Pacific City, Oregon, USA
Defense Contractor;
President, Under Sea Institute of Aqua-technology (USIA)

Born: Portland OR

Web Page: USIA - Under Sea Institute of Aqua-technology

Kim started USIA in 1983 and opened up a retail diving center in Portland, Oregon called Scuba World. After becoming a PADI instructor in 1985, as Kim would say, “my hobby just got out of control.” By 1987, Scuba World morphed into the Under Sea Institute of Aqua-technology. Kim has continued to be active in diving and currently maintains his original PADI Master Diver Trainer certification and is also an Instructor Trainer for the YMCA National Scuba Program. Kim is also the Diving Safety Officer at Reed College and Instructor/Examiner for the National Park Service as a Volunteer in Parks. Kim also maintains a Boating Instructor certifications with the United States Dept. of the Interior, the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, and holds a United States Coast Guard Masters License. Also an avid fisherman, “Capt. Cujo” is the Captain of USIA’s Black Rocket Extreme Fishing Charter.