July 2005: President - RME-Diver Commercial Diving

• Founded RME-Diver Commercial Diving
• Oct 2005 Dredge barge salvage Destin, FL
• Oct 2005 Jack-up salvage New Orleans, FL
• Oct 2005 Barge salvage New Orleans, FL
• May 2006 Epoxy jacketing of bridge piles, Lake Bolton, TX

October 2005 to present: Diving Supervisor / Project manager - MADCON Corp. underwater services

• Project manager / diving supervisor for Swift Energy hurricane recovery operations, line and riser installation.
• Lead diver for Horizon Oil hurricane recovery operations
• Lead diver for Pioneer Oil hurricane recovery operations

July 2004 to August 2005: Diving Operations Manager - Miracle Strip Welding and Marine Services

• Managed dive team operations during six month demolition and removal of debris on Hathaway Bridge Project for Granite Construction.
• Managed dive team operations during pipeline armoring project for H.G. Harders Construction.
• Managed dive team and salvage operations for 65' dredge barge for Sikes Construction.
• Managed dive team operations and scheduled maintenance operations for Naval Diving and Salvage Training center vessels.
• Managed dive team operations and scheduled maintenance operations for US Navy research division vessels.
• Managed dive team operations and scheduled maintenance for Bay County Utilities Water Management Division.

July 2002 to July 2004: Diving Engineer – Florida State University, Academic Diving Program.

Responsible for over one million dollars of diving equipment inventory accountability and maintenance.

• Effectively manage over 30 staff and volunteers for all training evolution’s.
• Developed, marketed, and implemented 40-hour surface supplied training program.
• Primary instructor for surface supplied diving operations for FSU – ADP.
• Developed full-face mask diving certification for YMCA of the USA SCUBA program.
• Awarded Gabor Superior Accomplishment award 2003.
• Coordinated program relocation to permanent facility ensuring no loss of equipment or training time.
• Principle investigator for grant to conduct US EPA annual dive training program 2003.
• Principle investigator for grant to conduct US EPA annual dive training program 2004.

January 2004 to present: Surface Supplied Diving Consultant - Benthic Blue Productions.

Team member for the development of an 8 episode diving historical documentary series for the History Channel. (concurrent employment on a part time basis)

Sep 2001 to Jul 2002: Diving Technologist – Florida State University, Academic Diving Program.

Specializing in the instruction, utilization, and maintenance of Surface Supplied and SCUBA diving equipment.

• Managed 10 staff and volunteers during all training.
• Nominated for Gabor Superior Accomplishment award 2002.
• Founded ADP Ships Store, specializing in the sale and distribution of FSU-ADP logo merchandise.
• Coordinated move of entire program to temporary facility ensuring no loss of equipment or training time.

Jan 1999 to Sep 2001: Instructor / Writer – Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center.

Directly responsible for training and supervision of over 40 personnel in SCUBA and Surface supplied diving, surface and underwater demolition, hyperbaric treatment of diving casualties, hydrographic survey, reconnaissance and diving supervisory skills.

• Responsible for development and implementation of revised curriculum supporting all Army engineer diver training.
• Managed operations and coordination for all off site training.
• Managed training records and scheduling for staff and student personnel.
• Served additional duty as a liaison between Department of the Army and candidates for screening and processing of 34 application packets resulting in an increase of field strength by 24%.
• Served as diving supervisor for community service project removing over 8,000 lb. of damaging Hydrilla from Wakulla Springs State Park, FL.
• Primary explosive transportation and storage specialist for Army.

January 1999 to present: Commercial Diver – Miracle Strip Welding and Marine Fabrication.

Diver and diving supervisor for commercial diving operations.

(concurrent employment on a part time basis)

Jan 1996 to Dec 1999: Divers Transition Course Instructor / Project Leader – Responsible for training and supervision of candidates during rigorous two week selection course for all Army Engineer advanced divers training.

• Selected above superiors and peers to be primary instructor for divers transition course in 1998.
• Updated course curriculum and integrated course changes.
• Project manager for three-week hazardous material recovery operation for US Coast Guard in Maine.
• Project manager for two-dam inspection and spillway mapping missions for the US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis district.
• Performed 9 digital hydrographic survey and mapping missions for Army Transportation Corps.
• Coordinated and documented shipment of hazardous materials for salvage mission in US Virgin Islands.
• Developed and conducted training on new underwater cutting system for US Virgin Islands Salvage mission.
• Researched and developed underwater cutting sets for five units resulting in savings of $32,500.
• Mission leader for over 25 emergency dive missions and recompression treatments.

May 1993 to Jan 1996: Unit Licensing Coordinator – Responsible for training and testing of soldiers on over 20 pieces of diving specific and unit equipment.

• Initiated and managed a safe and convenient hazardous materials satellite storage area where none had existed before.
• Served as Lead Diver training new soldiers on a variety of diving operations.
• Participated in over 100 diving and medical hyperbaric oxygen treatments.

Sep 1991 to Dec 1992: Military Police Officer – Responsible for security of a top-secret compound on Soto Cano airbase in Honduras.

• Selected above peers for advanced promotion and assigned as security coordinator.

• Recognized with a citation by US Commander for providing information and participating in the identification and apprehension of a national attempting to introduce drugs to the base.
• Awarded Top Secret, special background investigation security clearance.

KMCSH-06 May 2002

Marine Lab June 2002

Turtle article August 2002

Scallop article August 2002

Army Diver article September 2002

Cherokee Sink article September 2002

Man in the Sea museum article October 2002 (DEMA issue)

Tug Boat E.E. Simpson article October 2002 (DEMA issue)

Surface Supplied training article (September class) December 2002

A day at Morrison Springs (January 2003)

Techniques of the Underwater Biologist (February 2003)

Decent into Darkness (February 2003)

Full-face Mask and Rescue Training (part one) (April 2003)

Full-face Mask and Rescue Training (part two) (May 2003)

Oceans day at the capitol (May 2003)

Changes in the Air (OSHA amendment article) (May 2003)

Rain, Rain, Go Away (PEN Vortex article) (May 2003)

"God makes the weather and I make the trip" (FSU Tarpon investigation article) October 2003

EPA Diver training part one October 2003

Diving the Tennessee Aquarium, pg.28,29 January 2004

Marine Laboratory open house, pg. 30 January 2004

Dan Marelli, Jeffrey M. Lane Advanced diver training at Florida State University, January 2003 pg.6

Issue 18 June 2003, pg 6,7,8,9 Museum of Man in the Sea

ADP employment article - Mar / Apr 2002

FSU uses ADC standards July / August 2002 (public safety)

FSU discovers diving history / Sep / Oct 2002 (KMCSH-06)

The Museum of Man in the Sea / Nov / Dec 2002

FSU Commercial diving program / Jan / Feb 2003

Book Review "Decent Into Darkness" July / August 2003 pg. 37, 38

EPA training pictorial July / August 2003 pg. 65

"FSU diving students examine Tarpon Wreck" July / August 2003 pg. 74, 75

"Demolishing the Old Hathaway Bridge" Nov / Dec 2004 pg. 28

Self Audit of Scientific Diving Programs: A Model for Standards Compliance, October 2002, Dan C. Marelli, Ph.D., Paul Burress, and Jeffrey M. Lane

The Florida State University - Academic Diving Program - Diving Accident Management Manual, April 2003, Dan C. Marelli, Ph.D., Jeffrey M. Lane

Florida State University - Academic Diving Program - Surface Supplied Diving (40 hour certificate course) Manual, October 2002, Jeffrey M. Lane

Florida State University - Academic Diving Program - Surface Supplied Diving (40 hour certificate course) Manual (revision I) , July 2003, Jeffrey M. Lane

Training and Certification for Engineering and Inspection Divers, concept proposal to Association of Diving Contractors, August 2003, Jeffrey M. Lane, Dan C. Marelli Ph.D.