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Meet Our In-Store Staff
Keith Chesnut Name: Keith Chesnut        
Instructor Level: Course Director (Instructor Trainer)      
Instructor #:
9288 
Background: Started diving in 1968, logged over 14,200 dives to date. Instructor since 1975, Instructor Trainer since 1978, owner Sierra Diving Center since 1976, PADI District Director and IE Coordinator. TDI Instructor Trainer #5917, NAUI Instructor #4260 (inactive), DAN Instructor Trainer #282, PSI Instructor #104.

Specialties Taught:
 
Instructor Trainer: 
PADI:  Altitude, Boat, Buoyancy, Deep, Digital U/W Photography, Dolphin Rebreather, DPV, Drift, Dry Suit, EANx, Emergency Oxygen, Equipment, Full Face Mask, Hunter, Ice, Multilevel, Navigator, Night,  Photography, Search & Recovery, Self-Reliant, Sidemount, Tec Sidemount, Videography, Wreck, Marine Life Injuries, PADI AED, PADI O2 First Aid

Emergency First Response:  CPR, First Aid & AED, Care for Children

DSAT: Tec Rec Trimix Blender, Tec Basic, Tec Diver 40, Tec 45, Tec 50,
Tec Trimix 45, Tec Trimix 65, Tec Trimix,


Ocean Reef:
Neptune Full Face Mask 

DAN: O2 First Aid, Hazardous Marine, REMO, BLS-CPR & FA,  BLS-Health Care Provider, Neuro,  DES,  D.E.M.P., Dive Medicine for Divers, Diving First Aid for the Professional Diver

TDI: Advanced Nitrox, Rebreather Instructor, Decompression Procedures, Extended Range Instructor, Helitrox Instructor, Trimix Instructor,  Advanced Trimix Instructor,  Nitrox Blender, Advanced Gas Blender, KISS Rebreather Instructor, TDI Tec Sidemount Instructor,

Instructor:  PADI Public Safety Diver Instructor, PSI Visual Inspector Instructor, PSI Valve Repair Technician Instructor, PSI Eddy Current Instructor, PSI Oxygen Cleaning Technician Instructor, BSA Merit Badge Counselor
  
Misc.:  IAST Certified Master Repair Technician, Aqualung Certified Master Technician, Scubapro Certified Master Technician, Certified Repair Technician for Apeks, Apollo, Aqualung, Atomic, AUP (Oceanic, Hollis, Aeris), Cressi, Dacor, Deep 6, Dive-Rite, Edge/Hog, Hollis Prism 2 & Explorer, Interspiro/AGA, Mares, NEX, Ocean Reef , OTS Guardian & Guardian Stealth, Poseidon, SAS Repair Technician, Sherwood, Seaquest, Submersible Systems, US Divers, Zeagle, Certified Cave Diver, Certified Trimix Blender, Bauer Compressor Repair Technician, Kiss Sport and Classic CCR Diver, PRISM CCR Diver, Evolution CCR Diver, PADI Elite Instructor Award Recipient, Gold Course Director

E-mail: keith@sierradive.com or kchesnut@nvbell.net

James Beaver Name: James (Jim) Beaver
Diver
Level:
Advanced Open Water Diver
Background: Started diving in 1974. Has 160 open water dives. 
Specialties:
  
Misc.:
Aqualung Certified Repair Technician, Atomic Certified Repair Technician, Cressi Certified Repair Technician, Deep 6, Hollis/Oceanic Certified Repair Technician, NEX Certified Repair Technician, PSI Visual Inspector, PSI Valve Repair Technician, Scubapro Certified Repair Technician, Zeagle Certified Repair Technician 
E-mail:
JamesB@sierradive.com

Keith Campbell Name: Keith Campbell
Diver
Level: Rescue Diver
Background: Started diving in 2016. Has 170+ open water dives. 
Specialties: 
Altitude, Boat, Deep, Drysuit, Enriched Air, Equipment, Night, Peal Performance Buoyancy, Sidemount,    
Misc.:
Aqualung Certified Repair Technician, Atomic Certified Repair Technician, Deep 6, Hollis/Oceanic Certified Repair Technician, NEX Certified Repair Technician, OTS Certified Guardian Technician, Scubapro Certified Repair Technician, PADI Tec Rec Trimix Blender, PSI Visual Inspector, PSI Valve Repair Technician, Zeagle Certified Repair Technician 
E-mail:
kcampbell@sierradive.com

Kyle Hotchkiss Name: Kyle Hotchkiss
Diver
Level: Rescue Diver
Background: Started diving in 2022. Has 50+ open water dives. 
Specialties: 
Drysuit, Emergency O2 Provider, Enriched Air Diver, Equipment Specialty,   
Misc.:
Aqualung Certified Repair Technician, PSI Visual Inspector, PADI Tec Rec Trimix Blender 
E-mail:
KyleH@sierradive.com
C Mulkey Name: Curtis Mulkey
Diver Level:
IDC Staff Instructor
Instructor #: 417049

Background:
Started diving in ? Became an Instructor in 2019. Has approximately 2000+ open water dives.
Specialties Taught: Altitude, Deep Diver, EANx Diver, EFR, Emergency Oxygen Provider, Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Project Aware, Wreck Diver,
Misc.:
 Aqualung Certified Repair Technician, Atomic Certified Repair Technician, Cressi Certified Repair Technician, Hollis/Oceanic Certified Repair Technician, PSI Valve Repair Technician, PSI Visual Inspector, Scubapro Certified Repair Technician, Zeagle Certified Repair Technician, PADI Elite Instructor Award Recipient
E-mail: curtism@sierradive.com


Kyle Roberts Name: Kyle Roberts
Diver
Level: Open Water Diver
Background: Started diving in 2005. Has 20 open water dives. 
Specialties: 

Misc.:
Aqualung Certified Repair Technician, PSI Visual Inspector,  
E-mail:
KyleR@sierradive.com
kaih Name: Kai Hueber
Diver
Level: Open Water Diver
Background: Started diving in 2023. Has 10 open water dives. 
Specialties: 

Misc.:
PSI Visual Inspector,  
E-mail:
KaiH@sierradive.com
Cutler Wiggins Name: Cutler Wiggins
Diver
Level: Open Water Diver
Background: Started diving in 2019. Has 80+ open water dives. 
Specialties: 

Misc.:
PSI Visual Inspector,  
E-mail:
CutlerW@sierradive.com


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