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Dive Instructor Ryan (San Andreas, Columbia 2004)

Full Name: Ryan Shea Taylor

Citizenship: Canadian (5^th Generation Canadian)

D.O.B: December 20^th, 1979 (Oshawa, Ontario)

Family History: Descendants were Irish Catholic, English, & German.

Personal political/religious philosophy: Socialist/ Pantheist

‘Feuerwehrmann’ Ryan (Wuppertal, Germany, 2004)

Immediate Family:

Father – Tim Taylor (High school Principal, Durham District School Board)

Mother – Michole Shea (High school Principal, Retired, Durham District School Board)

Sister – Katie Taylor (Lab Technician, Mineralogy Dept., UWO)

Grandfather (deceased 1996) – Orville H. Taylor (Paratrooper/Commando in the US/Canadian 1st Special Service Force (The Devil’s Brigade), Veteran of WWII (fought in the Pacific, North African, Italian, and European theatres) & later became a CF Sergeant Major, & CF Engineer for the UN in Korean War.

Grandmother– Alice Taylor (Historical Archivist, GM Defence Security Administrator, Red Cross Nurse, and was in the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps during WWII)

Chaperone Ryan (Supervising Port Perry High school Students, on “the London Eye”; millennial wheel, London, England, 2004)

Interests:

SCUBA diving, travel, academia, science, naturalism, aeronautics, rocketry, robotics, data-mining, library & information science, history, politics, philosophy, geography, biological & cultural anthropology, archaeology, ceramics/pottery, contemporary Afro-American ‘gangster’ rap, Caribbean Rastafarianism, Jamaican reggae and calypso music, media information & technoculture, cartography & GIS, alpine skiing, snowboarding, hiking, union rugby, fitness, jogging/running, metaphysical studies in ethics & morals.

Chaperone Ryan (Supervising Port Perry High school Students in front of the “Arch de Triumph” in Paris, France, 2004)

Sunny Brisbane, Australia (2005)

Whale Rock, North Stradbroke Island, Australia (2005)

Education:

1999–2003        University of Western Ontario          London, ON

n     4 year Honors B.A., Geography

n     Specialized in Globalization, State Politics, Cultural Anthropology, & Studies of Environmental Sustainability

1994–1998        Sinclair Secondary School                Whitby, ON

§     Graduated with high distinctions (honor roll)

§     Highest distinction in OAC (Grade 13) Science

Qualifications & Mentions:

n   2006: Masters in Education (MEd.) Candidate - JCU

n   2005: Graduate Diploma in Education (GDipEd.) - JCU

n   2004: Honorary Fellow - American Professional Diving Society

n     2004: Rescue & Recovery Team: Canadian Arrow Space Program

n     2004: PADI Specialty Instructor – Deep

n     2004: PADI Specialty Instructor – Wreck

n     2004: PADI Specialty Instructor – Dry Suit

n     2004: PADI Specialty Instructor – Drift/Current

n     2004: PADI Specialty Instructor – Underwater Videographer

n     2004: PADI Specialty Instructor – Underwater Photographer

n     2004: PADI Specialty Instructor – Night

n     2004: PADI Specialty Instructor – Enriched Air Nitrox (Max. 40% O₂)

n     2004: PADI Specialty Instructor – Boat

n     2004: PADI Specialty Instructor – Equipment Specialist

n     2004: PADI Specialty Instructor – Underwater Naturalist

n     2004: EFRI (Emergency First Response Instructor)

n     2004: PADI OWSI (Open Water SCUBA Instructor) #210084

n     2004: DAN (Divers Alert Network) Emergency O² Provider Instructor

n     2004: PADI Assistant Instructor

n     2004: National Lifeguard: Royal Life Saving Society of Canada

n     2004: First Responder CPR (Infant/Child)

n     2004: PADI Divemaster

n     2004: Supervisor/Chaperone 60^th Anniversary Juno Beach Ceremonies

n     2004: Beach Controller, in cooperation with RCMP at Juno Beach Ceremonies (Courseulles, France, June 6^th, 2004)

n     2003: PADI Enriched Air Diver

n     2003: St. John’s Ambulance: Medic First Aid

n     2003: PSI (Professional Scuba/Scba Inspector): Certified to inspect prescribed high-pressure gas cylinders.

n     2002: Genesis Regulator Repair Technician (Cambridge, Ontario)

n     2002: PADI Rescue Diver

n     2000: PADI Advanced Openwater Diver

n     1999: PADI Openwater Diver

n     1998: Ontario Scholar (High Distinction Graduate)

n     1998: Highest Distinction in an OAC Science Course

n     1998: LOSSA (Lake Ontario Secondary School Association) Silver medal for Senior Rugby

n     1997: Barbarian Cup (All Ontario Junior Rugby), Bronze Medal

Email:

ryan.taylor@jcu.edu.au

ryan@pedagogy.ca