Thien X Do - PADI Course Director
It would not be possible to offer the range of services, or follow our demanding code of practice, without specialist help in some areas. A business is only as good as it’s people and we have chosen our advisors carefully to enable us to offer the best. Thien X Do is PADI Course Director and an adviser to Borneo Dream.
Thien's first view of the underwater world was through a swimming goggle on a pristine reef off the Refugee Camp at Pulau Bidong, Malaysia in 1980. At 10 years old, awaiting UNICEF to decide his future, little did he know that first glimpse under the sea will be a part of his life's passion.
Born in the former South Viet Nam and still fluent in Vietnamese, Thien escaped with his family among the "Boat People" to Malaysia. He emigrated to the US in 1981 and grew up in California where he lived until 2001. A graduate of University of California - Santa Barbara, USA, Thien's professional life has been as a Store Manager for Gap Inc. and Business Development Manager for E-greetings Network Inc. (eGreetings.com).Arriving in Phuket in 2001, he was attracted to the Andaman Sea for her tremendous underwater marine life, great local & international food, and the first class professional training facilities. Graduated from PADI Head Quarter in California, Thien was no stranger to the Instructor Development Course. By the summer of 2004, he had taught in 25 programs (over 300 candidates) before becoming a PADI Course Director.
Prior to making Scuba Diving his daily lifestyle, you could find him mountain biking, running marathons, stumbling through triathlons, and falling off his skis quite often while searching for that ultimate "adrenaline rush." Now, life for him is doing that divin' thingy... and, when he’s not in Borneo training potential instructors, he's loving that sunset everyday from the sand of Kata!
His Specialties:-
- PADI Course Director and Open Water Scuba Instructor Trainer
- Specialty Instructor Trainer - Digital Foto, EANx, Gas Blender, Deep, Wreck, Navigation, Night, Naturalist, Search & Recovery & DPV
- EFR Instructor Trainer – Primary / Secondary Care for Adult & Children; CPR & AED
- DAN Instructor Trainer – O2 Provider, Marine Life Injuries, Advance O2, Aquatic Injuries
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