Jeffrey Seckendorf is available as a scuba diving expert witness for cases involving procedural issues in the scuba diving industry.
Jeff Seckendorf is a scuba diving expert witness specializing in recreational scuba diving accidents, technical scuba diving incidents, scuba dive training standards, scuba instructor conduct, dive operation procedures, scuba certification agency standards, scuba diving safety, and scuba diving industry practices. He provides expert witness services for plaintiff and defense attorneys nationwide involving scuba-related injuries, fatalities, training disputes, and diving industry standards.
Jeff learned to dive in 1990 in the freezing cold lakes of upstate New York. He then very quickly discovered the joys of warm water diving in the Caribbean. He became a scuba instructor in 2006 and in 2008 built and co-founded the global scuba certification and training agency, Unified Team Diving and in 2020 he purchased the company and renamed it UTD Scuba Diving, LLC. Jeff is available as a scuba expert witness.
As owner of the agency and manager of the education and instructor training programs, Jeff brings a deep understanding of any certification agency’s Standards and Procedures and how those procedures apply to real-life scenarios. Jeff is an instructor trainer-trainer, teaching current instructors to train new instructors. Jeff has taught instructor training programs in the U.S., Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
With vast experience as an educator and scuba instructor, Jeff provides objective insights and opinions on training standards, instructor compliance to standards, analysis of agency procedural documents, instructor judgement, general dive operations, and any other issues related to scuba training.
Jeff’s areas of expertise in the scuba diving industry include:
- Scuba Certification and Training Agency Standards
- Recreational and Technical Scuba Diving Standards
- Recreational and Technical Scuba Diving Certification and Training Curriculum
- Scuba Diving Instructor Compliance to Standards
- Scuba Diving Certification Agency Training Procedures
- Scuba Diving ScInstructor Responsibility and Judgement
- Divemaster Responsibility and Judgemen
- Scuba Diving Instructor and Divemaster Conduct
- Scuba Diving Student Compliance to Training Limits During and After Scuba Diving Open Water Certification
- Non-Certification Scuba Diving Programs Such As Scuba Diving Resort Courses
- Evaluation of Scuba Diving Training Course Materials and Supporting Materials
- Comparison of Standards of Various Scuba Diving Training and Certification Agencies
- Scuba Dive Shop/Scuba Dive Center Procedures
- Scuba Diving Procedures for Shore and Vessel
Jeff also has a strong graphic design and filmmaking background, and is an avid endurance athlete, competing in triathlons and bicycle races.
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