor, skier amongst other Hobbies. David has dove in Jamaica, Florida, Hawaii, Bermuda and of course the Great Lakes and St Lawernce River.
Anne Campbell - PADI Instructor
Annie: A PADI instructor with a flair for wreck preservation, after diving in many places such as Bonaire, Costa Rica, Florida, the Great Lakes and the St Lawrence River. Annie decided to put her skills to good use and become one of NTD's Instructors. Anne also sits on the board of directors for Preserve Our Wrecks and is very active in the Mooring Project.
James YoungBoat Captain
Investment Banker by day James is a Avid diver and boat fanatic at night and weekends, James is no working on becoming a Dive Master.
Eric Utigard Shop Boy
Eric joined NTD in 2005. As well as being an active diver, he is also a student studying criminology at the University of Guelph – Humber.
Eric currently spends the weekend's trimix diving and exploring the depths of the lakes and rivers in Canada, cumulating a total of 200 dives a year. In the off-season when not teaching skiing he may be spotted somewhere in the Mayan Rivera under the jungle in a Mexican Cenote. Future goals include completing GUE tech 2.
We have few other part time staff that you will see through out the year, Mike, Polly, Kex and Tim are all welcome addtions to the team.
Charter Boat Captains
Using Kingston's best operators you still get the service that one expects from Northen
Tech Diver. With over 100 years combined service on the Lake and Rivers, you get prompt and polite
service with knowledgable crews.
Walter Brokx , Operator of Spike Sr.
Harold Vanderburg - Capt of the Seaducer
Wayne Plum, Operator of Ashley-Dawn
Dan: After retiring from the military in 1993, Dan was searching for something to do as a hobby. He tried SCUBA diving and the rest, as they say, is history. After completing 70 or so dives in the four months following his OW cetification he was quickly drawn to the dark side. He has pursued the techincal aspects of our sport with a passion and determination that few people display. He was Canada's first and still the only GUE Technical Instuctor. When not travelling or teaching, Dan focusses almost entirely on developing diver education and the DIR/GUE technical community in Canada. While on his home turf Dan dives almost exclusively in the Great Lakes and St Lawrence region of Canada. This is interspersed with many forays to Florida/Mexico for cave diving. His latest accomplishment is investigating the depths using the Halcyon RB80 rebreather. He normally completes 150-200 training/personal dives a year.
David "Spidey" - PADI Instructor David: After diving for over 30 years David had decided to pass his knowledge off to others and became a PADI Instructor. David hold several degrees and is an active sailor, skier amongst other Hobbies. David has dove in Jamaica, Florida, Hawaii, Bermuda and of course the Great Lakes and St Lawernce River.
Anne Campbell - PADI Instructor
Annie: A PADI instructor with a flair for wreck preservation, after diving in many places such as Bonaire, Costa Rica, Florida, the Great Lakes and the St Lawrence River. Annie decided to put her skills to good use and become one of NTD's Instructors. Anne also sits on the board of directors for Preserve Our Wrecks and is very active in the Mooring Project.
James YoungBoat Captain
Investment Banker by day James is a Avid diver and boat fanatic at night and weekends, James is no working on becoming a Dive Master.
Eric Utigard Shop Boy
Eric joined NTD in 2005. As well as being an active diver, he is also a student studying criminology at the University of Guelph – Humber.
Eric currently spends the weekend's trimix diving and exploring the depths of the lakes and rivers in Canada, cumulating a total of 200 dives a year. In the off-season when not teaching skiing he may be spotted somewhere in the Mayan Rivera under the jungle in a Mexican Cenote. Future goals include completing GUE tech 2.
We have few other part time staff that you will see through out the year, Mike, Polly, Kex and Tim are all welcome addtions to the team.
Charter Boat Captains
Using Kingston's best operators you still get the service that one expects from Northen
Tech Diver. With over 100 years combined service on the Lake and Rivers, you get prompt and polite
service with knowledgable crews.
Walter Brokx , Operator of Spike Sr.
Harold Vanderburg - Capt of the Seaducer
Wayne Plum, Operator of Ashley-Dawn
We have few other part time staff that you will see through out the year, Mike, Polly, Kex and Tim are all welcome addtions to the team.
Charter Boat Captains
Using Kingston's best operators you still get the service that one expects from Northen
Tech Diver. With over 100 years combined service on the Lake and Rivers, you get prompt and polite
service with knowledgable crews.
Walter Brokx , Operator of Spike Sr.
Harold Vanderburg - Capt of the Seaducer
Wayne Plum, Operator of Ashley-Dawn
Store Location:
Kingston, Ontario
Call Us:
1-888-895-4647
Local: (613) 634-8464
FAX:
(613) 634-8135
Business Hours:
Summer Hours
Mon - By appointment Tues - Fri: 10 am - 6 pm
Saturday: 8 am - 6 pm
Sunday: 8 am - 6 pm
Off Season Hours
Sun - Weds - By appointment Thurs - Fri: 12 pm - 5 pm
Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday Diving
We are Kingston's only dedicated scuba related store
We Accept:
Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, cash
Local weather watch:
Current Specials:
Complete Stage Bottle System - $799.00 CDN
Complete Drysuit Inflation(Argon) System - $ 319.99 CDN
DIR Fundamentals Manual - $34.95 CDN
Need to charter a boat for a dive? Just visit our charters page (click here) and book an adventure! Charters as low as 50.00 per person
Kingston, Ontario
Call Us:
1-888-895-4647
Local: (613) 634-8464
FAX:
(613) 634-8135
Business Hours:
Summer Hours
Mon - By appointment Tues - Fri: 10 am - 6 pm
Saturday: 8 am - 6 pm
Sunday: 8 am - 6 pm
Off Season Hours
Sun - Weds - By appointment Thurs - Fri: 12 pm - 5 pm
Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday Diving
We are Kingston's only dedicated scuba related store
We Accept:
Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, cash
Local weather watch:
Current Specials:
Complete Stage Bottle System - $799.00 CDN
Complete Drysuit Inflation(Argon) System - $ 319.99 CDN
DIR Fundamentals Manual - $34.95 CDN
Need to charter a boat for a dive? Just visit our charters page (click here) and book an adventure! Charters as low as 50.00 per person