Cecil is a NAUI Course Director, PADI Master Instructor, PADI Technical Diving Instructor, SDI/Technical Dive International Instructor, Emergency First Response Instructor Trainer, DAN (Diver’s Alert Network) Instructor, and American Red Cross and Heart Association Instructor Trainer, possessing certification to train and certify in dozens of both diving and first aid disciplines.  He is also a retired Marine disabled Veteran.  Cecil spent over a decade of distinguished service with the American Red Cross as a Disaster Emergency Management Coordinator for an eight-county region in the state of Tennessee.