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BOD Election
Peter Friedman Peter Friedman

NAUI #43801 
723 Executive Drive 
Winter Park, FL 32789
Wk: 407-292-9727 / 800-525-3296
Cell: 321-228-0835 Fax: 386-506-8259
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Biosketch

I started diving in New York in the seventies as a necessity, to help repair boats. My training was somewhat lacking at that time. When I moved to Florida ten years ago, my interest in diving started anew with vigor and passion. I went for retraining and eventually worked my way up to Instructor. I am now a Course Director for both recreational and technical divers for NAUI. I have been a dive operation owner since 2006. For many years before moving to Florida, I owned and ran a utility engineering company. At this time, in addition to my association with the dive industry, I am a partner at one of the largest wireless integration companies in the United States. We have worked with many governmental agencies as well as with industry and private foundations. We are associated with projects that have turned entire towns into free WiFi zones to help conquer the digital divide and help students stay in school. My varied management experience will be an asset to the NAUI board. Additionally I am or have been a member or office holder of the Sierra Club, NSS-CDS, Rotary Club, Reef, Orlando Reef Divers, Lions Club and the IEEE. My experience in industry leadership and my communications /electrical engineering background will enable me to help NAUI grow in our fast-changing environment.

Position Statement

NAUI has come a long way in its fifty years of existence. It is evident that as times and technology have changed, so must the way information is distributed. The dive community is now global; thus we need to be able to advance NAUI’s presence throughout the world to make its members feel that they are a part of the organization, and that all instructor members understand that NAUI welcomes their input into the direction we are heading. Although this is the future that NAUI is planning, I understand from feedback I have received that some of the members feel isolated. Living in this era of technology, that does not have to be the case. I have worked in the communications / computer industry for the last 30 years, as well as in the diving industry. I want to be able to assist NAUI in its continuing efforts to bring the diving community together through rapid communications using electronic means. I plan to help with the ongoing transition to E-learning as an option for those who would like to utilize that method of teaching/learning. In these changing times we need to work with our members to find additional ways to keep students interested and involved in being taught the NAUI way.

Answers To The BOD Election Questions

Question #1.
My vision is to help NAUI move into position as a more technology friendly organization. Increasingly, in recent years, commerce and education is being advanced through use of the web. I would like to assist NAUI with its e-learning program, which will help dive shops further their teaching agendas and allow NAUI and the industry to reach areas that are not in the traditional market.
Question #2.
I have been an entrepreneur for many years. It is essential to be stubborn and tenacious, and have the ability to compromise. A great deal of self-education and curiosity about how things work is always required. A path not explored is a missed opportunity. Not every path is a success, they are a learning experience; sometimes I have had to locate another path to achieve a goal. Using lessons learned, I have found success on most of these paths. 

Question #3.
During times of uncertainty, a career in any field may be risky. However, along with risk comes reward. NAUI has always been supportive of its members. The opportunities in the dive industry have never been better than at this moment. The industry is experiencing a metamorphosis; traditional ways of conducting dive business are being questioned, a variety of new formulas are being explored. NAUI, since it is owned by the members, is able to assist people who have recently joined the industry by making information available to them and informing them about additional options and ideas for conducting NAUI sanctioned business.


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