Matthew Puleo
Tampa
Summary
Scuba Tank Technician with five years at Gulf Coast Divers, excelling in safety compliance and inventory management. Proven expertise in conducting visual inspections and filling operations, ensuring customer safety and satisfaction. Strong customer service skills complemented by technical troubleshooting abilities, all the while selling premium diving equipment in the Tampa Bay area.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scuba Tank Technician & Sales Associate
Gulf Coast Divers
07.2020 - Current
Operated and maintained a scuba tank fill station, overseeing safe and efficient scuba cylinder fills for Gulf Coast Divers.
Five years of experience in conducting visual inspections on scuba cylinders, ensuring the safety of countless customers, and our personnel, topside and underwater.
Managed inventory control for oxygen cylinders, ensuring accurate tracking and timely replenishment.
In charge of both air and enriched air nitrox scuba cylinder fills.
Sales associate with Gulf Coast Divers, helping to supply the Tampa Bay area with premium Scubapro, XS Scuba, and Garmin products.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida05-2026
Skills
- Scuba cylinder filling
- Visual inspections
- Safety compliance
- Inventory management
- Oxygen cylinder tracking
- Nitrox filling operations
- Customer service
- Product sales
- Technical troubleshooting
- Equipment maintenance
- Diving equipment knowledge
- Team collaboration
- Client relationship management
- Attention to detail
- Customer interaction
- Multitasking and organization
- Inventory oversight
- Repair services
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Power Tools and Equipment
Accomplishments
Advisory board member for the 1715 Fleet Society - dedicated to the research and salvage history of the historic Spanish 1715 Treasure Fleet Shipwreck
Published in "A Perilous Journey from Cuba" by Allen Balogh
Published in Boletín Numismático #117 - Fundación Numismáticos Colombianos
Published in "The Middle East Collection" by Charles Winn
Published in Maritimes - The Quarterly Newsletter of the Maritime Archaeological Research Institute
Affiliations
1715 Fleet Society
Certification
SSI Master Diver rating
SSI Open Water Diver
SSI EANX Diver
SSI Deep Diver
SSI Wreck Diver
SSI Navigation
SSI Night and Limited Visibility
SSI Diver Stress and Rescue
SSI React Right
SSI Science of Diving
Diver's Alert Network First Aid
Diver's Alert Network Oxygen for Scuba Diving injuries
PSI/PCI Hazardous Material Certification
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Interests
Healthcare
Adventure Travel
Historical Exploration
Scuba Diving
Outdoor Recreation
Volunteering
Timeline
Scuba Tank Technician & Sales Associate
Gulf Coast Divers
07.2020 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
University of South Florida