Mark Alexander
Captain Mark “Sharky” Alexander started diving 21 years ago as a Public Safety diver for the Springfield/ Sangamon County ESDA (Emergency Services Disaster Agency) Rescue Squad in Illinois. Then took up ocean diving and became a Divemaster then proceeded on to become a PADI Master Instructor, IANDT Instructor, TDI Inspiration Classic/Vision CCR Instructor, Full Time Paramedic, EMT-Instructor, Paramedic-Instructor, Advanced Cardiac Life Support-Instructor, Pediatric Advanced Life Support-Instructor, Advanced Pre-Hospital Life Support-Instructor, Advanced Diver Medical Technician, Hyperbaric Chamber Technician.
Sharky in May 2007 started his company: Sharky’s Underwater Expeditions, LLC. His company focuses on doing more advanced travel, exploration, specialized training, Closed Circuit Rebreather Training, medical seminars on remote medical treatment, and technical and creative help of various diving series on Television with KPI Productions in New York.
USCG Licensed 50 Ton Master Captain, near coastal with a licensed towing endorsement.
Sharky has had then opportunity to do television work with Capt. Dan Crowell, former owner of the legendary dive boat the “Seeker”. Seen on the Military Channel “Quest for Sunken Warships” Episodes “Torpedo Alley” & “Truk Lagoon”. Also, History Channels series “Weird US” Episodes “Weird Underworld”. Sharky has also done some photo work for various magazines and news articles. Most recently was involved in the search for Gertrude “Tommy” Tompkins-Silver and her missing P-51D Mustang aircraft that came up missing Oct. 1944 off coast of Los Angeles, CA. His job on the expedition was Dive Medical Officer and Deep water Diver. . Ratings include:
- PADI Master Instructor MI-164349
- PADI Distinctive Specialty Instructor - Basic Sign Language Oxygen First Aid
- PADI Specialty Instructor – Boat, Deep , Dry Suit, Enriched Air , Night , Peak Performance Buoyancy,Project AWARE, Project AWARE Coral Reef Conservation, Underwater Naturalist
EFR Primary Care (CPR) & Secondary Care (First Aid) Instructor- PADI Medic First Aid Instructor
DAN Instructor - Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries- TDI Instructor Closed Circuit Rebreather Inspiration Classic/Vision Instructor
- TDI Advanced Nitrox Instructor
- IANTD Nitrox Instructor