Team Members

Chris Disponette

Chris is the lead diver for the team. He’s the one that you will work with when contracting with us. Chris is involved with every aspect of the recovery, from planning to “lifting”. He has dove in many different locations and types of environments, and brings some very unique attributes to the team. From his sense of humor to his intuitive thinking, he always adds his two cents worth!

Chris’ dive training is quite extensive, with the following certifications:

PADI
- Open Water
- Advanced Open Water
- Rescue
- Master Scuba Diver
- Dive Master
- Assistant Instructor

PADI Specialties
- Nitrox
- Night Diver
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Diver Propulsion Vehicle
- Equipment Specialist

Global Underwater Explorers (GUE)
- DIR Fundmentals

Chris

Jeff Disponette

Jeff is the planner of the team. When we contract a recovery, Jeff is the one whose brain starts thinking of every way possible to recover your item. He always looks for every potential hazard, every possible method for recovery, the conditions, the location, the surroundings, the method of entry…etc, etc, etc. Redundancy is the key to Jeff’s planning. That is evident in our HIGH success rate.

Jeff’s dive training is quite extensive, with the following certifications:

PADI
- Open Water
- Advanced Open Water
- Rescue
- Master Scuba Diver
- Dive Master
- Assistant Instructor

PADI Specialties
- Nitrox
- Night Diver
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Diver Propulsion Vehicle
- Equipment Specialist

Global Underwater Explorers (GUE)
- DIR Fundmentals

Jeff

Randy Duvall, SSG

Randy brings his 12+ years of military experience to the team. If we run into a problem we can always look to Randy for some high tech solution, which makes his assistance extremely valuable.

Randy's training (both diving and military) is quite extensive, with the following certifications:

PADI
- Open Water
- Advanced Open Water

Technical Diving International (TDI)
- Nitrox

Global Underwater Explorers (GUE)
- DIR Fundmentals

Military schools
- Airborne
- Air Assault

Civilian schools
- Search and Rescue
- Confined Space Rescue
- Drager SCBA Tech
- Drager BG-4 Rebreather Tech
- HAZMAT Tech

Randy

Matt Broughton

Matt brings the underwater expertise to the team. Matt has been diving since he was young, and has dived in a vast array of conditions. This makes him VERY valuable, as he can help with the planning when we work in adverse conditions. No condition or no situation is too much for Matt…..this “Mad Bomber” is up for anything.

Matt's dive training is quite extensive, with the following certifications:

PADI
- Open Water
- Advanced Open Water
- Rescue
- Dive Master

National Speleological Society Cave Diving Section (NSS-CDS)
- Cavern Diver
- Intro to Cave Diver

International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers (IANTD)
- Nitrox

Global Underwater Explorers (GUE)
- DIR Fundmentals

Matt