Daniel a.k.a Snippy
Meet Daniel a.k.a Snippy van Dongen, the founder and sole owner of Snippy's Snaps Diving
Daniel is a Dutch national who started diving in 2004 on an unscheduled holiday to Croatia.
he fell in love with diving straight away. However timings and Dutch watertemperatures held him from picking up his new hobby.
After a few Diving holidays after this, Daniel got stationed in the Land of Smiles - Thailand for his 9-5 job.
So where better than here to pick up his love for Scuba Diving.
In the weekends Daniel climb up to become a PADI DiveMaster in 2009 till finally making it to PADI OWSI Instructor in 2011.
As an OWSI Instructor he freelanced in the weekends untill the big decission was made in 2012 to quit the 9-5 job and become a fulltime diving Instructor
And in a short period he was able to climb up to PADI IDC Staff Instructor
Now he is enjoying life and diving!
Daniel is a Dutch national who started diving in 2004 on an unscheduled holiday to Croatia.
he fell in love with diving straight away. However timings and Dutch watertemperatures held him from picking up his new hobby.
After a few Diving holidays after this, Daniel got stationed in the Land of Smiles - Thailand for his 9-5 job.
So where better than here to pick up his love for Scuba Diving.
In the weekends Daniel climb up to become a PADI DiveMaster in 2009 till finally making it to PADI OWSI Instructor in 2011.
As an OWSI Instructor he freelanced in the weekends untill the big decission was made in 2012 to quit the 9-5 job and become a fulltime diving Instructor
And in a short period he was able to climb up to PADI IDC Staff Instructor
Now he is enjoying life and diving!
Who am I? that is for a lot of people a question..
and maybe even for myself once in a while.... ;)
Personal introduction
A PADI IDC Staff Instructor and Emergency First Responder Instructor (with care for children) who got qualified at a 5 Star National Geographic Career Development Center in Thailand.
An enthusiastic, social and hardworking dive instructor who is ready to relate and develop his training techniques to the individual(s).
With personal favorites in Deep Diving, Wreck Diving and Underwater Photography.
With affections of the underwater world go far and is willing to aid in the protection and conservation of this wonderful and precious world. Personal interests in the underwater world for Nudibranches, Rays and Sharks.
I have the skills and knowledge necessary to enlighten individuals to the underwater world through the sport of scuba diving whilst maintaining safety, standards and a high level of enjoyment. Looking for the opportunity to share my knowledge and strong passion with others using the techniques and personal skills gained from my internship and other work experiences.
An instructor that is ready and highly motivated to further his dive skills by taking more specialty courses and adding these to his list of Specialties to teach and so fasten to possibility of earning his Master Instructor Rating. And maybe even climb up to Course Director in the near future. Who knows ;)
Currently I am not working in the dive industry, but back at the office job in Holland to take care of my family. I am looking for a good Diveshop / Job in Holland to combine with my work.
Check out my Facebook page, become my FB-Friend or Twitter page to keep up with me
A PADI IDC Staff Instructor and Emergency First Responder Instructor (with care for children) who got qualified at a 5 Star National Geographic Career Development Center in Thailand.
An enthusiastic, social and hardworking dive instructor who is ready to relate and develop his training techniques to the individual(s).
With personal favorites in Deep Diving, Wreck Diving and Underwater Photography.
With affections of the underwater world go far and is willing to aid in the protection and conservation of this wonderful and precious world. Personal interests in the underwater world for Nudibranches, Rays and Sharks.
I have the skills and knowledge necessary to enlighten individuals to the underwater world through the sport of scuba diving whilst maintaining safety, standards and a high level of enjoyment. Looking for the opportunity to share my knowledge and strong passion with others using the techniques and personal skills gained from my internship and other work experiences.
An instructor that is ready and highly motivated to further his dive skills by taking more specialty courses and adding these to his list of Specialties to teach and so fasten to possibility of earning his Master Instructor Rating. And maybe even climb up to Course Director in the near future. Who knows ;)
Currently I am not working in the dive industry, but back at the office job in Holland to take care of my family. I am looking for a good Diveshop / Job in Holland to combine with my work.
Check out my Facebook page, become my FB-Friend or Twitter page to keep up with me